SD-4 (TYPE V) TEST FLIGHT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00263R000100160008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 1998
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 20, 1967
• Content Type: CABLE

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ATTN: TYPE V FIELD REP
SU BJ: SD-4 (TYPE V) TEST FLIGHT
1, USE OF THE ELECTRONIC FILTER ON SD-4 (TYPE V) IR CONFIG-
URATION HAS SHOWN IN TWO TESTS THAT IMAGERY HAS IMPROVED
SIGNIFICANTLY. TO ESTABLISH BEYOND DOUBT THAT TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENTIAL SENSITIVITY STILL EXISTS, PR >J HQ DESIRES COMPARATIVE
TEST FLIGHT BE FLOWN. COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS WILL THEN BE
MADE BETWEEN SD-4 RESULTS AND ANOTHER SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE
PARTICIPATING SIMULTANEOUSLY IN TUST WITH (30 MINUTE SEPARATION)
OVERFLIGHT OF THE HANFORD AREA. CODE WORD "SCOPE HAND"
ASSIGNED THIS MIB8ION(S), REQUEST ALL MSGS RE SUSJ TEST FLIGHT BE
SLUGGED ACCORDINGLY.
A. A-l2 ROUTE TO BE FLOWN: SCOPE LOAN "CHARLIE"
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