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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-6111
DT-S
25 August
1987
MEMORANDUM FOR ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SCIENTIFIC
AND
TECHNICAL
INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT:
SUN STREAK
Interim Operational
Report
#1
- 8709
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(S/NF/SK)
The target program involves
the research and
development
o f
a sleek,
modern-looking,
silvery, powlrfuland
ta? inff
e? aircraft.
Related research and development efforts
are
taking place
in
a
hot,
arid,
climate,
and
in
a
location
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a noticeable
lack
of
vegetation,
le perceiving
the aircraft,
viewers
were repeatedly distracted
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round,
rotating device that
made
clicking noises
as
it rotated.”
It
was further perceived
as
"a
protuberance
(like
an
armature)
that
made contact with another
cao
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rotated "
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of
an automotive distributor
Its
. Presence on
the fuselage appeared
to detract from the
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?! aircraft.
Strong considerations
were
at
I hiih
UnderWay *y the
a ircraft designers
to mount
the device
at
a higher point along the fuselage
to
’’smooth out
the surface
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One such electronic component
was described as
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’’flat,
glassy sheet that made
a
low humming noise when
in use.”
This component
was somehow automatically activated by
a signal
described as
a humming and
’’buzzing noise.”
Viewers perceived
this system as one
of high sophistication having
the ability to
scramble,
mix and report with pinpoint accuracy via recorded
’’dots and bleeps.”
This reporting procedure seemed associated
with principles related
to the
use
of
infrared
light,
and
a
functional
concept
of beaming and expanding
light.
Another
viewer described
a recently developed and highly sensitive
electronic gear used aboard the aircraft
to mix ana scramble
signals
to
’’deal
with energy by converting
it
into
(and
producing)
a convergence effect. ”
b.
(S/NF/SK)
The
’’aircraft
skin"
was described
as having
a
light,
’’plastic feel",
"a soft feel”
and,
a
"textured feel".
It
was further described as
an alloy identified spontaneously and
successively as
"tungsten,”
a
”ferro— si 1 i cate ” and
’’titanium.
The aircraft skin was described by one viewer
as being metallic
but apparently coated with
a substance
that reminded one
of
"diamond dust.”
The aircraft
was further perceived
as being
"textured” but coated smooth
in
a
"matte” finish.
It
was
described as dark,
blackish green,
shiny-smooth,
remarkably
clean,
as
if coated with epoxy or acrylic
paint.
Even dust did
not seem to adhere
to
its surface.
A second viewer described the
aircraft
as being
"encased and protected” by some sort
of
protective
"barrier.”
The front portion
of the aircraft
was
perceived
as having
a
long thin,
protruding structure used
to
radiate
light and scan
(for
information).
See viewers conceptual
drawing
at TAB
A.
c.
(S/NF/SK)
The overall
project seemed shrouded
in
secrecy,
yet some portions related to the project
were generally
known
to the
public.
The configurational aspects
of
the wings
appeared crucial
to desired aircraft performance.
Viewers
alternately used such descriptives
as
a
’’webbed configuration”,
wings
"shaped
like
a trapezoid with the narrow end attached
to
the fuselage”,
and
"wing tips that are upturned and rolled up.”
One viewer described the presence
of wings with
"red tips
(edges)
having the ability of
"emitting energy downward.”
Because
of the noted curvature,
the wing tips seemed able
to
"refract” energy.
Another viewer described the
nose
of
the
aircraft
as one resembling that
of
an
RF-101
reconnaissance
plane.
The aerodynamics
involved was considered unconventional
by current standards and dealt with extremes
of speed,
ultra fast
and ultra
slow.
There was
a sense
of
"droopiness”
a sense
of
flexibility that enhanced performance and survivability.
One
viewer described the aircraft
as being diamond-shaped,
elongated
much
like
the SR-71
or
a space shuttle.
The same viewer
further
added,
"the fuselage
itself provides
lift,
thereby reducing the
amount
of wing surface necessary
(to provide
lift)."
The
aircraft
bore red and black markings with
’’loops and hoops”
emanating from the
rear
of
the aircraft.
Conceptual
drawings
of
the aircraft
are
at
TAB
B.
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