CIF MISSIONS USING SO-242 COLOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B03826A000100070060-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 2009
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: April 9, 1970
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT: CTF MISSIONS USING SO-242 COLOR
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1. IN ORDER TO CLARIFY AND REDEFINE AGREED UPON RESPONSIB-
ILITIES, REQUIREMENTS AN PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO COLOR TASK t--,
FORCE (CTF) RESEARCH CONDUCTED WITHIN THE RED DOT PROGRAM,
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS DISSEMINATED.
2. THE CTF/RED DOT PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED AS A MATTER OF JOIN
COMMUNITY INTEREST TO TEST AND EVALUATE THE UTILITY OF SO-242 N
FOR HIGH RESOLUTION COLOR ACQUISITIONS AS RELATED TO PHOTO
INTELLIGENCE. THE PROGRAM EMPLOYS A HIGH ALTITUDE RECONNAISSANCE
PLATFORM AND THE DELTA III CAMERA CONFIGURATION TO ACQUIRE
A VARIETY OF TARGET TYPES WITHIN THE ZI. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY
130 SPECIFIC TARGETS WITHIN THE PROGRAM. FUTURE MESSAGES WILL
REFER TO THIS PROGRAM WITH A CFT/RED DOT SLUG LINE.
3. THERE HAVE BEEN EIGHT CTF/RED DOT MISSIONS TO DATE.
GT69-408 04 NOV 69
GT69-437 14 NOV 69
GT69-462 03 DEC 69
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GT69-474 17 DEC 69
GT69-480 23 DEC 69
GT70-019 23 JAN 70
GT70-027 29 JAN 70
GT 70 -03 6 05 FEB 70
4. 0 HAS PREPARED A LIST OF THE TARGETS AND HAS
INDEXED THE ABOVE MISSIONS. APPROXIMATELY 48 OF THE TARG
COVERED. SOME TARGETS WILL REQUIRE BOTH SUMMER AND WINTER
COVERAGE AND OTHERS WILL REQUIRE ONE-TIME COVERAGE ONLY.
FOUR LISTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO ADDRESSEES.
LIST A. THE CTF LIST OF TARGETS: THIS LIST WILL ARRANGE
TARGETS IN GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC GROUPINGS TO FACILITATE FLIG
PLANNING.
LIST B. CTF TARGETS ADEQUATELY COVERED.
LIST C. CTF TARGETS REQUIRING MAY THRU SEPT COVERAGE.
LIST D. CTF TARGETS REQUIRING OCT THRU APR COVERAGE.
THE LISTS CONSIST OF AN 80 COLUMN PRINTOUT CONTAINING THE
INFORMATION:
COLUMNS INFORMATION
01 - 38 TARGET NAME
40 - 54 GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
60 - 67 TARGET NUMBER OR ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN FE
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72 - 76 BLANK OR DIAMETER OR TARGET IN FEET.
78 - 79 COVERAGE REQUIRED: S - SUMMER, W - WINTER.
WHEN COLUMNS ARE BLANK, EITHER SUMMER OR ADVANCE CY
WINTER COVERAGE WILL SUFFICE. SANITIZE
80 TARGET PRIORITY. WITH
5. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTS, IS PREPARING A
CROSS-INDEXED MISSION COVERAGE STATISTICS PUBLICATION THAT WILL
CONTAIN INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE FIRST EIGHT MISSIONS,
THIS PUBLICATION WILL BE UPDATED AFTER SUBSEQUENT CTF/RED
DOT MISSIONS AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL ADDRESSEES. IT WILL CONTAIN:
A. A MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF ALL CTF TARGETS
IDENTIFIED BY TARGET NUMBER.
B. A CUMULATIVE COVERAGE PLOT OF ALL PHO_PHY ACQUIRED.
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C. AN INDIVIDUAL PLOT OF EACH MISSION.
D. A LISTING OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE BY
TARGET NAME AND THE MISSION, FRAME AND X - Y COORDINATES INDICATING
THE LOCATION OF THE TARGET IN THE FRAME.
E. A LISTING OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE BY MISSION NUMBER AND
TARGET NAME.
F. A LISTING OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE BY TARGET NUMBER
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AND THE MISSIONS THAT INCLUDE THE TARGET.
