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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00551R000600330046-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: March 20, 1957
• Content Type: CABLE

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OUTGOING TELEGRAM
OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
TO
FROM
.?-0/13 C1'v 6
REF : - (COMMANDER'S REPORT)
1. REPORT, MISSION 4020,
356.
2. MISSION WAS CONSIDERED SUCCESSFUL.
DIST :
COMMo 1
OPS
COMDR 1
20 MARCH 1957
, FLOWN 18 MAR 57,
ROUTE DEVIATION FROM TARGET DELTA WAS DUE TO WEATHER PER INSTRUCTIONS
FROM HQS. NAVIGATION WAS GOOD CONSWING CLOUD COVERAGE OVER SEVENTY
PERCENT OF ENTIRE
ROUTE. FAIR OTHER PR(AI ED OVER THE PORTION
THAT HAD VERY FEW NAVIGATXONAL CHECK POINTS. ON RETURN OVER NINETY-FIVE
PERCENT OF THE ROUTE WAS OBSCURED BY CLOUD COVERAGE. DR AIDED BY
CELESTIAL OBSERVATIONS WAS USD,PRIIJARILY FOR NAVIGATION.
4. ALL EQUIPMENT OPERATED SATISFACTORILY THE ENTIRE MISSION.
5. ONE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH AT CONSIDERABLE
ALTITUDE BELOW. NO OTHER SIGHTINGS OR OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE.
6. REFERENCE CONFIRMATION MESSAGE YOUR HQS A REPLOT WAS MADE FROM
POINT INDIA THRU MIKE. FIRM PLOTS WERE UNABLE TO BE ESTABLISHED
WITH EQUIPMENT ON HAND AND WEATHER ENCOUNTERED. APPROXIMATELY FOUR
HOURS PRIOR TO THE AREA IN QUESTION WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE
A DEFINITE POSITION FROM GROUND REFERENCE DUE TO CLOUD COVERAGE.
7. DURING MISSIONS 1365 AND 4020 SEVERE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED AT
MISSION _ FURTHER FLIGHTS WILL BE MADE TO DETERMINE FACTORS
CAUSING TURBULENCE.
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OUTGOING TEIEGR..MMi DTST
COTvi^ZO 1
OPS 1
COMDR 1
DATE 20 MARCH 1957
FROM 3, Aer
4020
850 FT (NEG) 3 INCH
E; STDA.0656.
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20/110 OZ
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C-119, NU MM 8142
TO
CO12RCIAL AIR TO ZI.
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ETA ZI UNKNOWN,
WILL ADVISE FROM
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GOLF TOTAL PACKAGES : FOUR
HOTEL REMARKS: COURIER HAS OR MISSION 4020, 3 PACKAGES,
STDA-0654, 25X1 D
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