U-2 RECONNAISSANCE MISSION C425C FLOWN 31 JULY 1965

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2012
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 31, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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Preliminary Report
U-2 MOONAISSAMM IOII C425C
flovu 31 July 1965
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Directorate of Scienee and Technology
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i4igsion C425C, flown
on. 3) July 1965, was over North e 'for
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end pho two 1G 21 aircraft in Inter-
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See figure 1 (opposite) for the mission route and table
1 for COLOR targets covered.
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UNt.1 OtJIfD N IOa C425C
Mission C423C was laumched from TaiWen at 0030Z on 31
July 1965 and recovered seven host later at 4`(30. Planned
against twenty-six CON)P targets in North Korea, the U-2
was over denied territory for approximately one hour and fifty-
six and notes.
The weather was reported by the pilot to be variable III
(broken clouds), or slightly worse than the predicted Category
II (scattered clouds).
This mission was in response to the COM requirement for
quarterly nigh-resolution coverage of forth >. Previous
U-2 photograph7 was obtained by
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Preliminary interpretation of the pnotagraphy indicates
that the aission covered: 13 airfields; 9 military installations;
3 naval facilities; 1 BW/CW center; 3 electric targets; and
4 complexes. to all, 33 CCN* targets were cohered. In
addition, 1 MIG-21 and 1. other unidentified aircraft (believed
to nave been a Anti-21 on tine basis of other evidence) here
photographed in flight. For exa lee of the photography
obtained by the miee1oll, see figures 2 and 3.
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This preliminary technical evaluation of. a U-2 Reconnaissance
mission flown over North Roma on 3]. July 1965 we developed for
the 3)3 Camaittee by the following a to of the Directorate
of Science and Trechno3.ogy:
Office of Scientific LTtelligmwe
Office of Special Activities
Office of dint
The evaluations are based on information and data provided
by:
Joint Sobe Sigint Processing Center, Okinawa
Rational. Photographic Interpretation Center, Washington, D.C.
6,itn Technical Aaao*aiasence Squ*droa, Fckota, Japan
PACCI( glint Center, Fuchu, Japan
Graphics support h*s bey, provided by the Office of Haneerercah
and Reports of the Directorate of Intelligence.
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