IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3347 10 JANUARY 1963

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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 1999
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: January 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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January 1963
IPIR
BRASS KNOB MISSION 3347
10 JANUARY 1963
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSION 3347 DATED 10 JANUARY 1963. THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE END OF THE HEADER LINE IS THE COMOR
TARGET NUMBER
BARTOLOME (REMEDIOS AREA) SUS SSM ACTIVITY 2226N 07934W
NO MISSILE-RELATED ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
SALAMANCA (REMEDIOS AREA) SUS SSM ACTIVITY 2227N 07940W
NO MISSILE-RELATED ACTIVITY NOTED.;
SA:GUA LA GRANDE SAM SITE 2251N 08005W
THREE UNCOVERED LAUNCHERS WITH POSSIBLE MISSILES ON
EACH AND 3 CANVAS-COVERED IA"rtr
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POOR IMAGE QUALITY PRECLUDES DETAILEDBINTERPRETATION.
CAIBARIEN SAM SITE 2228N 07929W
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SITE CONTAINS 2 CANVAS-COVERED LAUNCHERS, 4.UNCOVERED
LAUNCHERS WITH MISSILES, AND 6 CANVAS-COVERED VEHICLES
IN HOLD AREA.
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MANATI SAM SITE 2113N 07702W
SIX LAUNCHERS WITH CANVAS-COVERED MISSILES OBSERVED.
ONLY ONE CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTER NOTED.
ESMERALDA SAM SITE 2155N 07813W
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SITE CONTAINS 3 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS
AND 3 PROBABLE UNCOVERED MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS. SIX
MISSILE TRAILERS (4 CANVAS-COVERED) OBSERVED IN HOLD
AREAS.
CIEGO DE AVILA SAM SITE 2142N 0785OW
SITE CONTAINS 2 MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS, 2 PROBABLE
MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS, 2 EMPTY LAUNCHERS, AND 7
MISSILE TRANSPORTERS (6 IN HOLD REVETMENTS AND ONE
ADJACENT TO EAST HOLD REVETMENT). FOUR LARGE TENTS
ALSO OBSERVED0
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VICTORIA DE LAS TUNAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA 2104N 0770OW
AREA CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 30 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS
(5 CANVAS-COVERED), APPROXIMATELY 55 CANISTERS, AND
APPROXIMATELY 50 VEHICLES, NEAR THE CENTER OF THE
AREA ARE 3 UNCOVERED MISSILES ON TRANSPORTERS PARKED
NEAR A PROBABLE MISSILE-READY BUILDING. THIRTEEN
LARGE AND 3 SMALL TENTS ALSO NOTED,
CAMILO CIENFUEGOS (SANTA CLARA) AIRFIELD 2229N 07955W
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AIRCRAFT -- AT LEAST 21 FISHBED AND AT LEAST 9 FAGOT/
FRESCO,
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
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AIRCRAFT m
ONE PROBABLE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT OBSERVED.
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CAMAGUEY INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 2125N 07751W
NUEVITAS PORT 2132N 07716W
NO LARGE VESSELS OBSERVED.
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT NOTED.
LA ISABELA PORT 2256N 08001W
VESSELS -- 2 PATROL CRAFT, NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT AND
BARGES OBSERVED.
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT NOTED.
CAIBARIEN PORT 2232N 07928W
VESSELS -- NO FREIGHTERS BUT NUMEROUS SMALL VESSELS
OBSERVED.
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT NOTED.
PUERTO PADRE PORT 2113N 07632W
NO LARGE VESSELS OBSERVED,
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION,.
REMEDIOS AREA, MILITARY CAMP 2227N 07934W
NO APPARENT CHANGE. IN COUNT OF TANKS9 VEHICLES, AND
TENTS.
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-STATUS OF OTHER TARGETS-
MISSION 3347 DID NOT COVER TARGETS WEST OF 80
DEGREES 15 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE.
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS SHOW NO CHANGE SINCE
LAST COVERAGE --
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 1
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 2
REMEDIOS IRBM SITE
CHAPARRA SAM SITE
SENADO SAM SITE
CHAMBAS SAM SITE
CIEGO DE AVILA SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
PUNTA ALEGRE PORT
MANZANILLO.PORT
VICTORIA DE LAS TUNAS AREA, MILITARY CAMP
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS COULD BE IDENTIFIED BUT
NOT INTERPRETED --
MANZANILLOAREA, MILITARY ACTIVITY
SANTA CLARA AREA, MILITARY. ACTIVITY
SANTA CLARA AREA, MILITARY INSTALLATION
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS WERE NOT COVERED OR
WERE NOT OBSERVED BECAUSE OF ADVERSE WEATHER
OR.'OTHERCONDITIONS --
SANTA BARBARA, SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY
PEPU (PEPUS), SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY
CASILDA, MISSILE EQUIPMENT AREA
SANCTI SPIRITUS SAM SITE
LOS ANGELES SAM SITE
JIGUANI SAM SITE
MANZANILLO SAM SITE
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2243N 08001W
2239N 07951W.
2225N 07935W
2107N 07626W
2136N 07733W
2213N 07853W
2151N 07844W
2223N 07847W
202IN 07707W
2054N 07655W..
2017N 07706W
2221N 07957W
2224N 07953W
2012N 07634W
2016N 07620W
2146N 07958W
2147N 079.29W
210ON 07541W
2021N 07620W
2018N 07706W
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