Los Alamos National Laboratory , in conjunction with the Department of Defense , conducted an underground nuclear test southeast of Fallon at 5 p.m. on October 26 , 1963 . Named Project Shoal , the 12.5-kiloton detonation was part of the Vela Uniform program . The device exploded at a depth of below ground surface . The site is located in Gote Flat in the Sand Springs Range
Project Shoal
Project Shoal
Fallon, Nevada