FLIGHT PLANNING INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00514R000200050018-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2003
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: January 22, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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22 January 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. R. M. BISSELL, JR.
SUBJECT : Flight Planning Information
1. The target dates for commencing operations are understood
to be as close to the following dates as possible:
15th of February 1958 from Atsugi NAS, Japan
25th of February 1958 from Adana, Turkey
25X1A
Commencement of operations, it is understood, will be contingent upon
the availability of one RAINBOW aircraft each for Detachments B and C.
From a review of the camera equipment situation it appears that the
"B" camera may not be ready and available for operational use if these
operational readiness dates are met. This means we will have to depend
upon the A-2 camera system during at least the initial phases of this
operation. It would be considered advisable to allow the units to
have at least two training missions with the modified "B" camera before
putting it to operational use.
2. With regard to your question concerning our views as to which
of the Far East missions should be flown first, the following areas are
listed in order of their priority taking into consideration wbather,
priority of the target, and sensitivity relative to protest;
Area
Primary- Target
Tyne Time Over Target
Sun Angle
9
Ukraina
SAC 0900 - 1500
200 or more
11
Kamchatka
Guided missiles 0900 - 1500
10? or more
10
Komsomolsk
Product of
guided missiles 1000 - 1400
200 or more
12
Vladivostock
Submarine guided
missile bases 0900 - 1500
20? or more
All of these areas may be expected to have an average of 5 inches of
snow cover. This is considered advantageous from the PI point of view,
particularly from an activity or a built-up stage associated with the
target.
In the mountainous regions it is possible to expect up to 41
inche 4&&n
T. On all of our 23 targets sun angle is not considered to
be a actor during this operation period. Throughout the Far
East good photographic weather is expected to deteriorate with the advance
of spring. During the planned operational time period we may expect the
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general average of good photographic weather to exist approximately
40% of the time.
3. Operations from Adana throughout the area west,of the
Urqls can expect the best weather conditions during the month of
April. There should be a general improvement, of photographic weather
up to the 1st of July. It is generally believed within Operations
that the first missions conducted by t"B"i Detachment should be those
staged The following order is recommended:
Area 8
-
Irkutsk
Area 7
-?
Krasnayorsk
Area 13
-?
Tyura Tam
Area 3
-
The Urals
In flying the Ural mission we would gain the most advantage if we
could conduct this one last and allow the plane to continue on picking
up additional targets enroute to Adana, Turkey. Weather conditions,
as always, are a factor and should circumstances exist that the weather
should open up in the Ural area prior to the completion of the other
targets to be covered ^an a is stil~ sufficient to cover
those targets in the Urals andi The only loss in 25X1A
this case would be the lack of coverage of targets from the Urals to
Adana.
4. It is recommended that the targets to be covered from Adana
should be:
Area 1 - Minsk
Area 2 - Kapustin Yar
Area 5 - Valdai
Area 6 - Malotovask
Area 4 - Mozhaysk
5. In accordance with the best technical advice received so far,
we are planning to use the yellow filter on most all of our missions
varying the aperture jj1j according to the sun angle. We assume that 25X1A
the, policy will remain firm that all film exposed during these missions
Director of Operations
PCS/DCI/PEG:aem
Dist.:
Or* . & addressee
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