IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3454(Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04772A000300130004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 26, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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February 1963
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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 is
prohibited by law.
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
THE Ft~LL[IW~NG INFC~RMATiON REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS CIE AERIAL PHC3TflGR.APHY .ERQM -BRASS KNf~B
MISSItIN 34549 DATED 25 FEBRUARY i9+~3a THE NUMBER
APP.;ARiNG AT Ti~E ENO CJF THE HEADER LINE IS THE
CCIMC?R TARGET NUMBER,
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E3ARTDLOME, SUSPECT SSM ACTIVITY 2226N O7934W
N~1 MISSILE-RELATED ACTIVITY OBSEI~VEDo
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SALAMANCA, SUSPECT S5M ACTIVITY. 2227N ~794HW
25X1D SANTA BARBARA$ SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY 2O12N Q~~b34~P
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SIX REVETTED LAUNCHERS (DNE CANVAS~?CE3.VERED}~ REVE7TED
ANt~ ~CCUPiED GUIDANCE AREAS ANI? 2 HCILD P[]SITIIlNS
t I3GCUP I ED CiR CANVAS Ct9VEREfl) a DBL 3 QU I TY LIMITS
INTERPRETATIDN~
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LA COLOMA SAM SITE 2218N ~J8332W
SAX PR(36ASLE LAUNGHERS9 3 CANVAS~COVERED HOLD
POSITIONS ANA ACQUISITION RADAR viSiBLE4 OBLIQUITY
PRECLUIIES :FURTHER INTERPRETATIC~Nd
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stGl1ANEA SAM 5iTE 2137N 08257W ~
SITE iNCLUC}ES 6 LAUNCH PCISITIONS ~~ REVETTE[ls ONE
PARTIALLY REVETTED AND ONE UNREVETTED)B UNREVETTEC~
POSITION UNOCCUPiEITa TWO POSITIONS HAVE TENS?LIKE
COVERING AND 3 UNCOVERED POSITILINS PtISSIBL.Y .NAVE
MISS:iLES ON LAUNCHERSO CINE CANVASOCOVEREU MISSILE
TRANSPORTER IS PARKED OUTSIDE aF CAN11A5~?COU~RED
MISSILE HOLi~ AREAm SIX SET'S OF BOGIE I~HEELS OBSERVED
1N AREAa
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MANZANILLO SAN1 SITE 2018N ~177ldbW
SITE INCLUDES 6 LAUNCHERSa ~ CANVAS?~CflVEREt~ MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS, ?NE UNCOVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTER?
GUIDANCE AREA iS REVETTED AND CANVAS?CC3VERE~9~
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CHAMBAS SAM SITE Z2i3N 078r3W
SITE CONTAINS b LAUNCHERS b CANVAS?~COYEf2ET3 MISSILE
TRAAISPC}R7ERS, AND A GUIDANCE AREA,
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ESM1EftALDA SAM SITE 2155N 07813W ^
SITE CONTAINS b LAUNCHEfdS SAT-LEAST WITH MISSILES}
7 CANVAS~?COVEREE3 TRANSPORTERSv 1~ TRACKED PRIME
M01~ERSp-AND OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREAm
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CIE~O ~~ Av~LA sA~1 AssEr~~LY AREA 215~N ~~s~~w ~
NC1 APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIESa APPR[3XIP9A~'ELY
2b MISSILE TRANSPCIRTERS ANI3 b IINII~ENTIFIEO VEHICLES
OBSERVEL7~ OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER ~NTERP3tETATIONo
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CAMAGk1EY AIRFSELI~ SAM SITE 2i22N 0775~1I -
SITE CONTAINS b UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS, 7 CANVAS?CCIVERE~
MISSILE TRANSPC9RTERS, ANO OCCUPIEa GUIbANCE AREA
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SI:GUANEA CRUISE~MiSSILE SITE 2137N ~#3~~8W
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T>~dC1 LAUNCH POSITIONS 08SERVEa~, BCITH CIF TNE- POSITIONS
NAVE THE LAUNCHER CdVEREi~ BY CANVAS SHELTERS SUPPORT
AREA I S CLOUt3?COVEREa?
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?AIRFIELDS?
CAMILO CIENFUEGOS AIRFIELf1 2229N ~f7955S~.
