IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3335 2 JANUARY 1963

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 1999
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: January 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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Bt~ASS KNOB MISSION 3335
2 JANUARY '1 J 63
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FOLLOWING INFO NATION REPRESENTS A PRELI?MI'NARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSION 33353 DATED 2 JANUARY 1963. THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE END OF THE HEADER LINE ~S THE COMDR
TARGET NUMBER
SANTO TOMAS SUSPECT SSM ACTIVITY 2233N 08351W
NO MISSILE OR MILITARY ACTIVITY NOTEDr
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TWO UNOCCUPIED LAUNCH REVETMENTS AND 4 LAUNCH
REVETMENTS WITH LAUNCHERS t2 CONTAINING CANVAS~COVERED
MISSILES;!. NO TRANSPORTERS OBSERVED IN HOLD
REVETMENTS,
SANTA LUCIA SAM SITE 224TN P18355W ^
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BANTA HONDA SAM SITE 2257N QJ8317W
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CIFUENTES SAM ASSEMBLY AREA 223bN ~8~1015W
FOUR VEHICLES OBSERVED.
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SITE CONTAINS 2 APPARENTLY EMPTY LAUNCH POSITION5~ 4
LAUNCH POSITIONS WITH CANVAS-COVERED LAl1NCHfiRS~ AND
4 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS.
VEHICLES -- ~ POSSIBLE AT-~S PRIME MOVERS AND 4
UNIDENTIfiED VEHICLES.
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LO'MA DE TIERRA MILITARY CAMP 23Q11N 278'?_I3W -
TEN TANK RECOVERY TRAILERS, APPROXIMATELY 125 VEHICLES.
NO TANKS OBSERVEDr
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CAMPO FLORIDA FOSS CRUISE-MISSILE SITE 2306N Q782I1W
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THREE CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS' $ TRACKED
PRIME MOUER5e
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CAMILO CIENFUEGOS !SANTA. CLARA3 AIRFIELD 2229N PJ7455W
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AIRCRAFT -= TOTAL OF 39, INCLUDING 25 FISHBEDy I1
FAGOT/FRESCOi AND 3 LIAISON-TYPE AIRCRAFT.
RUNWAY SERVICEABLE.
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SIGUANEA AIRFIELD 2238N 276257W
AIRCRAFT ---- NONE'd
RUNWAY SERVICEAF3LEr
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SAN ANTONIO DE LQS BANGS AIRFIELD 2252N 08231W
AIRCRAFT -~- TOTAL OF 62, INCLUDING 13 FISH'BEDs ?_9
FAGOT/FRESCO, 12 TWIN-ENGINE UNIbENTIFIED AIRCRP~FT AND
8 LIAISON-TYPE AIRCRAFT.
25X1D RUNWAYS SERVICEABLE
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SAN Jt1LiAN AiRFEtD 22QbN 084~9W
Ai~2CRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED.
RUNWAYS SERVICEAE3LEa
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JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 23f~Q~N ~~.8224vd '
AIRCRAFT -- TOTAL OF 3i INCLUDING lOJ FARMERS 5-
LIAi50Ns 3 CONSTELLATIONS 2 BRITANNIA> 4 CRATES 2
C--54~ AND 5 C-47. ON SECOND PA55 OVER AIRFIELD ONLY
9 FARMER AIRCRAFT WERE OB5ERVEDr
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CAMPO LiBERTAD AIRFIELD 23~J6N ~!$226W ,
AIRCRAFT -- A TOTAL OF 40f INCLUDING 4 FAGOT/FRESCO
IZ zLIN TRENER PARKED IN FLY-~BY FORMATION5~ AND 24
UIVIDENTIFiED SINGLE ENGINE:
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P~,AYA BARACOA AIRFIELD 2302N ~18235W
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AIRCRAFT -- 2$ HOUNDS 12 HARE
APPROXIMATELY 5G1 VEHICLES.
RUN~tAY SERVICEABLE.
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MARIEL NAVAL PORT ~3~S1N ~JI324.5W
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VESSELS -- SEVEN KOMAR PGMG, 2 PT BOATS; ONE FREIGHTER
ONE PF.
NO MILITARY Et~UiPMENT OBSERVED,
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Ll1 ISAL~FLA PORT 2?56N (~B0~11W
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VESSELS -- ONE PATROL CRAFT OBSERVED,
NO MILITARY EOUIPF~ENT NOTED.
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CAIBARI'EN PORT 2232N 0792#iliJ
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VESSELS -- NO LARGE VESSELS y Bi.~T NUMEROlJS SA~ALL~ CRAFT
?BSERVED.
