Has anyone heard about a failed underground test at the Trinity Site that was nicknamed 'Sleeping Beauty'?
I have not actually heared of that name. I know they did a small underground test somewhere outside of Carlsbad, but I'm not sure if this is it or not. It left an underground hollowed room, but I did not hear that if was a failed test. Maybe the implosion device did not work correctly?
Supposedly this thing didnt go off, but they waited 20+ years to dig it out (1967). The odd thing is, I heard the name 'sleeping beauty' referenced about being dug up in response to a posting I have about the Sherman tanks that were used at Trinity. A totally difference source brought up this info about it being a failed shot.
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