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Final EIS: Operation of the PAVE PAWS Radar System at Beale AFB (1980)

The 507-page final environmental impact statement for operating the west-coast PAVE PAWS: the radar's technical parameters, scan geometry, and the Air Force's assessment of the radiofrequency-exposure question that stirred Yuba–Sutter residents in the late 1970s.

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Retrieved from the Defense Technical Information Center via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine (DTIC accession ADA088320). A work of the US government, public domain. Part 2 (DTIC ADA088321), containing the public comments and Air Force responses, is a separate volume.

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This is Part 1 of the final statement, attached above. Part 2 (DTIC ADA088321) binds in the public comments the Air Force received from Yuba–Sutter residents on the radiofrequency-exposure question, together with the Air Force’s point-by-point responses, the primary paper trail of the local controversy over the radar. Download Part 2 (PDF). Both volumes are works of the US government and in the public domain.

Document Details
Document Type
Report
Creator
United States Air Force
Date
1980
Classification
UNCLASSIFIED
Document ID
DTIC ADA088320
Original Language
English
Last Modified
2026-07-09
Source
Final EIS — Operation of the PAVE PAWS Radar System at Beale AFB