MISSION 2021

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00709R000500960003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: MISC

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i cwas flown and ,S" Band Radar. Duration of 25X1
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_-ight was eight hours. Take-off was made on schedule, however,
of the effected this stated in
the preparation atl nssion 25X1
in receipt
2020. No other problems were encountered to
of launching this mission.
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target of the mission. In addition, The malfeeding
camera.
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during the entire mission on the right oblique sion
film on the oblique magazines at end the
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tracker film was exposed and tions?
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a. From /+949 4 to 5350N 2732E
b. From 5256N 2945E
to 4908N 1635E
c. From 505w 1937E 0707E.
d. Sixty miles west of point November to 4953N O
Plotting time for this mission was two hours.
The electronics recorder seemed to be intermitten in operation
short periods of time.
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several times during the flight or
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Ground pre-flight checks were normal but the clock signal on the
span channel did not come on at take-off. This tone came on about one
hour'and fifteen minutes after take-off. A few radar signals were received
during this time but many signals were received after the tone channel
came on. The electronic portion of this recorder has been replaced
until the trouble can be determined.
All other aspects of the mission were satisfactory.
The compilation of weather data for the
report
25X1
for missions 2020 and the weather statistical report to accompany the
25X1
Commander's Mission report were being compiled at the same time the
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deletion of the report "Documentation of Flig is (Weather)". This
information is very accurately covered in the
which is dispatched much earlier than the Commander's Report. The
time required to complete this Documentation of Flights (Weather) is
requiring the weather staff to be on continuous duty preparing reports
or preparing weather briefings twenty-four hours a day when operations
run concurrently over more than one day. Any comments on the deletion
of this study would be appreciated.
DISTR:
Original .- Headquarters
ATTACH1 ENTS :
A - Documentation of Flights (Weather) A-2020 (TS#155330A)
B - Documentation of Flights (Weather) A-2021 (TS#155330B)
TS # 155330
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