EVALUATION OF FINAL REPORT ON PAR 212(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04770A002400030029-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2005
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: March 1, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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NPIC/P&DS/D/6-813
1 March 1966
SUBJECT: Evaluation of Final Report on PAR 212
A. Background.
Declass Review by NGA.
1. Title of PAR 212: Color Acquisition Systems Review Study.
2. The objective of PAR 212 was to "investigate color photo-
graphy as a possible anticipated intelligence medium.
Investigation should cover the capability of present and
possible future acquisition systems in an attempt to predict
future requirements to support exploitation and data reduction
of the collected color photographic intelligence material."
3. This PAR was begun on Li March 1964. The final report dated
15 July 1965 was received 1 November 1965. Four briefing
boards were also delivered. Total cost to the Government
B. Evaluation.
1. The contractor performed an adequate job on this project if
allowance is made for the poor definition of the project
objectives. The contractor has compiled in the final report
much of the basic knowledge which is now available concerning
the various parameters of color acquisition, particularly
from high altitudes. The report discusses: (a) the types
and characteristics of color films suitable for reconnaissance
(However, it does not consider other than films.);
(b) lens and filter requirements; (c) effects of haze with
respect to vehicle altitude and solar altitude; (d) viewing
conditions with respect to magnification and stereo. (The
final report on PAR 213 has a more comprehensive section on
viewing color materials). It would have been more apropos
to have included the section on viewing requirements in the
PAR 212 report than in the PAR 213 report which essentially
was a study of reproduction techniques.
2. Much of the final report of PAR 213 duplicates and augments
the final report on PAR 213 (Color Reproduction Systems Review).
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Much of the duplicative material is necessary in each report
because the conditions which affect color acquisition have
a great bearing on methods and materials used in color reprod-
uction. With hindsight now available, it would have been
more efficient and more useful to have combined these two
projects and to have produced a "color acquisition,
reproduction, and viewing manual" in one volume. As it now
stands, it is recommended that both reports (PAR 212 and 213)
be used in conjunction with each other.
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23 June 1964
See the Trip Report covering the period 8 - 11 June 1964 for
comments concerning this project.
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Development Branch,
Trip Report pertaining to PAR 212 dated 3 September 1964
is in thelenera.l File.
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