China Lake missile - Snipe or Deneye?

Snipe, which Station engineers conceived in 1962, was a small (72-pound) optically guided missile designed for ground attack from helicopters and small fixed-wing aircraft. The Army supported Snipe development for several years, but when that funding ceased, in 1969, the program was terminated.
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Snipe is described elsewhere as a small Walleye.

Snipe:

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Walleye:

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overscan (PaulMM) said:
Snipe, which Station engineers conceived in 1962, was a small (72-pound) optically guided missile designed for ground attack from helicopters and small fixed-wing aircraft. The Army supported Snipe development for several years, but when that funding ceased, in 1969, the program was terminated.
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Snipe is described elsewhere as a small Walleye.

Snipe:

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Walleye:

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I thought the smaller missile looked like a mini Walleye. Obviously if that orange and white missile is Snipe, the body shape changed considerably between the 1965 black and red weapon, which has two tapered body sections and rather crudely welded fins. Or possibly the 1965 photos are something else misidentified as Snipe.
 
Note that the missile at the start of this topic is carried on the same dual launcher pylon as Deneye.
 

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