A total of 14 aircraft were produced by an unnamed defence contractor, primarily for low-flying reconnaissance. These aircraft used various forms of propulsion, most of which is still classified, that allowed them to fly at very low altitudes while remaining almost noiseless. None of these aircraft survive, as they were all dismantled when the program was terminated in January of 1968. However, one aircraft (EX-412) was lost in a crash on March 25, 1969.
Because the program had been officially terminated in 1968, it appears as though 'Black Operations' was running this program far past the time by which it should have ceased. As a result no search party was sent out, for fear of being exposed. It was hoped that because the craft was very small, the wreckage would quickly be covered by the foliage.
The attached telemetry report indicates the final data packet received from the aircraft, including the 'Last Known Location':
| POSITION NORTH |
49.236150 |
| POSITION WEST |
122.995200 |
| VECTOR (TRUE) |
329 |
| IMAGE CATALOG |
07 > 245 |
| FLIGHT NUMBER |
806-4 |
| INDICATION |
9+ |
| RESOLUTION |
5M |
The Exoview tracking system was not able to pick up any further signal from the aircraft. It is believed to have crashed after clipping a tree or hydro pole when attempting to negotiate the terrain. A circled note on the telemetry page reads: "928 m from LKL".
A hand-written memo attached to the report from a member of the Exoview team (attributed to recently deceased Black Operations member Major Wm. 'Billy' Guichon) says that
'...the aircraft was likely destroyed in the crash with only small debris littering the area. Classified equipment such as circuitry and components would have been entirely eliminated, however some hard metallic components (such as the fuselage) may survive.'
He later noted:
'The crash location is in an environmentally sensitive area, which may hide discovery for some time, if not indefinately.'
Warning: please take care to keep the area exactly as it is today. Watch for people so that you don't give away your purpose and leave no indication that you have been to this location!