OAK- PART I MISSION 9040 28-31 JULY 1962

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• Publication Date: August 1, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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OAK -PART I
MISSION 9040
28-31 JULY 1962
August 1962
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OAK- PART I
MISSION 9040
THIS IS THE FIRST OF AN ESTIMATED 3 DAILY OAK REPORTS BASED ON
MISSION 9040 AND DEALING WITH THE HIGHEST-PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE
ITEMS APPEARING IN THE COMOR TARGET LIST. THIS REPORT, COVERING
THE OAK-REPORTING PERIOD FROM 0800 HOURS TO 1430 HOURSQ 6 AUGUST
19624 PRESENTS INFORMATION ONLY ON THOSE COMOR TARGETS OBSERVED ON
THE PHOTOGRAPHY...
IN MANY INSTANCES INTERPRETATION HAS BEEN IMPAIRED BY FOGGING OF
UNKNOWN ORIGIN.. TARGETS WHICH COULD BE IDENTIFIED BUT NOT
INTERPRETED BECAUSE OF LIMITING CONDITIONS (IDENTIFICATION ONLYB
ARE INCLUDED. COMOR TARGETS NOT OBSERVED OR NOT COVERED BY THE
PHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL OAK REPORT ON MISSION
9040.
TARGETS ARE ARRANGED IN THE OAK BY SUBJECT, AND WITHIN EACH
SUBJECTS BY COMOR TARGET NUMBER. TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OBSERVED
DURING THE OAK-REPORTING PERIOD ARE LISTED NUMERICALLY UNDER THE
APPROPRIATE SUBJECT FOLLOWING THE LISTING OF COMDR TARGETS. ALL
TARGETS IN THIS REPORT ARE LOCATED IN THE USSR UNLESS OTHERWISE
INDICATED.
THE NAMES WHICH APPEAR IN THE HEADERS FOR MRBM SITES ARE THE NAMES
WHICH CONFORM WITH TDI CRITERIA (REFERENCE -?? NAMES OF SURFACE-TO-
SURFACE INSTALLATIONS, J2DM-35?62v 14 FEB 62).
SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCES ARE GIVEN FOR EACH TARGET
OBSERVED AND REPORTED FOLLOWING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET.
PASS NUMBERS ARE PREFIXED WITH EITHER AN A FOR ASCENDING (SOUTH-
TO?NORTHI OR D FOR DESCENDING (NORTH-TO-SOUTH). THE LETTER F
PRECEDING FRAME NUMBERS INDICATES THE FORWARD CAMERA, AND THE
1ETTER A PRECEDING FRAME NUMBERS INDICATES THE AFT CAMERA.
UNIVERSAL REFERENCE GRID (X-Y) COORDINATES ARE GIVEN IN
PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE FRAME TO WHICH THEY APPLY. THIS GRID IS
IDENTIFIED AS KH-4 (1) APR 62.
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FROM MISSION 9040 IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED IN A SHORT TIME AND OFTEN
WITHOUT THE AID OF PRECISE ANALYTICAL AND MENSURAL EQUIPMENT
COMMONLY EMPLOYED IN DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. CONSEQUENTLY
ALTHOUGH THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN IS ESSENTIALLY ACCURATE,
FUTURE DETAILED ANALYSIS MAY SOMEWHAT ALTER PORTIONS OF THE
INFORMATION.
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SUMMARY
STATUS OF COMOR TARGET READOUT
A. TOTAL OF 29 COMOR TARGETS WERE OBSERVED DURING THE CURRENT
REPORTING. PERIOD AND ARE COVERED BY .:THIS REPORT.
HIGHLIGHTS
.TWO NEWLY IDENTIFIED SA-3 SITES ARE LOCATED IN THE LENINGRAD AREA.
(BONUS 1).
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25X1A
25X1 D
25X1A
25X1 D
MISSILES
POLYARNYY URAL SUSPECT ICBM AREA 6703N 06542E
HEAVY CLOUDS AND HAZE PRECLUDE A THOROUGH SEARCH OF
THE 50-NM RADIUS AREA AROUND POLYARNYY URAL. NO SSM
ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED IN VISIBLE PORTIONS.
PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 6252N 04040E
PHOTOGRAPHY COVERS ONLY THE EASTERN PART OF THE
COMPLEX9 WITH ONLY LAUNCH POINT4 V VISIBLE. NO
APPARENT CHANGE.
A SEARCH OF:THE CLOUD-FREE AREAS WITHIN A 35-NM
RADIUS REVEALS NO NEW SIGNIFICANT FACILITIES.
VERKHNYAYA SALDA ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5802N 06033E
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ATTHE VERKHNYAYA SALDA::.ICBM
LAUNCH COMPLEX SINCE MISSION LAUNCH
AREAS Eq F, AND G ARE CLOUD COVERED.
