AIR ACTIVITY OBSERVED OVER ZBYSOV (ZBESCHAU) WEST OF BRNO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007500010004-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 27, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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During the period from Februajr? t? X54, individual single 25X1
rat veme'obsoryed flying:d?rw sev The 09N/16 21 E) west of
was heard. No firing or air combat practices were-observed,
intervals of 100. to 200 meters. The aircraft _
minutes, then returned toward the east, and did not per on the same day,
The flying speed was very high. The whizzling aisd roaring se of the jet engines
d AS an al %1 %nde Air AOO to h(')O.-
00s4ervea 4 SP 7 lies. rise airerar approach
noters'from th east (Bruenn) during the aft
.flew in formations of 2 or 3 aircraft side.
dri g 'fs le *eather. Prior to 15 September ' 1954;vjat aircraft had '*son
the aircraft were stationed at Bruenn airfield. Description of aircraft= jet
engine with whizzling sound, jet aperture in the rear, fuselage step definitely
seen from the side, presumably mid-wing monoplane, leading and trailing edges of
wings slightly tapering to wing tips, not swept back, section of fuselage in
front of wings appeared considerably shorter than aft of wings, silver gray
paint and red..white-blue circle as nationality marking.
Almost every day between 1200 and 1700, when the Bather was favorable, individual
obsolete aircraft were also observed flying at an altitude of 400 to 500 meters.
The aircraft were single-engine monoplanes, also approached from the east, flew
some circles over Zbeschau and then returned toward the east. They were seen aloft
for 10 to 25 minutes flying very slowly*
engine aircraft, presumably of type $f 149 l(sia )ware stationed at the old airfield
completed and was occupied by jet Aircraft.- axiiriy~t 3s. The-othier- s-ingl ..
Air Aa1ivity
Coing The described jet aircraft are reported for the first time from
the .Brno Bruenn) area. It is possible that Brno>Turapy airfield has been
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