AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00185A000100060288-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 2002
• Sequence Number: 288
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM OR:
SUBJECT: Aerial Reconnaissance .S
REFERENCE: OEL 322/64, 8 April 64
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Technology
cusslesi in your office Thursday, 21 May, you niade
regarding the atudy of a navigable balloon whose
priniary purpose would be for aerial BUNT collection. We have given
your remarks careful consideration and concur that the unsolicited
proposal of
capability.
2. Because of the inherent adv
La too extensive and beyond their
flexibility which
navigable balloon systeu can provide we propose to conduct the study
shown in Figur* 1 to determine performance capability and fe
participation would be only in those areas in witcii they
have demonstrated competence. The Agency would provide required
wind information to
and mould develop all of the operational
otudies, conduct trade-off analyses, Ausi conaider additional applications
of this concept.
25X1A 3,%,Vith your c ce we propose to aolictt from
fixed price proposal for work consistent with the tasks outlined in Figure 1.
The proposed schedule is eoxnewhat extended in time frore the unsolicited
proposal and is nore realistic. Some slight additional funds may be
desired In excess of the contractor's original proposal to insure coznpleteness
and thoroughness. In consideration of the operational and administrative
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aspects of the program we propose to use OEL funds for this project_
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