MINUTES OF THE SIXTH SESSION, 8 - 12 FEBRUARY 1965

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• Publication Date: March 15, 1965
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U N I T E D S T A T E S I N T E L L I G E N C E B 0 A R D
COMMITTEE ON DOCUMENTATION
TASK TEAM VIII - PHOTO CHIP
Minutes of the Sixth Session. 8 - 12 February 1965
Members or Their Representatives Present
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ARMY - Lt. o James Bloom
Lt. Col. James Mylar
- Mr. Ben Adams
AIR FORCE - Lt. Col. Eugene Tighe, Jr. (SAC)
Maj. Melvin Tiemann (SAC)
Capt. Edward Heinz (TAC)
a- Maj. Thomas E. Mongno (TAC)
Capt. Ev Biery, AFNIN
NAVY ' Mr. Thomas Seymour
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1. The ACIC Briefing. The briefing of the first day was on the ACIC
mission and products responsive thereto, on the Shoe Lace Program, and on
the existing ACIC photo chip system. This was followed by a briefing by
Mr. William Gold on the ACIC Intelligence Data Handling System and the role
of the ACIC photo chip program therein. As a result of the high interest
of the team in these matters, the balance of the schedule was adapted by
Mr. Gold to bring out special aspects of the general, photo chip problem.
One tour was cancelled to permit concentration on specific areas of interest.
The team was briefed by a special group during lunch, and two informal
discussions of special chip applications and related activities were set up.
2. Of special interest were the Micro Master (approximately 4" x 6")
file of about 235,000 photo chips and a Precise Installation Position (PIP)
file of 70mm x 100mm chips. ACIC has contracted to the Planning Research
Corporation the task of conducting a system study which has identified
and considered 43 files of common interest among ACIC, the Naval
Oceanographic Office and the Army Map Service. The photo chip problem from
the ACIC point of view is being included in this study. The initial PRC
report is due In ACIC by April 1, 1965. The Chairman asked that the results
USAF and DIA review(s) completed. Group 1
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of this study be made available to the Photo Chip Team as soon as possible;
and Mr: Gold agreed to do this. Mr. Gold also agreed to produce an in-
formal paper covering the ACIC general experience in the photo chip field
and elaborate upon those points of special interest to the team which we
were not able to pursue adequately because of time limitations. It was
agreed that this informal report should be forwarded to the team Secretary
through regular Air Force channels. The Chairman and the Secretary agreed
to provide further guidance on the content of this paper, if needed. The
Chairman and Mr. Gold discussed with Col. Ericksen, ACIC Commander, the
merits of having regular participation by ACIC in the Photo Chip Team
inquiry. The Chairman stressed the advantages of having ACIC knowledge
and experience brought to bear during the inquiry and drafting stages rather
than only at the formal report review point. Col. Ericksen agreed to
consider this.
3. The SAC Brie. The team spent the bulk of its time examing
and discussing C s primary photographic analytic data base which consists
of more than 30,000 chips. These chips are stored in transparent acetate
sleeves approximately 4" x 5" in size. The data base in stored in. Diebold
rotary (or drum) files and is broken down according to numbered WAC chart
locations. Storage and retrieval are performed manually by Photo Inter-
preters with area of interest responsibility. The team also examined the
large collateral target data files which are maintained in the research
center. The explanation of close collaboration between ACIC and SAC in the
initial and in-depth exploitation of photography and related materials for
target support purposes was especially valuable to the chip inquiry as
was the heightened appreciation of the relationship between the use of
photographic and related materials for targeting purposes and for aero-
nautical chart construction and navigation. Of special interest was the
SAC technique for producing instant chips from a rear-projection screen.
The team also toured several other specialized data handling systems
supporting functions unique to SAC. In general, the SAC tour was extremely
valuable in illu a t r a ting the many and varied applications being made of
photographic information, the need for lattitude in any photo chip standard-
ization scheme to permit local operational flexibility, and in high-lighting
the time-urgency inherent in an operational use of photographic information
as compared to use for research and analysis in depth.
4. The Working Session at SAC. Much of the scheduled working session
of one l was used up waiting in airports for delayed or cancelled
flights, and in adding on special chip application- tours at SAC. The team
discussed briefly the significance of the chip applications and related
activities examined at ACIC and SAC. Lt. Col. James Bloom made an inspired,
forward looking, presentation of Vite current chip applications in the mapping
and charting field so far as ground forces are.concerned. He outlined some
of the difficulties, both technological and organizational, to be surmounted.
And, he explained some of the ramification in chip standardization, in just
the mapping and charting field, including various US government organizations,
NATO countries and some other friendly countries. In the general discussion
following, it was agreed that the next team session should be held at NPIC
on March 8-9-10-11-and 12, and that the bulk of the suasion should be
devoted to follow-on briefings that would provide further insights into the
variations and complexities of the manifold photo chip applications.
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Lt. Col. Bloom agreed to arrange a tour/briefing of the Army Map Service
and Geodesy Intelligence Mapping Research and Development Agency. The
Chairman agreed to make arrangements for a preliminary IOIS briefing.
agreed to provide the facilities for the team, and to
contact some additional briefing prospects.
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