TRIP REPORT -(Sanitized) , 3 MARCH 1968

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CIA-RDP78B04767A000300050021-9
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RIPPUB
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T
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4
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December 28, 2016
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August 29, 2002
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21
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March 23, 1968
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Approved F or Rase 2002/09 - B04767AQQ 300050021-9 DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD Copy 25X1A 25X1A SUBJECT : Trip Report - ch 1968 25X1A 25X1A 1. On 3 arch 1968, 1 traveled to or the purpose of rev ew ng test developments in bi-color. Because PIC is responsible for evaluating the PI applications of bi-color as acquired from the IIcamera system, it is imperative that we of the Center be appraised of the state-of-the-art. 25X1A however, other members of the Intelligence Ca=unity were also present to view the bi-color procedures and results. In atten- dance were : 2. My principal contact as 25X1 25X1A 25X1A Although no official meeting had been called? ad announced unofficially that the bi-color presentations intended for the J--3 capability report had been completed. 3. iii-color samples in possession were positive color transparencies that had been trade in two ways. One group was products of positives generated on the Game I rectifier at ACIC, St. Louis; the other set was made from positives ptinted on thel printer also located 25X1 A at ACIC. I _j presented the samples and previewed his presentation scheduled for the J--3 Engineering Evaluation Committee meeting of 6 March 1968. 25X1A 25X1A 25X1 25X1 GROUP 1 Excluded rom don>,raeiffing and aatad Approved For Release 2002/09/03 : CIA-RDP78BO4767A00030005 021-9 T P RRAE~ TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2002/09/ GIA 04767000300050021-9 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A SUBJECT: Trip Report -~ 3 larch 1968 4. The color positives made from ortho prints ale a vast improvement over the prints made from rectified positives. How- ever, the ortho printer introduces distracting scan lines in the image and is a lengthy, time consuming process. A single chip, suitable for bi-color printing requires eight to ten hours of ortho printer machine time. The advantage of the ortho print presentation over that of a rectified version is that the effects of parallax are essentially eliminated and image fringing is therefore reduced. 5. The bi-color photography generated from positives pro- duced in the Gamma I rectifier are in my opinion of little PI value. Image displacement caused by the convergence of the two taking lenses causes severe image (color) fringing. Like the ortho print techniques, the rectified positives wust be generated at ACIC. With the present equipment deployment, the areas of intelligence interest would be selected at NPIC, rectified or ortho printed at ACIC, color printed at 0 and interpreted at #PIC. All intermediate steps, after iiPIC's original choice of target area would be accomplished without benefit of PI liaison. 25X1 25X1A 6. There are currently two types of viewing instruments suitable for bi-color viewing and or printing,. The additive color printer viewer located at 25X1 A accepts two (rectified) black and white positives which it projects in register on a ground glass screen. The instrument is totally optical and has a dynamic resolution capability of 1701/mm. The other available instrument is the Automatic Reg;istera- tion Electronic Stereoscope (AREs) with a bi-color attachment. There is only one ARkZ equipped with a bi-color viewer. It is the property ofII but is currently on loan to rPIC. The ARE,; is a purely electronic instrument and accomplishes inage rectification internally. It however, is designed as a viewing, instrument and is not well suited for making prints of the presentation. 25X1 A 25X1 A 7. I spent the afternoon of 3 March with designer of the ACVF. Although the ACV? was temporily inoperative described its operation to me. I specifically viewed it with respect to its potential installation and employment at EPIC since that has~} been suggested by the D0/8T. Its dimensions are approximately 8' x 3' x 6'. Its estimated weight is 2000-2500 Approved For Release 2002/09/03 : CIA-I DP78BO4767A000300050021-9 Apr ed For Release 2002/09/0J"CIA- 25X1A 25X1A SUBJECT. Trip Report 3 14arch 1968 pounds; it requires 224 volt inputs and must be vented to the outside. There are two additional support units with the instrument -- a vacuum pump approximately 3' x 1.5' X 1.5' as a blower approximately the saw size. A detailed description of the equipment is available in a manual contained in TS$Q/1'SD files. G. In r opinion, the ACVP should not be accepted for delivery to $PIC until the bi-color concept is proven to be e. useful intelligence tool, and until it is established that the AR now being tested at NPIC will not do the job. The ARBS has the advantage of not requiring 220 volt power supply, it does not require outside venting or a blower and it provides self-contained electronic image rectification. Also, because of its rectification capabilities, the logistics problems associated with making intermediate positives at ACIC, are eliminated. The major disadvantage of the .ACES is its poor resolution. however, image registration problems associated with the use of rectified intermediate positives in the ACVP lessen the advantage of that instruments resolution capabilities. Ortho printed intermediate positives can be registered success- fully on the ACVP but the scan lines associated with ortho printing are highly distracting and there is a serious logistic problem in the production phase. As previously stated the ,ABES is a real time viewer and is not well suited for preparing a permanent record of the screen display. Therefore, if the bi- color concept is successful, IPIC should re-evaluate equipment availability relative to intelligence acquisition requirnts. 25X1A 4767Ag00300050021-9 Acting Deputy Chief Image Evaluation Branch PIC/TSSG/TS ' lbution: cy 1 - 2`PIC/tSS G/TSD - 22570-8 4 - NPIC/TSSG/TAS 2 - i' IC/TS /T6D - 22536-8 5 - NPIC/TSSG/S&PS 3 - NPIC/T'3SG/TSD -- chrono 3/68 - 25X1A Approve or e 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/09/03 : CIA-RDP78BO4767A000300050021-9 Approved For Release 2002/09/03 : CIA-RDP78BO4767A000300050021-9