HAINAN ISLAND INTRUSIANS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-541-1-2-7
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 23, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 17, 1972
• Content Type: MEMO

At Tab A is a further report on the intrusion of Hainan Island an July
The pil.c~t reports that he saw gxound and therefore turned to the west. 25X1
The pilot received a garbled 25X1
warning that he was approaching the buffer zone but did not thixik this warning
was directed tv him.
At Tab S is a repart that a P--3 aircraft peneta-at~d the buffer xane on July 15
but did x~ot get closer to the PRC border than about 15 nautical miles.
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IIORDi;R INTRUSION 01= f111IN11N ISt,,t~lD
CTG ?7.6, in respanse to multiple previaus in~licatio:~s,
confirmed that an intrusion of the border of ll:i roan i :, : a~;~;
did occur. Debrief of pilot (RAYGUN 5.12- KAC-li 'Tanker} r;;.
dicates pilot saw grrtcnd at 15000GZ at the poi it9;nn ~~; t?;~
red arrow and proceec.ed along exit track (grec~ri and xt;; ~~ y ,
Pilot received garbled border violation warning; broa~;~.i;,t
by USS STERETT (PIRAZ) at 150003 but da.d not corinrcc :. .,r:,;.;~
with RAYGUN 51.2. Tri:-
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to second paint shown, STERETT track is aPProxi,natcl}-
miles west.af the track given by USS AMERICA. Tha twr
soutlYern gv~nts d? not .agree as to location but do :~F;r??e ;n
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INTRUSION OF.HAINAN ISLAND BUFFER ZONE
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CTG 77.0 reported ~t}iat at 151.?3? EDT an incursion into thy-
Hainan island Buffer Zone' had occurred Green dot). This point
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In a follo~r-up message t3te bZOth Tactica3 Contro3. Squadron
.reported aBuffer-Zone-incur-sian Red.dots.) as having ?ccurred
~_at 35.1724 EDT' with the depth Qf penetration-being S_nautical
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