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Document Creation Date:
November 16, 2016
Document Release Date:
January 6, 2000
Sequence Number:
68
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Publication Date:
May 27, 1965
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1, (A) PILOT REPORTED SEEING CONTRAILS TWICE.
`k HE'`; F IRST SIGHTING WAS "'BEFORE K.UANGCHODU?' -2307N 11315E.
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A HEADING OF 292 HE SAW 2 CONTRAILS
PARALLEL WITH HIM AT ABOUT 9 (?"CLOCK ..LOW., THE CONTRAILS WERE
VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 3'4 MINUTES* PILOT ESTIMATED CONTRAILS WERE
589000a-'59tOOO FEET. (INTEL COMMENT: CONTRAIL LEVEL TODAY WAS
APPROX 43jp000 556wOOO FEET PiLOT.REPORTED THE WEATHER WAS
OALMOST ALL CLEAR')
(B) THE SECOND SIGHTING WAS OVER LEIYANG" (262ON 11253E)e.
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A HEADINGa OF 198 HE SAW 1 CONTRAIL
(HEADING 180) TO HIS RIGHT AT ABOUT 3 O CLOCK LOW. THE
CONTRAIL WAS VISIBLE FOP ABOUT 15 MINUTES. PILOT UNABLE TO
ESTIMATE ALTITUDE OF CONTRAIL.
(INTEL COMMENT RE ABOVE 2 SIGHTINGS4 DURING BOTH CONTRAIL
OBSERVATIONS, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE FIGHTERS OR
DISTINGUISH ANY COLOR OR MARKINGSO IN NEITHER CASE DID THERE APPEAR TO
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T4E PILOT TO BE AN ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF THE FIGHTERS TO ZOOM UP
FOR AN IITERCEPT. IN NEITHER CASE WAS IT NECESSARY FOR THE PILOT
TO DEVIATE FROM HIS COURSE.
2. ADD IT IONAI, PILOT OBSERVATIONSs
(A) WHILE OVER CANTON WHITE CLOUD A/F, PILOT REPORTED SEEING
APPROX 20 FIGHTERS AND 2 CARGO AIRCRAFT IN A PARKING AREA.
(B) WHILE OVER LEIYANG, PILOT REPORTED SEEING PERHAPS 30
AIRCRAFT IN THE PARKING AREA, REVETMENTS AND ALERT POSITIONS.
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