FEASIBILITY OF A POWERED BALLOON AS A HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORM FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03642A001300040028-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 14, 2012
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: March 23, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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5. Should an R&D effort be applied turd the establis t of a
parsered bailoan, it is hi. l.y reco ended that a require nt be levied
on the Air weather Service to tats very high altitude eeather so mdiAp
in areas of possible interest. Further recommendations err:
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sultant on~rader elshhiielding esthodss totfolow all ~pharss
of design work.
TBB/ sneering Division
Attachments
Feasibility Study
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