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PROJECT SUN STREAK
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WARNING NOTICES
INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS
INVOLVED
CONTROL NUMBER!
SPR-003-86
DATE OF SESSION:
15,
17,
21,
OCT 86
REFERENCES :
SPR-002-86 ,
DATED
OCT
86,
SAB
DATE OF REPORT:
24 OCT 86
TECHN I QUE UT I L. I ZED s
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NICKNAMES
OTHER
"H"
TARGET COUNTRY:
PM'
SESSION NUMBERS
07,
08,
J
09,
/ MISStON STATUS:
CONT
SGI
I
SOURCE
IDENTIFIER:
1,
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TASKING:
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The
Interviewer,
to
in
a departure
-from
previous protocols,
was
-fully
brie-fed
on
this mission,
(See
OO 1 —86 ,
SAB)
„
In
light
o-f
this
-fact,
the
Interviewer,
prior
each session,
conducted
a very short
"brief
back"
on major
gestalts provided
by Source during
the previous session.
Additionally,
Source was told
to visualize
a time line covering
the targeted dates,
7---22 March
1984,
and
to mentally eliminate
those dates already covered.
Each session,
therefore,
would
cover only those days and/or portions
of
days not previously
reported.
The procedure
of
not providing Source with
the two
previously reported site coordinates was continued
v
SPR--
001
-
86,
SAB)
(See SPR
and
in
lieu
of
those coordinates,
Source was told
simply to focus his attention
on
"the road
in
which
we are
interested".
Source was told that
we are seeking
information
on
a specific event during
the target dates but
that each day would
eventually be covered regardless
of
what
is reported
in the
interim.
b,
(
)
This procedure,
once briefed
and mutually
agreed upon,
proved
to be singularly successful
since
it
eliminated unwarranted
"visits"
to each
of
the coordinate sites
prior
to the actual
movement
to the target
area.
The procedure
was replicated
for
all
four sessions covered
by this report.
Other than the above cited
information,
no other cuing or
descriptive data was provided to Source prior
to any of
the
sessions
included
in this report.
2„
(
)
SESSION:
There were no unusual
occurrences or
reportable oddities
in any
of
the sessions referenced
in this
report
3.
(
)
SUMMARY:
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Following each
of
the
-four sessions
described
in this report,
Source prepared
a post-session written
summary
of
his perceptions and
impressions.
Due to the unique
nature
of
the targeting procedures,
much
of
the information
in
these post-session summaries was redundant
or not relevant
to the
ultimate target.
To facilitate analysis'
of Source's perceptions
as described' during and
in post-session
interviews,
the major
gestalts have been summarised below with
Interviewer notes when
appropriate.
All
data derived from each
of
the sessions to
include the
Interviewer's notes and Source
s handwritten
summaries and sketches are maintained
in the field mission
file
at this
location.
(1)
(
)
On day
9,
(15 March
1984),
Source
perceived,
for
the first
time,
the introduction
of
large
helicopters along
the target
road.
These airborne vehicles were
described
as
"extremely
large,
hugh,
clumsy
looking
with perhaps
twin rotor
and very noisy".
At. the time
of
this perception,
(the
early morning hours),
the aircraft were seen
flying
in pairs
along
the road.
On
the road,
traffic continued
to be
predominantly military with occasional
groupings
of
civilian
traffic.
The military traffic consists mainly
of
large trucks
and covered vans with the occasional
appearance
of
light armored
vehicles with
small
caliber weapons protruding from the upper
housing
of
the vehicles.
Source reported that there appeared
_ to
be several
configurations for these
light armored vehicles
but
the changes only seemed
to be
in
the upper components.
The
being
identical.
On
this day,
the
than before and the sky seems darker
_ blocked by heavy clouds.
Many
of
the
military vehicles are stopping
at
a wide spot between
the two
major cities closer
to the area previously labelled
as aits
1,
a
town
with
a military installation.
