IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3452 26 FEBRUARY 1963

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04772A000300130002-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2002
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 26, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC/R-1121/63
February 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
IPIR
BRASS KNOB MISSION 3452
26 FEBRUARY ~ J63
DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD
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This document contains information affecting
.the national defense of the 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 ie
prohibited by law.
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FLL.LOWING INFORN~ATION REPRESENTS A PRELiMI1~A#iY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM SRASS KNflB
MISS-ION 3~52~ DATED 26 FEBRUARY i963Q THE I~iJMBER
APPEARING AT-THE-END #~F-THE HEADER LINE IS .THE
OC3MCJR TARGET Nt9MBER~
?MISSiLES?
SA~UA LA GRA[~DE MRBM SITE 2 2239N 1~79511~
N0 ACTIVITY OBSERVED,
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ND :MISSILE ACTIVITY tJBSERVElJ~
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BELLAMAR~ SUSPECT SSM ACTIVITY 23~12N ~8133l~
NO MILITARY OR MISSILE ACTIVITY f3BSERVEL3a
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SEE TAPASTE AREAQ STnRAGE SITESn
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SITE Ct~NTAiNS 6 CANVAS?CCl1/FRED LAUNCHERS, CANVAS?
CQVEREt~ MiSSILE~?Ht3LD AREAv AN1) FAN SONG RAT3AR AND
ASSCiCIATED EQUIPMENTe
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SITE C?NTAINS 6 LAUNCHERS ~lITH MISSILES AND
CANVAS-CQVERED HI3LD P?5ITItlNSm FCIUR TRANSPCIRTERS 12
INSIBE RING ROAt39 ViSiBLEs GUIDANCE-AREA CQNTAINS
RADAR AND CANVAS?Ci~VEREi3 EQUIIaMENT~
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SITE CC3NTAINS ~ LAUNCH POSITIONS WITH 4 CANVAS-CCIVERED
LAUNCHERS WITH POSSIBLE MISSILES, b CANVAS-CflVI-`FLED
MISSILE TRANSPOR1fERS ANO GUIDANCE RAI~AR?
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TWO MISSILE TRANSPI3RTERS V I S I BL.E ~ CLOtIf~S PRECI.Ut9E
FURTHER iNTERPRETATiON,
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SITE Cf3NTAINS 6 REVETTED LAUNCHERSg ~ ~ANVAS-~C[3~/EREI~
MiSSitE TRANSPDRTERS~ AND UNCQVEREIJ GtIIDAN+CE RADAfii~
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SIXTEEN TRAN5Pt7RTERS ANTI SEVERAL IJNIDENI'IEIEE- VEF9ICtES
VISIBLEn CLaIlDS PRECLUDE FURTNE.R INTERPRETATIC/N.
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SITE CnNTAINS 5 LAiJNCHERS? 7 CANVAS?C01tE#2EII MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS,-AND AN OCCUPIED GUIIriANCE AREA
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APPRCIXIMATELY 26-~3~ MISSILE TRANSPCIRTERS ANi7 6
UNItIENTIFIED VENICLES?
NO .APPARENT CHANGE. IN FACILITiES~ POOR IMAGE
QUAI.;ITY .PRECLUDES .FURTHER INTERPRETATIClNd
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MANAGUA -SAM SITE 2259N ~J82I5W
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TWO LAUNCHER 1=ilUNC)ATI0N5 ANt3 ONE GUIDANCE. RADAR
FOUNCJATION IN PLACEo SURFACING OF SERVICE ROADS
APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT COMPLETEo NCI .EQUIPMENT
OBSERVEC)~
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SANTA CRUZ aEL NORTE CRUISE?MISSiLE SITE 23~~4N 1~81561't
NCI APPARENT CHANGEm POCIR IMAGE QUALITY.LIMITS
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INTERPRETATION.
0
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LA SIERRA CRUISEgMISSILE SITE 2156N 080I9W
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SITE ABANDONEC)o NO .MILITARY ACTIVITY 0BSER1/ECI,
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CAMPO >=LORIOA CRUISE?MiSSILE SITE 230bN ~f82iiW
0
SITE CONTAINS Z CAN1/ASOC0VEREC3 LAUNGIiERS, 7
CANVAS?C0VEREI3 TRANSPORTERS, 8 CRUISE?AIISSILE GRATESp
8 Ci~NVAS?COVEREC! PR0E3ABLE PRIME MOV?RS, AND
APPROXIMATELY lC1 MISCELLANEOUS V1=HICLES~
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?AIRFIELaS?
CORONEL PASCUAL AIRFIELfl 231~f7N C98117W
AIRCRAFT -~- 5 FAGOTIFRESCO VISIBLEe
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JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 23l~0N i~8Z24W
0
AIRCRAFT @- 2 CLEAT$ b ~?47, 3 CONSTELLATION, .CRATE,
5 ~-54~ ANI7 2 LIAISON?TYPE OBSERVEDe
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CAt~PO LIBERTAD AIRFIELD 23~fbN ~8226W
AIRCRAFT ~- 34_LIAISON-TYPE, ONE PBY, ~ ZLiN TRENERQ
AND T COLT.
