ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD

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• Publication Date: August 1, 1966
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Action Staff
Directorate of Science and Technology
SUBJECT: Annual Report for the President's Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board
REFERENCE: DD/S&T-0156-66 dated 12 July 1966
In response to the request of the DD/S&T attached are,
two copies of the annual reports of all programs for which
the Office of Special Activities has responsibility.
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Attachments:
Tab At B, C
PAUL N. BACALIS
Colonel, USAF
Director of Special Activities
.SAS/OSA (1 August 1966)
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#1 - Action Staff, DD/S&T
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#3 - D/O/OSA
#4 - R&D/OSA
#5 - RB/OSA
USAF review(s) completed.
NRO review(s) completed.
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INDEX
TAB ..1 - - - - --- - - -,OXCART PROGRAM
TAB 2 - - - - - - - - IDEALIST PROGRAM
TAB 3 - - - - - - - - ISINGLASS PROGRAM
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TAB 1
1. Development Summaryl
a. The A-12 aircraft (OXCART) achieved a fully
operational.capability in late 1965 by repeatedly
demonstrating acceptable inf light reliability. The
fleet of ten now consists of seven (7) operational air-
craft, two (2) in the Lockheed/Agency on-going test
program and one (l). two-place,, trainer.
b. Since the inception of the flight program in
April 1962, there have been only three accidents refleat-
ing an accident reliability rate of 99:85%. In all hese
accidents the escape system successfully ejected the
pilot'. ? None of the accidents occurred in the high Mach
or altitude regime of flight but were attributed to the
-traditional'problems inherent in any aircraft.
c: The J-58 engine on the OXCART continues to
perform well. Experience based on almost 4000 engine
hours Vindicates a reliability of 99% for that portion of
the (flight after initial climb. This represents the
critical portion of the mission including the penetration
of denied territory. A continuing development program is
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acct,live. at Pratt and Whitney for product improvement and
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the correction of those problems surfaced in flight.
:{'light testing of the 34,000 pound thrust (34K) engine
was begun in April. Initial flight testing was completed
in May and the final design of production hardware for
related components has been fully defined.
d. Two of the three types of cameras are now
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operationally ready. There are eight Type I (Perkin
Elmer) cameras in the inventory
Two Type II (Eastman Kodak) cameras
are also'in
the inventory. Three of the Type IV (Hycon Co.)
are in the flight develop..
want phase.
f. Successful flight testing of the inertial Naviga-
tion System (INS) World-wide Capability has been completed
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and Is now installed in the operational OXCART
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C;perational Summary and Progressst
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a.. The following is , the operational data on the
OXCART aircraft as of 30 June 1966.
Maximum Speed
Hach 3.29
Maximum Altitude 90,000 toot
Maximum Endurance (Single Flt) 6 hrs. 20 min.
Range (Unrefuoled) 2,800 Nautical Miles
Maximum Single Flight Time
Above Mach 3.0 3 bras. 80 min..
Maximum Sustained Time at
Mach 3.2 1 hr. 14 min.
Total A-12 Flights 1988
Total A-12 Hours 3011
Total J-58 Engine Flights 1378
Total J-58 Hours 3850
Operationally Ready Pilots 7
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b. A limited emergency capability (SKYLARD) has
been maintained for the aerial reconnaissance of Cuba
by the OXCART aircraft. This capability is based on
the assumption of two weeks advance notice.
c. A plan has been prepared Ito
handle the deployment of three OXCART aircraft to Kadena
Air Base, Okinawa. An operational plan (BLACK SHIELD)
has also been completed to cover OXCART reconnaissance
operations in the Far East operating from Kadena Air
Base, Okinawa. The and BLACK SHIELD plans
were designed as part of a Quick Reaction Concept (QRC)
based on the requirement to attain and maintain a posture
to be able to complete deployment to Kadena and conduct
the first operational mission within three weeks of a:"go-
ahead" decision. Kadena Air Base is now operationally
ready to support BLACK SHIELD.
c. In anticipation of BLACK SHIELD operations, several
Mission Plan Exercises (MPX), Command Post Exercises (CPX)
and Forward Base Exercises (FBX) were conducted through-
out the year. One Operational Readiness Inspection Test
(ORIT) was conducted in December of 1965 and another ORIT
is scheduled for August of 1966.
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e-. One OXCART aircraft, with the necessary support
personnel and equipment, was deployed to McCoy AFB, Fla.,
was to conduct a series of tests to determine vehicle
in August 1965. Purpose of the deployment
performance in areas of high humidity. Three missions
were flown, all with highly satisfactory results. In
addition, this operation demonstrated to a degree the
deployment capability of the OXCART aircraft.
f. An inoriase in traffic handling problems for
aircraft flying the super high altitude (above 60,000 feet)
prompted a series of meetings with FAA, USAF and Project
Headquarters personnel. A satisfactory coded altitude
reporting procedure was developed as a result of these
meetings and this procedure will be implemented in July
1966.
and
Kadena) for the OXCART program have been exerciser and
are in operational status. The OXCART detachment at
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TAB 2
IDEALIST
1. Development Summary
as Throughout the year, a continuing program of
product improvement has been conducted on the airframe,
engine,
equipment on the U-2 aircraft.
b. Dropablo fuel tanks for the U-2 were success-
fully tested by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in
October 1965.
a.. Preliminary design engineering in under way for
an improved version of the U-.2 aircraft designated the
U--2R. The U-2R is similar in appearance but a larger
and higher altitude vehicle than the
present U-2 a~d
offers substantially Increased mission flexibility through
greater capacity and interchangeability of payload,`.pensors.
.Depending upon choice of mission configuration, the~;U-2R
can fly about 4,000 feet higher than the present U_2\
without compromise In range, or about 3,000 feet higher
with a 2
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estimates the first U-2R flight test about one year, ater
a program go-ahead. Approval for a U-2R program
been received to date.
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TAB S
ISINGLASS
1. The ISINGLASS system has been under active investi-
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gation by this office for the past 24 months.
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The system. is an advance
boost-glide vehicle, launched from a B-52 or equivalent aircraft.
Vehicle Characteristics
Range:
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Altitude (over target)
Speed (over target):
extrapolation of the Soviet capability. Technical intell~`.
Bence quality' photography would be obtained with this sy~ste ,
system to countermeasures is very low, using a reasonabi
Current in-house studies show that the vulnerability , of ",;the'
with very short access times for the data and with a high
probability of mission success. The aerodynamic character
of the vehicle allows considerable flexibility in planning
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of ground tracks. The system is designed as a back-up to
currently projected photographic satellites,
the access time of specific targets, within or without the
Soviet Union, is critical. A program has been submitted to
the Director, National Reconnaissance Office, for a technical
substantiation program, as a predecessor to a full scale
development program. Engine compopent development is now
under way, at a modest level, under USAF and NASA support.
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