ADSID III Electronic Seismic Sensor
This ADSID III electronic seismic sensor was one of several types dropped by U.S. aircraft along enemy roads and pathways in Southeast Asia. It was essentially a radio transmitter that picked up ground vibrations made by enemy trucks and troop movements and transmitted these signals to a friendly intelligence center through an airplane flying overhead. By keeping a record of these transmissions, U.S. personnel were able to determine the rate of enemy activity in any particular area and order an air strike when it became sufficiently promising. Seismic sensors were designed to stick in the ground when dropped from an aircraft. Another type of detection device was the acoustic sensor which transmitted the actual sound, not ground vibrations, made by enemy trucks and personnel. It was designed to hang from a tree by its parachute after the drop. The sensor program, known as Igloo White, went into operation along the Ho Cho Minh Trail in December 1967. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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