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Naval History

West longitude. The minimum height and length dimension of the anomaly were thus determined by the same tech- nique and calculated to be 1.25 m and 18.2 m, respectively. * The fifth and final phase was to compare the size ratio of the anomaly with the specification of the Japanese

Type-A class midget submarine. The vertical height of the feature, as comput- ed to be 1.3 m, compares favorably with the height of a Type-A class midget sub- marine sail, which measures to be 1.7 m.

The length dimensions fall within the design length overall of the Type-A midget submarine.

Forensic Engineering Imagery

Analysis "FEIA":

To establish a methodology for foren- sic analysis, a positive photo print of the combat photo was obtained from the

Naval Historical Center (figure 4).

Imagery enhancement and sharpening techniques were applied to key areas of interest established from chronology of

Fig. 2 In the morning hours of

December 7, 1941, five Type-A midget submarines of the Imperial Navy were launched within 10 miles of the harbor to attack US capital ships. They were to enter and commence their attack as the aerial attack began. jfgr^Si if t

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History documented that the first attack wave occurred at 0758, by Rudi- mentary Shadow analysis, it was veri- fied that the combat photo was taken between 0801-0803, thus establishing the latest time at about 0803. In the absence of both a huge waterspout asso- ciated with torpedo detonations against the side of the ship and torpedo bombers flying over the battleships, it was con- cluded that the attack group had com- pleted its attack run.

Six torpedo tracks can be seen in the photo. Four appear partially erased by the traveling surface concussion waves.

Two tracks appear to be thinner and show less alteration by the wave concus- sion. Four of the torpedo tracks can be seen in alignment with respective water splashes associated with aerial torpedo drops. The two thinner tracks that were less affected by the wave concussions converged at a point coinciding with the linear object but without water splashes.

One of the thinner tracks (no.5) termi- nated with a small water plume charac- terized by the beginning of an underwa- ter explosive detonation against the side of the WEST VIRGINIA hull (figure 4).

The observed aerial torpedo trades were measured from their entry splash points to the targets. Torpedo running times were computed and chronologi- cally summarized. The surface concus- sion rings propagated radially from the

WEST VIRGINIA and OKLAHOMA were the result of the torpedo detona- tion, its gas bubble in expansion and contraction, a phenomenon of underwa- ter explosion. The magnitude and prop- agation velocity of the concussion waves can be measured. Thus total

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