CABLE TO PRIORITY (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00159R000400100051-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: February 18, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT STATUS REPORT 372 ACCIDENT.
1. TEAM DID NOT RETURN TO ACCIDENT SITE 18 FEB SINCE MAJOR
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AFTER POSITION ESTABLISHED TEAM DEPARTED FOR
IT
G-47 GROUND ABORTED AND REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT AIRCRAFT COULD
NOT BE PROVIDED IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO MAKE EFFECTIVE USE OF
REMAINING DAY LIGHT HOURS AT SITE. TEAM NOW SCHEDULED TO DEPART
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(A) BEGIN CLEARING AWAY BRICK, CEMENT, AND RUBBLE FROM BENEATH,
ON, AND AROUND AIRCRAFT.
BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AND WILL BE UTILIZED PERI
(INSTRUCTIONS.
(B) ADDITIONAL PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN. (C) DEPENDING UPON
ACCESSIBILITY, FUEL, OIL, HYDRAULIC FLUID, AND OXYGEN SAMPLES
S E C R E T
ESIRED EXPEDITED ACTION. IMMEDIATELY
S E C R E T
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EARLY MORNING 19 FEB. FOLLOWING ACTIONS ARE PLANNED:
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WILL BE TAKEN. (D) UNTIL CLEAN UP IS ACCOMPLISHED IMPOSSIBLE
TO REMOVE CLASSIFIED SYSTEMS Ar1D EQUIPMENT. PRESENTLY PLAN
TO LEAVE EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AS IS UNDER GUARD AND REEVALUATE
FEASIBILITY OF ATTEMPTING RyE1OVAL PRIOR TO MOVING AIRCRAFT.
4'kPPEARS NOW THAT BEST POSITION MAY BE TO REMOVE SYSTEMS AFTER
AVAILABILITY OF SALVAGE EQUIPOENT FROM
WILL BE ESTABLISHED. OTHER EQUIPMENT WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND
MOVED FROM (F) LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL 25X1
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WITNESSES AT INCLUDING BRIEF OR TRANSCRIPT
OF UHF TRANSMISSIONS ON
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2. GENERAL CLEANUP IN AREA WILL REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY ONE
DAY. AFTER CLEANUP AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETAINED IN PRESENT CONFIGURATION
UNTIL VIEWED BY INVESTIGATION TEAM. WILL ATTEMPT TO TAKE CONCERNED
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND RETURN IF THEIR ARRIVAL TIME PERMITS.
SALVAGE OPERATIONS COULD THEN COMMENCE ON MONDAY AND PROBABLY
BE COMPLETED TUESDAY. DELAYING THE ABOVE ACTIONS UNTIL TEAM
ARRIVES WOULD PROBABLY EXTEND COMPLETION OF SALVAGE UNTIL AT
LEAST NEXT THURSDAY.
TEAM MEMBERS FRO19 FOR VIEW OF SITE
3. HAVE REQUESTED) BY SEPARATE MESSAGE LATEST ND 25X1
WRIGHT PATTERSON FUEL REPORT ON BATCH 41 A WHICH WAS USED
EXCLUSIVELY FROM 4 FEB THROUGH 16 FEB.
4. CAUSES OF REPORTED OVER TEMP WHICH LEAD TO SHUT DOWN REMAIN
UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. ALSO HAVE NO FACTUAL INFO TO SUPPORT WHETHER
(CONT?D) S E C R E T
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(P; NOT ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS WERE MUTED. INSPECTION AND/OR TDR
0;' ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES SHOULD PROVIDE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION,
DETERIOTATION OF WEATHER AT
"IN SIGHIT AND GOING CHANNEL ONE" PROBABLY CAUSED PILOT TO
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DOWN WIND AT
c UNKNOWN. DISCUSSION WITH
TOWER PERSONNEL MAY SHED) LIGHT UN THIS POINT.
5. NAMES OF CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES WITH FAMILY ASSOCIATION
WILL BE VERIFIED AT THE SCENE NEXT VISIT. PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL
ALSO BE FURTHER IDENTIFIED.