A 35-NM RADIUS SEARCH REVEALS NO NEW ACTIVITY.
HOWEVERQ THE AREA IS COVERED BY SCATTERED TO, HEAVY
CLOUDS.
25X1A
25X1 D
CHULYM SUSPECT ICBM AREA 5510N 08015E
A SEARCH OF THE CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS OF,:T'HE CHULYM
SUSPECT AREA DOES NOT SHOW ANY SSM ACTIVITY;
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DROVYANAYA ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5132N 11301E
THE ONLY NEW DEVELOPMENT OBSERVED AT OROVYANAYA ICBM
COMPLEX IS THE IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSIONTO THE EAST
OF A ROAD WHICH INTERSECTS THE COMPLEX MAIN ROAD
ABOUT 2 NMNORTH OF LAUNCH AREA A0 THIS ROAD WAS IN
AN EARLY STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION AT THE TIME OF
25X1D MISSION HAZE PRECLUDES ::FURTHER
DETAILED INTERPRETATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES.
A SEARCH WITHIN A 35-NM RADIUS REVEALS NO NEW
SIGNIFICANT FACILITIES.
25X1 D
25X1A
25X1 D
25X1A
25X1 D
ITATKA ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5650N 08536E
A SEARCH WITHIN A.35-NM RADIUS OF-THE ITATKA-ICBM
LAUNCH COMPLEX REVEALS NO ADDITIONAL LAUNCH AREAS DR
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE COMPLEX?
HEAVY CLOUDS AND HAZE PRECLUDE COMPARISON OF THE
LAUNCH AREA STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
SHADRINSK ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5605N 06338E
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN VISIBLE .PORTIONS SINCE 25X1D
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25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1A
25X1 D
25X1A
25X1 D
25X1A
OMSK SUSPECT ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5503N 07330E
NO EVIDENCE OF LAUNCH AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF -:THE
SUSPECT COMPLEX.
THEHEART-SHAPED4 LOOPED ROAD OBSERVED ON PHOTOGRAPHY
OF MISSION IS NOT DISCERNIBLE.
HOWEVER) 2 GROUPS OF APPROXIMATELY 5 BUILDINGS EACH
ARE AT THIS APPROXIMATE LOCATION.
TYUMEN ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5652N 06552E
25X1 D
NEW RAIL SIDING AT TRANSFER POINT. NO:OTHER
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES SINCE MISSION NO
NEW ACTIVITY APPARENT IN GENERAL VICINITY OF ROAD
TERMINUS WEST OF LAUNCH AREA C. SCATTERED-TO--HEAVY
CLOUDS PRECLUDE A COMPLETE SEARCH OF THE 35-NM AREA
AROUND TYUMEN.
KAMENmNA-OBI SUSPECT SSM AREA 5347N 08120E
SEARCH OF THE CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS WITHIN A 50-NM
RADIUS OF THE KAMEN-NA-OBI SUSPECT AREA ;REVEALS. NO
SSM ACTIVITY..
GLADKAYA ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5605N 09212E
A SEARCH WITHIN A. 35-NM RADIUS OF.THE GLADKAYA
ICBM COMPLEX REVEALS NO ADDITIONAL-LAUNCH AREAS IN
THE CLEAR AREAS.
THEPOSSIBLE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITYs REPORTED FROM
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25X1A
25X1 D
25X1A
25X1 D
25X1A
25X1 D
25X1 D
MISSION IS NOW CONFIRMED. IT IS
LOCATED AT THE RAIL STATION OF,KACHAO THE RAIL SPUR
HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS AND ROADS
HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN THE SUPPORT FACILITY. THE
ROAD EXTENDING NORTH FROM THE SUPPORT FACILITY
TOWARD LAUNCH AREA A HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND IMPROVED.
CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION APPEARS TOBE PROGRESSING AT
LAUNCH AREAS A AND B ALTHOUGH DETAILED
INTERPRETATION CANNOT BE MADE DUE TO HAZE, FOGGING,
AND SMALL SCALE.
GORKIY SUSPECT SSM AREA 5617N 04355E
A SEARCH OF THE CLOUD-FREE AREAS WITHIN A 40-NM
RADIUS OF GORKIY REVEALS NO SSM ACTIVITY.
BARABINSK SUSPECT SSM AREA 5522N 07821E
NO SSM ACTIVITY NOTED WITHIN 50-NM RADIUS OF
BARABINSK IN CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS OF SEARCH AREA.
NOVOSIBIRSK ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5502N 08256E
THE NOVOSIBIRSK ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX AND: THE WEST
HALF OF THE SEARCH AREA ARE CLOUD COVERED. A SEARCH
OF THE CLOUD-FREE PORTION OF THE 35-NM RADIUS. SEARCH
AREA REVEALS NO ADDITIONAL LAUNCH AREAS OR OTHER
SIGNIFICANT FACILITIES..
