IPIR (Sanitized) MISSIONS 5047-5050 & 7001-7004, 7 NOVEMBER 1962

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• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 81
• Publication Date: November 1, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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November 1962
I P I R
MISSIONS
5047-5050 & 7001-7004
7 NOVEMBER 1962
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
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM ISSIONS
5047-5050 AND 7001-7004, DATED 7 NO _ THE
NUMBER APPEARING AT THE END OF THE HEADER LINE IS THE
COMOR TARGET NUMBER.
SITE CONTAINS SIX CANVAS-COVERED MISSILES ON
LAUNCHERS, SEVEN MISSILE VANS, FRUIT SET RADAR,
AND 9 VEHICLES.
SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA 2257N 0822
AREA CONTAINS AT LEAST 38 MISSILE CANISTERS, 10
MISSILE DOLLIES, AT LEAST 20 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS,
AND NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. SOME EQUIPMENT
AND VEHICLES ARE NET COVERED. NO APPARENT CHANGE IN
FACILITIES PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE IS
SAGUA LA GRANDE TO LA ISABELA HIGHWAY 2243N 08004W
NOMISSILE-ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT OR MILITARY CONVOYS
OBSERVED ON THOSE PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY COVERED.
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AIRCRAFT -- TOTAL OF 8 INCLUDING 7 FAGOT AND ONE
UNIDENTIFIED. NINE BEAGLE FUSELAGE SHIPPING CRATES
REMAIN ON PARKING APRON.
ONE TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE IS LOCATED ON THE APRON.
FIVE TANK TRUCKS, 2 CARGO TRUCKS, AND 10 VAN TRUCKS
ARE LOCATED IN THE SUPPORT AREA. APPROXIMATELY 200
YARDS NORTH OF THE SUPPORT AREA ARE 9 TRUCKS, 6
SMALL TRAILERS, 3 LARGE VAN-TYPE TRAILERS, 4
UNIDENTIFIED CANVAS-COVERED OBJECTS, 2 TRUCK-MOUNTED
CRANES, ONE SQUAD TENT, AND 2 SMALL TENTS. ONE KNIFE
REST AND ONE SPOON REST RADAR ARE LOCATED AT THE
EASTERN END OF THE SUPPORT AREA IN THE VICINITY OF THE
TOKEN RADAR EMPLACEMENT.
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AIRCRAFT -- NONE..
VESSELS 8 KOMAR-CLASS PGMG BOATS TIED UP
AT 2 SEPARATE PIERS NEAR THE RUNWAY.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN CONSTRUCTJON AT SW END
OF RUNWAY
VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT -- 28 VEHICLES, 15 MEDIUM
AND 10 SMALL TENTS.
FENCED AREA AT TAXIWAY TO RUNWAY IS NOW IDENTIFIED
AS A PROBABLE MISSILE STORAGE AREA FOR KOMAR-CLASS
PGMG. AREA CONTAINS AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR, POSSIBLY
USED FOR MISSILE CHECKOUT, 14 PROBABLE SHIPPING
CRATESI AND ONE MOTORIZED CRANE. AN
ADDITIONAL CRAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE FENCED AREA
(ATTACHMENT 1).
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SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS AIRFIELD 2252N 08231W
AIRCRAFT -- TOTAL OF 43, INCLUDING 9 FISHBED,
10 FAGOT, ii B-26, 2 NET-COVERED UNIDENTIFIED,
4 T-33, 3 T-6, ONE COLT, 2 CREEK, AND ONE HOUND.
FISHBED ARE CANVAS COVERED, SEVERAL FAGOT ARE NET
CnVFRF!:,l APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
HOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE IS INCOMPL .
MASCOT, AND ONE PROBABLE MASCOT APPARENTLY COMPLETE,
2 BEAGLE WITH TAILS ASSEMBLED. FRAME SUPPORTS ARE
BEING ERECTED NEXT TO ONE FOR SUPPORT OF WING WHILE
BEING ASSEMBLED (ATTACHMENT 2).
TWENTY-FOUR FUSELAGE CRATES SCATTERED AROUND THE AREA,
THIS IS A TOTAL OF 4 CRATES MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS
TOTAL. THE FOUR CRATES APPARENTLY HAVE JUST BEEN
UNLOADED AS A CRANE IS WORKING WITH ONE CRATE AND A
LOWBOY TRAILER IS PARKED NEARBY.
FLAT FACE RADAR OBSERVED WITH CANVAS COVERING
EVERYTHING EXCEPT ANTENNA.
AIRCRAFT -- TOTAL OF 9, INCLUDING 5 BEAGLE, ONE
NO UNUSUAL MILITARY ACTIVITY, MILITARY VEHICLES,
OR CONVOYS OBSERVED. ALL PERSONNEL POSITIONS AND
AUTOMATIC. WEAPONS POSITIONS ARE INUNDATED.
