Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001900020001-9 commodities. In the military protectorate near the road, they have begun using another piece of equipment. Tt can be heard humming from a great distance with a sound similar to a power generator. The pitch fluctuates pariodically. This sound is associated with the use of another device used to "clarify and hightight things". This device is described as having a very low outline with angular curves like a “dish antenna". Thig curved device is wider than it is long. During the daylight hours cot day 10 only essential teaffic is permitted on the road and then only when escorted by armed convoy. This new rastriction an road use has bean implemented since the use of the above cited device bagan and there seemed to be sane correlation but the nature of that correlation could not be discerned. The troops hased at this area of the road, the protectorate area, as well as the troops whe do travel the road, ara very Lense and nervous. Heavier combat equipment is being observed including long tubular objacts being towed by heavy truck similar to towed cannons. The purpose of this show of power is an attempt to reestablish control of the road. To accent this effort, for the first time, military patrols are observed moving into the hills at might ta aatablish static positions which may be Listening posts ar ambush positions. The hill people and the military patrols are mutually aware of each others presence and mutually avoid any type of confrontation. C3) ¢ > On day ti, (17 March 1964), more military vehicles join the protectorate area. Same of these vehicles appe@ar to be lightly armored while others appear to be more heavily armored, There is a wide array of weaponry ranging from single tubed pieces, (perhaps Light tanks, cannon or towed ; artillery), to a lightly armored wheeled vahicle with saveral | (perhaps thread) projecting tubes im parallel. The security forces at this site, including the shart range patrols, have inceaagsed in numbers around the area. At might there is an imprasgsian of flaghing Lights, “ike flaghbulbs", and the amell of cordite and burning aluminum. These lights are used toa illuminate the area from the aire and are proceeded by a loud "Ehunking" sound as though they were baing shot inte the air. In the early morning hours there is an impression of an urucsual piece of equipment moving fram Gite I towards the protectorate area. Thig item is described as Long, cylindrical, dark colored, pointed on ane and anc something resembling a fin assembly on the other end. The whole device is secured an same sort of bed or moving trailer. Thera are some sort of hydraulics associated with this device which permits it to be raised or lowered. ? é Externally, there are other "knobs and lavers" either attached directly to this device or directly associated with the attachment. (NOTE: The subsequent sketch made by Source of this davice raseanbled a missile assembly "like" a US Lance or Soviet FROG system). This device moves cdowr the road very slowly and oddly enough it has few escart sacurity vehicles. Source lahels this device a "submarine" not to identify its purpose but rather toy accent ite size and general configuration. The “submarine” avantually moves into the perimeter of the protectorate area Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001900020001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001900020001-9 where it ramains parked with other vehicles at this site. The | peaple in thea hills continue to inceease in numbers while at the sane kine the soldiers at the protectorate area continua ta improve their positions by modifying the berms, improving the quality of personal axistence and by praviding for geacurity around the vehicles parked within the perimeter. Throughout the day helicopters continue toa baan Flying along the road. fccagionally a helicopter will land near the perimeter of the protectorate ar@a but this fact do@sn’t s@am ta have ary real significance to the overall acheme of things. Some civilian traftic ia now being permitted on the road and the general impression among the soldiers within the protectorate area is one of relaxation and simple repetitive tasks. Ab night, however , the feeling shifts to one of tansenest and alertness with the overall apprehengive focus being directed towards the mountains and the hill people known to be there. (43 ( > On day 12, (19 March 1986), an howe oor two after midnight, the hill people fire saveral rounds of small artillery, (possibly mortar), towards the protectorate area and then quickly breaking down their weapons and fleeing back inte the mountains. The rounds Land well ahork of the protectorate area and inflict no damage. Throughout the night, there is gporadic sniping by the hill people bub Gt is ineffactive. Throughout the daylight hours there are no further incidents and the traffic along the road ramaing routine and unabated. Around the protectorate area, the enidiers continue to upgrade the security of the barms, bunkers and dug in positions. The wood usad to assist in this strengthening of the barms resemble railroad tied. In the mountains, the man in robes quietly observe the activities all along the road paying particular attention to the activities in the protectorate area. Ag night falle, these hill peaple again move down to the road but an this night there ig a heightened feeling of tensaness and anticipation. The sm@ll of adrenalin is apparent. More pack animals are now in @vidance among thease people and they are baing joinad by more of the same type of people wha wear differant colorad robes. Among the items being careied by these pack animals are heavy metallic cylindrical objects capable of firing numarous small projechileas, (heavy machine gun?). These weapons normally take two or three men to aperate and are only brought tea bear in special circumstances. Their presence Now serves ko heighten the anticipation among the hill people. CS) < } In the Late night hours of day if, the plang of the hill people bagin to materialize as they bagin to move acroes the road inte a ravine at the rear of the protectorate area. Another group of hill paople set up the rapid fire “crew served" weapon along the road between the protectorate area and Gite ~. The hill people are very quiet during this ; proceas and move very