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BERDSK SUSPECT SSM AREA 5445N 08305E
SEARCH OF THE CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS WITHIN A 50-NM
RADIUS OF BERDSK REVEALS NO SSMACTIVITY.
25X1D
KEMEROVO SUSPECT SSW AREA 5522N 08602E
A SEARCH WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS OF KEMEROVO REVEALS
NO SSM ACTIVITY.
25X1 D
BOGOTOL SUSPECT SSM AREA 5613N 08931E
ASEARCH OF THE CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS WITHIN A 50-NM
RADIUS OF BOGOTOL REVEALS NO SSM ACTIVITY.
25X1 D
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUSPECT ABM AREA 560ON 16000E
A SEARCH OF THE CLOUD-FREE AREAS OF :KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA REVEALS NO ABM ACTIVITY0
25X1 D
SEVER?3VINSK IMOLOTOVSK) SHIPYARD 402 6434N 03949E
NO :APPARENT CHANGE: IN FACILITIES SINCE MISSION 25X1D
25X1 D -o SMALL SCALE AND POOR IMAGE QUALITY :PRECLUDE
EITHER A COUNT OF OR IDENTIFICATION OF VESSELS TIED
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25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
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BALTIYSK NAVAL BASE 5439N 01955E
IDENTIFICATION ONLY. HEAVY CLOUDS PRECLUDE
INTERPRETATION.
SEVASTOPOL POSS NAVAL MISSILE STORAGE 44.36N 03340E
GORKIY SUSPECT ABM AREA 5620N 04400E
A SEARCH OF THE CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS WITHIN A 40-NM
RADIUS OF GORKLY REVEALS NO ABM ACTIVITY
LENINGRAD SUSPECT ABM AREA 5955N 03020E
25X1 D
FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE THREE LENINGRAD CLUSTERS ON
MISSIONS PROVIDES SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO
IDENTIFY THEM AS PROBABLE ANTIMISSILE-MISSILE (AMM)
LAUNCH COMPLEXES,
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MISS Ott REVEALS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE
LAUNCH AREA AND CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT THE NW
AND SW ASSOCIATED PROBABLE ELECTRONICS SITES. A
POSSIBLE ELECTRONICS SITEv SIMILAR TO THOSE MENTIONED
ABOVE9 IS VISIBLE IN THE NE COMPLEX JUST WEST OF THE
LAUNCH AREA. CONSTRUCTION IS ALSO UNDERWAY IN THIS
POSSIBLE ELECTRONICS SITE. THE SW AND SSE PROBABLE
ELECTRONICS SITES WITH DOMELIKE OBJECTS ARE IN
FOGGED PORTIONS OF FILM. THE SW SITE WAS BARELY
VISIBLE AND THE DOME-LIKE STRUCTURE WAS NOT DISCERNI-
BLE. THE SSE SITE WAS OBSCURED COMPLETELY BY FOGGING
OF THE FILM.
A SEARCH WITHIN A 40-NM RADIUS OF LENINGRAD FOR
ADDITIONAL LAUNCH AND/OR ELECTRONICS SITES REVEALS
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS.
SCATTERED CLOUDS9 HAZE AND FOGGING PREVENTED A
THOROUGH SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY.
25X1 D
25X1A
25X1 D
CHITA SUSPECT ABM AREA 5254N 11332E 25X1D
TWO CIRCULAR AREAS EVIDENT ON MISSION
DO NOT SHOW ON THIS MISSION - HOWEVER, MOST OF THIS
AREA IS OBSCURED BY.FOGGING9 CLOUDS AND HAZE. TWO
RECTANGULAR CLEARED AREAS ARE VISIBLE 5 NM SOUTH
OF THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED CIRCULAR AREAS ALONG THE
NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ROAD. STATUS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION
APPEARS UNCHANGED.
BONUS I LENINGRAD AREAS SA-3 SAM SITES
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25X1 D
25X1 D
TWO NEWLY IDENTIFIED SA-3 SAM SITES HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE LENINGRAD AREA.
THE SITES ARE AS FOLLOWS --- 25X1 D
COMPLETED SITE 33 NM 'NW OF LENINGRAD AT 60-20-MN
029-37--ME (PLOTTED ON USATC SERIES 200. SHEET 25X2
0103-25AL9 2D ED9 FEB 60).
COMPLETED SITE 31.5 NM NW OF LENINGRAD AT 60-10-W 25X1D
029-23-ME (PLOTTED ON USATC SERIES 200, SHEET
0103-24AL, 2D ED9 MAY 60). 25X2
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STRYY AIRFIELD 4914N 02348.E
NO AIRCRAFT DISCERNIBLE.
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