IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3196 3 DECEMBER 1962

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04772A000100150003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 15
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 3, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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December 1962
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BRASS KNOB MISSION 3`196
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This d+~cument contains informat9:>ri affectie=~
the national defense of the United SLaxtec~.
within the meaning of Title t?4, seetiarc,=:
793 and ?94, of the U.S. C,,ode, ,~., amende~~?
Its transmission or revelation of s!_s ec~nt:.eh+:~
Lo or receipt by an unauthorire~,i person .
prohibitF~d by law.
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSION 3196, DATEC~ 3 DECEMBER 1962. THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT Tt~iE ENO OF THE'HEADER LINE IS THE COMDR
TARGET NUMBER..
--MISSiLES?
SAN CRISTOBAL MRBM SITE 4 2c46N ~l8258W
NO APPARENT CHANGE
LA SIERRA CRUISE?MiSSiLE SITE 2156N 08~i9W
SITE APPEARS TO BE ABANDONE[7. NO MILITARY VEHICLES
CIR LAUNCH E9UIPMENT PRESENT.
SIGUANEA CRUISE?MISSILE SITE 2137N l38258W
VEHICLES ~- NONE OBSERVED.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
CIEGO OE AVILA SAM SITE 2142N ~785~Jk1
FOUR MISSILE TRANSPORTERS OBSERVED IN VISIBLE
PORTIONS.
OBLIQUITY ANO HAZE PRECLUDE DETAILED INTERPRETATION.
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CIEIVFUEGOS SAM SITE 22H2N 080241/
NO APPARENT CHANGE
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LA COLOMA SAM SITE 2218N 08332W
NO APPARENT CHANGE. IN FACILITIES
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MALI~ONADO SAM SITE 2012N 07528W ,
ALL ~ LAUNCH REVETMENTS APPEAR COMPLETED AND QCCUPIED.
RADAR POSITICIN IS REVETTED AND CONTAINS A PROBABLE
FRUIT SET RADAR MISSILEmHOLD AREA HAS APPROXIMATELY
5 COVERED ANt~ Z POSSIBLE UNCOVERED TRANSPQRTERS. NO
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SAN JULIAN AIRFIELD SAM SITE 2205N 9J84091,~
NO APP;AR NT CHANGE: IN VISIBLE PORTIONS
CLGUDS PRI=CLUDE OE7AiLEi3 INTE TATION.
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SANTIAGO DE Cl1BA SAM SITE 1959N f~7550W
NO APPARENT CHANGE
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SI:GUANEA SAM SITE 2137N k~8257W I
SITE CONTAINS ~ LAU.NCH POSiTI(lNS i4 REVETTED AND 5
CANVAS-COVERED),P THE S:ICXTH LAUNCH PEl5iTION CONTAINS
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A MISSILE TRANSPORTER. ?}NE AT)IIITIONAL TRANSPORTER IS
LOCATED IMMEIIIATELY TO THE SOUTH OF THE LAUNCH AREA.
NO .APPARENT CHANGE-IN THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 10
NET-Cfl~IEREI) TRANSPORTERS.
A SUPPORT AREA LOCATEI3 5~J0 YARNS SSE OF THE SAM SITE
CONTAINS 4 PERMANENT STRUCTURES, 8 LARGE ANO 7 SMALL
TEIVTSa AND ONE CANVAS-CflYERET) SHELTER.
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SIXTEEN EMPTY MISSILE TRANSPORTERS ANI) b CO1fEREI3
POSSIBLE MISSILE TRANSPORTERS OBSERVED.
NO APPARENT CHANGE; IN FACILITIES
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TWENTY-NINE MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, 4 MISSILES,
2 POSSIBLE MISSILES, AND NUMEROUS VEHICLES OBSERVED
IN AREA.
Nfl APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
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Nfl APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
OBLIQUITY AN13 SCATTERER CLOU[3S P-._~_t_-_!_ _--,-=_
ANALYSISe
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CASILDA, MISSILE EQUIPMENT AREA Zi45N f~7458W
T~fEIVTY?FOUR POSSIBLE OXIDIZER TRAILERS ANL3 AT LEAST
45 VEHICLES OBSERVEL. NItdE LARGE TENTS NOTED IN AREA.
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NO MiLiTARY ACTIVITY OBSERIJED. OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES
DETAILED INTERPRETATION.
