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Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 -- OUT 604Z / P 180428Z FM NPIC TO DIRNSA 1966 Nov 18 Os 0p5 z - 1 g -x'101?1966 DISTRl1 25X1 it _A1. aiiir"1 Icuvn I TDs I czo - IPD ~.._._ OPCE N YD'HAV QC /C I NCE UR CINCPACFLT FICPAC COMNAVFORJAPAN AFSCC AFSSO AFSC AFSSO PACAF AFSSO ACIC AFSSO FTD AFSSO BSD AFSSO ESD AFSSO SSD AFSSO USAFE INFO FICEUR ZEM T 0 P S E C R E T MISSION 1037-1 8 TO 12 NOV 66. OAK I PSD I P10-Ice I 0 190 I ! PAD j I I:at:-LO I I cIa-AP I~ I PD CITE NPIC 9085. 17 NOV 66 THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY OAK REPORT ON MISSION 1037-1 AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE HIGHEST PRIORITY COMMITTEE ON OVER- HEAD RECONNAISSANCE (COMOR) TARGETS OBSERVED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY. ((TEXT WHICH FOLLOWED WAS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF THE ABOVE REF'D REPT)) T 0 P S E C R E T ((ALSO PASSED END OF MESSAGE 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 ORIG UNIT : NPIC EXT DATE : 1 '~ id U tl ra~6 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE fop SE C R" t y TO SAC, FTD, ALCOM/AAC, CONAD, USAFE A.CIC PACAF, DIA, DIRNSA, , OPCEN,_AFSC, FROM:AFSCC, AFSSO BSD NORTON AFB CALF, AFSSO SSD INGLEWOOD CALF, CINCPACFLT, FICPAC, COMNAV FOR CONF JAPAN, AFSSO ESD HANSCOM AFB MASS, CINCEUR,8TH AF (ALSO FOR CIA AND _ INFO FICEUR (INFO ONLY) PROD CTR, 2nd AF, l5thAF OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE OUT60421 TOP SECRET CITE NPIC- 9=085 (SIG CENTER NOTE: ATTACH TAPE HERE.), END OF MESSAGE MEMO FOR THE RECORD: ~~ -1- g,jl EDITION OAK REPORT ON MISSION j Q r5 7.- O COORDINATING OFFICE-n GIIOUP 1 Excluded from automat downgrading and declassification AUTHENTICATING OFFf REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No. Signal Ce Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 0 0 9 ? a i 0 0 0 Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 -- - MISSI-ON-1 37 1 8 -TO-12 NOV -66---- OAK---- - 17- NOV 66 -- PREFACE - -----?TH-k-S--IS-THE--F-IR.ST-AN.D-ONLY--OAK-REP-O-RT- ON - MI SSION--1-837 -1---- - - AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE HIGHEST PRIORITY COmMITTEE ON OVER - HE-AD--RECONNAI-S sANCE- t COMORu TARGETS OBSERVED ON- THE PHOT-OGR-APHY. - - TARGETS ARE ARRANGED IN THE OAK BY SUBJECT AND WITHIN EACH -----SUBJECT B-Y--COMOR -TARGET-NUMBER. TARGETS--OF- OPPORTUNITY OBSERVED DURING THE OAK REPORTING PERIOD ARE LISTED NUMERICALLY UNDER THE ARPROP-P,I-AT-E-SUBJECT -AF-TER -T-1 E-L-ISTI-NG-OF COMOR TARGETS. 9 (aSOU-T #-T-O---NOR-THZt-@--t -F-OR-D SCENDIt.tG--QNORT-H-TO-SOUTHIS -OR--M-FOR-A---M-I-XED------ ASCENDING AND DESCENDING PASS. THE LETTER F PRECEDING FRAME.NUMBERS LOCATIONS OF TARGETS IN THIS REPORT ARE INDICATED BY THE --COUNT-R-Y-C-ODE--PRECED-ING- THE--C40RD NAT-ES.