Special Broadcast - The Atomic Bomb At Bikini Atoll

In 10 seconds, the National Broadcasting Company presents a special broadcast from Operation Crossroads. We take you now to the NBC Newsroom in San Francisco. The Pacific Story. However, tonight's Pacific Story will be different from any ever heard.

The National Broadcasting Company this evening brings you a first-hand account of the most important thing that happened in the Pacific today. Yes, the most important thing that happened in the world today. The dropping of the atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.

The dropping of this atomic bomb was an experiment of a kind and on a scale never before attempted by mankind. For months, NBC has been laying plans to bring you this broadcast directly from the scene of the great explosion.

NBC Newscasters and correspondents, long experience in reporting the world's great events, have been on hand at Bikini for weeks. And now you can hear for yourself, directly from them, what happened when the bomb went off over the targetships in Bikini Atoll.

We take you now to NBC in the Pacific. This is Ralph Howard Peterson speaking to the flying day to the flagship Martin Kennedy. We are now missing time in the industry beginning the girl in just about two miles from the target array.

We are feeling a good distance from the Navy's effort that a few hours ago took the first in the atomic bomb and if I may add, you get pretty well. Ralph, first off, I was in a servant coffee crown like a young lady entering cold water.

A number of planes were almost into the lagoon, but then they stopped and wheeled about. As I talked to you now, I made their ships again into the lagoon, and very shortly we too were around.