STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES - CAMERA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP33-02415A000700050016-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: June 20, 1966
• Content Type: REGULATION

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PROJECT HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS
DIRECTIVE 50-10-28 20 June 1966
Supersedes PHD #50-1095-1 dated 31 March 1964
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES - CAMERA
1. PURPOSE:
To provide standard operating procedures for camera
operation on all Headquarters directed missions.
Procedures outlined herein are those intended to
provide maximum photographic quality and equipment reliabil-
ity. Headquarters will attempt to anticipate deviations
occasioned by local operating conditions or seasonal varia-
tions, and forward necessary instructions. However, it is
recognized that information concerning field conditions may
not always be available in sufficient detail, or in sufficient
time to direct deviations. In those instances, and if time
permits, the Detachment will notify Project Headquarters of
any local operating conditions which may affect compliance
with this directive. If time does not permit prior consul-
tation with Headquarters, deviations are authorized at the
discretion of the Detachment Commander. In such instances
Project Headquarters will be advised of the scope and
reason for such deviations.
a. All photographic equipment will be thoroughly
bench checked prior to a photographic mission.
b. All camera windows will be cleaned inside and
outside, and inspected for significant scratches, and
nicks.
c. Cameras will be thoroughly preflighted after
installation in the aircraft. Senior Special Equipment
man will sign off equipment prior to flight to indicate
that all ground tests have been completed and cameras
are in operating order.
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d. Data Chamber Clock will be hacked to ZULU time
and this time will be recorded on the preflight sheet.
e. Camera port covers will be removed from aircraft
prior to take off roll.
f. Camera heaters and blowers will be in the "ON"
position from take off to landing. For Delta series
cameras heater blowers should be turned "OFF" when the
cameras are turned to one of the Mode positions, and
turned back "ON" again when the camera goes to "OFF"
or "STANDBY".
g. Cycle cameras once when reaching cruise altitude,
and once just prior to penetration. A single cycle in
Mode I for the "B" Configuration and four cycles
(approximately 30 seconds) for the Delta Configuration
is sufficient.
h. Upon return from a photographic mission, Special
Equipment personnel will:
(1) Inspect outside surfaces of camera ports
for breaks, dirt, oil, or condensation which might
affect photographic quality.
(2) Replace port covers.
(3) Conduct a thorough post-flight of all
camera and associated equipment, making a note of
discrepancies and malfunctions which would be use-
ful in evaluating equipment performance.
(4) Record error of Data Chamber Clock and the
time on the preflight sheet.
i. After processing of tracker film, head and tail
of each roll of film should be marked with mission number,
date, unit designation, and security classification,
before making prints or dupes.
4. Camera procedures to be utilized prior to departure
from home base and enroute to a pre-strike staging base.
a. Complete thorough camera preflight and loading
of film.
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b. Leave camera port covers on.
c. Do not cycle camera between home base and
staging base.
d. Camera heaters and blowers on from take off to
landing.
5. CAMERA SETTINGS:
Camera settings to be used on a mission will be
forwarded to Detachment by Project Headquarters and will
normally be included in the Alert Message
a. Bravo camera standard settings with 8402 or
3401 film:
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(1) IS0 TOT
(2) F/10 for film processed at Eastman Kodak.
F/16 for film processed in the field.
(3) 572% overlap.
(4) Wratten 12 filter.
b. Bravo camera standard settings with 3400 film:
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(1) 150 TOT (I-00 for solar altitudes less than
20?).
(2) F/10 whether processed locally or at
Eastman Kodak.
(3) 572% overlap.
(4) Wratten 12 filter.
c. Delta III camera standard settings:
(1) 1/400 sec. - F/3.5, 3404 film.
(2) Mode selection: Mode 1, 2, or 3 dependent
upon ground velocity and altitude.
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d. Mark II Tracker standard settings:
(1) 32 second interval.
(2) Wratten 25 filter at Detachment "G".
Wratten 12 filter at Detachment "H".
(3) Tracker to be operated from take off to
landing.
e. T-35 Tracker standard settings:
(1) 30 second interval.
(2) Wratten 12 filter, 3404 film.
(3) F 4.0 aperture.
(4) Tracker is to be operated from take off
to landing.
f. Paragraph F. of Alert Message will
give camera settings as "Standard" unless a change is
required. The word "Standard" when referring to camera
settings will denote the contents of paragraphs 5a
through 5e.
6. Proposed revisions, suggested changes, or additions
to this directive will be forwarded to Project Headquarters.
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PROJECT HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS
DIRECTIVE 50-10-7 20 June 1966
Supersedes OPL #24 dated 14 July 1961
1. PURPOSE:
To establish the requirement for submission of a
monthly Commander's Report.
2. RESPONSIBILITY:
The Commander of each permanent IDEALIST Detachment
is responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of
this Directive.
3. PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION:
a. The report will be prepared as of 2400 hours local
time on the last day of each month and submitted not later than
the fifteenth day of the following month.
b. Original and three copies will be pouched to
Project Headquarters.
a. Although the report is not intended as a monthly
history of the Detachment it can provide a permanent record
of important activities of the Detachment.
b. The report is not intended as a vehicle for
surfacing new problem areas which should have been reported
by message as they were identified. The report can and should
be used, however, to report those problems which have been
previously reported and for which no satisfactory corrective
action has been initiated.
c. The types of information to be included in Part I
of the report are discretionary with the Detachment Commander.
Generally speaking, the report should include important items
of information not previously reported and those which the
Detachment Commander considers worthy of repetition. Addition-
ally, repetitive occurrences which are indicative of a
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developing trend and which might not be readily apparent to
Project Headquarters, by a reading of daily message traffic,
should be included.
d. Part II of the report will contain a compilation
of statistical data. Although most of the data contained in
this part of the report will have been made available to
Project Headquarters by daily message traffic, inclusion will
provide a means for verification of Headquarters' records as
well as permanent, readily available source of information
at Headquarters.
e. The Attachment illustrates the desired reporting
format and contains items of information, extracted from
previous reports, which may be used as a guide for the
preparation of future reports.
f. Detachment Commanders are authorized to make
changes in report format as necessary to meet local
conditions. 25X1A
Attachment:
Format and Sample Report
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