FLIGHT PATH SAM SEARCH, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04743A000500010067-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 2004
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: December 30, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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Chief, Requirements Branch, E.oo issance Group, CCS
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Light Path B&I Search, China
s Requirement C.81-3-80,827
'b CIA/PIS) Project C 1593.63
1. This m om is in response to your requirement dated 22 'November
1963 requesting a 30 nautical. mile search of all available photography on
both sides of the flight U of F- I for U1 activity.
2. In fu7.fi ll this re t
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There was no att vity observed within 30 nautical miles of either side of
the flight path of on above referenced otograpby.
(a) Approximately 8 percent of the search ea rega was elou -free on
(f covered 75 percent of the search area
with cloud-free 3hoto ;by, The axm can be negated as of this date.
Cry a smaU portion of the search area to A.lou&-free on
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(b) Approximately 2 percent of the search area was cloud-free on
A RIG in f1i t was observed northeast of %1 Ctu ng
30-32N 11 1 E on the
(a covered spp mzinmtely 40 percent of the
search area t .four percent aloud cover.
(d) A roximately 25 peeeent of the search area vas covered on 0 25X
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(e) coveresd arve x ntately 20 percent of the
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(i) Approziitely 80 percent of the search area was covered by 20
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4. This project is *on tdered to be cc.ete.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Defensive Systems Division,
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Chief, Requirements Branch, Reccnnaisiance Group, CGS
Chief, CIA/PID (:RPI:C)
SUBJECT: Flight Path SAM Search, China
1. This memorandum is in response to your requirement dated 22 November
1963 requesting a 30 nautical mile search of all available photography ctn
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2. In fulfilling this request)
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Were searched.
There was no SAM activity observed w Lain U nau i ' jai-Lessof either sid? of
the flight path of I I on -ibove referenced photography.
(a) Approximately 8 percent of the search area was cloud-free in
(b) Approximately 2 percent of the search area was cloud-free an
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search area with four percent c ou cover.
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(d) Approximately 25 percent of the search area was covered
of which 35 percent was cloud covered.
(e) I I covered approximately 20 percent of the
)search area with good quality photography.
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covered 75 percent of the search area
with cloud-free photography. The area eaai be negated as of this date.
(g) Only a small portion of the search area is cloud-free on
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covered with 75 percent cloud-covered photography.
(i) Approximately 80 percent of the search: are-a was covered by 20
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The eastern one-third of the search area was covered on
with 20 percent cloud-covered photogrfq 1y.
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3. The photo analyst on this project is and he may be
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4. This project is considered to be complete.