DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT - 4 OCTOBER 1963

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000500120023-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: October 4, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director (Science and Technology)
SUBJECT
California.
b, BRASS KNOB - One U-x mission #3739 was flown on 3 October
1963 with an estimated 65% target coverage and no reactions.
c. SATELLITES - CORONAIJ Mission #1002-2 failed to reactivate
(reason unknown at this time). Will have to wait 24 hours until Revolution
#181 to attempt reactivation again.
Daily Activity Report - 4 October 1963
on Status
a. IDEALIST -The detachments
2. OXCART Status. 3 October:
a. Aircraft #1x4 (trainer) made flight #177 for a duration of 1:35
hours, and Flight #178 for a duration of Z:01 hours. Purpose: day air
refueling and night air refueling, respectiv sly.
are presently on standby as is the one at Edwards Air Force Base.
rcraft #125 matte Flight #18 for a duration of 1:10 hours.
This was the first J-58 engine equipped aircraft flown by a Detachment
c. Aircraft #126 made Flight #Z3 far a duration of 1:40 minutes.
Purpose: testing 4 inertial navigation system, H. F. radio and ARC-50
radio operation.
operational pilot after the aircraft was turned over to
purpose: 3-58 engine familiarization.
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d. Aircraft 0128 made Flight #1 for a duration of 82 srsiuutes.
Purposes shakedown flight.
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25X1 A e. Aircraft #129, assembled at 0 in fuew weeks, made
initial engine runs. After completion of engine runs the aircraft will
be ready for a first flight.
25X1 A f. Aircraft #130 arrived at
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g. Aircrafts #121 and #122 are undergoing minor maintenance.
The former is scheduled for next flight on 4 October. Aircraft *127 is
awaiting installation of fins prior to next flight.
An Indian aircraft intruded into the airspace over a large area in
the Chinese Tibet-Sinkiang region for reconnaissance at about 1230 hours,
29 September, Peking time.
flew back, leaving Chinese territory by way of the Chip Chap Valley and
the Galwan Valley.
This Indian aircraft first intruded into an area North of (Tutut)
Tibet, thenflew north along the Tsinghat-Tibet Highway, passed the
(Akeaiting and Sapula) areas of (Hoching) in Sinkiang, and reached the
(Sanlouhet) area of (Yiehcheng) in Sinkiang. It then turned around and
The Indian aricraft flew illegally inside Chinese territory for nearly
two house, and the deepest point of penetration into Chinese territory was
about 180 kilometers. Poking Domestic Service in Mandarin
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