WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE ON SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE

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CREST [1]

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General CIA Records [2]

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CIA-RDP66R00546R000100060189-1

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December 15, 2016

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March 30, 2004

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189

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December 18, 1963

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Approved For Reireese 2004/7F0P: 6 E9 R00546RQQ,Q100060189-1 25X1 opy MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence Washington Post Article on Satellite L econnaissance. 1. As a result of a preliminary analysis of the article entitled Our Fantastic Eye in the Sky'which appeared in the Washington Post on 8 December 1963, OSA/DD/S & T has concluded that virtually all of statistics and "disc'.osure s" featured in he article hav-_ or( viously aT) )eared in puc.iicc -)-.-in t and can be considered to be in. the public do- main. :!''.is does.::ct in ar: way -oreclose on the possl.bilit\T c. s~Ilcurity breaches which m_ght have pertained wit_. -e7ard to the original dis closures, but it does suggest that they a ,:st being repeater ii: ch, article under review. 2. Analysis of the article undo : taken by OSA results from a necessarily cursory examination th, large body of material whirl-:. previously been published or. sate',-t,_ reconnaissance. Considers:.: :,re time than has been allocated for ~ -e :;reparation of this paper would be required to identify specificali.y all of the publication _: and .articles from which the author has assembled this feature; ho~tif :ver have been advised that the CIA Office of Security has undertaken r. investigation and a more thorough analysis of the article to estab_i b?.;yond question OSA's initial evaluation of the article. 3. In summary, although the information contained in the article is substantially true, there are sufficient inaccuracies and omissions to suggest that the author has taken data from open sources and previous NRO review(s) completed. 25X1 Approved For Release 2M /'grftff P66R00546F000100060189-1 Approved For Release 2004/05/12 : CIA-RDP66R00546R000100060189-1 TOP SECRET 25X1 aZ publications, embroidered it with some of his own speculation and presented it as a composite and uuthciic picture of the U. S. satellite reconnaissance program. ALBERT D. WHEELON Deputy Director (Science and Technology) Approved For Release 200Q/D5/TT:gf . DP66R00546R000100060189-1 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/05/12 : CIA-RDP66R00546R000100060189-1 Approved For Release 2004/05/12 : CIA-RDP66R00546R000100060189-1