6. CERTAIN PARAMETERS HAVE' BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE ACQUIS-
ITION OF CTF TARGETS IN THIS PROGRAM:
A. TARGET AREA MUST BE 75 PERCENT CLOUD FREE.
B. TARGET AREA MAY HAVE LIGHT SNOW COVER WHERE WINTER
COVERAGE IS SPECIFIED.
C. CORN MOBILE TARGETS ARE DESIRED WHEN AVAILABLE.
MISSIONS SHOULD NOT BE ABORTED IF CORN TARGETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
OVERFLYING FIXED RESOLUTION TARGETS WOULD BE HELPFUL IN THE ABSENCE
OF CORN TARETS.
D. SOLAR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 25 DEGREES WILL BE REQUIRED
UNLESS SPECIAL LOW SOLAR ELEVATIONS ARE REQUESTED ON SPECIFIC
TARGETS BY SEPARATE CABLE. A 15 DEGREE ELEVATION WILL BE
PERMISSIBLE FOR WINTER COVERAGE IN THE NORTHERN LATITUDES.
E. WHERE PRACTICAL, GROUND TRACK AZIMUTH OF THE VEHICLE
SHOULD BE BETWEEN 170 AND 250 DEGREES WITH THE OPTIMUM HEADING
BEING 210 DEGREES. RECIPROCAL HEADINGS WOULD BE THE SECOND
CHOICE RATHER THAN EAST-WEST HEADING.
F. VETRICAL COVERAGE NOT MANDATORY. TARGETS MUST BE WITHIN
5 MILES OF GROUND TRACK.
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G. REPETITIVE COVER AGE, EXCEPT TO SATISFY SEASONAL REQUIRE-
MENTS NOT RE I RED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED BY SEPARATE CABLE.
7. FOR
A. PROVIDE - DETAILED SORTIE REPORT;I
PROCESSING ADVISORY: AND, - CONFIGURATION REPORT TO
INTERESTED AGENCIES.
B. IF A MISSION COVERS FIVE OR FEWER TARGETS OR CONSUMES
LESS THAN 2000 FEET OF FWD OR AFT FILM, THE MATERIAL MAY BE
HELD UNTIL CIENT QUANTITY HAS BEEN ACCUMULATED BEFORE
SHIPPING TO~
C. STEREO COVERAGE REQUIRED OF ALL TARGETS. IF ONE CAMERA
MALFUNCTIONS IT CAN BE ASSUMED THAT TS ARE NOT COVERED. IF
SUCH A MALFUNCTION IS DETECTS TARGETS COULD BE
RESCHEDULED.
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A. FILM REPRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF CTF/RED
DOT MISSIONS.
CUSTOMER COPIES REQUIREMENT
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D. UNIVERSAL GRID FRISKITS (DELTA III) WILL BE INCLUDED AS
B. THE 100 PERCENT CLOUD COVERED FRAMES SHOULD BE EDITED.
JUDGMENT ACCEPTABLE. 25X1
C. CLASSIFICATION IS SECRET LOAI
QC STRIP PROCESSED WITH SO-242
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2 2430 DP FROM 3404 B/W ORIGINAL
2 SO-360 DP FROM SO-242
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1 SO-360 DP FROM SO-242
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PART OF HEAD IDENT ON ALL PARTS.
E. RETAIN SO-242 UNTIL IN-HOUSE REQUIREMENTS ARE SATISIFIED.
G. DO NOT REPORT ON TARGET COVERAGE.
H. ARRANGE CORN TARGET SUPPORT AND RECOMMEND EXPOSURE SETTINGS.
WITH FIRST SHIPMENT.
F FORWARD FLIGHT DATA SHEETS AND FLIGHT GOUND TRACKS TO
I. PROVIDE - FILM EVLAUATION REPORT, AND 25X1
- FIRM PICK UP TIME TO INTERESTED AGENCIES. 25X1
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9. WILL INDEX SUBSEQUENT MISSIONS UPON RECEIPT AND
ADVISE INTERESTED AGENCIES BY TWX OF TARGETS CONSIDERED ADEQUATELY
COVERED..
10. FILGHT PLANNING AND SCHEDULING TO COMMENCE AT THE DISCRETION
OF ON RECEIPT OF THIS TWX AND THE TARGET LIST. THE TARGET LIST 25X1
IS DISSEMINATED TO ACTION ADDRESSES UNDER SEPARATE COVER. GP-1
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