IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3416 (Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04772A000300070004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 18
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 11, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC/R-1085/63
February 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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BRASS KNOB M 1SSION 34. `16
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This document contains information. affecting
the national defense of t$e United States,
within the meaning of Title 18, sections
793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended.
Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is
prohibited by law.
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THE FDLI.Dt~ING iNFDRMATiDN REPRESENTS A PRE~.IMINARY
ANALYSIS DF AERIAL PHDTflGEiAPHY.FROM.BRASS KNDB
MiSSiDN 34161 I3ATEi~ 13, FEBRUARY i9b3. THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE END DF:TFiE HEADER LINE I5 THE CDMDR
TAR4;ET Nl3MBER.
SAGUA LA GRANDE MR$M SITE 2 2239N H7951W
ND EVif3ENGE DF ADTiViTY .DBSERVEII.
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SAGUA LA GRANDE SAM SITE 2251N 080fd5W
SITE CONTAINS b LAUNCHERS IN REVETMENTS ANi~ A
CANVAS-CDVEREC3 GUIDANCE AREA. NO TRANSPORTERS
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SAGUA LA GRANt3E MRBM SITE 1 2243N Q$0f~1~1
ND EVIL~ENGE DF ACTIVITY DBSERVEID.
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TV~O LAUNCHERS V~SIBLEa FOUR CANVAS?~COVERED
TRANSPORTERS t~BSERVED IN HOLD AREAo UNREVETTED
CI~I?~ANCE AREA IS OCCUPIEI3g
SCATTERED CLOUt3S AND CLOUD SHADOYJ PRECLUtIE FURTHER
I NTERPRETAT IC3N.
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JIGUANI AREA, SAM SITE 2H.21N fd76~~4~
SITE CONTAINS 6 CANVAS-COVERED UNREVETTED LAUNCI-IERSs
CANVAS-COVERED CENTRAL GUit~ANCE FACILITIES, ~' CANVAS--
COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS IN HULD POSITIONS: ANA
7 ~UILDINGSo
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SITE CONTAINS ~ LAUNCHERS IN REVETMENTS, SIX
CANVAS-Ct3vERE1D MISSILE TRANSPORTERSp ONE UNCOVERED
MISSILE tiN A TRANSPORTER, ANi~ REVETTED AND UNCCIVERED
GUIDANCE AREA
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SITE.CONTAINS ~ LAUNCHERS IN POSITIi3N AND 6 MISSILE
TRANSP[7RTERS, ~ IN EACH OF 3 Hl7LD POSI3IflNSo
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SENA[30 SAt~ .SITE 213~N 1~7733W
SITE ABAtVDONE{~. NO ACTIVITY OBSERVER.
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t3ELEITE SAM SITE 2~59N t~SD45w
SITE CONTAINS ~ LAUNC~iE&iS iN REVETTED POSITIONS, 3
CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS IN HOLf~ PE3S31`iON,
AND 3 CANVAS-Ci~VERED TftANSPC3Ri'ERS STANDING OUTSi~1E
OF HOLD POSiTIflN. GUi[7ANCE AREA IS REVETTEi? ANQ
CANVAS COVERED.
08LIQt3iTY PREGLlJf3ES FURTHER INTEf~PRETATiON.
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DELEiTE ALTERNATE SARI SITE 23t~1N i~8O44~t
SI"1`E ABAN[}ONED. NO ACTIVITY OBSERVEi~.
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VICTORIA DE LAS TUNAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA 214N ~77~W
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AIALC70NADt~ SAM SITE ~~12N X75?...t3W
MISSILES RO NOT APPEAR TO EiE ON THE +G LAUNCHERS.
SiX MISSILE Tf2ANSPORT'ERS AND ONE MISSILE ON (~ROUNi7
ALONt~SiDE AN EMPTY TRANSPORTER IN NOLC3 POSITIONS.
THIRTEEN PRIME MCIVERS ARE LOCATE~+ ADJACENT TO THE Ht~LD
POS I.T I~3N. NO OTHER APPARENT CHANGE.
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