IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3350 9 JANUARY 1963

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A001000010052-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 1999
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: January 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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January 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
I P I R
BRASS KNOB MISSION 3350
9 JANUARY ~ 963
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FDLLObdING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB MISSION
3351as DATED 9 JANUARY 19630 THE NUMBER APPEARING AT
THE END 1lF THE HEADER LINE IS THE COMDR TARGET NUMBERm
?MiSSILES?
BANES CRUISE?MISSILE SITE 2P158N 07538+
25X1 D
AN ALTERNATE LAUNCH SITE 1~1 NM NNE OF ORIGINAL SITE
HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT 205940N Pl753T501,~m SITE
CONTAINS 2 UNOCCUPIED LAUNCH REVETMENTS AND 9 OTHER
RECTANGULAR REVETA~ENTS OF VARIOUS SIZESo ALTERNATE
SITE CONNECTED BY ROAD bdITH ORIGINAL SITEo NO TENTS
OR SUPPORT FACILITIES 08SERVEDe ONE REVETMENT
ORIENTED APPROXIMATELY DUE NORTH AND THE SECOND
ORIENTED APPROXIMATELY DUE EASTa THE 2 LAUNCH
25X1D REVETMENTS AND 8 RECTANGULAR REVETMENTS bdERE PRESENT
oN PHOTOGRAPHY of CONSTRUCTioN of
25X1D AL~TE sITE blAS NoT Ev~DENT oN PHOTOGRAPHY OF ~ 25X1D
25X1 D
25X1 D
?AIRFiELDS?
CAMILO CI.ENFUEGOS 6SANTA CLARAI AIRFIELD 2229N 0T955W
AIRCRAFT ?? AT LEAST 2~a UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFTo
CLOUD COVER AND tlBLIQUITY PRECLUDE DETAILED
INTERPRETATIONfl
CAMAGUEY INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 2125N 0T.751W
AIRCRAFT ?? ONE TRANSPORT AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED
AiRCRAFTa
25X1 D
25X1 D
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HOL6IIN AIRFIELD 2f~48N 9}7b18W
AIRCRAFT me 3 PROBABLE FAGOT/FRESCO 08SERVEDfl
2~5X 1 D
LOS CANOS AIRFIELD 2~~l4N ~75~9W
AIRCRAFT m? NONE OBSERVEDo
25X1 D
25X1 D
JOSE MARX INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 23f~PJN 08224W
AIRCRAFT ?? ONE PROBABLE TU?1148 3 CRATE, ONE CASv
3 PROBABLE C?549 3 C?46$ AND 3 CONSTELLAT1flN.
RUN1dAY SERVICEABLEo
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
CANlPO LIBERTAD AIRFIELD 23~6N fd8226W
AIRCRAFT ?? 2 CRATER 9 ZLIN TRENERq
16 LIAISON, AND T COLTo
ONE PBYe
?PORTS~
NUEVITAS PORT 2132N 0771bW
VESSELS ?? NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT OBSERVEDm
25X1 D
25X1 D
LA ISASELA PORT 2256N ~8~01W
VESSELS ?? ONE PF AND NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT AND 8ARGESo
Nfl MILITARY EQUIPMENT NOTED IN AREAa
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VESSELS ?~? DtVE FREIGHTER DBSERVEDa
CLOUD SHADOW PRECLUDES FURTHER IiVTERPRETATiDN~
.25X1 D
VESSELS m? 32 FREIGHTERS DIVE UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL
Atli) NUMEROUS SR9Al.L CRAFTa CLOUD SNADDW AtVD HAZE
PRECLUDE. FURTHER iNTERPRETATIDNm
25X1 D
mMiLITARY ACTIVITY?
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
VEHICLES ?? 4~ TA~iKS ~iNCLUDiNG 2 PROBABLE
CANVAS?CDVERED TANKS AND APPROXIMATELY 25fr3 VEHICLES
AND PIECES DF EGtUiPMEiVT OBSERVED THROUGHOUT AREAS
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
PLAYA YATERITAS LA(VDING BEACH ~958N. ~7457W
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
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?STATUS OE O?HER TARGETS-
THE FDLLDI~ING TARGETS SHOt~ NO CHANGE SINCE
LAST COVERAGE ~-
25X1 D
CHAPARRA SAM SITE
220?N
~?b2fi~-
MANATI SAM SITE
2113N
0??~2W
SENADD SAM SITE
213bN
~??33W
SANTA CRUZ DEL N{TRTE CRUISE?MISSILE SITE
23l89N
0815bW
PUERTO PADRE PORT
2113N
076324
GUANTANAMD AREA 3
2005N
0?5234
EL JUCARO~ MILITARY AREA
2051N
0?543d~
THE FDLL04~ING TARGETS COULD BE
BUT NDT INTERPRETED ??
