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John,
Well, there it is. I never saw them. I remember the light vividly but not the balloon. The farthest west my unit was employed was near Bunker Hill (122), and without binoculars the balloons were probably out of view. John C Cheek wrote: Robert, My research today confirms that I was not imagining balloons over Panmunjom. For the record.Chapter III, Page 51, See cache of http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/truce/ch3.htmOn 22 October the liaison officers signed the new security agreement which embodied most of the features desired by the U.N. Command. Besides the restriction of the Kaesong area to three miles and the provision on accidental overflight of the neutral zone, the UNC was also able to except itself from responsibility for the acts committed by irregulars or partisans not under its control. This had been another troublesome matter and the cause of several Communist complaints in the past. A 1,000-yard circle around Panmunjom was neutralized as was a 200-meter area on each side of the road from Kaesong to Panmunjom to Munsan. (Map 2) In the Panmunjom area each side agreed to station 2 military police officers and 15 men armed with small arms while the conference was in session and 1 officer and 5 men during other periods. The Communists offered to supply the delegation conference tent and the U.N. Command to provide flooring, space heating, and lights for the tent. Other wise each side would take care of its own needs in the conference area. To help prevent violations of the air space, the U.N. Command agreed to set up a searchlight and barrage balloons at Panmunjom.49 |