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HOLGUIN AREA, MILITARY CAMP 2053N 07614W
CONSIDERABLE PERSONNEL ACTIVITY OBSERVED. ONE 6-GUN
OCCUPIED. MEDIUM AAA BATTERY NOTED.
VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT ?- AT LEAST 40 CANVAS-COVERED
TANKS, 2 CANVAS-COVERED POSSIBLE PERSONNEL CARRIERS,
ONE AT-S, ONE TANK TRUCK, ONE BUS, 39 LARGE TENTS, 21
MEDIUM-SIZED TENTS, AND 26 SMALL TENTS. OBLIQUITY
PRECLUDES COMPLETE INTERPRETATION.
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LORA AREA, MILITARY STORAGE 2252N 08233W
PINAR DEL RIO, MILITARY CONCENTRATION 2223N 08342W
VEHICLES -- 12 TRUCKS, ONE VAN OR CRATE MOUNTED
ON A TRUCK, AND ONE FUEL TRUCK.
AREA CONTAINS 6 LARGE TENTS, ONE SMALL TENT, 2
SUPPORT-TYPE BUILDINGS (POSSIBLY A BARRACK AND A
MESS HALL), AND 2 STORAGE-TYPE BUILDINGS. THREE
MEDIUM-SIZED BUILDINGS ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF
CONSTRUCTION. NUMEROUS FUEL DRUMS ARE PRESENT.
SAN FRANCiSCO.DE PAULA, MUNITIONS STORAGE 2303N 08218W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
ONE TRUCK OBSERVED.
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A FREIGHTERS CIS NO
LONGER OBSERVED AT THE PORT. ONE L DENTIFIED
FREIGHTER IS NOW BERTHED ON WEST SIDE OF QUAY.
OTHER VESSELS PRESENT BUT PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED ARE
ONE FLOATING CRANE (WITH TRACKED PRIME MOVER ON DECK),
ONE LARGE BARGE AND NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT. THE
FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IS OBSERVED ON FREIGHTER -- ONE
ERECTOR WITH PRIME MOVER (ON DECK), ONE FUEL TRAILER,
ONE POSSIBLE FUEL TRAILER, ONE GENERATOR/AIR-
COMPRESSOR, ONE UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLE OR PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT AND ONE LARGE CRATE (IN HOLD). ON THE QUAY
ARE 3 ERECTORS WITH LAUNCH STANDS AND PRIME MOVERS,
ONE FUEL TRAILER, 6 TRUCKS, 2 GENERATORS/AIR-
COMPRESSORS AND 2 SMALL UTILITY TRUCKS. IN THE AREA
EAST OF. QUAY ARE --- 4 ERECTORS WITH LAUNCH STANDS AND
PRIME MOVERS, 31 TRUCKS, 18 VANS, 2 OXIDIZER TRAILERS,
ONE FUEL TRAILER, 2 TANK TRUCKS, 2 TRUCK-MOUNTED
SHOVELS, 2 TRUCK CRANES, 6 FOUR-WHEELTRAILERS, 23
CYLINDRICAL TANKS, 2 GRADERS, AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED
PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE NO
APPARENT CHANGES IN THE PORT I_-
PRINCIPALCHANGES NOTED
DEPARTURE OF.THE PROBA..BL O'V-CLASS:
FREIGHTER (LAST OBSERVED WITH 6 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS
ON DECK AND THE BERTHING OF THE LARGE
UNIDENT THERE ARE NOW A. TOTAL OF 8
ERECTORS IN THE PORT AREA WHEREASI ONLY 4
WERE OBSERVED. NO MISSILE TRANSPORTERS ARE NOW
OBSERVED.
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VESSELS -- 3 PT, ONEPOSSIBLE PT, 3 FREIGHTERS, AND
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT. NO.APPARENT CHANGE IN PORT
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LA ISABELA PORT 2256N 08001W
VESSELS THE 2 FREIGHTERS
ARE STILL. BERTHED IN THE SAME POSITION. ADDITIONAL
VESSELS OBSERVED. INCLUDE ONE CAMAGUEY-CLASS COAST
GUARD CUTTER, ONE SMALL NAVAL AUXILIARY CRAFT, 14
BARGES, 4 TUGS, 2 FLOATING CRANES AND NUMEROUS SMALL
CRAFT.
BEEN NO CHANGE IN PORT FACILITIES
EQUIPMENT IOBSERVED INCLUDES 2 GRADERS,
ONE TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE, 7 VANS, 6 TRUCKS ION DECK),
4 TRACKED PRIME MOVERS IIN HOLD).. EQUIPMENT OBSERVED
INCLUDES 4 TRUCK CRANES, 5 VANS
N DECK)t 4 VANS (IN HOLD). TOTAL.EQUIPMENT
OBSERVED ON DOCKS m? 6 VANS, 2 TRUCKS, ONE VAN BODY.