AIR CRAFT -- ONE HELICOPTER AND ~ LIAISON O85ERVED.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
AIRCRAFT -- PARENT CHANGE. IN
FACILITIES
AIRCRAFT ?? TOTAL OF 4 INCLUDING 3 FAGOTI'FRESCO AND
CJNE LIAISON OBS.ERVED..
N[3 APPARENT CHANGE iN FACILITIES
AIRCRAFT ?- ONE LIAISON AIRCRAFT OBSERVER.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
AIRCRAFT' ?~ NONE OBSERVED-IN CLEAR AREAS.
SCATTERED CLOU[7S AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE DETAILED
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THE AiRFiELI iS LARGELY CLOUD CtIVEREI: WITH ONLY
THE SUPPORT AREA AND EARTH-COVERED PARKING REVETMIENTS
DISCERNIBLE.
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AIRCRAFT ?- NONE4
NO APPARENT CHANGE
AIRCRAFT ?- 4 BRiTANNIA9 c~ CRATE, ONE C-4Z, Z C-~+b,
3 C-~54~ ANIj 3 CONSTELLATION,
NtI APPARENT CHANGE IN FACiLiTIES
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES DETAILED INTERPRETATION.
AIRCRAFT m- NOME.
RUNWAY.iS SERViLEABLE.
NO APPARENT CHANGE
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED, SCATTERED CLOUDS PRECLUDE
DETAILED INTERPRETATION,
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PINAR DEL RIO AIRFIELD 2225N 083414
AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED<
RUN4dAY SER1/ICEABLE.
SCTATTiERCEDT CT LT~~UDS AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE_..FURTHER
1N1 El4 PURL 4 A 1 Si.iNe
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SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANDS AIRFIELD 2252N 08231bd '
AIRCRAFT ?- TOTAL 23 INCLUDING 9 FISHBED, 3 FAGOTe
3 CABS 2 CRATE, 2 COLT, 2 ~'-6, AND 2 LIAISON< HAZE
PRECLUDES COMPLETE COUNT OF AIRCRAFT PRESENT.
SAN JULIAN AIRFIELD 22F~6N 0840944
AIRCRAFT ?- NONE OBSERVED ON VISIBLE PORTION OF
AIRFIELD.
SEVEN POSSIBLE CRATES AND 2POSSIBLE FUSELAGES
LOCATED ON PAR!(ING APRON. AIRFIELD IS 62} PERCENT
CLOUD CDVERED<
SIGUANEA AIRFIELD 2138N 082574
AIRCRAFT m- ONE LIAISON AIRCRAFT OBSERVED<
PAD APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
--MILITARY ACTIVIT'~?-
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ARTEMISA MILITARY CAMP 2251N 082484)
NO APPARENT CHANGE
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES DETAILED OUNT<
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CAMAGUEY AREA, MILITARY INSTALLATION NO 1 2121N ~17750W
VEHICLES -- APPR(]XIMATELY 3~7 VEHICLES tJBSERVEII IN
AREA.
Ntl -APPARENT CHANGE
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CAMAGt1EY..AREA: SMALL MLITARY CAMP 2126N f~7753W
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FOURTEEN VEHiGtES PARKEi~ IN AREA. NO .APPARENT
HANGE IN FACILITIES
C
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GUANT/aNAMCJ AREA 1
2~J~5N 07523W
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Gt~ANTANAMC AREA ~'
195HN 07~'4t~W
NO ..MILITARY ACTIVITIES CIBSERVEIJ.
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I~ANICAF~AGUA AREA, EXPLt75IVE5 STCtRAGE AREA 2206N 07958ki '
EV$I3ENCE (7F CflNST:RUCTICIN NDTED. OBLIQUITY PRECLllDE5
t3ETAiLE[~ INTERPRETATII~N.
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OFELIA, MILITARY CAMP 2006N 07530W
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PLAYA BIBIJAGUA, A4Ii.ITARY_A~CTIVITY 2i52N 08244W
NQ-APPARENT CHANGE
aBIIGIIIITY PRECLUDES. DETAIILED - ATION.