-AN ALPHABETIC LISTING OF COUNTRY CODES APPEARS ON THE INSIDE OF THE BACK COVER. SE-LLCT-ED--PHOiOGRAP-HIC-RE-FERENCES--FOLvLOW4THE-DESCRIPTION- OF-THE TARGFT PASS NUMBERS ARE SUFFIXED !ti'.ITH EITHER AN A FOR ASCENDING INOI GATES-THE--FORWAR-D-CAMERA-r---AN[ -THE -LETTER A -I.ND-ICA-TES-THE--AFT CAMERA. UNIVERSAL REFERENCE GRID COORDINATES ARE GIVEN IN PA-R-E- f-THESI-S-AFTER- THE-FR-AME-NUMEER-TO-WHICH THEY -APPLY-.-- TH-IS--GRTD - IS UNIVERSAL GRID NO It FEB 64. SYMBOLS INDICATING CONDITIONS HI-CH-AFFECT-THE -A-P-PEARANCE OF THE TARGET ON-,T-HE- PHOTOGRAPHY --- ARE -- C lCLEARF, SC QSCATTERED CLOUD COVERZ, HC (HEAVY --C-LOUD- -GO-VERn-,---1- -QHAZE9-,--CS-f CLOUD- SHA-0OWmr-S- QSNO - r 0 - - - - - -- r OBLIQUITYar SD f SEMIDARKNESSF, .GC P GROUND COVER'. CF - ICAMOUt+L-AGE -r---AND---GR -(GROUND RESGLUTIONtt-?- - - INTERPRETABILITY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY IS CATEGORIZED AS G tGOODU, -F-PFA-1RU1-,--GR-P-I POORf-.--THE- EXTENT--OF---PHOTOGRAPHIC-COV-ERAGE--- - IS DENOTED BY THE SYMBOLS T fTOTAL0 OR PT tPARTIALU. THE MODE ? ----OF--COVERAGE- IS IND-IC-A-TED-B-Y ST (STEREOt-r--NS ANON-S-TER-EOur--OR-PS fIPARTIAL,STEREOU. -OAK-R-E-C--I-P-TEN-T-S-ARE CAUTIONED--THAT THE INITIAL SCAN--OF- THE - - PHOTOGRAPHY IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED IN A SHORT TIME AND PRIOR TO. F-I-NAt-REF-I-NEM1ENT -OF--EP.HEMER-IS- DATA CON-BEG ENTL.Yr- FUTURE- DETAI-LED ANALYSIS MAY RESULT IN MINOR ALTERATIONS. MOREOVER. RECIPIENTS ARE -CA U-T-ZONE-D-~C-HA-T--THE DEN'FT~&GATION C?F -TARGETS- IS BASED PRIMARILY- O : --- PHOTOGRAPHY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINISHED INTELLIGENCE ---JUDCMEN-T-.--- --- HIGHLIGHTS FIVE OF.THE 25 KNOWN DEPLOYED ICBM COMPLEXES ARE COVERED ----BY--P-HO-T-OGRAPH-Y-.- -MAJOR-PORTIONS--OF PERM?AND TATISHCHEVO - ARE CLEAR. DROVYANAYA- OLOVYANNAYA. AND YOSHKAR-OLA ARE ?-.-M-ISa-IL-E--AC IVIT-Y -- THE TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR, IS PARTIALLY C-4-VERE0-B-Y ONE--P-ASS-OF --PHO-TQGRAP-H-Y- OF_-PO-OR-TO-GOOD INTERPRETABILITY. ALL. LAUNCH AREAS ARE COVERED, HOWEVER, -,---SE VERAL-ARE IDENTIFI-E-D--ONLY-. ---A-T--LAUNCH -GROUP It OF---- PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE MOST RECENTLY IDENTIFIED - ---LA-UNCH- S-ITEI-7---WHICH- CONSISTS OF 3--L-AUNC-H--SILOS .UNDE-R -- - CONSTRUCTION, EACH IN A U-SHAPED EXCAVATION SIMILAR TO -__--E_XCC.A-VAT--I-ON?S--A-T ;TY-P-E--I-I-C--S-INCLE -S-1-LOS. -- SILO CORINGS' -i 2 FEET IN DIAMETER, ARE PRESENT IN 2 OF THE 3 EXCAVATIONS. -W-1 H--T-HE-SE--ADDITI-Ot4S-,-THE-CURRENT --TOTAL-OF -LAUNCHERS--AT- - THE TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER IS 58. 5--- THE--EX-I-STENCE--OF-AN -1-1TH -LAUNCH- GROUP---A-T--TAT-ISHCHEVA---I-S - - - ? CONFIRMED BY THE IDENTIFICATION OF A.T.YPE,I110 SINGLE SILO a C-ONTROL_-SI-Tom.----DECEPT E-1 EASURES--ARE- Ell-I-DE !T--AT--ALL-TAE --- COMPLETED SITES. THE CURRENT COUNT OF ICBM LAUNCHERS AT ---DEPLOYED-COMPLEXES--t THE--F-I-CURE-IA!