Site
2,
the other
town has no
such military installation.
At
this
"wide spot"
on the road,
the
military has begun to intrench themselves by setting
up
protective berms
of
dirt
and
wood pilings,
erecting
tarpaulin
weather covers for the men and equipment and consolidating and
"digging
in"
the various vehicles.
Several
tubular weapons have
been
set
up within this
"protectorate"
and occasionally the
military fire several
rounds
of
unknown
type ordnance into the
nearby mountains ostensibly
to harass and
interdict the movement
of
robed men
known
to be moving around
in those hills.
Several
explosions from these weapons are observed by Source with
no
damage.
During
the evening hours,
the soldiers
light
The hill
people continue to move about observing the
of
these soldiers.
At
night the road continues to
chassis'
were perceived
as
road appears to be muddier
as though the sun
is being
noticeable
campf i res.
activities
" b e long "
t. o
t hese
h i 1 1
p eop 1 e
.
(2)
(
)
On day
10,
(16 March
1984),
Source
perceived
an
increasing number
of
robed
men apparently gathering
in
the hills.
Some
of
these men
are wearing different colored
robes than the people normally found
in this area.
Animals are
now being seen among these people carrying bundles other unknown
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commodities.
In
the military protectorate near the road,
they
have begun using another piece
of
equipment.
It
can
be heard
humming
from
a great distance with
a sound similar to a
power-
generator.
The pitch
-fluctuates periodical ly.
This sound
is
associated with the use
o-f
another device used
to
"clari-fy and
highlight things".
This device
is described as having
a very low
outline with angular curves
like
a
"dish antenna".
This
cur ved
device
is wider
than
it
is
long.
During the daylight hours
o-f
day
10 only essential
tra-f-fic
is permitted
on
the road and then
only when escorted by armed convoy.
This new restriction on road
use has been
implemented since the use
o-f
the above cited device
began and there seemed
to be some correlation
but
the nature
o-f
that correlation could
not
be discerned.
The troops based
at
this area
o-f
the road
,
the protectorate area,
as well
as the
troops who do travel
the road,
are very tense and nervous.
Heavier combat equipment
is being observed
including
long tubular
objects 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 night
to
establish static positions which may be listening posts
or ambush
positions.
The hill
people and
the military patrols are mutually
aware
of
each others presence and mutually avoid any type
of
confrontation.
( 3 )
(
)
On day
II,
<17 March
1984),
more military
vehicles join the protectorate area.
Some
of
these vehicles
appear 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 vehicle with
several
(perhaps three)
projecting tubes
in parallel.
The security
forces
at this site,
including the short range patrols,
have
increased
in numbers around the area.
At. night there
is
an
impression
of flashing
lights,
"like flashbulbs",
and
the smell
of
cordite and burning aluminum.
These lights are used
to
illuminate the area from the air
and are proceeded
by
a
loud
"thunking"
sound
as though they were being
shot
into the air.
In
the early morning hours there
is
an
impression
of
an unusual
piece
of equipment moving from Site
I
towards the protectorate
area.
This
item
is described
as
long,
cylindrical,
dark colored,
pointed on
one end
and something resembling
a fin assembly on the
other
end.
The whole device
is secured
on some sort
of
bed
or
moving trailer.
There are some sort
of hydraulics associated
with this device which permits
it
to be raised
or
lowered.
Ek ternal 1 y ,
there are other
"knobs and
levers"
either attached
directly
to this device
or directly associated with the
attachment.
(NOTE:
The subsequent sketch made by Source
of
this
device resembled
a missile assembly
"like"
a US Lance
of
Soviet
FROG system).
This device moves down the road very slowly and
oddly enough
it has few escort security vehicles.
Source labels
this device
a
"submarine"
not
to identify
its purpose but rather
to accent
its size and general
conf iguration.
The
“submarine"
eventually moves
into the perimeter
of
the protectorate area
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