SUMMARY OF OSA ACTIVITIES FOR WEEK ENDING 25 OCTOBER 1963

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 2004
• Sequence Number: 93
• Publication Date: October 25, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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2S October 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Director. OSA
SUZSECT
OXCART
Deputy Assistant Director, OSA
Summary of USA Activities for Week Ending
25 October 1963
a. A meeting was hold on 14 October 1963 to discuss the OXCART
Contingency Plan with Dr. McMillan in attendance. He raised the much
discussed Holtz incident and proposed that active consideration be given
now to the controlled surfacing of the AF- lZ (LR1). Dr. McMillan agreed
that any surfacing in the immediate future should involve only the AF-1Z
and that decisions involving the R-12 should be deferred, probably until
1965.
b. When was
briefed on the results of CPX Dry Run r a he
dressed the opinion that we need a modification of some areas common
to all our CPX's. Namely, first, how does SAC it into this and what,
if any, interplay with them should Headquarters 1 :1 engage in
for realism. Second, the twelve-hour period allotted to his flight
planners to process the final flight plan of the sensitive area and ade-
quately brief the pilot is not enough time. He requested that he have the
final sensitive area flight plan for a minimum of 36 hours in advance of
take-off if refueling is involved.
c. Several INS flights were scheduled for the week 14 ? 19 October.
All but two were aborted because of weather conditions. The Auta-Nav
System performed. well for both turning and tracking.
NRO and USAF review(s)
completed.
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d. Problems with the spike control system and the accompanying
vibrations and occasional flameouts are still under study. Efforts to
'obtain euitable design co rectioiie' are "being pushed.
* CORONA
eelon, Gene Sal Carter and Mr. James A. Cunningham met
Cr on 15 October to review for him salient features of the
cal Year 1965 NRO budget as a means for preparing him for his pro-
jected conversations on this subject with Under Secretary of Defense
Cilpatric in the near future. Among other things the Director said that
he felt we should force for a completely new search system as the next
generation vehicle beyond the CORONA.
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Chief, Programs Staff
(Special Activities)
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