EVALUATION OF GIANT SCALE MISSION S-035, 4 JUL 68

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04549A000800010031-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2006
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: July 18, 1968
• Content Type: CABLE

Approved For Release 2006/08/18: CIA-RDP78B04549A000800010031-5
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GIANT SCALE. NISSIO;.1 b-035, 4: JUL 63",
1.. CCUALITY Uk'ii1AkY: A QUALITY STATEviENT IS 0T GIVEN FOR
THIS i~iIrbIO,J BECALoE OF THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF CLOUD COVER. LESS
THt;;i 2 -'c,'c0EyT OF Tr-iL i,,JI66IOf1I DISPLAYS LAND Ak,EAS. THE TERRAII
1t,iAUEiiY THAT uOES EXIST IS JLGRADe.D JY HAZE Ori NEAT WY CLOUDS.
2. CLOUDS OLSCURE Oft DEGRADE 95 PERCEi'JT OF THE 1r,NTI Z. ;MISSION.
6. THE ;`MATERIAL WAS PROCESSED AT YOKOTA (671-iTS) . THE f'IISSIOi'I
EriPLOYED THir USUAL 6Ei'JSORS. THL' ONLY MATERIALS EVALUATED ARE THE
ORIGIJAL iREGATIVES FRUl'I THE OP ;?RATIONAL AND TECHivICAL OBJECTIVE
CAt?;i fiAS. THE TEri;iAI CJJECTIVE CANE RA . ATERIAL WAS USED TO DETERMINE
THE AREAS OF :5j PE RCr-iT CLOUD FREE PHOTOGRAPHY.
P A 0 L 2 RUE.ADJU 51 S E C rt E T
4. AI,ALYSLS OF THE TECH iICAL OBJECTIVE MATERIAL:
A. CC,1;i 1 T7 APPLICA3LL" TO 00TH CAHERAS.
(1) tu'P,iUI~It1ATlLY 2u PERCENT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY WAS
AC;LUIi EJ AtbOVE 6,u uLGitr.ES ODLIOUITY.
(2) i?iI;vUS JE,JSITY STRiLAKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLATE
CJ,iFIGURA'1'IO;v Ao,D tiA;vJOiVi oiIr1Ub DEJSITY STREAKS PARALLEL
TO THE 11i JO;t AXIS Arir_ Pk,:SEivT THROUGHOUT THE MISSION.
(6) r'Ou CAUSED SY STATIC DISCHARGE CAN 6L DETECTED
ALONG bOTH LDGirS OF THE ;JEGATIVE.
(41) EJA;JD1;JG IS PRr.S :HT THROLGHJ'JT THE HH]ISSIO .
(5) AN ACCU1 ATE EVALUATIO,J OF THE DENSITY ANJ C0t'iTR
A A
I.3 HOT i-~EASIJLE 6ECr,LSr. OF THE LI;-iITED A,?iOUT OF CLEMR
r:LU1 uU SAP 1UY.
i;. LL T T.CHiiICAL OBJECTIVE CA;i41 A (AL) , S/H 54-27.
(1) E,,:UL6ICiv LIi~Tb ARE T 044' i~'RA;,ix ;255.
(2) iI,UG JE,JSITY JUT. LJCATED 2.25 I HCHES AP ARRT
APP,HO,'~Ii~jATELY 2.25 I, CHES i?RO;?1 THE i3,d-`TITLED E0GL IMP P EAR
L.:1L'iH I1 1L' :QTLY 111; ODUHOUT.
(5) CA,iEHA OFr/u :l,
A~4J
'ALE 3 i;UEAJJU 5 1 S E C ii E T JI
(4) LAST TITLEo it" A. L
1.
C. R UH'T TECi[i':: CAL JUJEOTIVE GA,':irrRA (AR) S/.: 64-J6.
(1) iiia,iETEitI,G OCCURS IHTERIiITTc:i TLY AHJD AT THE
Cl-;;: l', u; F/U.aS rtESULT I iJG Ilv AT LEAST TWO OVERLAYING 1.iTAP;ES.
(4) P RUCESSI r.G AiD i[A;iJLI HG
64L) TO 3/1'.).
DISTRIBU TID!
CY OFFICE PI
FILS
m
PSG/OC
RFtD ?
REPRO
AID
IEG
PROD
SNEN
WEST
EAST
M&S
IAS
(3) CA:`':ERA OFF/OHS OCCURE.D BETWEEN FRAMES 265/266,
5 .'J2/5 i3 , Aid) 69,i/69Z4.
(4) LAST TITLED i tAH .: i;48.
