FINOW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007500130001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 4, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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s~betch on :~ii;to ~vth le;;exaa
10 :~?~x~ c.c~ci~rit;r ~.n~ ,~,ircxo,f ~ obser~red ;.~t Pino?r! :si~i'isbd brt:reexa 13 ~}~s~il
~d 1 > ia:u.~r 1955
~9~ l~p~ilo At 16~0~ 5a to 55 jot fi._-htars ,fre~?e
oiJSe~ved on she northern edge of tha fieldo Six r'i0~15s or II~_.:iCG95s 25X1
ixac].uuin~ry~ 2 covered :~~i th ;t~ar~aulins crere p~zr~,ed ia1 t;~~ ~~~~~ of the fencp<
Soviet ~erso~lel .~rorkea oat these ~irerrafto ~ebsan~eY tr;e~.rin?; il~rixa4 suits
~verc not obser~r~de 1
26 t~~~.lo d~~ 07G09 air activxit~r s~c~~?ted ssn~. ~, r~.iG~~S o~? U~>biG=15 icoc?aa~;
~n ~.ir sleeve . i;oolc offo ~eai-~eci, o~'~` he~cli~,~ ~ar~sto Another t,bkemoff ~by ~,xa dement oi'
tcro P;'iG='i5s or UmP~_aC~15s ~as.s ob.:ez~sreuio Af ter soars tar;_~s tk~x~ aagcrag~c
to~iat~ the sleeve t~r~et ret~ax?ned Yazd ds?o~ped the ai~? slcove oveP tkae
f s~.de 1'h.~ t~l:s~offs by a s:~?~~t-bsc~; jet :~i~;i~aer to~ia~ a vlerTre t~.r~~ c
end '&a~ asa element of '410 js?v t'i~h$ars crere reac:~tedl;r ?bs~:~vE:~o Air aotiv3t~
ivs,s discontinued rat about 1~OOo
27 ~prigo From 0700 ua~ti~. eveninr~i9 srre~tmT~wcZ~ jet ~'i~;Yatc;rs ~rsct:~e~d
flyia~ e.s on the precedin ds,~ro
2U Aural o At ~~out 1400? tiro ox' threQ aaa;~ivy d~ao,.~ t~e~of`'s t~rith s~nbseguent
loc~,.l flic;hts ~:rero m~~.e byT t'TiG~r15s o~? UmF.:~.0a15so
2~ Ai7rilo Air activity b~ s~regt~b~ck jot fi~hte~s a^:~,~ oi'aveaRvr,~ f~o~ as
dista,ncea
_~~ral to 2 r;1s., o it?o ~aix~ ~,c~tivit~r eras obo~a~redo
~?a.~o Betcuean 0700 end 1;009 tr3.lee~of'~'s ire oont:~n~~~-~s:~~r ~as.dc; b~ dl:i0=15a
o:: Uai~t1x0~15~ tot=rin~; sleev^ t~,x~~;etd .~na and:~vad~x~;~. trai~e=ofbs ~:~sre ~~dQ iby
o~v%ex~ sGaex~tab~cia jet fi~;h.tcrsa
q_r.:a~ro ~et~reen 0700 wnd 1gOf 9 them: ~~s a.is~ Wc~;av~.ty ~~ P.Z~~G~15s or ~~~a~~15s
.,~hach tao~ off indi~raduall~r :,nd ~.~. c:~e:s~aats off' tFaoa ?'hrr a~~r?r~a?'t ~~?actaced
forr~~tion i'lyir~r; :i;n elements of tc,o a.:~.d loc~~l azada~rac~:~z~~. ~1~'2ac o
c l~ii3.,, o After 21009 night fl~rix~ ryas practiced by stiFr~pt~YaacT~ ,let :~i~;ht~^~?s
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~k;.ile s~arcta~.z~h~~a tis~re i~a ope~~,~~.asao ~~;r?,?e~?aI a~.rc~~~~ c~a~Q ~~.~~,u~:x.~~da~aal, I~e~$ to the tests per` ~:~o g?.dic ~~~acYcs
aboui ~0 ~~eteas agrarta ~~aetly i~w the ~ido~lr ~rot~ae~esa the trio :~s,d,a.o vs-~ac~cs
-?rws a tiro-s~hae?. traaier tri~h ~. ca~~Ie cc~nztectio~a ter each of tae r~da? ta~c~cso
~kae noi:;o o;~ ~ moor was xao~ ~ae~.r.?d Yx?ar~ td~a~ fi~x?ailex o ~G~h off' thy: ~e~o ra i.o
truclts had a~.:n ea:texaded ~s,s?2 with an ~~~.rr~lls,~~,ypo 4:a~t~:n~aa oaa to ; ~'~.
