· · t l ' H c pproled F rRelease 20001oa101 c1A- a eR0001ooosoo1 2 · rcs 8832 _6 ··• ' tjfV - 13 - JJa · JI ' - - % ELINT REPORT OF MISSION 3025 - ' LIG J i · I I •' % ' ' _ Cl - ' - ' TTC O ELT SPEC-05-61 r 27 Mo oh 1961 Handle Via TALENT Cantral Only ji - - - _-· r-- I f Thll cloc ihllnt 011taln1 cl•ulfled lnferm•tlc n eff•cNn11 the national Hllllrit ' af th• Unite I t8IH within Ike ••enln9 •f the ••pl n • l • w11 U $ Ca i Ill• 18 S 11 flan 793 79' an I 79L h• lcnl prehti 111 lie tr n•ml••l•n • th• a l otlon of lta c1Mt1ntt In 11n'f 111ann•t to ' 11nauit a 1 ed p • r • Glt • • # DII •• lt1 u•• 1ft eny m•nn•t· preludlclal t tht 'nf• 1y or lno•••• of th• Unlf•d Slat•• ar for the l • neflt •f any wel9n 1e¥• 1n•• nt to tli• m1111ent ef th• Unlt• d Ith to • n e11lr loy U S poraonnel ••p•clally In••• trl11• t_e4 end • rherl d t• elve - Ll NT Information ti• HCIOtlty m111t l e IHlnt• ln • I In • D • nee with T t LEHT _ ul•ne u s i • • ' _ r · 1 rf Office of Scientific lntelllgenc • - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY · Approved F r Ra • 2000IO I01 CIA fflll --69ROD0100060015-2 · - - 1 0 0 0 0 · _ - 0 1 -·· Iii' • I I •• j I ' •• -• • I • Approved For RaJeaN 2000 08 01 CIA-RDP88B00589R000100060015-2 T-o- s-E-c-a-s-T c-H- -s-s Tc -aasz-61 TTC O lt1 T 8PEC•Ol-6l c n•o I PREFACE I • I Tia • report la lbe prod 1 ct of H•adq11ar era ELINT Pr0 c••• 1a1 Ce11tel' aa4 l• 'baaed on a I Dlll•lo11 the SOUTH CHINA SEA LAOS SOUTH VIET NAM and NOB TH Vlll T NAM • J · I Tll• •c•11l•ltt osa of ad4Uloa•l lafor aUon from tlal1 ml••ion or from Cbe al'ea cov•r•d wlll 'be pabllahed a• lt become• · available I •• ' I I I • ·- ' 1 i ' I • ' I•' a r' • • I I • • • I l • _J ·• 'I •• · • ii - · I -'' • F I ·I '' ' T•O•P S-E•C a-E-T C H-E-s-s j • t - ' I 1·• Ap proved For Release 2000 08 01 CIA-RDP88B00569R000100080015•2 ·- -- J· ·•' Approved For Release 2000 06 01 CIA-RDP89BOOS89R00010006001S-2 T-O-P S-E-c-a-g-T C•H-E-s-s TCS-88J -61 T TC 0 ELT SPZC•Ol-61 Copy llO of '15 · ' I it i • ELINT REPORT OF MISSION 3025 -· ' P ARAORAPH I EQUIPMENT P l'ORMANCE • • • • • ' J P•l IAHD • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • L-BAND • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·•· S-ISANJ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • c X--BAND • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3d CONCLUSIONS • • • • • • j OUTLINE MAP APPENDED J r J J I e I i'J I • • • a • • • -· w•r• wlatcb ue pven bl th• llaterc ept • •• Ml••loa sozs ••• floWll OIi 16 Janur - 1961 Tha C0'111U'l•• of LAOS NOR TH VIET NAM u4 SOUTH VIET NAM cw••flcnna II Iba cOar•• of tbe mia• loo Th• ac companyf 111 map deplcU tb• fllab pa lb al tb• lmerc•pt vutcle wtlb fbo 11Gtad at ftl l111 • ' I e GENm ALI I • • • • • • • • • • • • • l11Mtrval• • S INTERCEPT SUMM AB Y • • • • • • • • • • • • Um•• Tile S • em VJ Collection CoJdtam-attOD wa• ciployecl wblcb opel'atea ba llao freqau cy 1' 111• from 10 me • to 14 'tanc •• b Tb la 1' 111• 1• ccwerecl by fou eepuate -•celver• tbe llmitl of ol Ua lad 1- lchaal banda • •u m•rt•• wa• OOSO 16 Tanuiy 