ANIMAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Animal Partners
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06527546
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: September 6, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2019
• Publication Date: July 7, 1972

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6.2(d)
I ORD #11�/624_479,
7 July 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: C/DDS&T /ORD/BSD
SUBJECT : Animal Delivery Systems
1. The bird delivery project which was initiated and developed
by ORD/BSD and brought to the operationally suitable stage by TSD
is to be terminated at the end of the current contract, 31 July 1972.
2. This unique package delivery and emplacement system
was used in one audio operation in the past. While the emplacement
of the audio transmitter was a complete success, the intelligibility
of the audio was not acceptable because of ambient noise levels.
Since that time, the system was seriously evaluated for use on
several other targets but in each case the possibility of obtaining
an acceptable quality of audio was considered to be too low to be of
value.
3. This project has been reviewed with the area divisions
and TSD operations branches. No projected targets can be found which
would utilize the concept. The lack of targets coupled with the cost
of maintaining the carriers for an additional year has led to the de-
cision to terminate the project. Should a target become available
where only such a carrier would solve the delivery problem, it is
hoped that the project can be reactivated within a reasonable period
of time.
19LASSIFIED BY
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WARNING NOTICE
SENSITIVE INIELLIGENCL SOURCES
AND METHODS INVOLVED
Sidney o tlieb
Chief
Technical Services Division
TEMPT FROM GENERAL RECLASSIFICATION RUMOUR
P;14. OF E. C. l7,72.
511(1), (2),0 or (4) (circle one or more)
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