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- Report to Congress on Infra-red Footage at Waco
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- The following is a summary of conclusions reached by
Carlos Ghigliotti, an infra-red film expert. Mr. Ghigliotti completed this
report as a consultant to the Congress. He determined federal officials
had, in fact, fired into the Koresh compound.
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- Summary of the most important events that occurred on
April 19, 1993
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- A complete analysis of the FLIR videotape (#3) taken
between 10:41:57 and 12:16:13 was made using the equipment listed in volume
1.
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- An electronic grid was placed on the videotape and divided
into 4 quadrants. The top left section is quadrant 1 or (Q1). The top right
section is quadrant 2 or (Q2). The bottom left section is quadrant 3 or
(Q3) and the bottom right section is quadrant 4 or (Q4). A videotape was
recorded with this grid pattern and provided.
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- At 11:16:27 the tank or CEV (combat engineering vehicle)
first appears.
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- At 11:18:40-Q1 the tank starts to demolish the rear wall
of the gym. This continues on until 12:09:02-Q3 when the tank leaves the
rear area of the gym. There were a total of 19 instances that the tank
penetrated the gym.
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- At 11:23:02-Q3 & Q4 the tank has penetrated the gym
for the 6th time.
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- At 11:23:23 the tank is completely inside the gym.
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- At 11:24:17-Q2 two unknown subjects appear from underneath
the tank.
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- Between 11:24:30:16-Q2 and 11:24:36-Q1 the unknown subjects
shoot into the hole made by the tank in the gym wall.
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- Between 11:24:50-Q4 and 11:25:04 there is a response
in the form of gunfire from the inside of the gym directed at the 2 unknown
subjects.
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- At 11:26:04-Q2 the tank breaks through the front wall
of the gym.
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- Between 11:26:13-Q1 and 11:26:27-Q1 additional gunfire
comes out of the gym directed at the 2 unknown subjects. This gunfire has
pinned down the 2 unknown subjects on the ground.
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- At 11:26:26-Q1 the tank backs over the 2 unknown subjects.
The approximate height of the tank is 20 inches and 6 feet in width between
the tracks.
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- At 11:26:39-Q4 one of the 2 unknown subjects is clearly
visible exiting out the hole in the front wall of the gym the tank previously
made. The unknown subject turns to the right into the courtyard.
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- Between 11:28:04-Q1 and 11:28:14:04-Q4 there is gunfire
emitting from the position the unknown subject was seen at 11:26:39-Q4
(the courtyard) the direction of this gunfire is into the structure.
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- Between 11:28:18-Q4 and 11:28:22-Q4 there is a response
of gunfire coming out of the structure.
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- Between 11:30:09-Q4 and 11:30:15-Q4 there is gunfire
from the same area in the courtyard directed into the structure.
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- At 11:33:51-Q4 there is gunfire between the gym wall
and the swimming pool. The direction of this gunfire is into the structure
(possibly unknown subject #2) since the infrared signature from this weapon
is different from the rounds fired in the courtyard.
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- At 11:34:32-Q4 there is one gunshot directed at the unknown
subject on 11:34:33-Q3 that is running and hiding between the gym and the
swimming pool.
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- Between 11:34:33-Q3 and 11:34:34-Q3 unknown subject is
being shot at.
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- Between 11:34:45-Q4 and 11:38:31-Q3 there is gunfire
coming out of the structure.
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- Between 11:38:34-Q3 and 11:38:36-Q3 an unknown subject
is seen hiding in front of the tank.
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- At 11:43:34-Q4 is the 3rd time the tank enters the front
middle section of the structure. This is the side facing the cameras from
the media. The tank enters the front part of the structure on numerous
occasions and is fired upon every time it enters the structure.
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- Between 11:43:36-Q4 and 11:59:03-Q3 there is gunfire
from the second floor front side directed at the tank.
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- At 12:03:59-Q2 unknown subject appears next to the tank
in the rear of the structure.
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- At 12:05:17-Q2 1st time the tank inserts the boom into
the corner of the front tower.
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- At 12:07:42-Q4 the fire is now visible in the infrared
spectrum coming out from the window of the second story tower.
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- At 12:08:12-Q4 unknown subject comes out of the tank
and shows up at 12:08:51-Q3 shooting at the other unknown subject that
appears at 12:08:34-Q4.
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- Between 12:08:31-Q4 and 12:08:32-Q3 a cluster of thermal
anomalies appear at the corner of the gym.
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- Between 12:08:34-Q4 and 12:08:44-Q4 unknown subject runs
from the area where the thermal anomalies are. The subject hops over the
rubble and hides in the gym.
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- Between 12:08:51-Q3 and 12:08:52-Q3 there is automatic
gunfire into the area where the unknown subject at 12:08:44-Q4 was hiding.
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- 12:09:02-Q3 rear tank leaves the area.
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- Between 12:10:41-Q3 and 12:11:15-Q1 numerous rounds of
gunfire are shot from the center of the courtyard and all are directed
into the structure.
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- No additional events of importance are viewable due to
the fire overloading the detector on the FLIR.
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- CONCLUSIONS:
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- No additional gunfire is detectable on the videotape
because the infrared detector on the FLIR overloaded with the infrared
energy emitted by the fire. The gunfire did continue on. There is visible
video evidence taken by the media to support this and there is gunfire
recorded on the audio track of the aerial FLIR tape #4 taken by the same
aircraft.
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- Total number of gunfire shots coming out of the structure
69
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- Total number of gunfire shots going into the structure*
57
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- Total number of flash devices 1 cluster
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- SUB TOTAL 127
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- Total number of times the tanks penetrated into the structure**
33
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- Total number of times the tanks penetrated thru the structure
1
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- TOTAL NUMBER OF EVENTS 161
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- · *THERE ARE 3 THERMAL FLASHES WHERE THE WEAPON
USED, HAD A POSSIBLE FLASH SUPPRESSOR DEVICE INSTALLED, THEY OCCURRED AT
11:24:31:28, 11:24:35:10 AND 11:28:14:13. THEREFORE THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS
THAT MORE THAN ONE ROUND OF AMMUNITION WAS FIRED DURING EACH OF THE 3 EVENTS.
ALTHOUGH ONLY ONE ROUND OF AMMUNITION WAS USED AS THE AMOUNT FIRED FOR
THIS LIST. · **AFTER REVIEWING THE VIDEOTAPE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE
FOLLOWING PATTERN APPEARED, WITH ONLY A FEW EXCEPTIONS. THE BRANCH DAVIDIANS
SHOT AT THE TANKS, ONLY AFTER THE TANKS PENETRATED THE STRUCTURE. TOTAL
NUMBER OF TIMES, UNKNOWN SUBJECTS APPEAR ON THE FLIR VIDEOTAPE. 7
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- TOTAL NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN 10:41:57
AND 12:16:13 (FLIR TAPE #3) 198
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