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Project AQUILINE Briefing Statement

Header of the declassified CIA file: Project AQUILINE Briefing Statement

Aquiline

A briefing statement on an operation known as AQUILINE. It describes a small powered glider capable of flying thousands of miles, emplacing devices, interrogating previously emplaced devices, and performing special reconnaissance or collection missions, with bird-like radar, acoustic, and visual signatures designed to blend with the signal environment.

Courtesy of the CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Official page: CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Copy: Internet Archive.