MERSEBURG AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004500020008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 15, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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About 11 a.m. on 17 May 1954,, 7 Mi0-15 or U4MiG.l5s individua1-4 uo`ik off c a M r3
burg airfield and subsequent: y ss ambled in 2 forestation of 3s and 4s while f::_,ying .
bank a The aircraft headed east and 6 D gym. haft not been een landing at the field
After the departure of the MiG 1 se I twin-engine aircraft. I .Jingle-engine .caw-,d t n
monoplane and 1 biplane were, observed outside of tie' closed hangare. The twin-enngina
aircraft. and the single-engine aircraft -took off about I p,,ma o.n s_a ed d eat,, As of
6 p.m. they had not returned to the field. About 1:15 pm . a biplane made a flight
in the vicinity of the field and then landed again, At 2 p.m. on 1,03. May, a gigs e-eng r c
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]were parked at the field,, The two aircraft took off d ing t a.e of moon anc25X1
were not seen returning up to 6 0ML,
On 17 and 18 MMyb a Tole=r-- ' ype radar set was located &L t northern edge of tho, fald.
The set was repeatedly in operation on 2_8 May. large qucntitie?3 of
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arrived e,, the field.. The Guar sering bui.:ldi s on Lauoh.:taetter 8t-rasse ea 'L tse
field were =,,A. Vied by air force psr o.: el,, by soldiers Baring r, d-bordorxed blac4_
epaulets with artillery inei.gri .a, and by signal zoldier~?. wearing aign ,l ics igniao
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Vehicular traffic he field
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' is believed that at least some of
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connection than previously . between the fight
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