SHUANG-CHENG-TZU DOWNRANGE IMPACT AREA, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04759A009100010039-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 22, 2003
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: March 3, 1969
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
THROUGH:
SUBJECT:
REFERENCE:
Shuang-cheng-tzu Downrange Impact Area, China
Requirement NSA/SOC/R95-69
NPIC Project No. 250341
1. In response to the referenced requirement, a search of photography since
was conducted within an 80-nautical mile radius of Hotien airfield,
37-03N 079-51E, for any evidence of a ballistic missile impact area.
2. The entire search area was covered on small-scale photography with
interpretability ranging from poor to good and partially covered on large-scale
photography with interpretability ranging from poor to good. No evidence of
vehicular activity, cratering, ground markers, scarring, electronic facilities,
weather stations, landing fields or other related installations was noted in the
area of interest.
3. The only area of significance was observed 70nm northeast of the search
area at 37-47N 082-37E, approximately 145nm northeast of Hotien airfield. The
road-served area consists of four small closely associated facilities containing
five possible quarters, 18 possible storage buildings, three storage/support
buildings and numerous small sheds. A possible instrumentation tower with a
small possible bunkered building adjacent is located O.5nm south of the four
associated facilities. This installation was observed on photography of
4. Questions regarding this project may be directed to the imagery analyst;
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This project is considered to be complete. ZPjA
Declass Review by NIMA / DoD
Chief, -Imagery Exploitation Group
NPIC
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SUBJECT: Shuang-cheng-tzu Downrange Impact
Distribution:
Area,
Ch
ina
1&2
-? NSA/TCO
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-? NSA/L0/NPIC
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-? NPIC/IEG
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- NPIC/IEG/EGD
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- NPIC/IEG/CNKB
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- NPIC/IEG/PCS/RCB
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?- CIA/DDI/IRS/REC/R
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- CIA/IAS
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- NPIC/PPBS/Req
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- NPIC_/PSG/A.ID (Attn:
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- DIAXX-4/LO/NPIC
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- AFNIE-BA
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- OPNAV 922Y3
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- Army/SPAD
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- DIAXX-3A
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- DIAXX-3C
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- PSG/R&RD/ESS
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