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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20310
DAMI-ISH
MEMORANDUM FOR GRILL FLAME Project Manager
SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME Operational Feedback (U)
1. (U) References:
a. Session DCC-07, Target 8107.
b. Session DCC-08, Target 8107.
7 MAY 1981
2. (S/ORCON) Background. In February 1981 a US helicopter crashed in the
vicinity of the Ecuador - Peru border area. In March 1981 search operations
for the crew were suspended. The GRILL FLAME Team at Fort Meade, Maryland
conducted three RV sessions on 12 March 1981 and two RV sessions on 27 March
1981 in an attempt to locate or refine the general location of the crash
site. Per guidance from LTC Watt, memory sketches from references above
were provided by the undersigned to LTC Salinas, Office of the J2, SOUTHCOM.
3. (S/ORCON) On 22 May 1981 the undersigned spoke with LTC Salinas. Earlier
that week he spoke to several of the helicopter pilots who participated in
the search. They were shown the sketches. The pilots identified several
correlations between the actual terrain and the sketches: specifically,
two flat top hills and several river valleys.
4. (S/ORCON) LTC Salinas stated that, based on the sketches, SOUTHCOM
planned to continue search operations. What they need is more specific
geographic information to cue the rescue teams to a specific site. The
valleys are jungle so little can be seen from the air. I suggested to LTC
Salinas to construct specific geographic questions that would refine the
area to be searched and pass these questions to me ASAP. I told him we
would lose contact with our "source" in thirty days.
DENNIS M. O'KEEFE
Major, GS
Action Officer
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