IDENTIFIED
BELLAMAR~ SUSPECT SSM ACTIVITY
23~2N
08133W
MATANZAS SAM SITE
2301N
0812944
SANTIAGO DE CUBA SAM SITE
1959N
0?5510
MALDONADD SAM SITE
20i2N
07.52844
GUERRA POSSIBLE CRUISE?MISSILE SITE
2300N
0825~W
ANTONIO MACED AIRFIELD
3958N
0?551dW
CDRDNEL PASCUAL AIRFIELD
230?N
0811?W
1~9ARIEL NAVAL AIR STATION
2300N
Rl8246bd
PLAYA BAfBACDA AIRFIELD
23fd2N
08235W
MARIEL NAVAL PORT
2301N
P18245~i
SANTIAGO t3E CUBA PORT
2001N
0?550W
CABANAS PORT'
2259N
0825644
CABANAS AREAS MILITARY INSTALLATION
2256N
0825244
SPECIAL AREA ALPHA
2258N
0822?4~
SIBDNEY AREAS LANDING BEACH
195?N
0?5424r
VARADERD~ LANDING BEACH
2308N
0811s4d
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THE i~DLLOWING TARGETS WERE NDT COVERED DR WERE
NDT 08SERVED BECAUSE DF ADVERSE WEATHER DR
OTHER CONDITIONS ??
25X1 D
SAN CRiSTDBAL MRBM SITE 1
224~N
fd8317W
SAN CRiSTDBAL MRBM SITE .3
2242N
H8308W
GUANAJAY IRBM SITE i
225TH
lb8239W
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 1
2243N
080~iW
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 2
2239N
~7951W
REME?i0S IRBM SITE
2225N
f~7935W
SAN CRiSTOBAL MRBM SITE 4
224bN
08258W
GUANAJAY iRBM SITE 2
2257N
0823bW
SANTO TDMAS AREAS SUSPECT SSM ACTIVITY
2233N
PJ8351W
BARTOIOME ~REMEDIOS AREA~~ SUSP SSM ACTIVITY
222bN
07934W
SALAMANCA iREMEDiDS AREA1~ SUSP SSM ACTIVITY
2227N
P1794~fW
MATANZAS CITY LA CUMBRE ALTti
23~4N
418133W
SANTA BARBARAp SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY
2~312N
07b34W
PEPU {PEPUSI: SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY
2~1bN
fd762f8W
CASILDA~ MISSILE EQUIPMENT AREA ~
214bN
fd7958W
SANTA LUCIA SAM.. SITE
2241N
1~8355W
SAN JULIAN AIRFIELD SAM SITE
22f85N
084~9W
LA COLOMA SAM SINE
2218N
~8332W
MARiEL SAM SITE
23PJf~N
~8249W
BAHiA HONDA SAM SITE
2257N
~8317W
HAVANA SAM SITE
23I~9N
H8213W
CiENEUEGDS SAM SITE
2202N
08~24W
SAGUA LA GRANDE SAM SITE
2251N
088fd5W
CAIBARiEN SAM SITE
2228N
~7929W
SANCTI SPIRITUS SAM SITE
214TH
07929W
LDS ANGELES SARI SITE
21P~tdN
l87541W
JiGUANI SA~7 SITE
2~21N
07b2HW
SiGUANEA SAPI SITE
213TH
~8257W
MANZANiLLD SAM SITE
2~}18N
077~bW
CHAt~BAS SARI S I TE
2213N
07853W
ESMERALDA SAM SITE
2i55N
t87813W
SANTIAGO DE CUBA SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
20~3N
fd7553W
DELEITE SAM SITE
2259N
~d8~45W
SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
2257iV
~8221W
CIEGD OE AViLA SAM SITE
2142N
0785P1W
DELEITE ALTERNATE SAM SITE
2301N
08~44W
Pi MAR DEL RID SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
222IN
08339W
CiEGD DE AVILA SAP-I ASSEMBLY AREA
2151N
-J7844W
CiEUENTES SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
223bN
88005W
VICTORIA DE LAS .TUNAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
2104M
&377@tf~W
SANTA LUCIA ALTERNATE SAM SITE
2243N
08349W
COMA DE TiERRAn MILITARY CAMP AREA
230iN
8213W
SIGUANEA CRUISE?MISSILE SITE
2137(
fd8258W
LA SIERRA CRUISE?MISSILE SITE
2i5bN
08~19W
CAMPO FLtIRiDA POSSIBLE CRUISE?MISSILE SITE
23~bN
~8211W
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25X1 D
SIGUANEA AIRFIELD
2138N
0825744
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS AIRFIELD
2252N
0823I4d
SAN JULIAN AIRFIELD
220bN
0$4094
MANAGUA AIRFIELD
2258N
H8217hi
COLONEL MARTIN MARRERRO AIRFIELD
2150N
082474)
JAIME GONZALES AIRFIELD
2209N
08025W
BAYAMO EAST AIRFIELD
2023N
0763844
DINAR DEL RIO AIRFIELD
2225N
0834144
TRINIDAD AIRFIELD
2147N
07959W
CAYO LARGD AIRFIELD
2137N
081334)
BANES PORT
2055N
0754244
PUNTA ALEGRE PORT
2223N
078474
6ARACOA PORT
2021N
0743044
CIENFUEGOS PORT
2209N
0802744
MANZANILLO PORT
2021N
077074)
MOA BAY PORT
2039N
0745444
NUEVA GERONA PORT
2I53N
08248b!
