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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00551R000200180007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 21, 1957
• Content Type: CABLE

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OUTGOING TELEGRAM
DIST:
COMMO 1
OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE OPS 1
COMDR 1
TO
FROM :
21 JUNE 1957
ALFA: 1382
BRAVO: 1035Z
CHARLIE: AT APPROX 0938Z OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE ONE
SINGLE CUMULUS TYPE CLOUD IN THE VICINITY OF THE TURKISH-SYRIAN
BORDER AT 3636. THIS WAS OBSERVED FROM APPROX THIRTY MILES
DISTANT. IT APPEARED TO START FROM SURFACE AND WAS IN:CENSIFYING
RAPIDLY. APPROX FIVE MINUTES LATER NOTHING REMAINED BUT A
COUPLE OF SMALL WISPS OF CLOUD APPROXIMATED AT _ 200,
BOILING NATURE AT TOP AND RAPID DISSIPATION LEADS US TO BELIEVE
IT MAY HAVE BEEN SOME KIND OF EXPLOSION INSTEAD OF A CLOUD.
_ WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR THIS PHENOMENON.
DELTA: NO SIGNIFICANT DEVIATIONS.
ECHO: ALFA 1 THRU 11A, 12 THRU 14E.
TARGETS NOVEMBER AND OSCAR WERE MISSED DUE TO FAILURE OF IDLER
GEAR SHAFT IN SHUTTER. ASSUMING MISSION IS RESCHEDULED, RECOMMEND
TARGETS NOVEMBER AND CSCAR BE COVERED FIRST.
REMARKS: HYCON NOTICE TO FIELD SUPERVISORS RECEIVED BY DETACH HYCON
SECTION REPORTS THAT HS 732 DESIGN IMPROVEMENT MODS RELEASED
FOR PRODUCTION 24 IMY 57, INCLUDES IDLER SHAFT MOD, NEW DESIGN
OF WHICH ELIMINATES IDLER SHAFT AND BUSHING. SHAFT AND BUSHING
TO BE COMBINED INTO ONE SOLID PIECE, PRESSED INTO CASTING?
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TWO ROLLER BEARINGS WILL BE PRESSED INTO GEAR. ACCORDING TO HYCON, THIS
SHOULD ELIMINATE ENTIRELY ANY FURTHER BREAKING OF IDLER GEAR SHAFT.
CONTENT: AS HQS AWARE, INSTANT CASE WAS FOURTH: IDLER SHAFT BREAKAGE
ENCOUNTERED BY DETACH. FOR FORTHCOMING STAGING OPERATION WOULD APPEAR
DESIRABLE IF -UTILIZED THAT DETACH HAVE AVAILABLE LATEST HS 732
SHUTTERS WHICH INCORPORATE LATEST MODS MENTIONED IN ABOVE HYCON REPORT.
IN ORDER INSURE OPTIMUM RELIABILITY, IT APPEARS THAT IF NEWEST SHUTTERS
NOT AVAILABLE FOR STAGING, WOULD BE MORE PRUDENT UTILIZE VIEW
RELIABILITY FACTOR.
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