Time of firing: 1020 MST
    Agency: Naval Research Laboratory
    Altitude: 3.2 miles

UPPER AIR INSTRUMENTS

    Pressure-temperature: Stagnation pressure on nose tip. Pressure on nose and tail
        sections.
    Cosmic radiation: Soft gamma component Geiger counter bundle. Hard gamma
        component Geiger counter telescope.
    Solar radiation: Thermoluminescent strips
    Ionosphere: Radio propagation experiment. Ion collectors. electrostatic field
        (generating voltmeter). Soft x-ray film detectors. Beryllium widow photon
        counters. Photoemission detector (modified generating voltmeter)
    Other: Two K-25 aerial cameras and one GSAP camera for high altitude photography.
        Seed samples.

DATA RECOVERY INSTRUMENTS

    Telemeter: NRL 30-channel AN/DKT-2(XN-1) pulse position system
    Airborne recorder: Ten-channel photographic recorder
    Physical recovery: Nose cone separation explosives in control chamber

BALLISTIC INSTRUMENTS

    Firing Range
        Theodolites: Two Mitchell and Seven Askania stations
        Cameras: Two ballistic and three Bowen-Knapp stations
        Telescopes: Four stations
        Radar: Two SCR-584 S-band

    Airborne
        Beacon: APN-55
        Radio Cutoff: AN/ARW-37 command cutoff and blowoff
        Other: Roll gyro and photocells
            Pitch and yaw gyros

    Other
        BRL spectro camera

ROCKET INFORMATION

    Payload weight: 2733 lb (including ballast)
    Unfueled rocket weight: 9537 lb
    Gross weight at takeoff:: 29,452 lb

ROCKET PERFORMANCE

    Firing angle: 0.0 degrees
    Program angle: Seven degrees from vertical
    Time to burnout: 56.4 sec (cutoff)
    Velocity at burnout: 2970 ft/sec
    Altitude at burnout: 12.2 miles
    Time to zenith: 149 sec
    Altitude at zenith: 37.2 miles
    Time to tail blowoff: Did not function
    Flight duration: 264 sec
    Impact coordinates: 10.5 mi. north, 4 mi. east

BALLISTIC DATA

    Theodolites: Good images and tracking from Askanias to impact. Images to 70 sec
        from one Mitchell
    Cameras: Bowen-Knapp - good operations, ballistic - good operations
    Telescopes: Complete images and tracking from two, no images after 118 sec on
        third, fourth had no visibility
    Radar: Good record to impact from one radar

DATA RECOVERY

    Telemeter: Excellent record for entire flight
    Physical recovery: Equipment completely destroyed at impact, blowup system
        failed

EXPERIMENTAL DATA

    Cosmic radiation - Comparison of V-2 and Aerobee (NRL-2) results indicate no
        possibility of low energy gamma rays from sun. Insufficient data due to low
        altitude to draw conclusions from telescope experiment

COMMENTS

    Rocket performance: Propulsion performance below normal, control defective -
        rocket turned east and emergency fuel cutoff given. Rocket pitched and rolled
        after burnout. Angle of attack 45 degrees at peak, nose down at 189 sec,
        horizontal at 195 sec.