MISSING HELICOPTER SITREP NO. 1

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R000600300016-7
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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 5, 2003
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DEPARTMENT CF DEFENSE
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF MESSAGE CENTER
OTTC ZF F4 RUESQ IA 1328 0491640
IMMEDIATE
4'0 181624Z FEB 81 ZFF4
FM AMEMBASSY QUITO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHOC NIACT IMMEDIATE 9504
RUESLM/AMEMBASSY LIMA-NIACT IMMEDIATE 5485
RUESUZ/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA.NIACT IMMEDIATE 559
INFO RUESBA/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES IMMEDIATE 1631
RUESNA/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO IMMEDIATE 2399
RUESGY/AMCCNSUL GUAYAQUIL IMMEDIATE 5236
RULPALJ/USCINCSO QUARRY HTS PN IMMEDIATE
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C O N F I 0 E N T'I
LIMITEIrCFF.ICIAL USE QUITO
E.O. 12065: N/A
TAGS: EAIRt PBCR,, nrti EC
SUBJECT: MISSING HELICOPTER
SITREP NO.1
1. AS OF 1000 LOCAL TIME, FEBRUARY. 18, AIR 'SEARCH FOR
.OBSERVER COMMISSION MISSING UH-1H HELICOPTER CCNTINUES.
THIS MORNING, TWO GOE AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS AND THE U.S.
C-130 SEARCHED IN THE VICINITY OF YANGANA, LAST KNOWN'
POSITION OF THE MISSING HELICOPTER. CLOUDY WEATHER IMPEDED
SEARCH EFFORTS THIS MORNING, BUT REPORTS FROM LQJA INDICATE
CLOUD COVER OVER AREA MAY BREAK UP LATER TCDAY. TWO
ECUADOREAN ARMY PATROLS ARE'.CCNTINUING THEIR GROUND SEARCH
ACTION
(016,7,8)
INFO
NIDS(*)
IADB(*)
NMIC(*)
DB-3E(*)
NAVY(5)
SAGA(*) J3:NMCC(*) J5(*)
RDJTF:LO(*) SECDEF:(*) SECDEF(*) USDP(**)
SWS(*) AT(*) VP-A2 FRO(*) DE(*) D6-2B(*)
DB-4A(*) 08-5(*) DIA FILE(*) ARMY(5)
AIR FORCE(3)
TOTAL' COPIES REQUIRED 13
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF MESSAGE CENTER
2. SEARCH AREA IS ABOUT FIVE MILES BY. TEN MILES (I.E.,
50 SQUARE MILES). THE AREA IS EXTREMELY RUGGED,
RANGING BETWEEN 600 METERS AND 3000 METERS IN ALTITUDE.
THERE IS FREQUENT RAIN THIS TIME OF YEAR.
CREW CHIEF.
NO FOREIG
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CN
BOARD.
SUPPORT GROUP AT LCJA
BELIEVED
THEY PICKED
UP
VCICE
OF
ONCE CN
FEBRUARY
17, ABOUT 1200
LCCAL
4. AS OF 2000 LOCAL TIME FEBRUARY 17, REMAINING U.S.
HELICOPTER IN LOJ.A WAS TAKEN CFF OBSERVER COMMISSION
DUTY AFTER JOINT DECISION OF (SSOUTHCOM AND HELICOPTER
CREW. REASONS ARE THAT HELICOPTER' IS. BEING USED FOR
SEARCH, AND PILOTS DO NOT RECOMMEND FLYING CBS ERVER
CCMMASSIUN MISSIONS UNLESS [HERE IS A SECOND HELICOPTER
TO SERVE AS WING MAN. HELICOPTER WILL NOT RESUME
OBSERVER COMMISSION SERVICE. UNTIL:. CRDERED TC DC' SC..
5. MISSING HELICOPTER SUPPLIED WITH ONE JUNGLE,
SURVIVAL KIT, FIVE GALLONS OF WATER, ONE CASE C-RATIONS,
FLIGHT JACKETS, ONE PONCHO LINER, AND' ONE WORKING
PRC-90 SURVIVAL RADIO.,
TIME.
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