IDEALIST OPERATIONAL SUMMARY AND STATUS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00263R000200220023-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: January 1, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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I. General Summary
A. Three Agency U-2 overflights were flown during the
month of May 1967.
25X1 DOa
2. Mission C177C was flown on 16 May by
25X1C8c (Billy). This mission was first
25X1C1Ob operational mission and as a whole was very good. It
covered a portion of southwest
border.
25X1A2g
3. Mission C187C was flown by (Andy) on
X11&11b
25X1ClOb
25X1A2g
The mission
was alerted in marginal weather and after approximately
ten minutes over denied territory, the pilot exercised
his option and aborted the mission due to weather. Photo
coverage was still obtained on approximately ten targets. 25X1A2g
At the completion of Mission C167C - the detach-
B
.
25X1C10b
ment remained active for lop-rations. Durin
25X1A2g this period it also checked out all new on 25X60
...
had weather the detachmen was
at
deactivated and redeployed to
on 31 May with
the ferry of Article 373. Article 383 had previously been
ferried back to on 25 May.
25X6C
25X6C
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25X1 C8c
which should take approximately
two months to complete. h
T e school is in Los Angeles.
25X1A2g D. On 2 May an IR camera comparison test,
was flown between the "I" and "O" aircraft in an attempt to
identify and reduce problem areas. Evaluation is still in
progress 25X1A2g
E. tests were flown in Article 348 on 2 and 3
May. Th of these tests was to thoroughly check out
the 12C prototype system and the new MC recorder. Tests
were successful.
25X1A2g F. tests were flown on 3 and 4 May to test
compatibility of the modified hatch with the T-35 25X1A2g
and airborne electronic systems. All systems operated
perfectly. 25X1A2g
G. Five additional _ tests were flown during May.
clg.
All utilized the Delta 111-6 unit with various fi , . Jo5 IIHHLL
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25X1A2g
25X1A2g 25X1C8c
C. The two new
have comple__ _ ~___ __ns,
in erviews, pressure suit fittings and are presently enrolled 25X1A5a2
in a
H. On 28 May under the slu the 25X60
detachment was deployed to The
purpose of this deployment is for a quick reaction capability
in the Middle East. The detachment is presently Operational
Ready and will react as the situation dictates. Article 348
was ferried across and is in place there.
II. Product Improvement
A. A 28 channel recorder (M/C) has been tested and is
presently deployed with the SCOPE SAFE mission.
B. System 12C was tested successfully, however; the
system is not operationally ready due lack of sufficient
power within the "Black Boxes" of the system. Further research
and modifications should eliminate these deficiencies.
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C. The Oscar Sierra Mark III System was flight tested
but will also require some refinement in the electronic
circuitry to make the system operationally ready.
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