EVALUATION OF LOCKHEED A-12 PENETRATION STUDY, SP-447, DATED 14 SEPTEMBER 1962

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66R00638R000100100160-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2001
• Sequence Number: 160
• Publication Date: October 9, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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ax~eznent w3.th data ava~.3.ab3e at this Agen4y.
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made to ~'a~or the ~r~'carmext+ce+ a~ the Ftue~sian e~~ipnt < Z~' anhhin~s he
lawns too ~~ i~a t.a c~.rection< Fie daraw~s the aanc3.ue~.c~n that the ~ab~ect
Yahic3.e ~,Ll. pa~bab3~' eeesn by Soviet radars, but that it t~,.3.]. be
extrardely dii'f~.au3.'~ to hit b~' the 3~ syete~.
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