IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSIONS 3176 & 3178 20 NOVEMBER 1962

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• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 20, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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November 1962
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BRASS KNOB MISSIONS
3176 & 3178
20 NOVEMBER 1962
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSIONS 3176 AND 3178, DATED 20 NOVEMBER 1962. THE
NUMBER APPEARING AT THE END OF THE HEADER LINE IS THE
COMOR TARGET NUMBER.
LA SIERRA CRUISE-MISSILE SITE 2156N 08019W
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THE 2 CANVAS-COVERED LAUNCHERS ARE STILL UNREVETTED.
THE MISSILE TRANSPORTER LOCATED AFT OF THE WEST
LAUNCHER HAS BEEN MOVED ONCE AGAIN. NO APPARENT
CHANGE: IN FACILITIES SINCE
CIENFUEGOS SAM SITE 2202N 08024W
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE
MATANZAS SAM.SITE 2301N 08129W
ALL LAUNCHERS CANVAS-COVERED. APPROXIMATELY
20 VEHICLES NOTED IN AREA.
BELLAMAR, SUSPECT SSM ACTIVITY 2302N 08133W
NO MISSILES OR MISSILE-ASSOCIATED ACTIVITY NOTED ON
INCOMPLETE COVERAGE.
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CASILDA, MISSILE EQUIPMENT AREA 2146N 07958W
EIGHT LARGE TENTS, 4 POSSIBLE SMALL TENTS, AND
APPROXIMATELY 25 POSSIBLE VEHICLES VISIBLE. HAZE
PRECLUDES DETAILED INTERPRETATION.
MATANZAS CITY, LA CUMBRE ALTA 2304N 08133W
NO MISSILES OR MISSILE-ASSOCIATED ACTIVITY NOTED ON
INCOMPLETE COVERAGE.
CAMILO CIENFUEGOS (SANTA CLARA) AIRFIELD 2229N 07955W
AIRCRAFT -- 4 PROBABLE FISHBED, 7 FAGOT, 2 POSSIBLE
FAGOT, AND ONE HOUND VISIBLE ON INCOMPLETE COVERAGE
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE
CAYO LARGO AIRFIELD 2137N 08133W
AIRCRAFT -- NONE.
RUNWAY APPEARS SERVICEABLE. SUPPORT AREA AT NW END OF
RUNWAY CONTAINS 3 SQUARE BUILDINGS WITH CENTER COURTS,
ONE T-SHAPED BUILDING, 8 LARGE AND 13 SMALL
RECTANGULAR BUILDINGS.
EVIDENCE OF DREDGING ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH AND ALSO
NNW OF PORT AREA. LARGE RECTANGULAR AREA BEING
CLEARED NORTH OF SE END OF RUNWAY.
POSSIBLE EQUIPMENT PARK CONTAINING 8 BUILDINGS AND
APPROXIMATELY 8 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES.
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JAIME GONZALES AIRFIELD 2209N 08025W
AIRCRAFT -- NONE.
NNE/SSW RUNWAY SERVICEABLE9 WNW/ESE RUNWAY
UNSERVICEABLE. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
SINCE
TRINIDAD AIRFIELD 2147N 07959W
AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE
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LIMONAR AREA, EW/GCI RADAR SITE 2255N 08126W
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE
LIMONAR, PROBABLE TRAINING AREA 2256N 08124W
TWENTY-TWO LARGE AND 39 SMALL TENTS, AND NUMEROUS
UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES.
CAIBARIEN PORT 2232N 07928W
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NO LARGE VESSELS OBSERVED.
SMALL SCALE AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE DETAILED
INTERPRETATION.
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CARDENAS PORT 2302N 08112W
NO MAJOR VESSELS IN PORT. OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES
DETAILED ANALYSIS.
CASILDA PORT 2145N 07959W
VESSELS -- ONE LARGE CARGO SHIP ALONGSIDE QUAY.
CLOUDS AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE DETAILED INTERPRETATION.
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CAYO LARGO, SUSPECT SUB BASE 2138N 08134W
NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN AREA. CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY ON CAYO LARGO APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH
THE AIRFIEL1Do
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CIENFUEGOS PORT 2209N 08027W
VESSELS -- ONE TANKER9 ONE PROBABLE PT BOAT, AND ONE
FREIGHTER OFFSHORE WITH 2 LIGHTERS ALONGSIDE.
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT AND BARGES IN PORT AREA.
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MATANZAS PORT 2303N 08134W
TWO FREIGHTERS IN PORT, 2 POSSIBLE TANK TRUCKS ON
PIER BY VESSELS. SCATTERED CLOUDS PRECLUDE DETAILED
INTERPRETATION.
ZA:PATA PENINSULA, SUSPECT SUB BASE 2215N 08130W
NO SUB BASE OBSERVED ON INCOMPLETE COVERAGE.
LAS VILLAS AREA OF SPECIAL INTEREST 2125N 08000W
SEARCH AREA 95 PERCENT CLOUD COVERED. SEE LA ROSITA
STORAGE AREA AND CASILDA MISSILE EQUIPMENT AREA FOR
ITEMS OF INTEREST NOTED IN VISIBLE PORTIONS.
CIENFUEGOS BEACH 2202N 08026W
THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED DRIVE-THROUGH REVETMENTS ARE
4 PREPARED TANK FIRING POSITIONS. NUMEROUS TRENCHES
AND AW POSITIONS OVERLOOKING BRIDGE 3 NM NE OF
BEACH ON ONLY EXIT ROAD.
LA ROSITA AREA, STORAGE INSTALLATION 2208N 08004W
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES. SCARRED AREA IMMEDIATELY
EAST OF THE 6 REVETTED BUILDINGS INDICATES POSSIBLE
INITIAL CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING.
FUNCTION OF INSTALLATION STILL UNDETERMINED.
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NO CAVES WERE OBSERVED.
THERE ARE NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT ITEMS TO REPORT.
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