Area 5 held 19 nuclear tests . Five atmospheric tests were detonated , starting on January 27 , 1951 at Area 5 as part of Operation Ranger . These were the first nuclear tests at NTS . Further tower detonations were studied at Area 5 , and the '' Grable '' shot which was fired from a M65 Atomic Cannon located in Area 11 exploded in Area 5 . The '' Priscilla '' test was conducted at Area 5 on June 24 , 1957
Grable
Upshot-Knothole Grable
Nevada Test Site