_-P-ARENTNESIS -INO-I-CATES THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE LAUNCHERS AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN T-C-TALSL-IS-AS ?FOLJS_--- - Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78B04558A001500010051-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 OTHW LAUNC'-1Er'S ?28 W TOTAL 717 @250 AT THE KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADI`c;IPOVKA "MISSILE TEST CENTEPP USSR P ONLY THE 'SA`C LAUNCH COMPLEX IS COVERED BY CLEAR. STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY. SHUANG-CHENG-TZU' CHINA AND- SARY-SHAGAN AND EMi .?=A - USSR ARE NOT COVERED. AT THE VOLGOGRAD PRO'3ABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX r USSKr BETWEEN PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE OF AUGUST 1966 AND THE PRESENT MISSION' THE LAUNCH PISITIONS- INCLUDING THE REVETMENT WALLS? OF LAUNCH SITE' E HAVE BEEN REORIENTED. THIS CHANGE GIVES THE COMPLEX AN APPEARANCE SIMILAR TO THE COMPLEXES AT KIMRY AND PERFSLAVL-ZALESSKY. THE rISTANCE FIC;? THE LAUNCH AREA TO THE TRACKING/GUIDANCE FACILITY IS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF THE DISTANCES DETERMINED AT OTHER COMPLEXES. NORTH VIETNAM IS COVERED Y 2 PASSES OF PHOTOGRAPHY. ONE PASS IF ESTIMATED TO BE 4-1 PERCENT CLOUD COVERED AND THE OTHLR IS ESTIMATED TO BE 80 PERCEt,'T CLOUD COVERED. SEVLUTY-FOUR OF THE 137 KNOWN SA-2 SITES ARE OBSERVED. NO NEW SAS' INSTALLATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED. 2. AIRFIELD ACTIVITY ENG :LS AIRFIELD IS THE ONLY LO"'!G RANGE BOMBER BASF COVERED IN THE USSR. AIRCRAFT OBSERVE"` INCLUDE ONE PROBABLE BLINDER ANU 34 6ISON. THIS IS THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF A BLINDER AIRCRAFT AT THIS FIELD. STATUS OF TAPGE.T READOUT THIS OAK REPORTS ON 70 CO? OR TARGETS. TABULAR SUMMARY A RECAPITULATION OF SI!3NIFICANT ACTIVITY OBSERVED ON THIS AIS:ION AND NPIC CURRENT :1`ISSILE LISTINGS IS PRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING TABLES ON SLJCCEEr'IN- PA''ES TABLE. 1 -- SOVIET ICBM DEPLOYMENT TAbL..E 2 -,- TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER TABLE 3 -- SOVIET MP. M AN TRB"DEPLOYMENT TA~L.F 4 -- SAM AND ABM DEPLOYMENT TABLE 5 DATE/TIME OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PASSES ^1ISSILES VERKF?('rYAYA SALDA ICB`A COMPLEX UR 5802N 06024E THE COMPLEX 15 NOT COVF'REu PY PHOTOGRAPHY. PHOTOGRAPHY OF FAIR .INTF_RPRETABIL_ITY -'EVEALS NO NEW MISSILE FACILITIES IN THE CLOUD-FREE P('RTTONS OF THE SW HALF OF THE SEARCH AREA COVERED. THE CENTER IS COVERED ON ONE PASS OF PHOTOGRAPHY OF POOP'-TO-GOOD I4TERPRETABBILITY, ALL LAUNCH AREAS ARE TYU}:ATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER UR 4538N P16317E L- COV ERED# BUT SEVERAL CAN 8E IDENTIFIED ONLY. THE r TS NOW' PARTIALLY SFCURED BY DOU ALE FENCING AND APPEARS TO CO!SIST OF 3 TYPE ITIC U-SHAPED EXCAVATIONS LINE' UP ON AN AXIS OF THE 2 SOUTH `? N:OST EXCAVATIONS CO`,-'TAIN CORIN CONTAINS AN UNIDENTIFIED OF THE CORING IN THE CENT MOST SHARPLY DEFINED' IS S r A"'U THE NORTHERNMOST IPCULAR DEJECT. TFE DIAMETER R EXCAVATION. WHICH IS THE SPACING SET'~EEN THE 2 CORINGS AND BETWEEN THE CENTER CORING AND THE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT IN THE NORTHERN EXCAVATION IS P a Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 25X1 LOA I 0 0 i 0 0 9 i 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 r ? 