TRIP REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 16-20 NOVEMBER 1981 TO LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B00170R000200210006-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 6, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJE'CT'' Trip Report for he Period 16-20 November 1981.
to Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
This memorandum is a critique of events which developed
during subject trip. The information presented may assist you
regarding any decisions which may arise regarding this matter.
Meetin of Monday, 16 November 1981, ith
at Building briefed w regarding
our mission. stated that limited U-2 information
was retained during the earl days of the program; this being
a specific instruction of Fred stated that a l l
engineering drawings are on microfilm but indicated supporting
systems information is not available since they were Government
Furnished Equipment.
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Regarding information on the A-12 and D-21 programs, Fred
stated he had limited knowledge on these programs since he was
not involved with them during development stages. Fred stated
that a limited amount of records are available at the company
records center at Rye Canyon.
Fred provided and the undersigned with three STAT
loose leaf binders. They provided us with information and status
of what records are available at Rye Canyon or what has been
destroyed. These binders are the company records shelf list but
I consider them vital records because they will provide infor-
mation after program-concerned personnel retire from Lockheed.
requested that certain records be recalled
from Rye Canyon. Fred stated it usually takes up to two to three
weeks as normal turn around time. Surprisingly, Jim's request
was obtained in two days. Point of interest which I any trying
to make is that Lockheed has the basic aircraft blueprints on
microfilm but no evidence of a sound records program to provide
historical data as the survey team expected to obtain.
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Four additional binders ? wed which primarily
contained photographs. requested a large number STAT
of prints to be made of select aircraft or systems. Fred agreed
to have the prints made but seemed concerned as to who would pay
for services provided.
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The undersigned briefed Fred about information
personnel who may have worked at; during the period of STAT
1951?-57 a nd when the site was reopened in 1960. Tied s I:,, i;ed f-ha T-
all records regarding personnel who traveled and worked during
that period most likely were destroyed. Our primary concern was
flight manifests, Information pertaining to the manifests was
found at Agency Records Center which certified that the manifests
were destroyed in July 1970.
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that nothing would be accomplished alter learning that our pri-
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appeared to be unprepared to assist the survey
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person who came to mind who possibly had any knowledge. Tad was
a former NCO at and was called into our meeting. Once STAT
Tad was briefed regarding our items of concern, he was quite
uowl-geable of the program and their current status. STAT
advised us that ad the A-12 maintenanc JIHI
and stated that was the custodian. aIAI
set up a meeting with the for 1330 STAT
hours on 17 November.
indicated that very little records or. property was available and
he had limited knowledge himself. He stated that his Air Force
team. After a briefing by nd myself, STAT
During the aforementioned meeting, limited information on
the D-21 and A-12 programs was learned with the exception that
Ernie stated he had the A-12 maintenance records in a vault and
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models of pre-A-12 programs and he stated he had no knowledge and
assumed they were destroyed.
suggested a trip to Palmdale to survey the
condition of the A-12 vehicle and determine if any records are
available at Lockheed Site 2 at Palmdale. Det. 6 C.O. approved
a visit for 18 November 1981.
On 18 November 1981 we traveled to Site 2. Lockheed Site
Manager was at Burbank and his Deputy provided us with a tour of
the outside storage area.
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Three U-2's are in storage condition and all. i1-12's are
available in cannibalized condition. Engines had been removed
and vehicles are in sad condition.
For thirteen years the undersigned assumed that these
vehicles were maintained in flyable storage. These birds will
never fly again. Some are being re-mothballed and others need
protection. To believe that these vehicles could be reactivated
is a dream that won't come true:
Since the Air Force is running the storage program and the
present condition of the vehicles, it's a big joke that most
former A.-12 program personnel believe these vehicles are being
maintained in jewel condition. This dream does not exist.
Since the program Director "B" desires to protect operational
information and present manager of the A-12. vehicle, the program
director "D" should handle future inquiries or even present
requests. Present residual property is being maintained as a
typical Air Force salvage program.
To determine the past and present status of systems regarding
classification and present status, inquiries should be directed
to Program "D". System vendors or prime contractors do not have
this information available to assist program director "B" in
making a constructive decision and disown any custodianship of
vehicles since June 1977 when inventory of A-12 was transferred
to the Department of the Air Force.
I understand per comment from that the two
CONEX enntainers of D-21 material has been destroyed per
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