Dean,
You may recall I was the OPS Chief at the time. I mentioned this in a past message but after retirement from the Navy, as a Training Specialist for NUWC I comissioned the SSAC Site in Mayport and while working there I met the Sonar Chief who was on watch on the McCloy during that incident. Talk about great photos!!!!1
Oh Yea, President Nixon did issue direction, I can't remember the exact year but it seems it was around 1970-71, to stop all close encounters and to cease the droping of SCAT from ASW aircraft and any other provoctave actions and manuevers!!!
Interesting stuff like this is what made SOSUS a greart job and mission for the Navy.
CEC
I remember well the intel mags that came out after that BDA incident with all the great pictures and having that proud feeling inside that we were a big part of all that!