0 r 1203 Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 NC it-.Vi f t5 a: a. I- CI1, ITIES OPSE' VEO IN THE CLOUD-FREE PCRTIvN?IS OF TH^?, EAST ="PN 70 PFFCENT OF TNP' 57-NMI RADIUS SEARCH AREA. THE WESTERN 3o, PERCENT LS --1,10T COVERED. YOSHKAR-OLA ICBM COMPLEX RJR 5633N G4'* 1E THE COMPLEX IS COVERED BY (WE PASS OF PHOTOGRAPHY WITH HEAVY CLOUD COVER. THE' Ct- iPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY CAN B?- IDENTIFIED ONLY AND ALL OF THE MIF-SILE SITES ARE CLOUD COVERED. NO NEW MISSILE ACTIVITY OSEPVFC IN THE CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS OF THE SEARCH AREA COVERED BY PHOTOGRAPHY. DRO /YANAYA ICBM COMPLEX UR 5131N-1130PF THE COMPLEX IS COVERED BY 2 PASSES OF PHOTOGRAPHY OF POOR INTERPRETABILITY. ALL COMPONENTS OF THE COMPLEX CAN '1E IDENTIFIED ONLY. THE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA IS COVEEn. NO NEW MISSILE FACILITIES ARE OBSERVED. PERM ICBM COMPLEX UR 5742N 05619E THE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA IS COVERED BY 2 PASSES OF PHOTOGRAPHY OF POOR INTERPRETABILITY. ALL 51 LAUNCH SITES ARE: OBSERVED r OF WHICH 45 ARE SINGLE SILO TYPE IIII.i SITES. FORTY OF THE 45 SINGLE SILO SITES CAN PE IDENTIFIEO ONLY. NO SIGNIFICANT PCTTVITY IS OBSERVED. POSSI6LE LAUNCH SITE 53 TS ~'O LONGER CONSIDERED TO BE A VALID SITE AND IS DROPPED FROM MPTC LISTINGS. NO N~Ew MISSILE FACILITIES ARE OBSERVED. OLOVYANNAYA ICBM COMPLEX UR 5049' 11550E THE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA IS COVERED BY ONE PASS OF PHOTOGRAPHY WITH HEAVY CLr>Ut1 COVER. ALL OF THE LAUNCH SECTION ## 13 SITES# THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY, AND THE RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSFER POI;;T CAN BE IDENTIFIED ONLY. CLOUDS PRECLUDE A SEARCH FOR AN'Y ADDITIONAL MISSILE ACTIVITY. TATISHCHEVO ICBM COMPLEX (JR 5142N 04534E THE SEARCH AREA IS COVEREI ON ONE PASS OF PHOTOGRAPHY. FIVE PERCENT OF THE NORTH EDGE AND 5 PERCENT OF THE EAST EDGE OF THE SEARCH AREA ARE CLOUD COVERED. ONE NE+i CONTROL SITEr SITE 124? IS IDENTIFIED IN LAUNCH GROUP Kr APPROXIMATELY 25 NM ENE OF THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY AT 51-51N 046-O8E. THE SITE IS IN AN EARLY STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION. THE LAUNCH SITE SUPPORT AREA CONTAINS 5 BUILDINGS AND 3 MORE BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. EXCAVATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS IN THE SITE AREA. POSSIHLE LAUNCH SITE 79 CAN NO LONGER BE ASSOCIATED WITH MISSILE ACTIVITY AND IS BEING DROPPED FROM NPIC LISTINGS. NO OTHER MISSILE ACTIVITY OBSERVED. SITE DECEPTION IS BEING EMPLOYED AT ALL COMPLETED LAUNCH SITES. 