AIRCRAFT ~.? 20 FISHBE>~, E3 F~,RMER9 12 FAGOT/FRESCO
ANO CINE, NOUNI74
RUNWAY SERVICEABLEo
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CAMAGUEY INTERNATIONAL AIRFIE.O 2i25N ~7751IW
AIRCRAFT ~?- ONE PROBABLE CRATE?
NCI APPARENT CHANGE-iN FACILTiESo
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Sit~UANEA AIRFIELi~ 2i38N 1d8~57W
NO AIRCRAFT O~SERVED~ RUNWAY APPEARS SERViCEABLEa
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C~#L(~NEL l~AR7iN MARRERRfl AIRFIELD 215~N ~8247W
NO AIRCRAFT flBSERVEn IN CLOt~D-~FREE AREAS
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JAIME GflNZALES AIRFIELD 224I9N 08(~25VJ
Nfl AIRCRAFT 08SERVED.
RUN~dAY SERViCEABLE~
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OAYAWlCI: EAST AIRFIELD 2~23N ~7b3i~W
AIRCRAFT -? 5 LIAISI3N~
Nfl CHANGE iN FACILiTiES~
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i~'1NAR QEL RIt3 AIRFiEL#~ 2225N 08341W
AIRCRAFT ?~- 2 COLTo
NO APPARENT CHANGE iN FACLITIES~
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--P?RTS?
11F~f'ROXIN'ATELY !~ NM :~W flF SANTA h1ARIA ~3AY~
TW[~ F~t~~ IGN~~"ERS ANCHORED OFF SHORE. PCiSSiE3LE LIGHTER
i~E1~tdVG FROi~ SAY TOWARC.~S SHIPS., S1~ALL MOATS ALONGSi17E
'ca C! ~' ~+ 5 ~~1 I F~ S o
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SAN RAMflN P'flRT 2~i3N fd7?25W
QNE FREIGHTER IS AT THE PIER AT PORT flF-SAN RAMC~IV.
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PUNTA ALEGRE PORT 2223N t97847W
Ntl LARGE VESSELS DR MILITARY EQUIPMENT OBSE12VE1:~.
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CIENFUEGOS PCIRT 2209N ~a~2~w
VESSELS ?? THREE FREIGHTERS AT ANCHflR tPRQBABLE
KC3VRC)V HAS aRiE LIGHTER ALbNGSIDE ANfl tlNE HATCH IIPEN,
~iTHIrR 2 F'21rI~~1-1FC~IZS ~1R1= UNIC~ENTIFIEt3)o.
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VESSELS -- fl1~E FREIGHTER ANCHORED AT CAPE d~RANL3E~
8 BARGES.
Nfl CITHER CHANGES Nt3I'FC7>
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F13UR UNI[3ENTIFIED SHIPS flBSERVEI3. UNABLE Tfl DETERMINE
I~HETHER LC3Af3ING 0112 UNLCIAflING.
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Nfl LARGE VESSELS flR MILITARY EQUIPMENT flBSERVEI~.
TUG PULLiN4~ 3 PROBABLE EMPTY :BARGES APPRC3ACHING
Pfl123' FROM GAYfl FRANCES.
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SAfVTA. ~UCI.& PCIRT 2Z~r0tV i~~358W
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SURCI:L~ERti ~3E BATABANI? PoR-r z~~~.N ~e2~.ew ~
vi`ss~.s _m NO ~~~~~ v~s~E~.s ossERV~o,
25X1D HAZE Acvo OBLIQU~TX PREC~.UDE aE~'AIl~E[~ INTERFREI'ATIO:~i~
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TU~3AS IiE ZAZA~ P?RT FACILi~'iES 2138N P~79~3W
vES~ELS -? ~a i_~-RGE vi:S5~1.S~
Si:vEN BARGES AND NUMEROUS SMALi_ G#iaFTm
VESSEL ; ?? NUP~EROUS SMAi.L GRAFT OBSERVED,
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KASIt~[3V REMAINS ANCFiQREQ OFFSHORE
25X1D o~L~~ul~rv PREGL.ULtES ~uRTw~R INTERF~RETA7IDN,
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CIEGO DE AVILA4 TOi~EN~~YPE RADAR SI~`E 215iN 07843
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NO APP:f#REN7 CHANGE- iN FACILITIES, A:PPROXI~IATEi.Y
UNIZ}ENTIFIEI~ VEHiCI.ES~EQUIPMEN~' VI5I8LEo t38LIQUITY
PRECLUi~ES :FURTHER INTERPRE~'ATIL7Nm
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?Mii.iTARY ACTi'diT~--
A~ANZANILLt~ AREAq MILITARY CAMP 21~17N OTTi~bW
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NINETEEN TANKS CIBSERVED~ POUR IMAGE QUALITY PREGi:UUES
FURTHER INTERPRIETATIt7No
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APPRt3XiMATELI? ~~ 1lEHICLES1PiECES [IF EQUIPMENT
[7BSERVEGa
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APpRC~X IA~ATELY b~J VEHICLES LIBSERVEUo N(7 APPARENT
CHANCE.: IN FACILITIES,
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RE~fE[3IOS AREAS MILITARY CAMP ~Z2TN 0?934! 25X1D
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Ntl :APPARENT CHANGE- iN Cf3UNT aR PLACEMENT flF ~/EHiCLES
ClR EQU i PMENT S iNCE CIBL. iQUTTY PREC1.Ut3ES
FURTHER INTERPRETATIL~Na
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N[3 .APPARENT CHANGE IN I~RIVE~THRQUGH BUNKER AREAo
FIVE 'dEHIGLES AND AT LEAST 1~ CANVAS~C?VEREt~ TANKS IN
PARKING AREAS CINE 3~-GUN AAA Pf~SiTiL1N 245 NM EAST LlF
BUNKER.