TOTAL EQUIPMENT OBSERVED IN PORT AREA -? 22 VANS, 7
TRUCKS, 2 SMALL UTILITY TRUCKS, 3 TRUCK CRANES, ONE
TANK TRUCK, AND ONE CANVAS-COVERED PROBABLE CRANE.
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INCOMPLETE COV_ERAGE OF MARIEL PORT FACILITIES
REVEALS ?- PORT AREA AT LA BOCA CONTAINS THE 2
FREIGHTERS
(ATTACHMENT 3). 13 DUMP
TRUCKS ARE VISIBLE AT THE TOP LEVEL OF THE NO 2 HOLD,
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2 OXIDIZER TRAILERS ARE VISIBLE IN THE NO 3 HOLD AND 2
MISSI
NCI DECK CARGO IS ON
BOARD BUT UNIDENTIFIED
)~t E TRANSPORTERS ARE ON D
EQUIPMENT VISIBLE IN T H 2 HOLD.
FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE FENCED
PORTION OF THE PORT AREA (EQUIPMENT COUNT
(10), 9 TRUCKS (3), 3 VANS (10)9 2 LOWBOY TRAILERS
(2), 9 TRACKED PRIME MOVERS (5), APPROXIMATELY 30
CONCRETE ARCHES (SAME), APPROXIMATELY 20 SQUARE
CONCRETE CONDUIT SECTIONS (SAME),: 20 CABLE SPOOLS
(SAME), 4TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANES (0), AND 2 FLATBED
TRUCKS (0). THE 2 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS IDENTIFIED
FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IS AT THE MARIEL CITY PORT
FACILITY -- (EQUIPMENT COUNT IS GIVEN IN
PARENTHESES). 4 PROBABLE IR. ANT TRAILERS
(4), 31 OXIDIZER TRAILERS (23), 10 FUEL TANK TRAILERS
IS GIVEN IN PARENTHESES). ONE MISSILE
TRANSPORTER (0), 2 OXIDIZER TANK TRAILERS (6),.. 17
ERECTORS - 12 WITH LAUNCH STANDS (SAME), 3 TRACKED
PRIME MOVERS (3), 20 TRUCKS (15), 19 VANS (7),
4 CRANES (1), 8 TRUCK CRANES (2)9 4 DUMP TRUCKS (21)-,
4 LAUNCH STANDS (4), 2 CANVAS-COVERED PROBABLE
CRANES (2), AND 4 LARGE VAN TRAILERS (0).
NO CARGO SHIPS ARE PRESENT AT THE PORT AT MARIEL CITY.
ONE MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED,
CANVAS-COVERED SMALL MOTOR SHIP ARE AT THE PIER.
ALSO LOCATED IN THIS VICINITY ARE 2 TENTS AND 6 VAN
TRUCKS.
FROM MARIEL CITY. THESE WERE NOT PRESENT
AT MARIEL CITY PORT ARE NOT PRESENT ON THIS
COVERAGE. NO OTHER CARGO SHIPS ARE IN MARIEL HARBOR.
AT OTHER PIERS IN THE HARBOR ARE DOCKED 2 PT BOATS,
ONE ANTONIO MACEO CLASS PF9 ONE PF AND 8
KOMAR-CLASS PGMG. APPROXIMATELY 5 ST CONCRETE
SQUARE SECTIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED AT IRBM
SITES ARE LOCATED ALONG THE HIGHWAY LEADING SOUTH
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VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT INCLUDE -- ONE CANVAS-COVERED
OXIDIZER TRAILER, ONE MAINTENANCE TRUCK, 4 CARGO
'TRUCKS, 3 FUEL TRUCKS, AND ONE TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE.
NO CHANGE IN NUMBER OF STORAGE TANKS. THE CONVOY
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REPORTED AS DEPARTED. TWO CARGO TRUCKS
ARE ON MAIN ADING INTO THE INSTALLATION.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY APPARENTLY CONTINUES ON 3
BUILDINGS.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA PORT 2001N 07550W
VESSELS ?- ONE TANKERS 2 FREIGHTERS AND NUMEROUS SMALL
CRAFT.
HARBOR BOOM IS OPEN. TWO FLATCARS CONTAINING
CONCRETE-ARCH SECTIONS OBSERVED. NO STOCKPILING
OBSERVED.
-LANDING BEACHES-
PLAYA YATERITAS, LANDING BEACH 1958N 07457W
NO EVIDENCE OF BEACH OBSTACLES OR DEFENSES OBSERVED.
NO MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN GENERAL AREA.
TARARA AREAS LANDING BEACH 231ON 08212W
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LA ROSITA AREA, STORAGE INSTALLATION 2208N 08004W
EXTENSIVE CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES. FIVE LONG
TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS ARE OBSERVED LEAVING THE AREA.
NO CAVES WERE OBSERVED.
THERE ARE NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT ITEMS TO REPORT.
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