SEARCHLIGHTS IN THE GULF OF FINLAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001800070002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 28, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
SZCRET/CONTROL US OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY USSR (Baltic')
SUBJECT Searchlights in the Gulf of Finland
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 28 August 1953
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Tahkuna lighthouse
3e
N 58-294E 21-50a08. The searchlight swept from the southwest to about
north-northwest at irregular intervals.
1. Comment. The two searchlights near Tahkttna lighthouse and Ristna
lighthouse were previously reported .Their positions
by bearings were stated to be at N 59-02, 11 22-35, and
N 58-56-Q5, E 22-05 respectively.
25 YEAR
RE-REVIEW
SECRRT/CONTROL US OFFICIALS ONLY
AIR
It was determined to be located at
showed as characteristics a two-group white flashinic light with an interval of
20 seconds at a distance of 12.5 nautical milea-F I 25X1
a powerful searchlight,
whose position was determined by accurate bearings of the coast lights to be
N 59-05.0, E 22-35-01.
another searchlight, which was determined to be located 25X1
at N 58-5644 E 22-06; its beam, which had a tremendous intensity, made the
woods and even the individual trees visible The searchlight 25X1
emitted a bluish gleam and could easily be followed on the ice sheet as it
moved from south to north at regular intervals.1
A. third searchlight was observed at Rarilaid on Oesel Island
AEC
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