ZME CTLR CHRONICLES OPDEV BECAUSE OF INCORRECT LOCATION COORDINATES PROVIDED BY MILFAC.

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I WAS WORKING THE RADAR POS ON R3 (HRO LO) ON THE MORNING OF JUN/XA/05. THERE WAS A SPECIAL MIL OP INVOLVING 2 F16'S WORKING A 30 MI RADIUS AT BLOCK ALT FL180-FL200. THE ACFT WERE TO BE MANEUVERING WITHIN THE AIRSPACE IN AND OUT OF FORMATION. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THESE CONDITIONS; I WAS TOLD TO TREAT THE AIRSPACE AS 'STERILIZED.' SUBSEQUENTLY; I NOTICED THE WING ACFT APPROX 5 MI NW OF THE AREA; NWBOUND. I QUESTIONED THE PLT OF HIS ALT AND INTENTIONS AND TOLD HIM OF HIS OBSERVED POS. THE PLT RESPONDED THAT HE WAS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE SUA. I VERIFIED THE FOCAL POINT FOR THE MISSION; LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE; AND HE RESPONDED NEGATIVE. I COORD WITH THE ADJACENT SECTOR; WHOSE AIRSPACE THE ACFT HAD ENTERED; AND WE BEGAN TO PROTECT FOR A 30 MI RADIUS AROUND BOTH POINTS. I TOLD THE AREA SUPVR WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND ASKED HIM TO FIND OUT WHICH WERE THE CORRECT COORDINATES FOR THE MISSION. WHEN HE RETURNED; HE TOLD ME THE FLT CREW WAS CORRECT AND THAT WE HAD BEEN GIVEN THE WRONG COORDINATES. THIS TYPE OF MISSION IS PERFORMED IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA OFTEN; AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS ALWAYS SOME TYPE OF MIX-UP OR MISCOORD. TODAY; THIS F16 MANEUVERING IN A HIGH VOLUME TFC AREA COULD HAVE HAD A DISASTROUS OUTCOME.