25X1 LOA I 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADIMIROVKA MSL TEST CTR UR 4835N 04545E 25X1 THE CENTER IS COV ED BY 2 P SSES OF H TOGR SS A P Y. PA O W 90 COVERS THE EN SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX WITH EAR. Cam; Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 0 0 0 0 0 9 ? 0 0 0 0 I I 0 0 0 ? 0 ? w SSM I Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 NO CHANGE OBSERVEwONI UM THt ruKicK w~.nc. f LAUNCH FACILITIES# A PORTION OF THE TEST AND SUPPORT COMPLEX, OR THE NEWP HIGH RESOLUTION INTERFFROMETER. APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT OF THE, WESTERN PORTION OF THE 50-NM SEARCH AREA IS COVERED ON THE SOUTHWESTERN 50 PERCENT OF THE 50-NM SEARCH AREA IS COVERED BY CLEAR# STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY ON No NEW MISSILE FACILITIES ARE OBSERVED. HA NOI SAM SEARCH Vh! 21k 2! 10551E THE WESTERN 42 PERCEM!T OF THE 60-NM SEARCH AREA IS ED BY 8! PEPCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY ON PASS H ASTERN 50 PERCENT OF THE AREA IS COVERED 9Y 30 PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY ON NO NEW SAM INSTALLATIONS ARE OBSERVED. LAO CAI SAM SEARCH VN 2229K 1.0359E I APPkOXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF TIFF 60-NM SEARCH AREA IS COVERED BY 70' PERCENT CLOD-CCVERED PHOTOGRP:PHY. NO NEW SAN INSTALLATIONS CAN BE InENTIFIED. D?IE:s': 3IEN PHU SAM SEARCH N 2123% 10301E THE EASTERN HALF OF THE 60-NM SEARCH AREA IS COVERED 9Y 70 PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY. NO NEW SAM TNSTGLLATIONS CAN BE IDENTIFIED. APPtOXIMATELY 5 PERCENT OF THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE 60-NN: SEARCH AREA TS COVE RED MY 75 PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY O'N THE EASTERN 70 PERCENT OF THE AREA IS COVERED BY 40 PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHO' OGRA'HY Off' NO NE`1' CAC SAN SAM SEARCH AREA VN 224 '14 1PJ619E THE WESTERN 50 PERCENT OF THE 50-Psib SEARCH AREA IS D R_-!Y 80 PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY ON PASS THE EASTERN 30 PERCENT OF THE AREA TS COVERED BY 40 PERCE-4T CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY O NO NEW SAID INSTALLATIONS ARE OFSERVEDo DONS mOI SAM SEARCH AREA t/1\! 1.72PN 106371".'- I 60-NM SEARCH AREA IS CO'PLETELY COVERED BY 70 PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY. NO NEW SAM IDFN I IE'~. INSTALLATIONS CAN' 9E NAN-YANG SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY CH 3248N 11214E APPROXIMATELY 30 PEPCENNT OF THE 25-N SEARCH AREA 15 COVRED BY PHOTOGRAPHY WHICH IS 601 PERCENT CLOUD 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 COVERED. NO EVIDENCE OF SSM ACTIVITY OBSERVED. 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 ? 0 0 9 0 0 9 r 0 0 0 0 0 ? 