5. AIHALYSIS OF THE. OPE.iiATI3HAL Ot3JECTIVZ CAMERA MATERIAL:
COr'lil.?;~TS APPLICABLE TO BOTH CANE,iAS.
ssification Review by
 (1) THE TIHHlIi'iG JOTS Ii-iAC D WITH EACH FRAME i3EGIid D.5
INCH AFTER THE STAtT OF OVA Ai-.'J :XT E:ND 0.u INCH i3EYOHHD THE
END OF SCAJ.
(2) THE ,iI,JUTE/SECOiJD VHAfil'tS ARE NOT VISI;SLE ON THE RIGHT
J(AviJ SIDE OF THE CLOCK. A iOi TION OF THE DATA CUAilLiErH IS
IMAGEu IN The--. ADJACENT FOi-ti' TS.
(3) :;AIL SCiATCHES MIL PHHESENT THNOUGHOUT THE iiISSI3iJ.
(4) A PLUS DEASITY JANJJ, I INCH LO;:G, PA~tALLEL TO
?AGE 'i ;iL1':ADJU 5 1 S G C ii E T
T iE :1I,Ju;t AXIS IS LOCATED Al' ' L 5 ART OF SCAN. IT Ia
LOCrn"T J Ii! TH C_;iTEr; SF THE FORi,)AT i- ND E;iTE;7JS J.3 INCH
INTO THE Fi;,'-,i,lE,
6 'AH;E Li.F1? 3?ERATIC~ AL OBJECTIVE CAi71ERA, S/~J 41w;(,,5 (1) TIEZ FliHST .9.4 Ii'GJ1 OF SCAB? IS DEG:iAUAi D AN',J A;;Pr.A;iS
1J OLT OF FOCUS. THE FIRST j.2 INCH OF THIS IS JOST
SEV
( ) A ;JI US JL.:6ITY STREAK PARALLEL TO THE HiAJOR AXIS OF
THE rTLit IS LU,A ED '.,.j2 I~CH FiiON THE NON-TITLED L. JF THE
FJRHAT , TJHE Iti;tu rtY IS J~3t(A7i 1) SY THIS ST;-v'liAK.
(3) iii F0,ti?iAT ~JGL HAS A :ZAsGLJ `, i'%At; i;JCL Oi aLVEi,AL
OF 1;1r.* ,iTSSIO:;,
(4) PRO CE 3SI:J( SP01.~ Art. P i ESQ ;1T J FRAHES lwu3, 10 4,
llu3, A:D 11:4.
(5) F-;A;1ES 12,54 AND 1235 OVERLAP SY Z.4 INCH.
(o) SPLI ,Ls ARE PiREbENT 3LTvJLErJ F,NANt.S ;54E/341, 5SD/6S1,
IU24/ 1:d2 1, Ai:D 1,3 6:9/ 1O6 1.
(7) A CAi; :il, OFr/U:i OCCURRED i ETl'JEtr;! F~~A~I S /4.95/436.
(,J) Ti-[) -LAST TITLED FRAME IS 136), CCUNTEri ~J4.1EER
A E C R E T
C. MIGHT ll;~L;l;1TIC::AL 0;3JEC E CAr-iERA (Cr) S/i' 435.
(1) THE FIiST INCH 0r' Iiit-G.RY IS DZ.G,RAO D AND
Al'PEAiRS T3 SE OUT OF FOCUS.
(2) EDGE FOG IS PREEE 'T INTE iHTTT".cJTLY ALOLJG BOTH
EDGES FOR TIE FIRoT 50 A D THE LAST 22nd FRAi,iES.
(3) i~UH RODS EiIULSION AND SASE SCtZATCHES PARALLEL TO
THE ;JAJCR AXIS Aire. Pi i:SENNT 0:1 T;i> LAST 45 Pi:ERCEidT OP' THE
HISSIS ~. THE LiAJO;RITY 1RE LOCATED ALONG THE NON-TITLED EDGE.
(4) PIN HOLES AND EHULSIO;J LIFTS ARE PRE,,)* NT THROUGHOUT.
(5) A PLUS DENSITY LINE, 1 INCH FROi?i THE TININJG DOT EDGE,
IS PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE ;MISSION. A PLUS DENSITY STREAK,
1.1 Ii, H S FHU,;i THE TIviIi??;G DOT EDGE IS PRESENT ON THE FIRST
6V i'ftAH ?.
(6) SPLICAS A tE PttVSL;NJT BETWEEN Fi(Af?9ES 34D-/6419
66b/661, A2U 12/I21.
(7) A CAi?iERA OFF/J;,.) OCCURRED L ZT;JEE rN FRAOLS 49/49 1.
(S) THE LAST TITLED FRAME 15 1363, COUNTi:,RR ;NUV1SER
S e 0 ii E T