FIRM PROPOSAL - REAR PROJECTION GLASS SCREEN EVALUATION STUDY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B00873A002000010040-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 8, 2012
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: May 20, 1969
• Content Type: CABLE

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' EXPERIMENTAL. GLASS REAR. PROJECTION SCREENS* A N HINT DISTRIBUTION
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EVALUATE THE SCREENS IN TERMS OF THEIR AMITY TO DI'S*
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IMAGERY* THREE INTER-RE "SUBJECTS WILL JUDGE
WHICH SCREENS PROW= THE .ST DISPLAY OF OPERA-.
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TECHNIQUE 'CREENS WId/SE PRESENTED TO THE SU -
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DE MADE BY EAC1L/;k1SJECT4 ?FOUR FOR EACH OF THE 36
POSSIBLE SCREEN PAIRINGS* TWO IMAGERY CONTRAST
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THEROPORTION OF TIME EACH SCREEN WAS JUDGED AS
THE MOST USEFUL WILL BE USED TO INDICATE THE ?RELk..
? TIVE SUITABILITY OF EACH SCREEN* THESE PROPORTIONS
WILL BE CONVERTED TO Z SCORES FOR USE IN A RE..
GRESSION ANALYS/S TO DETERMINE WHICH SCREEN PARA
METERS CONTRIBUTED MOST TO JUDGED SCREEN SUITASIL"
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GREEN ANa.INDICATE THE SMALLEST SET OF BARS THAT
CAN DE RESOLVED* SEVERAL DIFFERENT TARGET CONTRA
LEVELS WILL BE VIEWED AT DIFFERENT ANGLES AT LEAS
THEE TIMES dy EACH SUBjECT ON EACH SCREEN*
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=ago TYPE WILL, BE ANALYZED* RESOLUTION SCORES ,
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3* INTERSTUDY COMPARISONS.
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ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES RESULTS AND RECOMENDAflONS_
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P. CUSTOMER SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS
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