9 0 --- - ONL1e ire i c '1 Ul- rti WESTERN PORTION] CF THE 5VI-NN4 SEANCH AREA IS COVERED ON 0. THE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA IS COVERED ON CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHY OF GOOD INTER,R TABILITY ON NO NEW SAM ACTIVITY IS OBSEPVE"#. THE KNOWN SAN SITE A02-2 IS COVERED A"'D IS OCCUPIE' '. lAi-TOAN SAM SEARCH AREA CH 3759N 1123PE THE ENTICE 5q-NM SEARCH AREA IS COVERED ON PB PERCENT CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHY OF FAIR IN:?TEPPRETABILTTY. NO SAM ACTIVITY OBSEPVEr,. VOLGOGRAD PROB LONG RANGE SAM LNCH CPLX UR 4822N P54419E THE COMPLEX PE,iAINS IN AN EARLY-TO r,11D-STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION, 'WI LITTLE OR NO PROGRESS SINCE MISSION J THE LUNCH REVET,,"ENT WALLS AT LAUNCH SITE ; HAVE BEEN REALIGNED. PREVIOUSLY, ALL LAUNCH RE:VETVENTS WERF NEARLY PARALLEL AND ORIENTED SIMILARLY TO THOSE AT FEOD;DOSIYA. AND 111UPASHI PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COi'iFLEXES. AFTEP REALIGNMENT, THE REVETMENTS APPEAR ORIENTED SIMILARLY TO THOSE AT KALI^ 1'>N ANC 'ERESLAVL-ZAL :'SSKTY. REVETMENT OUTLINES OF THE PREVIOUS ALIGNMENT APE=- VISIBLE AT EACH OF THE VOLVOGRAC POSITIONS. THE SFQiUFNCE OF CONSTRUCTION IS Wvi ,''HAT DIFFERENT FRO' ThAT O-"SERVED AT OTHER PROBABLE LON~:= RANGE SAM LAUNCH COF'-'LFXES I" THAT 1\I0 DISTINCT SITE SERVICE ROADS ARE 90 EVER M'!VF. SEENtx DISCERNIPLE AT ANY OF THE VOLGOGRAD SSITES. ALTHOUGH LAUNCH POSITION REVETMENTS APPEAR COMPLET OR NEARLY COMPLETE. COMPLEX COMPONENTS (LAUNC SITE CONTROL CENTER, TRACKING/GUIDANCE CENTRAL CONTROL, AIR WARNING CONTROL CENTER. AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC AREASU WHICH ARE USUALLY CONSTRUCTED IN A : TANDARD ABOVE GROUND REVETMENT, ARE CONSTRUCTS I AS "PEN-END SUBSUPFACE VEHICLE'/EQUIPMENT REVETMF.;TS. THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLEX TO UTILIZE THIS TYPE' OF REVETMENT. THE TRACKING/GUIDANCE FACILITY CO",JSISTS OF 3 MOUNDEt? RADAR POSITIONS AND A CENTRAL CON'*ROL. INITIAL MENSU SAL DATA INDICATES DISTANCE FROM TRACK ING/GUIOANICF FACILITY CENTRAL CONTROL TO LAUNCi;H SITE R CONTROL CENTER TO BE 1#755 FT OR 'BOLUT ONE-HALF THE DISTANCE AT OTHER PROBABLE LONG PANGE SAAR LAUNCH COMPLEXES. CONSTRUCTION AT THE MISSILE HAl,tDLXNG AND SUPPORT AREAS HAS NOT PROGRESSED. THE SUPPORT AREA APPEARS TO BE COMPOSED OF TE 'PORARY STRUCTURES AND NUMEROUS PROBA ?LE TENTS. THE COMPLEX APPEARS SECURED. THE AIR WARNING RADAR FACILITY LOCATED 2.5 NNi NWnf OF THE COMPLEX CONSISTS OF 3 MOUNDED RADAR POSITIONS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND A CENTRAL CONTROL POSITION. TWO PROLAbLE ELECTx OD IC ASSOCIATED AREAS ARE NE:='LY IDENNTiFIED NORTH OF THE FACILITY. ONE AREA CONTAINS 2 OPEN-EN U SUBSURFACE VEHICLE/FQU.IIPWENT REVETMENTS AND THE OTHER AREA CONTAINS 3 SIMILAR REVETMENTS. NO iv,ISSILE:s OP MISSILE-RELATED EQUIPMENT OBSERVED AT AIR FACILITIES 08 -- 34 BISON. 1 PROBABLE BLITIDER, 1 PROBABLE CAT/CUB, 2 PROBABLE CAB, AND 1 PROBABLE COLT. NO ASM STORAGE AR OBSERVED. NO NEW CONSTRUCT. CHANGES IN FACILITIES- is ENGELS AIRFIELD UP 512 as d`4611E 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 pQFV it Approved For Release 2008/03/12 CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 Approved For Release 2008/03/12 : CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01500010051-9 ALE4ta1=a.vnM r~~~