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT NOTED
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CAR?ENAS PORT 23Qf2N 08I:I2W
VESSELS -- NONE OBSERVED IN CLEAR PORTIONS
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MATANZAS PORT 23P~3N ~813~aW
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VESSELS -- 2 FREIGHTERS AND ONE TANKER. AT PIERS AND ONE
FREIGHTER ENTERING PORT AREAi
NO MILITARY EQI.JIPMENT OR ACTIVITY NOTED
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HAVANA PORT 2308N 06221:
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APPROXIMATELY 15 CARGO VESSELS VISISLE+r
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CABANAS PORT 2259N 0825EsW
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VESSEl.5 -- NO LARGE VESSELS, Bt1T NUMERbIlS S
CRAFT OBSERfi/ED.
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BAHIA HONDA PORT 22:55N 083I~W!
VESSELS --- ONE LARGE FREIGHTER flBSERVEDr
Nfl MILITARY ACTIVITY NOTEDi NO ACTIVITY ON ACCESS
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PUNTA GERARDO SECURED PORT FACILITY 22'S6N 08311W
VESSELS ~-- NONE OSSERVEDs
TENTS H'fi,VE SEEN REMOVED.
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HAVANA ARE.As VEHICLE CONCENTRATION 23~14N 0822'$W
AREA ON SW EDGE OF HAVANA CONTAINS 6 PROBABLE
GUIDELINE TRANSPORTERS 3 POSSIBLE CRUISE-MISSILE
TRANSPt3RTERSs AND AT LEAST 137 TANKSlSPS~
VEHICLES -- APPROXIMATELY 5p TRACTOR TRAILERS AND
AT LEAST 500J UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT OF35FRVED~
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At~TEMISA MILITARY CAMP 2Z51N 08248W
ALL Bl.fiLDINGS APPEAR COMPLETE EXCEPT LARGE T-SHAPEfl
BUI'LC3ING. ONLY 17 LARGE TENTS REMAIN? NO APPARENT
CHANGE IN COUNT OF VEHICLE89 TANKS AND PROBABLE FROG
MISSILE TRANSPORTERS?
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REMEDI05 AREAS MILITARY CAMP 2'221N P~7934W
VEHICLES -- 41 CANVAS-COVERED TANKS 4 PROBABLE FROG
TRANSPORTERS AND APPROXIMATELY 250 TRUCKS9 VANS AND
OTHER VEHICLES.
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SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS AREA- TANK `PARK 2258N ~822Q~W
AREA CONTAINS ONE PROBABLE FROG MISSILE TRANSpbRTER~
6 CANVAS-COVERED TANK5i 3 CANVAS-COVERED PROBABLE
TANKSs AND APPROXIMATELY 20 VEHICLES~- FOLIAGE
PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATIONc
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TORRENS MILITARY CONCENTRATION 2259N 08228W
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TEN PR08ABLE TANKSJSPS AND APPROXIMATELY 445
VENICLESfEQtliPMENT iN AREAS
SANTA BRIGIDA, MILITARY ACTIVITY 23Q}4N ~18137W
Nt7 11Et~ICLES OR EQUIPMENT OBSERUED~
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STATUS OF OTHfR TARGETS-
MISSION 3335 DID NOT COVER TARGETS EAST OF
79 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.
THE Ft7L.OWING TARGETS SHOW ND Ct~3ANGE S INCE
LAST COVERAGE --
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SAN CRI5TClBAL MRBM SITE 1
Z240N
083.1?W
SAN CRISTOBAL MRBM SITE 3
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2242N
08308W
Gti
ANA,3AY IRBM SITE 1
2257N
08239W
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 1
2243N
08QJ01W
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 2
2239N
07951W
REMEDIOS IRBM SITE
2225N
07935W
SAN CRISTO(3AL MRBM SITE 4
2246N
fd8258W
GUANA.JAY IRBM SITE 2
2257N
0J823bW
BARTC3LOME (REMEDiOS AREA1, SUSP SSM ACTIVITY
Z22'bN
07934W
SALAMANCA (REMED105 AREA1, SUSP SSM ACTIVITY
2227N
0794~1W
BELLAMAR, SUSPECT SSM ACTIVITY
2302N
dJ8I33W
