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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66B00597R000400080008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 27, 1965
• Content Type: CABLE

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ESTIMATE ALTITUDE OF CONTRAIL D
CONTRAIL WAS VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. PILOT UNABLE TORS
(HEADING 180) TO HIS RIGHT AT ABOUT 3 O?CLOCK LOW? THE EDD
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1. (A) PILOT REPORTED SEEING CONTRAILS .TWICE.
THE`'; FIRST SIGHTING WAS "BEFORE KUANGCHOU"" 72307N 11315E.
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A HEAD'INB. OIL' 292 HE SAW 2 CONTRAILS
PARALLEL WITH HIM AT ABOUT 9 O?CLOCK;LOW. THE CONTRAILS WERE
VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES. PILOT ESTIMATED CONTRAILS WERE
589000-599000 FEET. (INTEL COMMENT: CONTRAIL LEVEL TODAY WAS
APPROX 439000-5690400 FEET. PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER WAS
"ALMOST ALL CLEAR")
(B) THE SECOND SIGHTING WAS "OVER LEIYANG" (2620N 11253E).
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A HEADING OF 198 HE SAW 1 CONTRAIL
OBSERVATIONS, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE FIGHTEFF,A O--RR
DISTINGUISH ANY COLOR OR MARKINGS. IN NEITHER CASE DID THERE APPEAR TO
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T4E PILOT TO BE AN ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF THE FIGHTERS TO ZOOM UP
FOR AN INTERCEPT. IN NEITHER CASE WAS IT NECESSARY FOR THE PILOT
TO DEVIATE FROM HIS COURSE.
2. ADDITION& PILOT OBSERVATIONSt
(A) WHILE OVER CANTON WHITE CLOUD A/F, PILOT REPORTED SEEING
APPROX 20 FIGHTERS AND 2 CARGO AIRCRAFT IN A PARKING AREA.
(B) WHILE OVER LEIYANG, PILOT REPORTED SEEING PERHAPS 30
AIRCRAFT IN THE PARKING AREA, REVETMENTS AND ALERT POSITIONS.
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