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SECRET /NOFORN
PROJECT SUN STREAK
WARNING NOTICE:
INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED
PROJECT NUMBER: 0015
SESSION NUMBER:
01
DATE OF SESSION:
16 OCT 90
DATE OF REPORT:
17 OCT 90
START:
1025
END:
1055
METHODOLOGY:
ERV
VIEWER IDENTIFIER:
052
1.
(S/NF/SK)
£
MISSION: Access and describe Fenwick Island's
Lighthouse in Delaware.
2.
(S/NF/SK)
VIEWER TASKING:
Access and describe the site in
the target envelope.
3.
(S/NF/SK)
COMMENTS:
No inclemencies noted. A Summary of
Information is attached to this report.
4.
(S/NF/SK)
EVALUATION:
3
5.
(S/NF/SK)
SEARCH EVALUATION:
Steer
HANDLE VIA CHANNELS ONLY
SECRET/NOFORN
CLASSIFIED BY:
DIA (DT)
DECLASSIFY ON:
OADR
M: 075
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UNCLASSIFIED
WORKING PAPER
15
Target #:
Date:
16 OCT 90
Time:
1025-1055
Viewer:
052
Session:
01
SUMMARY OF
INFORMATION:
The target is a structure. "There seem to be two of
these almost identical
structures.
They are very strange
looking.
There are two sides coming up and you can see
between them.
The top is curved but not straight.
The
uneven top seems to be almost decorative with designs.
It
makes me think of that site that is a shrine in Japan, out
in the middle of the water.
There is water here, close
by.
Colors evident are blue, green, brown, and a lot of
red.
There are people here. I could not see them at first,
but I knew they were there.
There is a crowd of people.
They are all standing around.
One person is separate,
sitting down and eating.
Another person is standing next
to a tall object that looks like an upside down "L" shape.
It seems to be a plank of some kind and very heavy.
Going back to the structure, I could only see up
extremely up close.
It
is made of metal and
if I
to.
tap it, it would clang.
It is a very strong structure.
The water close by makes me think that it could be a
bridge.
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1
1
A
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04
empty
2
1- between
~ uneven
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plant
upside-down
L-Shape
Person next to it.
Person
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Flash From
The Past
CPYRGHT
Delaware's Fenwick Island Lighthouse,
just north of Ocean City, Maryland, sur-
veys a coast far different from the one it
served in the 19th century. The sailing
ships it once warned off the Fenwick shoals
are no more. The Atlantic Ocean waters to
the east are no longer a pressing maritime
danger, and houses, motels, and develop-
ment populate the once-empty land sur-
rounding it. Still, its light burns on,
flashing memories out to sea, out to any-
one with an eye turned toward the past.
Built of brick in 1858-59, the white,
89-foot-tall lighthouse used whale oil, lard
oil, mineral oil, and then later kerosene to
keep its light strong and steady. The light-
house keepers lived in two small cottages
that stood nearby, making sure the light
never winked out.
Today, an electric light blinks a message
out to the dark, rolling ocean. Although its
warning is outdated, the lighthouse is now
owned by the state and maintained by the
Friends of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse,
a nonprofit organization. The Friends also
operate a museum at its base during spe-
cific summer hours and by appointment.
The keepers' cottages still stand at the
base, but there's another unusual feature
there, also. A stone marker, leaning
slightly askew, bears the colonial crests of
Lord Baltimore and William Penn." This
weathered stone is the first marker of the
Transpeninsular Line. Although it's been
mistakenly called part of the Mason-Dixon
Line, local historians will tell you that colo-
nial surveyors placed this marker in the
ground in April 1751, some 12 to 13 years
before Charles Mason and Jeremiah
Dixon even set foot here.
Using the marker as a starting point,
surveyors marked a 70-mile line across the.
peninsula from Fenwick Island to Taylor ....:
Island on Chesapeake Bay. They later setid on
up 5-mile marker stones for 35 miles to; a
midpoint along this Transpeninsular Line.
In the 1700's, this line, from midpoint to
the Fenwick Island Lighthouse, was the Very
southern boundary of William Penn'shern
three lower counties, those destined to
become Delaware. As a proud Delaware
history buff will say of the venerable
marker, "It's about the oldest marker any
where around."
The lighthouse is just off State 1, via
State 54 in Fenwick Island. To learn more
about this historic spot, write to the
Friends of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse,
Box 6, Selbyville, Delaware 19975; or call
(301) 524-9098 in the summer and (302)
436-8410 during other seasons.
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