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CIA-RDP96-00788R000600300018-5
Opens with: MEMORANDUM FOR: Major O'Keefe
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7 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R000600300018-5 MEMORANDUM FOR: Major O'Keefe 1 June 1981 SUBJECT: Location of UH-1H The following information was acquired through debriefing of an undeveloped source concerning the location of a missing UH-1H helicopter. 1. Source was asked to provide azimuth and distance, as best he could, from the following geographic coordinates to the crash site. 040 23' 40" S/079º 25' 20" W; 202º, approximately 30 km 04º 36' 00" S/079º 27' 00" W; 326º, approximately 65 km 04º 21' 30" S/079º 24' 00" W, 360º or 180º, approximately 20 km The above azimuths relate to true north. 2. When asked about a terrain feature known as "Piedra Blanca", source described a large hill/mountain with a white stone face. Source felt that the crash site was located within 3 kilometers of "Piedra Blanca" on the backside of a hill (see sketch). 3. Source felt that the UH-1H had to make an alteration in its course due to extreme weather conditions. Due to decreased visibility and unfamiliar terrain, source feels that the pilots of the UH-1H were lost. NOTE: All information provided in this memorandum is unconfirmed and unevaluated. Metin Chilly MELVIN C. RILEY Project Analyst Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R000600300018-5
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R000600300018-5 HEAVY JUNGLE 3 K. DIST., WHITE CIRCULAR COLAR STONE / ROCK. GENERALLY 1 AROUND NORTHERN EDGE. FLAT L v BACKSIDE MAYBE A RIVER ME BE ! HILL SKETCH * 1 01 JUNE 1981 279 - 280 Approved For Release 2000/08 07 : CIA-RDP 6-00788R000600300018-5 I