OAK- PART I MISSION 9040 28-31 JULY 1962

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August 1, 1962
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App9g ed3 For Release 2000/05/(Fg)fCl $B04560A000300qAgi91g6/62 13 Pages OAK -PART I MISSION 9040 28-31 JULY 1962 August 1962 Handle Via TALE,]T`- KEYHOLE Control Only This document contains classified Wo ton affecting the national security of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws U. S. Code' Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and TALENT regulations. Approved For Release 2000/05/09: CIA-RDP78BO456OA000300010007--81 TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2TOII0/05W. MZRQP'78B i456DA000300010007-8 N P I C/R-116/62 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. Approved For Release fVfflff t' F' -RJI'PZfl04RUFF 00300010007-8 Approved For Release 2DUU/05/D9"~CTi4-RD'PT8S;45'6YAV00300010007-8 NPIC/R-116!62 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. Approved For Release -T2aQ,Q/0Wgt- J`-RCHESS .RUFF 00300010007-8 25X6 Approved For Release 2000/05/09 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA000300010007-8 Approved For Release 2000/05/09 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA000300010007-8 Approved For Release 20?0/05/DtCCTA-R6P78SD456J1 00300010007-8 NPILIR?116/62 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). 25X2 A DOLON-T. ' BEEN ADDED AT MINSK MACHULISHCH? AIRFIELD 25X1A Approved For Release -200/0 ~~a '~'`-R 01-0 04RUFF 00300010007-8 CHESS Approved For Releas9200~/D~AJrCI~-R;P78&S4560AO00300010007-8 NPI/R-116/62 25X1A 25X1 D 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; 25X1 D Approved For Relea TeO2p000S0 R -f IA- ffZ?B$ P?A000300010007-8 Approved For Releasez000TtT59ETCIACR&78BUY5t0A000300010007-8 NP IC/R-116162 25X1A 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 MISSION Approved For Releaf~Z000Q WTClt-5JSP~813QW?A000300010007-8 Approved For Release9000AS9 ECI4678B0560A000300010007-8 NPICAR-116/62 25X1A 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 7 Approved. For Rele ~00gP /R? Cl&Tj 78 RUFF0A000300010007-8 Approved For Rele1M00Dr0cJ C =RII78BW 560A000300010007-8 NPIC/R-.116/62 25X1 D 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.. 8 Approved For ReleaTeO2P000 ff)Rif IA gPZ7 B~?J??A000300010007-8 Approved For Rele1M00D10c/OV CIA=RIIR78BW4560A000300010007-8 NPICIR-116/62 25X1A 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 UP AT PIERS. 25X1D 9 Approved For Release 2 00fOp~OR9 f IA f758B4JpA000300010007-8 Approved For Releas~20007~5TOJrCI RDP781AU0A000300010007-8 NPIC/R-116162 25X1A 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1A 25X1 D 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, 25X1 D 10 Approved For Releafe j0000Q,5e fi QIq-RJ~P7S8BQf7?pA000300010007-8 Approved For Rele aMooARF CIX=f 78B64560A000300010007-8 .N P I C./R-116 25X1 D 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 it Approved Q For Release 2000/ SECRET IA- DPS7 1313 PPA000300010007-8 Approved For Release 2"0001031 TCIACF 61 8B6 60A000300010007-8 NPICIR--116/62 25X1 D 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 AIRCRAFT 25X2 25X1 D 25X2 25X1A STRYY AIRFIELD 4914N 02348.E NO AIRCRAFT DISCERNIBLE. 12 Approved For Relea 00TR/i9 CI- RDP 8 RUFF A000300010007-8 t HESS 25X2 Approved For Release 2000/05/09 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA000300010007-8 Approved For Release 2000/05/09 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA000300010007-8 TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2000/05/09 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA000300010007-8 TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2000/05/09 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA000300010007-8