(SANITIZED) AGREES THAT THE HORIZON CAMERAS HAVE BEEN AN AREA OF

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001800050015-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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AGREES THAT THE HORIZON CAM%,'IERAS HAVE BEEN AN AREA OF
WEAKNESS IN THE MURAL PROGRAM, AND HAS CONTINUALLY REQUESTED T*T
CORRECTIVE ACTION BE TAKEN. OF ALL THE MALFUNCTIONS WE HAVE HAD WITH
THESE CAMERAS, THE SHUTTER STAYING OPEN HAS OCCURRED LEAST FREQUENT OF
ALL. IS OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS THE CONTRACTORS RESPONSI3IL-
ITY TO CORRECT THIS TYPE. OF MMALFUTCTION, 3UT NOT LOOK TOWARD DISA3LING
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UPON HORIZON CAMERAS FOR VEHICLE ATTITUDE DETER1INATION AND JONES NOT
AGREE THAT DISABLING OF THE HORIZON CAMERAS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
2. ONE OTHER POET OF INTEREST: THE OBTAINING OF MAXIMUM USABLE
PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY HAS 3EE N THE OBJECTIVE OF EACH MISSION, NOT
JUST MISSION M-21.
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