PRELIMINARY Q BAY PACKAGE TEST REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67B00820R000400040024-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: December 16, 1964
• Content Type: CABLE

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6e PACKAGE OPERATE TIME 50 MINUTES TOTAL BE'1'WEE' 1843Z AND
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7o TEST CONDITIONS:
A~ PRESS ALA' 74.5M.
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CG :i.N.Sa STATUS GOOD
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S. TEST OBJECTIVES TO GAIN ADDITIONAL DATA ON SYNCHRONIZATION
OF FILM TRANSPORT AND V/H SENSOR PERFORMANCE?
9m TEST RESULTS: SYSTEM LOST SYNC DURING PERIODS THAT IT WAS
CAGED. IT REMAINED IN SYNC DURING PERIODS IT WAS UNCAGED AND HAD
TIME TO BECOME SYNCHRONIZED BETWEEN CAGES. V/H SENSOR OUTPUT GOOD.
THE SENSOR DROVE THE FILM AT A RATE CORj1PESPOWDIMG TO THE FREQUENCY
OF THE PREAMP OUTPUT
10o COMMENTS: PILOT REPO"TED THAT IT WAS A VERY ROUGH FLIGHT
DUE TO SEVERE CLEAR AIR TUPBULENCEO TWELVE CAGES. WERE RECORDED, NO
TARGETS DUE TO CLOUDS, AFT IMC WAS INOPERATIVE. CAUSE UNDER
INVESTIGATION. PILOT REPORTED STRESS IN EXCESS OF THREE SOS.
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TO GA!W ADDTTTOATAL DATA ON, SYMCIMMTZATTON
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;' \T SYNC DURING PEy' IOr)S IT WAS UN CAGED AA11? HAD
i1 , OATIZED BETWEEN CAGES. V/H SEMSOP OUTPLr-' (OFD,
E FILM AT A RATE C oRAESPOMD IN TO T1E FPEOUEMCY
PILOT REPOPTED THAT IT WAS A VERY ROUSN FLIGHT
LEAR AIP TUPBULENCE, TWELVE CARES. WERE RECORDED. Ale
CLOUDS. AFT IMC WAS INOPERATIVE. CAUSE UATDEP
PILOT PEPORTED STPESS IM EXCESS OF TYREE Sts,
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