ANTI-AIRCRAFT SEARCHLIGHTS IN BUDAPEST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010100440003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 8, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 18, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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'SUBJEC1 An;,,!-Aircraft Searchlights in Buis.nest
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1. ,anti---,.1rernft searchlights have been observed is oneration over Budapest skies
4,1g,5 rave occasions.
2. N. 22 .y 1951. at WO p.m. , -three separate beams of poi rerful searchlights
p -i.; ec into a heavily overcast sky. All beams were from a single searchlight
station on top of Harass hatar'hery in the northwest corner of i3uda, also
known to be the site of a gil3er school. There was some dispute as to whether
pia.ne motors could he heard at this time.
3, Or 1..2 June between 9;00 and 10:00 p.m, searchlights were seen beamed fron the
same iilltop. Source had previously seen orders for an air-raid test to take
p].ce very shortly in Budapest.,
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Class. Changed Tot TS S C
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Approved For Release 2002/01/03 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10100440003-2