TRIP REPORT (LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 21-31 AUGUST 1961)
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CIA-RDP78B04747A000100070029-3
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July 20, 2000
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29
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Publication Date:
September 7, 1961
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Declass Review, NIMA/DoD
7 S% *ember 1961
7M: Chief, TP&D3
StsizCT: Trip Report (Los Angeles, California, 21-31
Augiut 7,961)
25X1A
1. undeers d along with f this office,
visited the
for the pu ose of monitoring three current contracts: (1) the flTA-
Wide Pile Pr maior; (2) the T--mVuality Meter; and (3) the I MAW
Ss meal ut Device. The first three days of this period Mere spent
at which
25X1A tine the Lace qty Meter and Sn)nancei ent Device were ex-
tensi.ly discussed. The 13th Progress Report,
and the 25X1A
2
k N
,
o.
1m& Cnality Deter, Contract no. Tas
14th and 15th Mon Press Report, t Program,
25X1A Contract DIo. Task No. 1, are enclosed.
2. The Loop Q a ity'Deter is nearing completion and some
preliains 7 tests were co nducteed on this instrument. The values
obtained for acstsness and granularity are fairly valid determina-
tions provided the proper imaalery is islected. The values obtained
for the resolution reading will require considerable operator
judVwfflr.t as to the type of imagery and the density and the physical
location within the fort area. This instrument is scheduled for
delivery early this fail.
3, $s Bags cezent Device is still in the breadboard
staffs and an operational test van not possible dens to the absence
of sass emogromml parts. Paggesttons for a training and maintenance
ens these two instsullrnts are fartbco:aing free -
25X1A t essed confidence that density differences
25X1A in the order of .02 woad be ezpendsd to .20 in the too of the
B log s cures . During this per" of the visit, final tracking
adjusbacuttaiii and calibration of the NZR-3 Film Processor mere being
carried on eancurrently.
4. ga 25 Aug st, the test film v" delivered by Col. White
of I rch Air a Base. 1500 ft. of thin base film vas exposed
in ,&b CU MM ratite. A similar package of 1500 .ft. con-
stitttiog the riot half of the format vas forwarded to Westover
Air fti ce Saw to be perused In the IIT1i-4 Film Processor. Since
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this film vas classified. fret t to the camera eOnfiCM'stien,
it vas necessary to do the test processing at amt after the
plant employees had left. Results of this test confined our
dry original suspicions regarding the t of the forbx. basic 25X1A
Certain Modifications proposed by tic n rite above 6 ft.
XZ-S dry box !piled to increase the in excess of
per fie. When the processor vas run at speeds
At
10 ft.Per minute, the fibs failed to enwr8e from the dryer,
-ri tt, per a te, the fill" was not ccnpletel.y dry but vas ac-
CUMIsted on the taksup aase~,bly. Indications are that a proper
gig rate for the existing ambient conditions of temperature
44- - 71'e
and htaaldity would be a~pprex tel;- ft. per : inute
mini epeaificaticus called for 30 it. per minute. on this 25X1A
fks the following day, a con-
_ .
basis the equiV t
redesign the dryer at
drier be of nod r eonstrtion s
processing
.g and the 12-6 could be fished this unit to increase
IbeineftIA9 and lsbriestion of the new dryer is scheduled
rates ?
for ccapietion and testing oa 2h October 1961, at vhich tune mot * additional exposed film brill be remice, for proper testing. It is .ugpested that this ft2m be in an uaelassif tee~i a 25X1A
participate ""=MMI a= so that all interested persons of d was author zed to act as
in the final testing. The ,s se _
covrter for the processed test film and it was delivered to SPIC 25X1A
on the z0=1U9 of 1 2962.. perseane every courtesy 25X1A
seal rs? $ "tjd that the eagi-
to
ti of a r drying system will
i le
no att~ COMM. L. rues p
had eu051jent tracking characteristientafo it would be considerable
dryer -
~ aereiai application, but in its pre sled dr the
limited as was the case of the gi[??6 ?t use" of the WA-I and
a
anted out that the basic processor
a
~
ltibr
MM and their
cost rt o is gratefulil Acknowledged.
regard
that the ETA-3 Wide PUS
c
i
b of the
nte It is the of the new dryer, will have considerable
It is
Sits
p te, . e Flea with and Military establishown
telrtidt in the eae~ will wide hilt quality, high
efi'actiss of this OVAIVOMt
and, as such, will considerably
mesa, tra 2e tree file Freeessuw
add the state of the art.
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