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LAMAGUEY AREAS MILITARY CAMP 212bN ~177~3w
SEVEN UNIDENTIFIED VEHI~CLESs NO APPARENT CHANGE IN
FACILITIES.
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APPRi~XiMATELY 28 VEHICLES ON 2 SEPARATE HA42t~STANOS,
NUMERClUS DIGGINGS9 AND AW POSITIONSm
NLl-APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIESa EXTENSIVE TRACK
ACTIVITY IN AREA
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SANTA FE AREA4 MILITARY ACTIVITY 2i~+3N 082~91~
NO NEi~ MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVEt~ IN CLOUD~?FREE
PORTIONS,
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AI.FtCRAFT ~-~ NONEm
NO .APPARENT CHANGE: IN FACILITIE5n CONSTRUCTION
CONTINUESo
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SANTA CLARA AREAS MILITARY INSTALLAT01d 2~24N ~~9s~W
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?STATUS OF OTHER TARGETS
A~ISSIOtV 344 OI? NOT COVER TARGETS EAST OF
j7p&~]iC3'E~F[tEE# ~`-WE9S /T~(~~O'R'?'WEST t~F 84 I~EGI~EE~ 3~
MINl7TE5 WEST LIJIYU3 8 ~~~D
WEST LCINGITUpEa
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7'HE FC~LLOYiING TARGETS LOULO BE iDENTIEIED~
BUT NCT INTERPRETEQ ?~_
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBA9 SITE 1
SAGUA LA GRANt~E MRBM SITE 2
SAl~ JULIAN AIRfIELi~ SAM SITE
CIENEUEGUS SAAI SITE
SAGUA LA GRANL?E SAM SITE
~CAiB,ARII:N SAM SITE
SAh~CTI SPIRITUS SAM SITE
JIGUANI SAM SITE
MANATI SAM. SITE
SENAaO SAM SITE
IIELEITE SAM SITE
I;IEGCI I3E AViI=A SAM SITE
?IELEITE ALTERNATE SAM SITE
vICTC3RIA flE LAS TUNAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
LA SIERRA ~GRUISE~MISSILE SITE
SAN JULIAN AIREIELI~
TRINI0At3 AIRFIELa
CASILDA PC3RT
HFILGUIN AREAm MiLiTARY.CAMP
LAS VILLAS AREA CiF SPECIAL INTEREST
CIENFUEGt3S LANDING BEACH
ENS~NA[~A CCJLORAafl LANC~iNG BEACH
MANIGARAGUA AREAv EXPL?SIVES STt~RAGE SITE
2243N ~l8~d~.1W
~239N 0795114
2205N ~7840'3W
2202N 0E3fd24tid
2251N 08f~05W
222f3N 07929k~
2147N 1d79291~
z021N f~7620W
211~N ~~'702W
2i3bN ~7733W
2259N 0$0~5W
~14zN 0785f~f~
230iN 08044W
21~l4N 0770014
2156N fd8019W
220bN 084f~91d
2147N 07959W
2145N 079591
2053N 0761444
21~+6N 07959W
2202N 08036Y~
2~f~2N 08025W:
220bN 079584~i
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