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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000500040181-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 30, 1999
• Sequence Number: 181
• Content Type: REPORT

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CU Collection Activities Against the Soviet Guided
Sporadically
Since late June 1956 very high altitude penetration and
peripheral
ve been made against the Soviet Union in
order to collect both photographic and. electronic3 intelligence
(ELM). T iu activity, known as AAQUATO , to date ha
approximately
with usable photography/fourteen. per cent of the total
the U81R bringing to the intelligence co unity
y of completely reliable informtion.
Thy: U-2 aircraft
used in this operation Is capable of carrying equipment, utili_?
Lriety of techniques to provide photogra
s intelligence of various frequencies as veil. as
intelligence of selected frequency bar
thus far from AQUA,TOW operationri have brought about major revisions
in intelligence estimates pertaining to, (1) the Soviet air
(2) the Soviet atomic energy prog ; and (3
guided missile program, Specific guided missile tare
include (1) the test ranges at Tyura Tam ( arth s
unch) and. Kapustin Yar (short and mid-rang
the central portion of the Ka sha tka peninsula area (regard
p sentin the IC impact area); (3) probable missile instal;
in the southbrn Ciea;, (4) the surface-to-air mi
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CIA Collection Activities Age trlst the Soviet Guided Missile program
(&^ni.4 nwie-aA i
cnse rings at Mo eow; ,and () other ineta1latjons
related to ulda d ,a iilct . Tla t data relative to
"represent a capability arid: potential that is
a:ld In some respects suporior, to that
la s to be known concer..ai the T &R missile
ogres and., aecordirgly, AQUATO E plans for future cover e a;
for ti tore use: It 2s belie=ved capable of not only further
asibly
tin Ur have been review Ed by 16 experts v'ho conolu
te ,eograph1e areas have been developed. ?41LtTTp.W is
' ardecl tuAnIMOW3 as one of the most potent collection a sets
in being in the intelligence cciunity. Given politictal. pe scion
guide a missile
field but rev .l, ng v$ tal inilor .tjon concerning soviet IM and
IC B14 launch sites.
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