KOETHEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002900160010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 10
• Content Type: REPORT

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`. Ile following aircraft and air activity were observed at Kce then. airfie'!.d
between 14 and 30 Se-atemb er 1953:
11* atemI er, 1t about 3 p,.m., a swept back jet fighter perfcrmed ae.e
'ratl cs over the field at altitudes from 3,000 to 6,000 meters,
-.~eutem er aou.rce observed from a large distance night flying by air.
craft flying individ%ally and in formations.
3-8 ve ember, 'Io ai ? activity was observed between noon and 2 p.m,
23etr~' er0 ?.rorr; IL large distance, aerobatics were observed over tare field;,
2 53eZernber, At about 10 arm., 21 swept-back jet fighters and I conventional
aircraft were parked at the field. At 10:30 aom0, flying and ground personnel
lined up at the take-off point. Air activity was started at 11 a.n. LI h
aircraft took off only oncet,
Individual take-offs and landings were made which were definitely ident+ f ied.
although the visibility was poor, Aircraft No 557 ..,as observed.
2' ij~terltber ormation flying was repeatedly observed.
28 :~eptember. `-rr a large distance, formations of swept-lack jet fie"al.ers
were observed aloft, i3ource believed that the aircraft were stationed i t
Koethen airfield.?'?
30 Se tembc o 'flit, I4iG--15 and U.-MM-15s, tank trucks and trucks were ,avced
in reYetments. A total of 43 swept-back jet fighters with auxiliary fue!. tanks
were observed at the field. Source belies^ed that the aircraft were involved in
an exercise throughout the day. The aircraft took off in elements of twos,
circled once over the field and then headed n?r thwest< Subsequently,, forma-
tion flight, rade involving MiG-15 and U-IMiG0.15
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2 The follominp utservations were r::ade ei".7.een, 'PY;' nF -
15 enterfter, Throughout the day, no rir a'ct 1"uF." ar, ` c I I e t there were no clouds, individual. r i rc:r'a:' a rid 71 r '?a; r r_
9 p.m.. until after nidnight..
.;6Sep. tether ietureen 2 prn~ and 5 :) r< f r .:in 34sac?:E1red
z rk jet ~r ighters )
,.j? 3.. ? , and 20u~ ptemherw, Throughout tre e
were observes alo 'tom There ~.ras 2 Closed
Vie; tf??nher., During the riorninry. indivvid?
engine aircraft. The sky had a closed ceh li.~]
22 ve", emt, _ Eetween 10 a..r.' grid 30 l
T i0 15 and [J..tfi:%6. ;LSs-, There was a S~= C) ry e, c9 ns
Uilnp. De:=:p ditches or pits were c }Ci3.': to :,n th o ti . old:'"r
work lees under v any in the fenced-in area n_jr C `;? ... . ?r' s~ 3 cs 1 r c,
_'nci uc; ng ho 48, were otserved in front of t "E
t."'
,,tSdEfYi 5 p?Mc and 6 }`~-omo on 25 1.
ix] (11 11 o, 0 . Tear I' f." ?r ? ? i
Fetween 5 p m, and 5Ml5 P-n, on 24 :iej)tenti.0 i". F"rtjV_jt- - 1', (1-1. 940 -i?
At 4~ 30 p, m. on 2`-' Septer.?er, 4 "i r-15 anc'
of the aircraft revetments and, additional. t,' 4E'
,cattered over the landing fleldC:atE:Ck`.i.y made C:?7@:C the f:l.E"1do
The for rT?'t:iois and, d -ifte`a? ti irrl,;.
5, 'n 30 oe teyi erc, 'orration flights by 7 to
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