Joseph T. Page II

Explorer from New Mexico. Currently exploring Albuquerque with his tribe of fearless explorers. uncovering Hidden mysteries of history is my calling

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World Street Art - Valencia (ESP) https://t.co/sa3t4kaiaL #worldstreetart #valencia #spain #Espana #womeninart

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@MayorKeller oh lookee more water waste in our desert community.

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2024 Flamenco Festival final day. Public performance in Old Town Albuquerque. #flamencoforever #cante #newmexicotrue

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https://t.co/qAiDLvEEd2 #lifegoals #godzilla #kingofthemonsters #kingkong #Japanese

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https://t.co/CmlSuOKOZF #worldstreetart #wandering #salisbury #greatbritain

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@MayorKeller water waste concerns all of Albuquerque residents. Already reported to 311.. let's see how long it takes to get fixed

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@MayorKeller not impressed with my return to #Albuquerque tonight. Sat short of gate for 10+ minutes because airport is short-staffed. Not great optics for tourists visiting after long flights.

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@ryanholiday saw one of your books at Amsterdam Schiphol airport this morning. Funny that the Daily Stoic planned for a leap year... 366 entries. #recommendthisbook

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Paid my respects at the launch site of the first (of many) Vertungswaffe-2 (V-2) rockets against #London. #Wassenaar, #Netherlands #keepspacealive #sidetrakn #spacegeek

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History of the IRON HORSE system https://t.co/wGfEldGjm3

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@HannekeScience "On This Day In Space: Aug. 11, 1960: 1st object successfully recovered from orbit" is incorrect... there was something else aboard... AFTRACK (SOCTOP) signals intelligence payload... https://t.co/nlAwSH7qE7

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@BrettTingley Please correct the errors in the article https://t.co/bTIygbxM5K Schriever SPACE Force Base (SFB) and National Space Defense Center (NSDC) not JICSpOC... those are outdated terms.

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@thejackbeyer @garywfuller The history of aerial mapping cameras (including calibration at Casa Grande) is no less fascinating than the spy sat programs, but the linkage between classified "secrets" and something dumped into the open is too sexy for conspiracy theorists to ignore. Hence the myth goes on..

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@thejackbeyer @garywfuller The CORN tri-bar targets are the **only** targets mentioned in the classified history of the Air Force Special Projects Production Facility (AFSPPF), the guys who developed the film from the spy sats. Crosses are NOT mentioned in NRO/CIA/NRP literature **at all**

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@thejackbeyer @garywfuller Continuing discussion on the (non-existent) Corona connection to Casa Grande just perpetuates the myth and feeds trolls who spout "it was TOP SECRET! that's why there's no mention of it in the NRO/CIA files!" (yes, this was a comment on Reddit from a "true believer."

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@thejackbeyer @garywfuller Only time in CORONA program history the large crosses would have made logical sense was in 1960-1961 with resolution approaching 40-feet. But the cameras got better very quickly... and fixed/mobile CORN targets were developed by 1964.

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@thejackbeyer @garywfuller By 1966, KH-4A/4B had a resolution of around 6-ft. KH-7 Gambit had resolution as good, or better than this, and post 1966 KH-8 Gambit-3 had "less than a foot" resolution. Using extremely large crosses made no sense via optical physics.

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@thejackbeyer @garywfuller By 1975, the USAF tested 25 aerial cameras per year over Casa Grande, including the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS, later renamed Landsat) camera (which had not launched yet). Landsat had an 80-meter (262-foot) ground resolution.

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@thejackbeyer @garywfuller The types of aerial systems tested at Casa Grande:
Dynamic tests of the Wild RC-9 camera inside a RC-130
Dynamic tests of a KC-6A camera inside a RC-135
Color film tests
High altitude reconnaissance aircraft (no types were specified)
Terrain profile recorders and laser altimeters