SUMMARY OF INFORMATION: PROJECT 8809, SESSION 2, RV-079

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00789R000400320001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 27, 1988
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
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SG1A
Si te 111111 ... nuclear reproduction f a c i l i t y of considerable
size, !. ?iii located 1. I"1 ii:Y an~' isolated area of the f Soviet
Union. It also serves as a vast nuclear research center
dedicated to the technical research and advancement of Soviet
designs. The C r i ? study of t ? . f . ei::: 'l:: )`" t : : } . . . . . (;;) I;.;'l:'.:I. t::: ?is is being pursued at t h i s
target Other .. as ,?'.? t::) ? ? specific concern r.:Yr"t?:i?. are advancements
site. I"?ti'.t > in
"soft hardware", ...> } , ; t n;::?:".I.:.'::::.1"'It::1 needles" and radiation. New
methodology is being developed that will make "telemetry" as we
have known it, virtually ? , -ir;. t::?.. (l r t estimated 6,000 personnel
t:a t:}t t t':: }.I. c at
this ;:a r , employed s : : . f a c i l i t y . (1 cadre of highly educated
military personnel, accredited physicists, direct the overall activities at the target F .t.. .. site :i. ?~ is not :. very well
site.
hidden from sight. The presence and active participation of ' the
"too many ~ s...raI"1'v represents ;::1 ..!'7 exploitable security
t.. specialists"
v^J G ? 5 ra t; n e ci s .. I I") 't'. I"'I Ir: future, it w i l l receive a great deal of
unfavorable publicity. The Soviet Union is also developing the
equivalent if ' i t s (?1 W (?i {::: capabilities at the target site. The
development of telescopic radiation dealing with highly minute
highly complex rrtr.:YI")'"sri}". is also ongoing i")C:~i::;:I.1")i:: ~ as ..
particles
in a at this
target site. The site functions and operates r'r)i..!t:::") in ..,:")i:;! i?r
same
as "Gardner/Gainer i:ai:aiir. does in ~:..)c?::?. Y t.. iir., The
manner
(phonetic)"
p r i n c i p a l target structures are bigger than nor " rr) ii:Y .I. ? they are
w i d e , square, clean. The presence of huge windows allows for ra
h i g h degree c::f: light infiltration i n t o the b u i l d i n g s .
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Target
... nuclear . .'1:.'v i..,'r ... r considerable
reproduction ~'