slowly into their assigned positions where - they then sit quietly and patiently and wait for the appointed time to continue. The focus of attention on the part of the soldiers in the protectorate area continues to be the mountains Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001900020001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001900020001-9 directly to the front since they are unaware that the hill people have croseed the road and are now located at their rear. These soldiers have no impending sence af danger or heightened al er tries o C&} ( ) On day 13, (i9 March 1984), in the hours just before dawn, the hill people launch a barrage of amall artillery or mortar at the protectorate area. The sounds of these rounds is perceived impacting inside the protectorate area perimeter. The soldiers respond with numerous glowing objects shot into the air to illuminate the area. Initially their return | fire is directed at the mountains to the front but as a result at the illumination, the Ail] people can now use their side arms to fire among the confused soldiers. In doing so, however, they raveat their own positions and goon their fire hecones ineffective and the soldiers cease firing into the mauntains. Along the road the other group of hill people cantinue to wait anxiously and very saon their mission is fulfilled. A quick moving convey rushes from Site 1 heading for the protectorate ar@a, ostensibly to provide assistance. At a strategic juncture of the road the emplaced hill people destroy two af the lead vehicles in this canvoy, setting them afire with accompanying gx 1 OL CHS o Tha remainder of the convey is forced ta ratreat back to Gite 1. At the protectorate area, the barrage from the hill people has ignited a large secondary explosion, (possibly petroleum or ammunition stores), within the perimeter arga. Numerous vehicles have aleo sustained various degrees oF damage. The whole engagement last less than an heur at which time the hill people canduct an orderly and phased withdrawal back to the mountaing. The purpose of this attack was to inflict a maximum amount of damage on aquipmant with only a gacondary consideration being given to inflicting casualties. Ak this they were apparantly gucceaeful. (7) ( )} As daylight approaches, repair and salvage crews from Site 1 bagin to arrive. They make little effort ta repair any of the damage equipment but rather they exchange the agquipmant an a one far one basis. The amelie and sounds of wakding and cuthing eaquipment, (higsing, popping, clanking of metal against metal), indicates that other equipment was being muk up and carried away. Equipment with no apparent damage is navertheless subjected to testing toa insure its continued reliability. Throughout the remainder of the day, other soldiers continue to arrive in the protectorate area along with increased nunbers of vehicles including for the first time, very heavy armored vehicles on tracks with large tube projections, (possibly a tank vehicle). These vehicles are set up in defensive positions outside the parinetear of the protectorate area. Airceaft, which are apparantly helicapters, land and take off from small flat areas around the protectorate area. ALL along the road other similar aircraft are seen flying rapeatedly up and down the road. A senior officer arrives at the area and is vary angry about many aspects of this attack. He berates some of the men about the security at the site and is upset about the fact Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001900020001-9 eeu RBA
e Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001900020001-9 that one of the soldiers has been apparently taken prisoner by the hill people. This fact is later perceived by Source whan he focuged his attention on the hill people and observed their handling of this prisoner. The prisonars oukcome was nat digcerned. (8) ¢ )} Within the protectorate area a new type of: construction bagan in the morning hours following the attack and continued throughout the day. Initially a large covered van containing an unknawn type of electranic eaquipmant moved into the protectorate area and a separate military crew began erecting a tower steucture near the van. These troops were somewhat arrogant and haughty. This structure was not being built direckly as a result of the attack but the attack naoved its construction date forward. As the day progressed the height of the tower increased but always appeared to be too low to be an affective microwave or similar communications facility. Aciditionally, dish shaped devices affixed to the tower were intentionally pointed towards the mountains in the front of the araa which would be improper directioning for normal c$ommunicakions equipment. (NOTE: At ane point Source was describing the tower apparatus and the movement of the "cubomarine" to the center of the perimeter area. At that point he stopped abruptly and stated that, “the hair has just risen up on the back of my meck", indicating an anxiety response as opposed to a simple cold chill. Source could not axplain the. cause of this reaction. Attempts to correlate this anxiety response to the tower, the van, the “submarine” or the combination of either was unproductive, however, something about the site, the equipment at the site or the overall gestalt (tar future gestalt) apparently bled through Source’s description into hia parsonal sacio/cultural mindset). CD} i } Finally, later in the day, (still day 12), as the perimeters were being strengthened and reinforced at the protectorate area an explosion occurred along the highway near Site 1. This explosion appeared to he caused by a land mine or similar independent detonation mot directly related to either opposing force. The explosion destroyed a large land vehicle of unknown sige and description. 4. ( } OFS FEEDBACK: The data provided thus far continues to increase in clarity and apparent quality. As the terminus date of this time line, (42 March 1984), it is difficult: to determine which of the various outcomes would be derived from thease sessionses An ( ) The avent will be discovered and described in equally clear and concise detail. b ( > The event did not actually accur and therefore, will not be faund and reported upon. Ce { } The event did occur but did not occur Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001900020001-9