SUN STREAK (RV) SUMMARY, PROJECT 8712-A, VIEWER 079.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00789R000200060008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 4, 1987
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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4 SEPT 87
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THERE WILL BE AN IRANIAN ATTACK AGAINST A US-FLAGGED VESSEL
IN THE PERSIAN GUj O 15 SEPT 87
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THE US VESSEL WILL BE ON SHORE, CLOSE TO LAND, AND WILL NOT
THE US VESSEL WILL BE S TING IN AN IDLE
--THE ATTACK WILL BE A SURPRISE. AN IRANIAN MISSILE WIJL--BE'
LAUNCHED FROM THE GROUND FROM A HIDDEN POSITION AND THE MISSILE
WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE UPPER RIGHT HAND PORTION OF THE VESSEL
CAUSING SMOKE. THE REASON THE MISSILE WILL HIT THE RIGHT HAND
PORTION IS BECAUSE ONCE..,,. THE MISSILE
BEAR OFt OR BREAK OFF FROM ITS ORIGINA
THIS WILL BE A HIT AND RUN ATTACK.
IS FIRED THE MISSILE WILL
US MILITARY WILL NEVER
THERE WILL NOT BE ANY CASUALTIES TO THE IRANIANS. THE
CASUALTY RATE TO THE US WILL BE LOWER THAN THE LAST-ATTACK. MOST
OF THE DAMAGE WILL BE TO THE US VESSEL. I COULD SEE US MILITARY
MEN FIXING THE DAMAGE.
AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE, THERE WILL BE OTHER ATTEMPTS BY THE
IRANIANS TO DESTROY AND HURT OUR VESSELS.
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