GRID INSTRUCTIONS AS PART OF IDENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B03817A000100190018-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: September 2, 1967
• Content Type: CABLE

Approved For Release 2006/01/31: CIA-RDP78BO3817A000100190018-5
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REFERENCE: A. DISCUSSION
25X1, B. TELCON
UBJECT: GRID INSTRUCTIONS AS PART OF IDENTS
PHOTOGRAPHY TO LOCATE TARGETS' A FRAME. MEANS OF ORIENTING THE
GRID TO THE FRAME VARIES WITH LA 14 4STEM DEPENDING UPON AVAILABLE
FIDUCIALS OR OTHER MEANS OF REFERENCE. MEANS OF ORIENTATION WITH THE
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TO HELP AVOID CONFUSION IN ORIE G GRID ON J-3 FILM, SINCE
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J-1 AND J-3 FORMATS ARE SIMILAR, SUGGESTION MADE TO PRINT GRID IN-
STRUCTIONS ON HEAD AND TAIL IDENTS EACH CAN OF J-3 NEGATIVES. WILL
TRY THIS ON MISSION 1044 WITH INTENT TO MAKE SOP ON ALL CORONA AND
5X1 POSSIBLY FILM IF 1044 TEST PROVES BENEFICIAL.
5X1 3. REQUEST MAKE REPRODUCTIONS OF INSTRUCTIONS TO BE
INCLUDED AS PART OF BOTH HEAD AND TAIL IDENTS OF THE NEGATIVES FOR
MISSION 1044. THE INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE PLACED ADJACENT TO FIRST AND
LAST FRAME OF EACH CAN. BOTH INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE RIGHT READING
WHEN THE CAMERA NUMBER-EDGE OF FILM IS NEAREST THE VIEWER. LETTERING
WILL BE BLACK ON THE NEGATIVE IDENTS.
4. FORMAT FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS W1
5X1 DELIVERED TO 0 ASAP. FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, FORMAT FOR J-1
INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE SAME SIZE AS J-3. INSTRUCTIONS FOR 25X1
AND OTHER SYSTEMS WILL NOT EXCEED 3.5 INCHES OF THE WIDTH OF IDENT
AND WILL BE LIMITED TO 9 INCHES IN LENGTH.
S E C R E T
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