1961 All tbn•• rwo miamee aftu '1l• ako-oU t he bater cepl equtpmnt wa• affllvated Tile total fU111 tlrn• wa• •n•ll houri c Tia• take-off Ume •l lod llerela a re ZULU •• nn m'-tN Tbe equip111eat wa• ba opera loa tor •lx laov• UICI 13 mhlllle• of We period ·- - l • Approved For Relusa 2000 06 1 i§LllfRQP8 5f lR'l§Q 1jOq§Q ljt5 -8 -s - · Apptcwed For Release 2000 06 01 ctA-RDP88B00568R0001Q0080015-2 T•O-P S•E•C•R•E-T C•H-E•S-S ' TCS•IBJ2-6l TTC 0 ELT SPEC-O5-61 Copy•• of 15 2 EQUIPMl NT PEllFOllMANCE •'1 • The equtpmesa fuctlcmed pi-ap•lr tlaroupa lt tb• mtaalon with qo· • erlaa1 maUwacllODa or loe• of aenalll•ltr ln aay bud - • l JN'l'ZRCEPT 8UMMARY1 a P-Bud SO rac •-300 me • 11 Tile flr• 1l1Dal• lllterceptecJ lD Ille P•balul oceurrt d • Ix rnba11 ee altar be take-off nae baterc•pta poulbly from B riti• b •••e1 lD • • SOUTH CHINA SEA t •••• indlcatiou ol orl1'Mtin1 from an al'ea cloa• to the fllaht patll of tbe vehicle Th• • t -i W• l'o l11tercepted for • period of ona belll' u4 et1Jatae11 m umte•• Th••• laterc•pta ai o hacl •om• of Cbe characterl• tlc • af the CldCom sca-210 l'adar wblcla beea racalved from location• at•• ln the pa•t· No • ialadlla• of '11• • laipborJMt SCI • 2'10 have bee11 made althou b uitercepte contln •-io bo r ported ol radar• ol lblt cypa ID the t CHINA coa1ta1 al'ea TIie parameter• ol U •lpal durlq tlal• mla•l• ware apprOldmaCely Ue cl for tile sca -i10 wlU th• excepticm of t a• ac an time wlalcb waa •omewbal faat Ill tllle tlme of ••conda wu obt• •necl Pre tou• bat•rcepte bava 1 •ually b•ea ba weeo elevu 114 lblrteaa • acoed a ba•• tho•• c•••• • iI •' ' ' 1 ' cne• u• tla• pductpal radar• 1Hod ba detac UD1 and tracldll1 aircraft Tb sca-i10 appear to b• the moat wtdely 111ed of tbe Qlree and 11allallj ue bllncepted 1 r lODger period• d at Jal1b•r aiaDll •treqlla•_ Chan tbe KNIFE REST lyp••• I ifll I ' • •J ' • I J TIie ELINT derl•ed tram the ml••ion iDdlcate• Uaat tJle •eldcle waa probably fir1t deteel•d by tb• HAJNAN nb•••ctor at apprnlmatal7 01•1 wbeu 90 NM • 01lth al p• AN•SIUH SHtiJ tu daa PAllACEL ISLANDS Trackiq ap eued to be loat ln tlaa •am• uea wh1111 the aircraft waai the Nl A fttallt Tlw near• JmowA locado11 of u sca-210 which ••• the type ilatarccpllad b1 tbt• uea l• I LlNCSHUl Oil Ule l • ol HAJNAN Cov•raa• frOll l lhi• polsn waa by two SCR• 10 i-adar1 utU ozso Juac prln co tbe aorthwal'd tiara ta •outherA LAOS A KNIFE aUT B l'adaa' - -• ild• l'cepled a 0152 and cootmued to be h1terceptad durlzai lbe on - nae tAteJ'Cept• ln th• INDOCHINA area t Ddic at_ bat tu sca 210 KNIFE llEST A and KNlJ'J REST B lyp•• -I' 2 ••aid Approved For Release 000 06 01 CIA•ROP88B0056Bft oiO'I00080015-2 T• o P 5 E c a E- T C• H• E-s-s - Approved For Release 2000 06 01 CIA-RDP89B00569R000100060015-2 T-0-P s-E-c-a-E-T C-H-x-s-s TCS-88SZ- 61 T TC O ELT SPJC•05•61 Copy no · of 75 j flrat ura Uld remalnod active llll ll the alrcz-aft wa• la the •••a cUr c lJ •••• ol HAINAN Alao iatel'capt•d abortly aftal' th• t na were two addltlOD l KNIFE REST Bl and two SCll-Z70 radu-a Cov eraae from t ble pol M nonb-- rd wu