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PLAYA SARACOA AIRFIELD 23~i2N ~8235W
AIR.CRA.FT ~~ ONE CABs 2 CRATES 44 HOUND, 4 HAREa AT
LEAST ~0 SHIPPING GRATES 08SERVED?
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MANAGUA AIRFIELD 2258N ~J82174~
AIRCRAFT m- NONE OBSERVED.,.
SE1/ERAL VEHICLES IN CC3NSTRUCTION AREA AT EAST ENI3
OF:RUN~AY~
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JAIME GONZALES AIRFIELD 22~19N 08025W
AIRCRAFT --- NONE OBSERVED
ND .APPARENT CHANGEd
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TRINIDAD AIRFIELD 2147N H79~9W
ND AIRCRAFT OBSERVEDm
NO .APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIESg
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vESSELS ~~ D 4WITN 2 HATCHI~S aPEN, ~aaMS WtiiCH
APPEAR ACTIVES AND 2 LIGHTERS ALaNGSI{~El, aNE
SLAVSEC?CLASS FREIGHTER (WITH LINE HATCH aPEN AND aNE
LIGHTER AND 2 SMALL BaATS AL[INGSIDE1s aNE STACKAFT
~FREIGHTER9 4 PTv aNE PFs aNE.-PCv AND NUMERaUS SMALL
LAF1 a
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FREIGHTER AT PUNTA LA GUIRA~ THE:
AND aNE UNI[~ENTIFIED FREIGHTER AT PUNTA Y CAXO,a
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No ~.ARCE VE5SEL5 IN PaRT~ NUMERaUS SMALL CRAFTa
TWa PASSIBLE LABiNSK-CLASS SHIPS ANCHaRED 14 NM NE
aF CAISARIEN AND JUST WEST aF CAYa FRANCES? LIGHTERS
ALt3NGSI?E BOTH SHIPSo A TUG. WITH 3 BARGE5 iN TCIW I5
HEAflED TtIWARD PLIRT.
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Na LARGE VESSELS aI~SE~vED.
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VESSELS ?m ONE I~RA5N0GRACI?CLASS FRET&HTER t)N NORTH
SICIE CIF NEW WHARF WI7H BCICIMS ACTVEo SMALi.:AMOUN~' CIF
UNI0ENTIFIEI3 MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT' CIN C30CKSII~E
NEARBYa ONE LARGE FREIGHTER WITH BCIOMS ACTIVE tll.Cl
UP ALONGSIDE QUAYm ONE P0SSI8LE COASTAL TANKER AT
PCIL PIER o
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VESSELS ?~ 3 FREIGHTERS ANCH0RE[3 iN HARBOR ~2 WI7H
EQUIPMENTfCARGO ON DECK.9s--~$ LARGE FREIGHTERS
INCLUDING THE ORENSURG {N0 .2 CARGO HATCH. OPEN ANI3
BOOM ACTIVEI ALCINGSi-CIE QUAYS- ANi~ PIERS, ONE. LARGE
TANKER, 7 COASTAL FREIGHTERS ONE C0A5TAL TANKERS ONE
EXCURSION?TYPE VESSELS ~ PT INCLUDING ~ LEAVING
HARB0R9 2 PFD ANI2 b PCB ONE KRASN0GRAtI?CLASS
FREIGHTER HEADING-EAST OFF TARARA BEACHa
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1/ESSI~L5 ~? 5 BARGESv S LIGHTERS NUMERCIUS SA~A1-L CRAFTa
ONE.FREIGHTER ANCHORED OFF PUNTA GARAPACHCIo PCIOR
IMAGE QUALITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATICINa
~ELECTRONICS~
HAVANA AREA, C0Mt~UNICATI0N5 CENTER 231~l~dN ~822b1a
NO APPARENT CHANGE iN FACILITIE.So
THiRTEIN VANS ANL3 5 UNIDENTIFIEII VEHICLES.
