IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3368 19 JANUARY 1963

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A001000010072-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 72
• Publication Date: January 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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January 1963
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BRASS KNOB MISSION 3368
~ 9 JAN VARY- '1 ~ 63
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
GROUP 1
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS flF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNQB
MISSION 33b89 DATED 19 JANUARY 14b3a THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE ENO DF THE HEADER LINE iS 7"HE COMOR
TARGET NUMBER
?MISSiLES-
SANTA BARBARA SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY 2012N 07b34W
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1A
25X1A
JIGUANI AREAy SAM SITE 2~2IN 13Tb2f8W
SITE INCLUDES b UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS APPARENTLY
WITHOUT MISSILES AND 7 OR 8 PROBABLE MiSSiLE
TRANSPORTERS IN HOLD POSITIONS. OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES
DETAILED INTERPRETATiON4
25X1 D
25X1A
ESMERALDA SAM SITE 2155N 078i3W ^
SITE INCLUDES 4 LAUNCHERS WITH MISSiLESs 7
CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS IN HOLD POSITION
b VANS IN GUIDANCE AREAy APPROXIMATELY 15 VEHICLES9
AND 2 LARGE AND 2 SM/~LL 7ENTSa
25X1 D
SANTIAGO DE CUBA SAM ASSEMBLY AREA 2~id3N 07553W
AREA CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 25 VEHICLESlEQUiPMENTe
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES DETAILED iNTERPRETATIONo
25X1A
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25X1 D
VICTORIA t}E LAS TUNAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA 2104N fd77HfdW
25X1 D
25X1 D
NUMEROUS TENTS AND VEHICLES OBSERVEDm
OBLIQUITY AND SCATTERED CLOUDS PRECLUDE. FURTHER
INTERPRETATIONa
25X1A
25X1A
SITE INCLUDES 6 MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS AND 6 MIS5iLES
IN HOLD POSITIONSs
?AIRFIELDS-
CAMAGUEY INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 2i25Pd ~l7751W
AIRCRAFT -? 3 FAGDT OBSERVEDm
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1A
25X1A
AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVEDfl
RUNWAY APPEARS SERVICEABLEo AT LEAST 50 UNIDENTIFIED
VEHICLES OR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ON SW :PARKING APRONe
CLOUDS AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE Fi.tRTNFR. iNTERPRETATIO~?~
25X1A
AIRCRAFT ?? 2 LIAISON-TYPE OBSERVEDo
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE LAST COVERAGE.
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?PORTS?
PUNTA ALE6RE AREA PART 2223td 07847W
NO VESSELS QR MILITARY EQUIPMENT QBSERVED:IN CLEAR
PQRTIONSa
' 25X1 D
BARACOA PORT 2PJ2iN Pt743P1W
NQ LARGE VESSELS OR MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVEDo
25X1 D
MANZANILLO -PORT 2PJ21N PJ?707W
25X1A
25X1A
25X1A
NO VESSELS QBSERVEDo
POOR IMAGE QUALITY PRECLUDES :FURTHER INTERPRETATiflN.
25X1 D
MOA BAY PORT 2039N ~l7454W
NO VESSELS QR MILITARY ACTIViT'f OBSERVE?,~
25X1 D
PUERTO PADRE PART 21Z3N ~7b32W
NO VESSELS OBSERVEDe
QBLIQUITY PRECLUDES .FURTHER IIdTERPRETATIONo
25X1 D
?MILITARY ACTIVITY?
GUANTANAMO AREA I 2~05N fl7523W
Nfl.NEW MILITARY QR UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
. 25X1 D
25X1A
25X1A
25X1A
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25X1A
25X1A
VICTt3RiA DE LAS :TUNASy MILITARY CAMP 2054N 07655W
25X1 D
25X1A
PLAYA YATERITAS LANi3iNG BEACH 1958N 0T457W
ND NEW MILITARY OR UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
25X1 D
25X1A
NICARQ, LANDING BEACH 2142N ~7533W
NQ SIGNIFICANT MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
25X1 D
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?STATUS DF OTHER TARGETS?
MISSION 33b8 ODES NOT COVER ANY TARGETS WEST
OF 74 DEGREES 30 MINUTES WEST LDNGITUOEs
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS SHOW ND CHANGE SINCE
LAST COVERAGE --
25X1A
LDS
CANOS AIRFIELD
20P14N 07509W
SAN
GERMANo MILITARY ACTIVITY
2025N 07b~2W
SAN
GERMAN AREAS MILITARY CAMP
2029N 075.59W
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS COULD BE iOENTIFiEO
BUT NOT IN7ERPRETEO ?~
MAYARI ARRI$AQ MILITARY INSTALLATION
HOLGUIN AREAQ MILITARY CAMP
PEPU tPEPUS)a SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY
NUEVITAS PORT
SiBONEY AREAv LANDING BEACH
SANTIAGO. OE CUBA SAM SITE
SANTIAGO OE CUBA PORT
ANTONIO MAC Et) AIRFIELD
P9AR VEROEp LANDING BEACH
MANA7I SAM SITE
7HE FOLLOWING TARGETS WERE NOT COVERE1~q OR
WERE NOT OBSERVEI? BECAUSE OF ADVERSE ~rdEATHER
OR OTHER CO~lOi7i0NS -?
2029N
24J53N
2f8ibN
2132N
1957N
1959N
2~P11N
195BN
i957N
21i3N
H7S30W
07b14W
H7b20W
B77ibW.
@17542W
0755iW
~7550W
07550W
iA7557W
@77P12W
CAMAGUEY AIRFIELD SAM SITE
Zi22N
(d775HW
CHAPARRA SAM SITE
2iP7N
07b2bW
EL JUCAR08 MILITARY AREA 25X1D
23e5iN
iai543W
25X1 D
CAMAGIJEY AREAS MILITARY INSTALLATION NO 1
2121N
f87750W
CAMAGUEY AREAQ SMALL MILITARY CAMP
212bN
07753W
MANZANILLO SAM SITE
2H18N
077ObW
25X1D
MANZANILLO AREAS MILITARY ACTIVITY
2017N
B77HbW
25X1 D
CAIBARIEN PORT
2232N
PJ7928W
BANES PtIRT
2055N
07542W:
BANES CRUISE?MisSILE SITC
2058N
H753BW
CIEGO OE AVILA SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
2i51N
07844W
CIEGO OE AVILA SAM SITE
2i42N
~d7850W
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25X1A
CHAMBAS SAM
SITE
2213N
f~7853W
SEtdAt3D SAM
SiTE
2136N
07733W
LOS Ai~I;ELES
SAM
SITE
210fdN
07541W
SANC7I SPIRITt7S
SAM SITE
2i47lV
0~929W
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