IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP33-02415A000300330001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 23, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 13, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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13 August 1958
ORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Identification of Special Projects
Memorandum for DCI from SA/ PD/DCI dated
12 August 1953 (D.PS-3074)
1. This memorandum is for information only. Its purpose is to
identify the special projects referred to in a separate memoranda on the
financing of thee" projects (D -3074). The tasks to be performed under
these several projects were not described in the referenced memorandum
on financing because of their extreme sensitivity and because the recommend
atione on financing. if approved by you,, should be in such a form that
could be circulated to a number of unwitting Individuals within and outside
of the Agency. The five projects therein referred to are Identified in the
following paragraphs.
2. CHALICE. This Is Project AQUATONE renamed. The activities
comprised in this project include
Personnel and support of the two CHALICE Detachments over-
isaas, the ZI base at Edwards Air Force Base, and almost all
of the Deevet* ant Projects Staff;
The operation and maintenance of the U.2 aircraft remaining in
possession of the Agency (currently thirteen in number);
the Strategic Air Command);
Any remaining dsvetctpent work on if-2 aircraft and other sub-
systems employed in CHALICE (notably a now ECM device and
considerable production flight testing of Itema to be delivered
25X1 C8a Costs of participation, such as personal equipment for
25X1 C8a pilot,, and passibly some modifications to an additional
overseas base.
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25X1A2g
3. This was the name given to the extensive studies
we have conducted over the past two years in an effort to develop an effective
radar camouft4 for the U?a aircraft and other conventional aircraft. As
explained in the memorandum on financing. most of the coots of 5X1 A2g
have been incurred in preceding fiscal years when this was carried an as a
subproject under AQUATONE and financed out of AQUATONE funds. These
costs included:
25X1 C4c
Sizable contracts with _
25X1A5a1
25X1A5a1
nr the
roduction of
25X1A5a1
camouflage;
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25X1A1a
25X1 A5a 1
Costs in excess of
with
incurred under contracts
for the application and
removal of camouflage and for the measurement of radar
reflectivity,
The construction and installation of highly sophisticated test
25X1A6a
facilities at
Air Force Base and their operation
25X1A5a1
by the firm of
under contract
with ua.
25X1A2g
we have now abandoned efforts to develop an effective camouflage, the
only costs remaining to be incurred under this project in FY-19S9 are those
of removing the covering from the two aircraft on which it
. WO also expect to incur modest additional costs to permit the
25X1 C4c
re write up in useful form the results of two
25X1 A2g 4. This project, which is nearly a year old, consists of
feasibility stakes looking toward as. successor aircraft to the U-2. The
2255XX CC major expenses that have been incurred have been the costs of work erforused
2501 A5 al by the
and the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. oc eee s conducted an exten-
sive program involving at least preliminary design of no teeass than 30 to 40
configurations Of aircraft. It has also carried out an extensive program of
25X1 C4c acxdet building and of measuring radar reflectivity of models. Lockheed
also built a partial full-skate mock-up of a possible ~aircraaaft. ~ 25X1A2g
25X1A5a1 and costs have been for model testing and for extensive radar
measurements on the above mentioned mockup. Addtttonatty, some funds
25X1A5a1 have been spent (under subcontract to Lockheed) for studies by
Incorporated of the feasibility of certain types of plastic structures. Lastly.
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all Of the above costs are continuing in the current fiscal ear. lfirtx lly
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5. _ Under this project ak feasibilit
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This study is based on a
concept . 4t originated with the Bureau of Jlsrcaaauti
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which Dollars
was released by the Director of Central late: geacwo from his special rese
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h> drxet fa r rv_1ose
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a decision will have to be made as to wwhether $
to proceed to a preliminary
design study and to experimeutat work with gliders. These activities would
involve satbat
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Promising- Substantial additiO I costs are required and are believed to be
Justified in the current fiscal Year to permit the feasibility studies to be
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