No, from what I've learned of the nature of the blast, they see more like an atomic ray of some kind. Of course that's just a guess.
5 seconds sound clip from the Radar Men from the Moon - Moon Rocket (S1E1) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:03:11.946 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You mean the government knows what's causing it?
- But tests of the wreckage show that the explosions are of atomic origin.
- You mean someone's dropping atomic bombs on us?
- Not bombs. No planes have been observed, and the explosions aren't severe enough.
- It's the same guess that we've made because it's the only possible answer.
- But no one has ever been able to make an atomic ray machine.
- You mean no one on earth ever has.
- Atomic activity on the moon.
[...]
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Sound clips of the most memorable quotes from Radar Men from the Moon, Republic Pictures' 12-chapter movie serial from 1952.
Actors: George Wallace (Commando Cody), Roy Barcroft (Retik Ruler of the Moon), Clayton Moore (Graber), Peter Brocco (Krog), Aline Towne (Joan Gilbert)
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