NEURUPPIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000500410001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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l ~ :~:~ early d?eca~~aber I.~~52, about 2~ Mid-15s were abservee~ at tdepp~r:
~:i~,~?fiel.dv Thraughout Dece~?~er, there tras Z~.t-~le a.~x activityQ tdc~r. th
!+~' the ru~arra~r, there were abo~zt sc~v?~n aircraft revetrj:ents w3.th F,ral.ls
c;~,' sanrT and cavared with green colored concrete slabs. .An door was
ca~ase~~~d :in one u~al.l. Ac~ditianal eaa~thwaxks, apparently else aircraft
~3vat~~+nts, ~.sare ob~se~cs~ed south of the r~ulway. l
~3etwe~r ~. t3nd ~ l~ec-trer, f~here was no air activity at the f~.elt:. At
about Haan an 6 DeCernbea?, little flying kry Pry-2t~
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7 and l3 I3ecembsr, na a~ar~
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~~~: , v Y was observed, ~3etwe3n 15 and ?7_ ?Jpcembex?Q the aixcra#'t we~?c
ae~~rered w~.th snow. and pa~?ked at their dispersal arQas. there teas 2~
a:~_ar activity.
3. ~c~tween l5 an3 2l pc~ceanber ~ act,i~t ~ s a'es~-:rvc~d outsidE the
~~.aildangs. the persanszs2 str:;ngth was
x?cs~iuceda .A:~.r .forc? e~~ficers faith pax-tf?alio:s were obsat?ved entering;
tl:~e. fo:ct~er chief r;~g~.~rTS house at the 4Jittstc>cker Allen, appfls~.te
~~l~e 8c!h:Lo~p sgs:~?ten, w~zere ~.nstructians were ap_uarently given.
~'s ~ ~.~: tivi'~y ti.-a;s only c~hserved at the hsrd.stsnd of the alert 'planes .
T"?aes~.s planes :a?re cantinucsusly r~~dy to tskke~-tiff.
the h~za?ds~:,and of .the ?~lert p:~exaes and the runway was cleared of sYiC~tiu .
Try e~sr]:y Oecaznber, a light and teleph?ne cable was laid as frgr as the
tempora~~y bu~.?ding used ~ the craws of the alert planes.
5. ?"x~e r ev3tme7its along the Wittstackex~ Allee were not occux~ied. YJo ~'?C~t
^a.ces orate observed in the snow. On l2 Uece~~ber, truck~~ wE;s
oi:,se.~?wea~ in tl-se town,
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SLCP4~/Gt~~S~'ROL ~- X1.5. Gr~rIG ''
,A~'ter 9:50 ~.oru. as~d
i1~ thy; Eu"terr~os~nff. ~, aom2 plane i.x?cled ones oveh??
tkae f:~.eld. ~,f?ter' 3 p.mo ~ e~'i?o~?ts ~rex?a ra e s ?ar dour ~x~i.~st~~
at ~i~?st v~.th the help of a ram+all. si;actor cr~a?ria~e and later ari?~.h a
~.ar~e stss?ter etsrg?~.a~e H ~.1'tez? one he~ur q the ex~;~ines were starter? .
B~,t*~reen ~ a x:20 p.~:., tpae fotar e~?~i~2ee were watpd np, bv,.t nr3
tske~s Ff we.s ma,do ,~
~Y~a~t~~a, There w~a.s ~xet~uy anow#a3.~.~ and th? z~sib3.].ity c~as l~.r,~i~ted.
tea leis than ~. 3~~. .fit ~ a.~~i., there was one de~s?ae below zero. 1"Io air
aeti~.~, ty was perk orrs~3 A ..~.ff'ter 2:45 p mm., efforts wez?? ag?~i.n made to
stax?t tee a3.rcrai'~, c~n~~.nESs which ware w~mee3 up botwean 3:~5 atad
.G. ~a.m.
ti ~s~?c~r~,. `There ws,s a cloned clod base azaci a uisib~.l3tar of 6 tt~ 3
~. A.~`te~? 9 e..m? ~ 4 to 5QJ mess re~:~rauec~ the snow froze the r?~aw~~y~ bt~t
r-o a.i:~ a.et~.u:~ty was obsc:rv?d
ar.~p~~:. Thera was a closed c;loazei base arbd 13.~ht sxaot~'all. iTa.si.t~ilit}~
teas lim~ base at an s.titudc~ off' 2~~G
~~eteresn 'The ~~.s~3.bl.l.:tt~r ~td:z l~.ard.'~ed ?'x~ ~. or 2 ~p L~etweer~ ll. a.azzap arxd
~ p~,e~ z ~ fota'e' 1'o~?s prmetl.ced ta'~ci..n~? Gaff ~+nd l~x~.di' ng. aometi~es9 fho
p1?u:~.~ ~~ a.l:zes f'l ew in the c:lcsv~3 ?~ .
~ ~ k~etg~~; eWn 8 ~ nzn , eyed ~ p bm , oxz 22 fee: ex;:'tx:r and ~betusecn S s 30 a .zn m and ~.~ ~ :e,5
~,~rn~ csa 2~ L~rrember, ~.~500 ta'~ 2~t10C r3nn :~erir,~red ,~no~a skid ice Prot the
Y'ut'~~kaE~,~'; ~ snow p:le~4~ a'~ut 3 Haters wig"e an~1 towed key a. tr~ac~t 6ta3 s'.t3o
z~sed th~.re a the t?x.iwa~rs here: amt ~l~zaz?eei ~, ,~~craf ~ were tr~~aad f.~; ~,ha ?~ ake-
ox~f' ~~,inta ~~"ter the ~axzrlizz~~ they. tg;.~~ee3. al.vng the sx~o~r-covered ta~.w~~~~- tc-
the &~t~ngx~?s ? 0:a 22 December, 2L~ men of tine saw=~
c:t.esx?_r~r~.~ d~:tt~.i:~. zriarched ~.n tkzree ~onps ~sf ~? men toward the ~~znze~-
~~;~e~:z?~xe. The soldiers wore red-horde~~ed blacl~ epaulets azzd tans i~asi.a.
8~ 0n 3~z Decern~r, earthwork wafa u:.dez~ ~Y :just west of th? uzxoccuciec3
~azn ezr~Yla.~~emeazt south of ~ a -~ , ~~3
fi'"~;~3~;raben. 0n. 9 ~1ece~berA
f'?.ctor~r ~.nclu .~~,~ e o ces an a
er an~x esr?.~~- January9 there was irate~:sive a:x.rr t~ctivi4:;~
b~ this regir..eait which usz~.l~.~r px?aoticed in~.i~ridt~,~. flights, probeb.g~~l
ter.:~a ira5trumer3t flights, `IhE slu:+~.e obser?vr:~tion was zr-ade a~ otk~er air.?':t.eld~,
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ev~.ausly repartee. arx .tY~e cr?,sh ?~rhic~?~
acas~?rred in emrl~~ August :~q~~ n
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