EVALUATION OF MISSION C157C

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B03817A000100010001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 1, 1967
• Content Type: CABLE

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EVALUATION OF MISSION C157C
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;7. PROCESSING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE FIELD.
2. ORIGINAL NEGATTVF _ ! --__
A. RESOLUTION AND DENSITY RANGE FROM GOOD TO POOR
BECAUSE OF ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS.
B. 9R SIDE: MINUS DENSITY DOTS LOCATED 3.5 INCHES IN
FROM THE INBOARD EDGE AND 2.5 INCHES APART ARE PRES
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FRAM'ME.S. PLUS DENSITY OVALS ARE
PRESENT ON THE INBOARD EDGE THROUGHOUT. STARTING WITH FRAME
4i A x.rLLUT1UN OF THE FORMAT EDGE IS RECORDED IN THE FRAME 1* 1
FORMAT GIVING THE APPEARANCE OF A DOUBLE EXPOSURE. THIS
PROBLEM CONTINUES TO THE END OF THE MISSION. MINUS DENSITY DOTS
.75 INCH IN FROM THE OUTBOARD EDGE AND 1.7 INCHES APART ARE
PRESENT INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE MISSION. FRAME 888 HAS
MINUS DENSITY MARKS RUNNING THE WIDTH OF THE FORMAT CAUSED BY A
MANUFACTURER'S SPLICE BETWEEN FRAMES 890 AND 891. HEAT SPLICES
ARE PRESENT BETWEEN FRAMES; 134/135, 543/544, 946/947, 1352/
1353, 1758/1759 AND 2154/2155.
C. 9L SIDE: PLUS DENSITY OVALS, ASSOCIATED WITH ROLLER
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CHATTER APE PRESENT ONE INCH IN FROM THE INBOARD EDGE THRU
FRAME 25C. HEAT SPLICES ARE PRESENT BETUEEN FRAMES; 132/1339
1235/1236, 1625/1626 AND 2025/2226. T]ANUFACTURER S SPLICES
ARE FIFES ENT I NN1 ' PANFS 594 AND 1379.
D. BOTH SIDES: PINHOLES APE PPESENT INTERVITTENTLY
THROUGHOUT THE t~`ISSI3N. EDGE STATIC AND P.OLLER CHATTER APE
PRESENT ON BOTf i'.DCES THROUGHOUT THE V'ISSION. THE DATA BLOCK
IS DOUBLE EXPOSEI) AT CF`NERA ON/OFF POSITIONS. THE LAST TITLED
F) PNE IS 2459. NODE ONE CF CANEPA OPERATION T1AS UTILIZED
THROUGHOUT THE MISSION. CYCLE IRA T)7, IS 4.5 SECONDS AND THE
WEPLAP BETN,TEEN VEPTICPL ERA '_ES IS APPROXINATELY 60 PERCENT.
3. POSITIVE:
A. PI SUITABILITY IS CCOD TO FAIR BECAUSE OF ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS.
9. PRINTING AND PROCESSING ARE GOOD.
C. CLOUD COVER OBSCURE,'; AF'P=.OXI.NATELLY 45 PERCENT OF T,-~E
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