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14 Apr 80
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MFR: Collection
STRATEGY
(S/NOFORN)
ANALYSIS :
After Il sessions thus FAR, Only one
" successful" and one " possible" session has
OCCURRED. GUIDANCE AND targeting has
been the greatest single problem thus
FAR, AND IS PROBABLY the responsibility
of the ANALyst. Although Ambient noise
has interrupted several sessions, only two have
cancelled:
(S/NOFORN)
9: #7: EARLY in the operation, four
SESSIONS WERE Run using this RVer.
non- mensuRATED coordinates were
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used, but subsequent mensuration
Revealed only a 1.5-mile CEP
from the desired target structure.
ext. Unfortunately
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it is the
best estimate that #7 worked in-
WARD FROM a CEP of 5-20- NM; A
VERY laborious situation which is
very taxing on River. At the
time, however, it was the only
method which could be employed.
Although #7's Imagery WAS of
good quality (generally) and his
LOCATIONS
could be estimated from
the data he provided
the
continued in-process Adjustments
to try to " zero" the River proved
demorALIzing
the
and
gradual may have gradually
inhibited the PSI- functioning.
#7
has now had a five week
"COOLING OFF" period re. 8003. It is
This AnALyst's Intention to target
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PORTION
of 8003 when he returns "on-line"

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(S/NOFORN)
1. # 1: Using mensuRATED Coordinates, it
became eviDent this River Reported
data pertinent to the target
installation on the first Attempt.
During his second session, An Attempt
to steer the RVer to the target
Structure FAILED due to an
Apparent self-generated "in- flight"
Adjustment
MADE by the River
himself AFTER START of session. As
A Result,
RELEVANT IMAgery WAS
obtained of both
the preceding
session's start point AND A new
LOCALE within the installation but,
pre-planned
when quidance directions were
ACTIVATED by the interviewer,
The RUer WAS InADVertantly moved
OFF target. A new targeting
method WAS INSTITUTED FOR the
third session, which consisted of
a mAsked AERIAL photo with NE
END of target structure circled.
#I apparently hit the mail on the
head. Extremely valuable
IMAgery WAS obtained. It is
Intended that #1 wice be tasked
several more times against this
structure, with the possibility of
moving him elsewhere to other
structures /areas as targeting
" leads " are developed .
(SINOFORN)
C. #14: Two of this RUers four ATtempt
have been cancelled due to noise
Interference .
His first (Aborted)
session PROVIDED some very vague
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the
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slight
resemblance

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nearby athletic field complex. #14's
second session provided some
very diverse imagery, one aspect
which was definitely target
related but unsupported by
other imagery. Other imagery aid
Dear
resemblance
for the
athletic fold, reinforcing the exlier
cestimate of his location. In
a decision to alter the targeting
·Carethodology from mensurated
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geo coordinates, an alpha-numeric
quid matrix was superimposed
over an aerial photo
of the
target installation.
#14 was
informed of the targeting system
and location
of The photo (SSO)
for his third session, #14
was not actually shown the
photo. During the third session
#14 provided imagery relevant
to a nearby motor pool (CEP
.3+ km). #14's fourth session
was cancelled due to nowe
after he had been shown a
facsimile of the target grid
annotating both target quid and
his preceding session location
qrid.
It is recommended -14
be targeted once again, usmy
The motor peal as a start
point and ranging in a N
direction & the vicinity of
The final loading area, It's
not recommended
that #14
be cluttered and befuddled with
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attempts
stucture .
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