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?NIILITARY ACTIVITY-
R:E~IEC~ICIS AREAS MILITARY CAMP 222?N t~7934W
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SIX3'EEN LAR~E~ 11 MEDiUMq AND ~ SMALL .TENTS, 41
TANKSfSP GUNS 5 PR?BABLE F3tOG MISSILE T'RANSPCdRTIyRSe
2 #~R[~SABLE 1=ROG LAUNCHERS, 9 SNAPP_ERSs 7 U~iDENTIFIED
TRACI~ELI VEHICLES, lf~ PCIL T#tUCKS~ AND APPI2C3XiMATELY
250 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES VISI.BLE~
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HAVANA9 AMMUNiTIt7N STC3RAGE AREA 23~IN H822~+W
ND APPARENT CHANGEo
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STfA~GUiV AAA SITE REMAINS E3CCUPIED~ HATE AND 1.LtIlJV.7'
PRECLUDE. FURTHER INTERPRETATIUN~
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APPRCIXIMATELY 25 LQWBQY TRAIL.ER.S ANt~ 25~1-~3~0
UNDENTFIEI~ VEHICLES CiBSERVEl3~ PdflR IMAGE QUALITY
PRECLUDES IDENTIFICATIUN~
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4;ASCAJA~., M;~ITARY AREA 224fdN 1~8031W
NQ .MILI:TARY ACTIVITY 4l8SERVEt)m
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Jt4VEL4:AIV43S~ MILITARY .AREA 22~r8N ~8112~1
Nfl MILITARY ACTI1/ITY flBSERVEDm
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GUANABfl AREAS MILITARY AREA 23I1N 08C031d
N(J .APPARENT CHANGEa Pt3nR IMAGE QUALITY :LIMITS
25X1D INTERPRETATI4~Ns
CAMPfI Ft3RIpA9 MILITARY CAMP 2~07N ~?~2~6Y#
FIFTEEN CANVAS~C?VEREfl TANKS ANt3 1~J VIrHICLES.~
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BAJURAYABCI AREAv t~Ii-ITARY CAMP ~a~8N 0821~~1
TEN FA PIEt:ES 44 ~'C1WE4) 8Y TRUCKS t~BSERVEU~ P43L]R
_ _- - - - IMAGE 61UAL I TY PRECLUt3ES .FURTHER I NTERPRETATIfllV~
f~UANA[3ACflAe MILITARY AREA 23~7N f~821~W
IrASTERN AREA G43NTAINS 36 FA .PIECES 412 T~3WE4)~ i8
TRACKE~3 PRIME MOVERSp 2PI ?PEN?8E4) TRUCKS ANI~ 24
A4)f)ITIflNAL TRUCKS 412 TC~WiNG FA PIECE5~
WESTERN AREA C4~NTAINS AT LEAST 17 ANt) 4 PflSSIBL:E T~3WE[)
FA PIECES AN4J AT LEAST 24 TRUCKSn Nfl APPARENT CHANCE
IN FACILITIES SHAD47W PREC1.UiIES FURTHER
i NT ERPRETAT I4lN
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MAIANZAS ~A(~t3ING BEACH 23~J1N 08126W
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1lARAOERtJ ~Ai~[~IN~ BEACH 23I~8N ~J81i8Yd
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GEI1iFllEG(~ LAt~{~ING BEACH 2241214 08H36W
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E1V~ENAUA ~[]let]Ft,4C~U LANI~if~G BEACH 2202N 4181~251r1
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E~ CAL1/AR I C3, Mt3N I T I ONS ST1=31~,A~E 23~3N 08222J1~
N? APPARENT CHANGE4
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CAR[7ENAS AREA: M~~ITAR?/ .CAMP 23PJ2N ~82T~V
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TWENTY?TW[l TANKS/SP GUNS t)BSERVEL?a tdO APPARENT CHANGE
N FA~GI~.ITIESo
HAVANA AREA, M~~ITAf~?l CAMP 23~1N 08218W
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HA7E ANf3 POOR I MA4;E QUALITY PRECLt3t~E COl!)dT CIR
IDENTIFICAT3ON OF TANKSISP GUNSa
NO APPARENT CHANGE-iN FACILiTIES~
~MISCEL~LANECIUS ACTi~~~~-~
SAN FRANC I SCCI ?E PAULA v MlIN 1 ~' ~ ONS STGE SITE :23~3N P}8218W
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PRECI.U#~E COUNT
NO APPARENT CHANCE IN FACIi.ITIE~s
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LA ROSITA AREAS STORAGE-INSTALLATION Z208N 08t~f~4W
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mSTATUS flF flT3~E32 TARGETS?
M1 SS Ifl3V' 3452 DID 3VflT C0~/1=R TARGETS EASE OF ~7
DEGREES-WEST. OR WEST OF 83 gEGREES WEST
Lp3dG ITUDE o
T3-3E FALLOWING TARGETS COULD BE IDIwNTIF1EQ9
BUT NflT I3~3TERPRETEI~ ~,?
REMEDIflS' iRBM SITE
MAf~ATI SA3~ SITE
CAMAG~3EX I3~7ERi~A~'IO1dAL AiRFtELD
LIMONAR AREAS 3~ILiTARY CAMP
CAMAGt~EY A3EA~ MILITARY CAMP
MANAGUA 3~9UNITIONS STORAGE SITE
MANICARAGUA AREAS EXPL?SiVES STCIRAGE-SITE
2225N ~~93~W.
2ii3N 07702W
212534 07751W
2255td 6I8124W
212bN PJ7753W
2258N d82I$W
22~JlaN 0T95fIW
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