MATANZAS CITY, LA CUMgRE ALTA
2304N
08133W
SAN JULIAN AIRFIELD SAM SITE
2205N
08409W
MARiEL SAM SITE
2300N
08249W
HAVANA SAM SITE
Z309N
fd8213W
SAGUA LA GRANDE SAM SITE
2.2S1N
08005W
CAIBA~tIEN SAM SITE
2228N
GJ?929W
~~GUAN'EA SAM SITE
2I3?N
t~825TW
SANTA LUCIA ALTERNATE SAM SITE
2243N
08349W
SIGUANEA CRUISE-MISSILE SITE
213`?N
08258W
SANTA CRUZ DEL NORTE CRUISE-MISSILE SITE
2309N
08I56W
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CORONEL PASCUAL AIRFIELD
MARIEL NAVAL AIR STATION
MANAGUA AIRFIELD
HAVANA AREAS COMMU'NICATiONS CENTER
LA 80CA~ MILITARY CAMP
MINASs AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA
HAVANA9 AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA t.!/C
SANTA CLARA AREAS MILITARY ACTIVITY
LIMONAR AREA' MILITARY INSTALLATION
SPECIAL AREA ALPHA
SPECIAL AREA HOTEL
SPECIAL AREA I3RAV0 BLUE
SPECIAL AREA BRAVO RED
5f~ECIAL AREA VICTOR
SPECIAL AREA TANGO
LAS VILLAS AREA OF SPECIAL INTEREST
7ARARA AREAS LANDING BEACH
MATAN2ASs E3EACH
VARADEROn LANDING fiEACH
BEJUCAL NiUNITiONS STORAGE SITES
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~"NE FOLLOWING TARGETS CflULb BE IDENTIFIED
BUT NOT INTERPRETED --
MATANZAS SAM SITE
SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS SAM ASSEMBLY' AREA
COLONEL MARTIN MARRERRO AIRFIELD
NtlEVA GERONA PORT
SURGTbERO DE BATABANO NAVAL PORT
BAHIA HONDA AREAS MILITARY. CAMF~
SAN JOSE DE LAS LA.lAS AREAS MILITARY CAMP
MANAGUAi MILITARY INSTALLATION
PUNTA COLOMBO LANDING BEACH
PLAYA DE FLAMENCOSi LANDING B EACH
MANAGUA, MUNITIONS STORAGE SITE
LA R'05I7A AREA, STORAGE INSTALLATION
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THE FOLLOWING TARGETS ~r1ERE iVOT COVERED 0R
WERE NOT OBSERVED BECAUSE OF ADVERSE UJEAT-HER
OR OTHER CONDITIONS --~
Z3(d7N ~811TW
23~f~N 08245uJ
2258N f~82I7W
230f~N {~8Z2b4J
23QJ1N f~8242W
23~17N 082T2W
Z3(d1N 08226W
2221N 4J7957W
2255N 4J8124W
2258N 0822?UJ
2301N ~J824bW
225QJN Q18233W
2254N f~823IW
23Q10N 08234W
Z258N OJ8244W
214bN ~7959W
2310N Ql82121~1
2302N ~J8126U~J
Z307N ~J81191rJ
225bN 08223W
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23fl1N Q181291~J
22.57N fd8221W
215P~N 0824TW
2153N QJ8248W
2241N Q18218W
2258N fd83 i 1W
2255! 0821Q1W
2258N P18217W
2154N 0824QJW
2153N Q}8243W
2258N ~}8218W
220JSN {~8~1~14uJ
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CASILDA, MISSILE EQUIPMENT AREA
LA COLOMA SAM SITE
SANCTT SPIRITt1S SAM SITE
CHAMBAS SAM SITE
DELEITE SAM SITE
DELEITE ALTERNATE SAM SITE
PINAR DEL RIO SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
LA SIERRA CRUISE>MISSILE SITE
GUERRA POSSIBLE CRUISE-MISSILE SITE
.JAIME GONZALES AIRFIELD
PINAR DEL RIO AIRFIELD
TRINIDAD AIRFIELD
bAYO LARGO AIRFIELD
PUNTA ALEGRE PORT
CIENFUEGbS PORT
CASILDA PORT
SANTA LUCIA, PORT FACILITIES
LA COLOMA PORT
PINAR DEL RIO, MILITARY CONCENTRATION
LA FLORA AREAS MILITARY STORAGE
CABANAS AREAS MILITARY INSTALLATION
CIENFUEGb5' BEACH
ENSENADA COLORADO, LANDING BEACH
MENDO~A 0 I5ABEL RUBIO, TRANSSHIPMENT POINT
SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, MUNITIONS STORAGE
MANICARAGUA AREAS EXPLOSIVES STORAGE SITE
AQUAS CLARAS~ PROB MILITARY EQUIPMENT AREA
2I46N Q17958W
22181V Q18332W
2147N ~17929W
2213N 217$53W
2259N 08P145W
2301N 08044W
2221N 08339W
2156N Q182119W
230fdN ~3825(~~d
22m9N ~a8~2~w
2225N $8341W
2247N 4J7959W
2I3?N 081:33W
2223N ~f7847W
22GJ9N 080J27W
2145N 07959W
2240N OJ8358W
2214N DJ8334W
2223N 4J8342W
2252N PJ8233GJ
2256N P18252W
22~12N OJ8026W
222J2N m80J25W
2209N O84Q15W
2303N ~8218W
2206N Q~7958W
2213N 08323W
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