very cleG• e A• muar u Ilia• P•bad r S r• were received •lmultaneoaaaly ln ar eral i-•••· 1 Ye1'y v Wcle wa1 near PHUC NHAC NORTH VIET NAM The rada ' wa• ttraativ•ly lde• tllled ·a • an SCR-S88 lmoWD liO be po•• e •• ed by 11111 the J Cbtcom••· Tb• • 1111 1 bldica •d tbat • • plane 'b•tna ••v muually rac kacl for lOAg p•rlod• ol tim• but cm • l'al acoul•• lilla would bl'nk lock and 10 iAtO an lrl'•sula• •can t-ate JJ atea-cepu of • pale of thl• type have be• recelved DA pa al ml•alOR• ln Che • ame area but ne- er of the hl h • trength of thl • mt•rcept ••t i • J J J 4 At the polat 1 1ear tile NOR'n1 VIZT NAM border a 1Cl'on1 tl -1 wu b•rd and colltimaed uUl OHO wlae11 the 1 5 SlO NO 25X1D I illl i Iii • I Approve Th• lollowin1 l• a ll•t of dla RADAR TIME DOWN •11D 1 f lltarc e u la tba PilF TYPE - - 2SX1D Appraved For Relene 20D0 0B 01 CIA-RDP69B00589R000100060015--2 Next 8 Page s In Document E campt Approved For Release 2000 06 01 ClA-RDP89B00589R000100060015-2 · · l ·I ' • ' A - I' • _ •• · - T•O-P S•E-c-a-s-T C•H•g-a-s · I Approved For Rele -e 2000 06 01 CIA RDPB9800589R00010008001S-2 · I · I TCl•IISl-61 TTC 0 l LT IPEC-01-61 Copy no of 11 ' I ' I I -i 1· I ' a The ml1•l011 verlfi•d pl'evlw• e1tlma a1 of lh• aumb•r of loa r • P•bud radars ln NOR TH VIET NAM P d tla• SOll h ud 80tdlawaat Alr Dalen•• Dlatrlcca ol CHINA Jud1laa lram tit• •ll'•aatb- i th• ln1arcept•• d•tecC1011 ••• probably mad• pl'lor to tbo eld J of the all'crafl ovar th• c m • t of SOUTH VIET NAM on the flrat 101 of tu OlaJal Al tho of lll• •atry uea• BONO SON SOUTH VIET NAM two sca 210 ucS two ICNlJ'E ai s t a radar• Wumtll tiDI Iha ••hicle Ill the ov•r NOi '111 VIET NAM ucl LAO Illa veblcle waa covered by • eYeral radar• at all -' Ci•• J • •j CONCLUSIONS 1 1 · '- I · ' w• • tlm••• · ·· •• I b No tr ckllaa by NORTH VIET NAM cw tl aa Seullawut CHINA Al Del••• Dl• h'icC waa evld• nt on Iha mte1tan • '111 11 lack af S•b Dd CblCom eqlllpmenh in either NOil TH VIET NAM O' LAOS L• fvther llluatratad by the ru lta ol W• mla• loa Tu failure to t atorcept the TO KEN lD tba SOUTH CRJN# ' area wlllcb 1lad been lllterc• pted ma p •vlou1 ml•••-- l• AO u •pp _ _ · ' d ' ' J ' ' •• ' •• htsllt Tia• EldNT ••• sao lndlcatlon of flabt•r reactln to b• I '4 ' I di•-- • •• ealul7 alplflcut alace tide app •d lo be at a 1zieat -4 p rONlalJ had nat •••n lhe mi•alOQ alrcl'af • llla1a pr•vl aala•lo Tlaa q1101Cla11 of dae ldeatlty of dla two •lpal• kl s- anc •b11ll r • Cha AN AP -20 ia llat••••atna It i • bowever ol rela• tl raly law lmpol'taGCe 11111••• f lHhai' tacarc epte or collalel'-1 lllformallm • • lb••• ••• to b• otlaer u aa frl91Mlly wld cb Uaey now i 1 i· 4 t • i f • ' ' i -u - T•O•P S•E•C•R•E•T C•H E•l•I •• ' I 1' ' ·· t '•· I Approved For Rel e 2000 06 01 CIA-RDP89B00569R000100060016-2 r 1 • •· ' I · I Approved For Relu 2000 08 01 CIA-RDPll9BOD589R0001000I0D1S-Z L l L I I I l I L I 1· l l I l L i C T UAI IIDUTI PUNN D RClllU T •• SMOWN IN i U L 11 ' l L EI Al'l'IIOJC 11111 1'• 11 IN lt IICALII t 10 CIOCl 000 AT TKlt •QUATM '' r' l l ·1 •• ' ' I I I l ' I I I ' ' · ·