iC-00 o::a a'8 Fii~s:~fl 2 ~istane~=v~y-pe antesan~ ~~cre oh~e~ed. in the xa.:~, ~~,? ~~~.ti.oaz
-~aarth~~es~ of ~Fza la~adi~ s~~.eZdn just ~ac~~~ ~o the ~ai#?erest~~;,yp~ r;~a~~ T8o
r~sdio t~?ucks mere s~ea~ a,n tha ~icirai$y of the radar sts,tioaa? ~ ~~?idt~
barra~~~cs swath ;ile roof YJS.s urac~er caa~structiom jQC NCO Q-00 ~~~zers sauthva~s~
ofi the radar s~~.~iox~9 ~1.r~os~ ~s~ the ~d~~ of ~~ha l~rada~ fac~I~o `~}2c~ ~?o
r~sdia tr-aci~s anc~ txaal.er Hers rao :~oaa~er cabsQx?~rr2d axa the rs.da~~ stat~.oaa oaa 9
~? ~n o~exlaer~~l line comsasLi~ ?t ~~ asacii.~3'~d~sal moires scapp?rtc~d icy ~a~arZ~r
placed maws saws ~br~i~ le,id #'ro~ ~Ya~ red~,r sts.tx~oxa a~ the ~'i~ao~a ~~staL~ tc
the airfieldo ~'~ 1b~09 2 ~'ivhxaetvtgrFre radar se$s and ~. ~aod~l ~.A 4 ~ .~o?~
=era sce~ i~~ ~;hs ~s.s~~rn section a~ the 1~.~ad:i~.~ ~f~ld~ Rio ~?io ~ruc~>~
c~era O~S~i?"~~E'c~.o ~
3~ the p~?a~ious assua~ptio~a that the eastern sec~;io~a ob Sch~earze: ~,'~g waugd he
iaaclud`~. ~..-a"~o the ~i42d s.xea a:?as supported a'trx~ ohs?~ix~ ~'rae cn~ar~~: of
5ch~~ar~e~~ ~am~ s.nd. tae so~a?~~serha ed~ ar" the faeldo Confuoi.Qra ;Litka ~Yae; PQad
cr~Iler~ ~ci:es ~e.~tc~Il. as ~za~; possib3e since ~ch~ar~er ~e~ e:~tEnds ac~?;.>ss the
~i~:senth~,ler ~trasse to Sc?a~J~.r~r~c~~ Lade ~:~I~i~.e ~o'tes C~dt~;1l aassws #'3rtheP
:~ortY~ alcaa~ tkx~ lakeo .~ `vot~.l a#' 12 ~~o~re?~merats ~aexe c5~arnved a.sa the ~.i?ea c#'
~~a~en (fcyy?::s~~ ?.s:~_.-~..istr~i ='`~-"1 1~~ souE'Ja ?~? Sc3a~a.x?~er "gegG ~'~: e~ possii,lc that
there sre~ more ro~? tments c~hich cou~.d not he seen ; iaace ?~;!?ae area a
partially co~e~?ed by Qoadla~ad~ Four aircrasft rc~vetmesat~a e~ere seen just
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:;aur~h of 8ahr~a~?~eb "~'7eg9 in :~~o~~ of the in~ersoc~son 1we~~rree;:a 8c~a~a~?~c~?
