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Working paper
Proj. no:
8969
Date:
9
Mar 89
Viewer:
003
Session:
01
Summary of Information
Vessel involved in site is official, and
seemingly non-
Soviet.
There is a sense that the vessel
is non-production --
i.e., that it is only one of a kind, or one of a few of its type.
A/S of
"test bed. "
Vessel
doesn't move alot, is not intended for
sensation connected
frequent deep-water duty.
There is a warming
with the vessel, like RF or microwave energy.
There is a sense
that the objects of interest on board are intended for emanations
Of
some kind, but also for gathering data.
Telemetry of some
kind is involved, as well
as the concepts of projecting and
directed.
People and electronics are housed within the deck
structures of interest.
AOL/signal of US space tracking
vessel/ocean-going research vessel; test be for SSM launches,
with missiles and test/tracking equipment on board.
Flag of
vessel has at least
some horizontal
stripes; blue is one
significant color
as well
as white.
Some lines come
together
and connect.
Structures of interest on deck
not permanent.
Additions and removals occur on this vessel
the varying
mission demands.
Name of the vessel
includes the letters V, A,
N, G, O, and R.
Handle Via SKEET Channels Only
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WORKING PAPER
March 1989
TASKER
1.
PROJECT:
8909.
2.
ENCRYPTED COORDINATES:
748444/862900.
3.
BACKGROUND:
A copy of
overhead photography of a vessel
is
furnished as
background information.
4.
MISSION:
times of internet
Describe the
the target vessel
b.
Describe its nationality.
c.
Provide a phonetic rendition of the name of
the vessel .
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