AVIAN PROGRAM

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Animal Partners
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06527534
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: September 6, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2019
• Publication Date: October 7, 1975

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7 October 1-975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Research and Development
VIA:
Chairman, DDO Technical Requirements
Board
SUBJECT: AVIAN Program
3.3(h)(2)
6.2(d)
ed on the recent AVIAN Program demonstration
at SE Division, working with the NIO/SA,
re at ORD continue the program to fulfill a ,
specific requirement. A step by step -by-step description
of one possible scenario has been prepared and forwarded
on 31 October 1975. Using this description we plan to
have our station officers release pigeons near the target.
The pigeon c should nvPr fly the target carrying cameras
and return for recovery of the cameras and
film. We expect ORD to demonstrate a scenario the
Washington area that would closely parallel the field
situation using the alloted ORD funds. We understand that
ORD could use funds remaining in calendar year 1975 at
two contractors for basic research on homing pigeons and
commit funds programed for calendar year 1976 at one
contractor to demonstrate the feasibility of the equipment
to meet the requirement. SE Division will fund the actual
operation using ORD furnished equipment.
2. We understand that any additional work on the
Bird Camera would be funded by ORD and be an insignificant
amount. We have elected to go ahead with a bird operation
with the understanding that total costs for one more year's
work to complete a system will be about $100,000 for
equipment, i.e., trained birds with cameras, mock ups and
photo slides of targets needed for training.
3. We are planning a timetable whereby the birds
with cameras would demonstrate the capability in the
Washington area by April 1976, and additional trained birds
with cameras would be ready for the operation overseas by
June 1976.
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Details of this request have been discussed
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of ORD, of OTS, and
of SE Division.
Chief
Soviet/East European Division
NIO/Special Activities
DDO/Ops Staff
OTS/Operations
OTS/DU
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