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StephenRichard
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Censored area, Cairo West AFB
      #655227 - 10/23/06 06:56 AM

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PriceCollins
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Re: Censored area, Cairo West AFB [Re: StephenRichard]
      #656834 - 10/24/06 11:10 AM

This instance and 5 other airports in Egypt have been added to the censorship listing in THIS POSTING.

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Coordinated
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Re: Censored area, Cairo West AFB [Re: StephenRichard]
      #709661 - 12/07/06 04:39 AM

Probably not intentional. This is the opposite effect you see in the water areas. It is a result of converting original 11 bit data back to 8 bit and also the response of the sensor itself. A bright area in a large dark area gets pushed to clipping (out of gamut) and ends up all white. The opposite effect occurs with water where it ends up all black. With water or solid colour blocks you can also start to see the 'circuit board effect'.

The areas indicated look like concrete so probably reflects very well and 'burns' the image. The data cannot be recovered as the effect occurs at the time of image capture.

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graintrain55
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Re: Censored area, Cairo West AFB [Re: PriceCollins]
      #991746 - 09/03/07 04:31 PM

Probably not censored area just white rock. This area was used by visiting forces during Bright Star/Iron Cobra Exercises. Note quonset style warehouses and pads for tents. Also, possible SAM/AA site to the east.

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samdamnie
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Re: Censored area, Cairo West AFB [Re: StephenRichard]
      #1053325 - 11/15/07 06:39 PM

UNISOM II reconstitution area. Cairo West served as the air bridge between US/Europe to Somalia

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