(Sanitized) PROGRESS REPORT - AUGUST 1966, PROJECT 635

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A002200020029-5
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• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: September 19, 1966
• Content Type: LETTER

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635 - OD-133
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Post Office Box 8031
Southwest Station
Washington, D. C. 20024
25X1 Subject: I I Progress Report
August oject 635
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In accordance with contract provisions on the above
project, we are enclosing three (3) copies of 25X1
Progress Report on Project 635 for the period August 1966.
Also enclosed are two (2) copies of our Financial Report for
this period.
Very truly yours,
Encl: (3) P.R.
(2) F.R.
Cert. #855513
DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD
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Period Covered: August 1966
Document No.: OD-131
Dated:. 16 September 1966
PRESENT STATUS
Fabrication of parts is 90% complete with.the exception
of a few parts required for the high intensity tracking light
sources. Subassembly of certain selected items has begun. Main
assembly has not started.
PROBLEM AREAS
Tracking Light Sources
The design problems with the high intensity
tracking light sources reported previously have not been resolved.
However, fabrication and assembly has been continued with the
belief that the remaining design problems will be resolved early
in the assembly phase.
X Slide
The X slide, which is a subcontracted item,,
was received and found to be defective in a number of areas. Some
of these discrepancies can be tolerated by changing other parts,
however, there were A few which would have required too much modi-
fication. The X slide was thus returned to the manufacturer for
rework.
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Glass Viewing Plate
To minimize the distance between the master
and slave magnets in the high intensity light source a thin glass
plate of chemically strengthened glass ("Chemcor") made by
was specified. Specifications were agreed upon with the
vendor and an order placed. Recently, the vendor reported that
he could not make the glass in the thickness specified except at
an extremely high price. The thickness which he could handle was
much less and there was some concern on our part that it might
deflect under the pressure of the slave magnets. However, since
the design had been committed to this type of glass we let the
vendor continue on the condition that if the glass were found to
be unsatisfactory because of its thinness it could be returned
for credit.
Assembly Supervision
The Product Engineer who was intimately asso-
ciated with the project is still out due to illness. His respon-
sibilities have been assumed by other production personnel. How-
ever, due to unfamiliarity and a greatly increased work load on
these people less progress has been made than planned. We hope
that this condition will be remedied in the coming month.
PROJECTED WORK FOR SEPTEMBER
Mechanical assembly will be 40?% completed.
Financial Report
A financial report for the month of August is enclosed.
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