[—= orCoils measure temperature by melting of something or acceleration by the breaking of something. This will not be a simulation in any sense of a missile going through. It will be merely the first instrumentation taken on something going through the fireball and some experimental evidence of what happened in the way of deflection and what happens to the thing going through. It will give us the first experience and give us a chance to make the first mistakes that are bound to be made when we try to shoot anything through a fireball now. This project was approved only a few days ago. Because of its newness, some of the information we would like to have here is still coming. In regard to construction, the matter is relatively simple. We'll need a couple of launching platforms perhaps 40' x 70'. We need camera locations and those will be specified by the camera contractor. We'll need a timing buzz a few seconds before from which we can time our facts. In regard to personnel, we will need four or five people out there for a couple of weeks to get everything set up right before the test and perhaps for a week or so afterwards to recover and get everything wound up. Any questions? Q: What are your chances of hitting the fireball in the manner in which you A: There is no actual proof. described? We have only estimates which make us believe we can hit all of a salvo within a hundred foot circle. There will be 40 firings in the early fall from which we will get statistical data which will mean 6 great deal more. The AF requested the privilege, which was readily granted, if some of the things we hope will work out appear not to be working out, we will simply drop the whole matter. We naturally hope we can make it; but it is conditional on those tests and the way they come out. Q: You're trying to locate these objects in space by means of photography? A: Right. Q: Will it be feasible to identify each missile by means of photography? A: No - I won't say it's not feasible. They have not said that they can do it and we haven't found any way they can do it - which we wish we could. We may be able to track from the firing up to the fireball. If we do, we'll know which missile was where before it entered. Q: There is no way I know of that you can identify a missile after recovery and A: Well, if’ ve can track from the firing platform. tell where it entered. the fireball? Can you identify the missile in reference to entry into I'm not gure if we can do this.) (I'll have to check because When we recover, here's missile #1 over here but ei aep__ SORED