RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY INTERPRETATION CENTER ARE BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE (SANITIZED) PHOTOGRAPHY FLOWN ON 29 OCT. 1962.

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 2007
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1. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER ARE BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE
PHOTOGRAPHY FLOWN ON 29 OCT 62.
A. THE NAVY F8U PHOTOGRAPHY WAS PROPERLY TITLED ALTHOUGH
ACCOMPLISHED BY HAND METHODS. THE AF F101 PHOTOGRAPHY PROCESSED
AND DUPLICATED AT MC DILL AFB WAS NOT TITLED ACCORDING TO ESTAB-
LISHED PROCEDURES, IN THAT ONLY THE FRAMES CONTAINING TARGETS OF
INTEREST WERE TITLED. THIS IS OF NO VALUE TO THE PI IN THAT
EACH FRAME OF PHOTOGRAPHY MUST BE TITLED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
PROPER FILM LOCATION DATA. FURTHERMORE, THIS METHOD INDICATES
THAT TAC PERFORMED PRELIMINARY PI IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE TARGETS
AND TITLE FRAMES CONTAINING THE TARGET AREAS. THIS PROBABLY
SLOWED DOWN DUPLICATION AND SHIPMENT OF FILM, AND AS FAR AS
NPIC IS CONCERNED, SERVES NO USEFUL PURPOSE. TO IDENTIFY THE
TARGETS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAN IS NOT REQUIRED, SINCE
THE PI AT NPIC MUST ALSO LOOK AT THE FILM. RECOMMEND UNINTER-
RUPTED PROCESSING BE CONDUCTED AND COMPLETE TITLING BE DIRECTED.
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B. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE IDENTIFICATION OF THE AIRCRAFT
WHICH ACQUIRED GIVEN ROLLS OF FILM, RECOMMEND THAT A DIFFERENT
MISSION NUMBER BE ASSIGNED TO EACH AIRCRAFT. THIS PROCEDURE
IS CURRENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE NAVY BUT NOT THE AIRFORCE.
C. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT FILM BE RECEIVED IN MISSION LOTS
RATHER THAN IN BATCHES CONTAINING PARTIAL MISSIONS. FOR EXAMPLE,
DURING THE PERIOD 2235 29 OCT THROUGH 1021 30 OCT, EIGHT SHIP-
MENTS WERE RECEIVED ON FIVE MISSIONS. THERE ALSO WAS NO LOGICAL
SEQUENCE IN THE RECEIPT OF PARTIAL MISSIONS. IN ORDER FOR
MAXIMUM EXPLOITATION EFFICIENCY AT NPIC9 SHIPMENTS SHOULD CONTAIN
ALL FILM; E.G., ALL CAMERA POSITIONS IN BOTH ORIGINAL NEG AND
DUPE POSITIVE FORM FOR THE ENTIRE MISSION. THIS WILL GREATLY
FACILITATE READOUT. IF THIS IS NOT DONE, NPIC WILL BE OBLIGED
TO SET ASIDE PARTIAL SHIPMENTS UNTIL A COMPLETE MISSION IS RECEIVED.
THIS METHOD WOULD HAVE CONSERVED TWO COURIER FLIGHTS LAST NIGHT
(ONE MISSION CONTAINED COLOR FILM PROCESSED AT EASTMAN AND REQUIRED
SEPARATE TRANSPORTATION). RECOMMEND ONLY COMPLETE MISSIONS BE
SHIPPED.
2. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT A NUMBER OF CAMERA POSITIONS WERE NOT
PROCESSED AND DUPLICATED AND FORWARDED TO NPIC. WAS
PROVIDED WITH A DETAILED LIST THIS MORNING. REQUEST THAT A CHECK BE
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CONDUCTED TO LOCATE THESE MISSING`1TEMS AND THAT NPIC BE ADVISED AS
TO THEIR WHEREABOUTS.,
3. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ABOVE I WILL
GLADLY MEET WITH YOU.
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M C DILL AFB NOT TITLED NO VALUE PI TAC PI NPIC NO USEFUL NOT REQUIRED
PI NPIC A NAVY NOT THE 2235 29 OCT 1021 30 OCT NO LOGICAL NPIC E G NEl
NOT DONE NPIC A A NOT PROCESSED NPIC
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