CAIBARIEN PORT
2232N
07928W
CARDENAS PORT
2302N
08ii24d
CASILDA PORT
2145N
0795944
SANTA LUCIAB PORT FACILITIES
2240N
08358W
SURGI{~ERO DE SATA8AN0 NAVAL PART
224iN
0821844
LA COLO~lA PORT
22I4N
08334bd
BAHIA HONDA PORT
2255N 0831144
PUNTA GERARDO~ SECURED PORT FACILITY
225bN 08311bd
HAVANA AREAS COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
2300N 0822614
MANZANILLO AREAS MILITARY ACTIVITY
20i7N 0770b4d
DINAR DEL RIOT MILITARY CONCENTRATION
2223N 0834244
LA FLORA AREAQ MILITARY STORAGE
2252N 082331
ARTEMISA~ MILITARY CAMP
2251N 082484)
LA BOCA,s MILITARY CAMP
230IN 0824244
BAHIA HONDA AREA$ MILITARY CAh1P
2258N 0831144
CAMAGUEY.AREAp MILITARY INSTALLATION NO 1
2121N 077504
RI:MEDIOS AREAa MILITARY CAMP
2227N 0793444
SAN GERMAN AREAS t~iLITARY CAMP
2029N 0755944
SAN GERMANg MILITARY ACTIVITY
2025N 07602W
MINAS4 AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA
2307N 0827.244
HAVANA9 AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA UlC
2301N 0822b4J
SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS AREAS MILITARY CAMP
2258N 08220W
SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS AREAS MILITARY CAMP
2255N 082i0bd
TORRENS~ MILITARY CONCENTRATION
2259N 0822844
SANTA CLARA AREAa MILITARY ACTIVITY
222iN 0795744
LIMONAR AREAS MILITARY INSTALLATION
2255N 0812444
CAMAGUEY AREAS SMALL MILITARY CAMP
2i25N 07753~d
VICTORIA DE LAS TUNAS AREAv MILITARY CAMP
2054N 07b55W
MANAGUA MILITARY INSTALLATION
2258N 0821744
SPECIAL AREA HOTEL
230IN 0824b4d
SPECIAL AREA BRAVO BLUE
2250N 0823344
SPECIAL AREA BRAVO RED
2254N 0823144
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SPECIAL AREA VICTOR
SPECIAL AREA TANGO
lAS VILLAS AREA flF SPECIAL INTEREST
TARARA .ARIEA9 LANDING BEACH
MATANZAS9 BEACH
CiENFUEGOS~ BEACH
MAR VERDE9 LANDING BEACH
ENSENADA COLORADO, LANDING BEACH
PUNTA CflLOMBOp LANDING BEACH
PLAYA DE.FLAMENCOSs LANDING BEACH
NIGARO, LANDING BEACH
MENDOZA ? iSABEL RUBIDv TRANSSHIPMENT POINT
MAYARI ARRISA~ MILITARY INSTALLATION
25X1D SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA MUNITIONS STORAGE
A9ANAGUA, MUNITIONS STORAGE SITE
25X1D BEJUCAL MUNITIONS STORAGE sITEs
LA ROSITA AREAS STORAGE INSTALLATION
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
SANTA CLARA AREAS MILITARY INSTALLATION
MANICARAGUA AREAS EXPLOSIVES STORAGE SITE
AGUAS GLARAS~ PROS MILITARY EQlliPMENT AREA
SANTA BRIGIDAB MILITARY ACTIVITY
25X1 D
230f~N
0823~OW
2258N
~782441~
214bN
P17959W
231fdN
08212W
23~J2N
88i2b~i
22fd2N
H8~26W
1957N
f~7557b~
2202N
081~25W
2154N
4~8240W
2153N
~8243W
2~42N
~7533W
22~t9N
084051
2029N
07530W
2303N
08218Yd
2258N
082i8W
225bN
08223kI
2208N
08004W
25X1 D
25X1 D
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