':.ag aaa~ 33xwsen~h~.er S#;~assc:o
~a ~ix? ~c~i~i'~~- ~a~d a~.rcr~.f L oase~rrer~ hQ~:~oen ~0 ~i:~+ril" ~~~ `~~ ~~~~~
~0 t~~ril< ~e~cea~en, 1930 d 9~25~ ~haro eaam a,ir ac$i~ri~~ ~v S~Ti0~15c, o~
~'~RpiC~1~s ~shich flea ~n eleT~es~~~ ox" ~rao or fo~~ia~~.o~aa cif ~?o-as~ o~rex
~bers~s,lde s,aa3 ids v~icFni`cy fa~? ~,b?ta~ 10 ~inut+.s~ drara~i?no `~hQ ~~xc~~f~
~l~?,~:a ~oo'r oi'f in eIQ*r?o~a~s of ~:tiao rri~h mn in~r~ ~pp~?eas~src~~el~
e~rc~,y 2U sn:~iauvosr a ~akeWoff ~.~d ~ ~.~z~diaag ~rere ~~deo d~~ 1600 ~ F~i~Q1~
or ~~%si~~15 dep~Pt~d ~o~a~,rd ~h~ ~as~ti t~f~e~ 2904fl swe~-~Ua~ya:~c jet f~.gh~c:~'
~~.~r:r~;.a~e].y c;x^osssr~ o~rrer ~1~.s Eb~rswo.gds ax~a end serti~:c:~ as ~~~rge~s fog
pr ;~ ~ici.s~~ s~:~akrh~.?~;h~s> ~Y~.~ follca~ia~~? scsarchZigh~s ~cero o1a:~cg~re~.s
`t sL~.rch~.igh?~ ~,~,~ro~i~a~ol~r a~n the box?~er ~.ixae bE~er~s~4 ~~on 216
anal ~'4~;exa 21"f ~ ex~a~~.~ .i~a ~h~ e~~esnsi?n of rho raa~a~~~~;
i sti arch ~ i.~;ki1; y n Js~en 214 ~ i~a the ex~~nsion of the ~unera~:,
1 s~archlig?~~ abc~tx~ 10C ~~>~~er~ g~or~h os ~Shs ~a~~ ~~~4~ion ~~ ~'xnoer
~s?~a~~
xhe 3 sF.a~ch~.igh~s saugh~ oui; ~h~ ~sircx?~f~ vrh?ch had. ;~e~ posi'~iorL ligla~sv
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of:~s ait~t~ ~F'1F3 exercise eras ro~w~~;c~d~o
93 ~~~ro ~~~~ee.~ 0930 and 14`35q there was ~i.~? ~.c~i~if~~y b~ ~1i0._.`!~s ox?
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~n~ so~~~> ~~ 1~k~5~ n &~~,0~.4~ or Y~=~~i~~95 ~oc~ing a slrc~zse ~~~ge~~ ~-~~a ~c~Q~~
co~a~.x~ ~'rc~~ the fi~l~. and. h.ea~ir~g e~~;~o ~xp~er ~sbo~a~ 5 ~~~.n~a~~c~ ~.~ao~;hex
streaf~Yr~ck jc:~; i'b,,h?csr. fic~~ ~o~rcx~ i~he e~s~~ 8~hseq~ac~~s~~~s ~?r?1;o?ga:~.r
firia~ ryas ~~~,sx?,n~l~ rorae~ice~ s-+nro Pyi:~Oo15s or tTa?~ait~ul~s ~oerizg aler~~~e
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80~:,70.~~'o1~e on 2~ ~.p~:?ii era"~~ ~c lor~ex~ scow on 3 P.~ayo ~~~o ofhc: `s'o~s~xaa~~o
sc~ noai ~'ino~r Es~a~e c~tz,s ~.~ill ~her~> On1~r one? ~tt:'~rella=~~a rgn$enna c~'as
ob^rr~rcc~ o~ 1:he roof ob the ham of the os~a~e on 6 ~1f 63X" 'wi'?.C' ~~Yi ^].~~2'G~%'v thk.ClfiG>'Sry~~~'??~ ~:~~p' @;C~S:i:.~rC,: ~.G;.':~~?.~;~.~~7'
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