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Title:
Sightings of 2 U.S. pilots captured by Pathet Lao forces in Sam Neua Province in May 1965
Date of Creation:
May 4, 1965
Date of Declassification:
June 4, 1985
Type of Document:
Intelligence information report
Level of Classification:
NOT GIVEN
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
8 p.
Abstract:
On or about 4 May 1965 a US pilot was captured by Pathet Lao (PL) troops near the PL Supreme Command Headquarters cave. He was interrogated and then detained at unknown locations in Sam Neua Province. Another US pilot was later captured in the vicinity of Muong Poua and brought to the same detention area.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1987-000119
Link to Full Text: