In 2019, the CIA declassified the details of the secret missions of dove during the Cold War. According to the published documents, the CIA used pigeons in an operation codenamed “Tacana” in the 1970s.The Con dove installed by CIA experts with tiny cameras with the ability to take pictures automatically.The camera costs $2,000, weighs 35g combined with a 5g lower belt that is worn on the body of the pigeon. Tests showed that regarding half of the 140 photos taken by pigeons were of good quality.Even the quality of the photos spy pigeon even higher than those provided by spy satellites operating during the Cold War.The reason the CIA chose pigeons for spying missions is because they can be dropped to a strange location and still be able to find their way home even hundreds of kilometers away.In addition, the CIA looked into whether migratory birds might be used to install detection sensors to check if the Soviet Union was testing chemical weapons.The US intended to use pigeons to carry out intelligence missions in the Soviet Union. Declassified documents indicate that the birds will be secretly transported to Moscow.The birds were then released from the car doors while the vehicle was traveling at more than 80 km/h to avoid detection by Soviet intelligence.A declassified document written in September 1976 revealed that the CIA’s chosen target for pigeons equipped with micro-cameras to operate was the shipyards in Leningrad. Those were important Soviet submarine factories.However, the above document does not mention how effectively the above task is achieved. In addition, the public is also curious regarding how many pigeons the CIA deployed on spy missions and what valuable intelligence they gathered. However, these mysteries remain unsolved.Invite readers to watch the video: CIA on television to recruit spies. Source: THDT1.
In 2019, the CIA declassified the details of the secret missions of dove during the Cold War. According to the published documents, the CIA used pigeons in an operation codenamed “Tacana” in the 1970s.
The Con dove installed by CIA experts with tiny cameras with the ability to take pictures automatically.
The camera costs $2,000, weighs 35g combined with a 5g lower belt that is worn on the body of the pigeon. Tests showed that regarding half of the 140 photos taken by pigeons were of good quality.
Even the quality of the photos spy pigeon even higher than those provided by spy satellites operating during the Cold War.
The reason the CIA chose pigeons for spying missions is because they can be dropped to a strange location and still be able to find their way home even hundreds of kilometers away.
In addition, the CIA looked into whether migratory birds might be used to install detection sensors to check if the Soviet Union was testing chemical weapons.
The US intended to use pigeons to carry out intelligence missions in the Soviet Union. Declassified documents indicate that the birds will be secretly transported to Moscow.
The birds were then released from the car doors while the vehicle was traveling at more than 80 km/h to avoid detection by Soviet intelligence.
A declassified document written in September 1976 revealed that the CIA’s chosen target for pigeons equipped with micro-cameras to operate was the shipyards in Leningrad. Those were important Soviet submarine factories.
However, the above document does not mention how effectively the above task is achieved. In addition, the public is also curious regarding how many pigeons the CIA deployed on spy missions and what valuable intelligence they gathered. However, these mysteries remain unsolved.
Invite readers to watch the video: CIA on television to recruit spies. Source: THDT1.