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SAN GI_RMAN AREA, MILITARY CAMP 2029N ~7554W
Nf} APPARENT CHANGE
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5AN GERMAN, MILITARY ACTIVITY 2~S28N 1~7559W
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SANTIAGCI LE LAS VEGAS AREA, MILITARY CAMP 2258N ~1?322DW
AREA REMAINS ACTiVE~ Bi~T flBtIQUITY PRECLUDES
DETAILED iNTERPRETATItDN.
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CASII:DA PORT 2145N ~i7959W
NUt~ERC1US SMAtt CRAFT IN THE AREA. Nfl MILITARY
ACTIVITY CDBSERVED C1N PIERS DR ALONG ACCESS Ri3ADS.
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CIENFUEGOS PORT 2209N 08027W
VESSELS -- FIVE P-b CLASS MTB ARID 2 KRONSTADT-CLASS
PC IN PORT.
CONST:RUCTIORI IS C?NTII~UING ON THE Z NEW PIERS NW OF
THE PORT. ONE DREDGE AND ONE UNIDENTIFIEII VESSEL
ARE A~' THE P 3 ERS.
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LA GpLOMA PORT 22I.4N ~8334~1 '
VESSELS -- NCI .LARGE COMMERCIAL OR NAVAL VESSELS: BUT
NUMEROUS SMALL GRAFT OBSERVED.
NO APPARENT CHANGE-IN FACILITIES
MANZANILLOPORT 2t~21N 077fd7w
NO VESSELS OBSERVED. SCATTERED CLOUDS PRECLUDE
DETAILEI? INTERPRETATIONd
MARIEL NAVAL PORT 2301N 082451 ^
VESSELS ?- ONE. POSSIBLE FREIGHTER AT MARIEL CITY PIER
OBSERVED.
HAZE AND OBLIgUITY PRECi.13[IE_ FURTHER INTERPRETATION:.
NUEVA GERONA PO3ZT 2153N PJ8248W ^
VESSELS ---ONE BARGE AND ~ POSSIBLE COASTAL STEAMERS.
OBLigUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER tNTERPREI'ATiON.
NUEVITAS PORT 2132N !~?T1bW
VESSELS -? ONE UNIflENTIFiED VESSEL EPRQBA$LE
FREIGHTER) OBSERVED.
SCATTERED CLOUDS PRECLUDE DETAILEfl INTERPRETATION.
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SANTA LUC I A PClRT 224~N fd8358W
NO VESSELS NOTED.
PRETATION.
CLDUDS AND OBLIQUITY PitEQELJOE_ Ft/RTHER INTER
SANTIAGO QE CUBA PORT 2f~BtIN f~?55DW
'~ESSEL5 -- ONE FREIGHTER AT NORTH QUAY, ONE ORE
OpARRIER ON EAST SIQE ?FH9ARBOR, 2 tJRE BARRIERS ANfl C3NE
BARGE ON Nei SIDE OF HAR80R.
NO APPARENT CHANGE. IN FACILITIES
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SUI~GiQERO DE BATABANO NAVAL PORT Z241N fd82i8W ^
itESSELS ?? 2 POSSIBLE PATROL CRAFT AND ONE POSSIBLE
COASTAL CARGO VESSEL AT RAIL-SERVED PIERS ANQ NUMEROUS
SI~IALL CRAFT IN CANAL. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN
FACILITIES
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?LANQING BEACHES-
GIENFU~:GOS BEACH 22P~2N 08H26W
NO APPARENT CHANGE-
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PLA~"A YATERITASs LANDING BEACH i959N ~?458W
NtI:APPARENT CHANGE
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SIBONEY AREA: LANDING I?OEACH 1957IV ~f7542W
Nth APPARENT CHANGE
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?MISCE~.LANE[3us-
LA RDS~TA, AREA, STORAGE iNSTALLATIQN 2208N @8004b~
N?.APPARENT CHANGI
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;~END~3~A Q ISABE~. RUF3IC3a TRANSSHIPMENT PRINT 22~9N ~#84~51~
ND CRATES DR M I L i 1~ARY ACT 11J [T~' CE~SER1/ED~
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ANDROS ISLAND
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APPROXIMATE TRACK OF BRASS KNOB MISSION 319b, 3 DECEMBER 1962
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