CIA • 2019

A PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING HIGH-RESOLUTION OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY OVER DENIED AREAS

Approved for Release: 2019/07/30 C06408441 A PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING HIGH�RESOLUTION OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY - OVER DENIED AREAS Approved for Release: 2019/07/30 C06408441 Approved for Release: 2019/07/30 C06408441 ABSTRACT The Office of Research and Development with support from the Office of Technical Service and the National Photographic Interpretation Center has demonstrated the ability of homing pigeons to carry a small 16mm camera.capable of obtaining high-resolution photography from over-flights. Furthermore, homing-pigeons have-successfully been taught_to relocate to a new home. It is,,therefore, feasible to-relocate'homing pigeons for subsequent use, to obtain_timely-photography of denied-areas� The effort described here provides a program for the selection of birds, performance documentation, user training and involvement, and the demonstration of a simulated mission in the Washington, D.C., area in-,April of 1971...