IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3394 28 JANUARY 1963

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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 95
• Publication Date: January 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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January 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
I P I R
BRASS KNOB MISSION 3394
2,8 JANUARY '1963
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 DF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSION 33944 DATED 28 JANUARY 1963. THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE END DF THE HEADER LINE IS THE COMDR
TARGET NUMBERA
?MISSILES?
CHAMBAS SAM SITE 2213N 07853W
SSiLE LAUNCHERS9 AT LEAST 3 MISSILES ON
MI
SIX
LAUNCHERSo SIX CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS
IN HOLD AREA. CENTRAL GUIDANCE WITH FRUIT SET RADAR.
ESMERALDA SAM SITE 2155N 07813W ^
SIX LAUNCH POSITIONS, 2 UNOCCUPIED AND 4 WITH
LAUNCHERS AND MISSILES.
SIX MISSILES TRANSPORTERS WITH MISSILES IN HOLD AREA.
RA[3AR IN GUIDANCE AREA. FIVE B13GIE TRAILERS.
SANT=:ACD DE CUBA SAM SITE i959N {~7550W ~
SITE CONTAINS 5 LAUNCHERSv 7 CANVAS?CD~'ERED MISSILE
TRANSPDRTERS~ 6 VANS AND FRUIT SET RADAR IN GUIt3ANCE
AREA.
? LI EGO t3E AV ILA SAM S ITE 2142N ~?85f8W
SIX LAUNCHERS i4 WITH MISSILES)-
SEVEN MISSILE 3RANSPORTERS IN HOLD POSITIONS.
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CiEGO DE AVILA9 SAAi ASSEMBLY AREA 2152N 07$44W
APPROXIMATELY 37 MISSILE TRANSPORTERSs 13 ARE
L.4NVAS COVERE?, AND 4 ARE IN 2 REVETTED POSITIONS.
MALi~ONADO SAM SITE 2PJi2N 07528W
SITE CONTAINS 6 REVETTED LAUNCHERS9 7 CANVAS.-COVERED
MISSILE TRANSPORTERS4 REVETTE[) ACQUISITION AND
GUIDANCE RADARs AN ADJACENT EARLY WARNING SITE
CONTAINS BAR LOCKS BYLINE CAKE AND SPOON REST RADARSe
?AiRFIELDS-
CAMAGUEY INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 225N ~7751J
AIRCRAFT ?-? 4 LIAiSON~ LINE CRATE iN FLIGHTe
AIRCRAFT ?? NONE OBSERVED. IN CLOUD?FREE AREASa
ANTONIO MACEO AIRFIELD i958N (d7550~d
AIRCRAFT ?? 5 LiAISONs 2 HOUND VISIBLE IN CLOUD-FREE
AREASo
2
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?PORTS?
BANES. PORT 2P1S5N Q~Z542W
VESSELS ?? ONE LARGE LlNIDENTiFIEO SHIPm
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATiONo
PUNTA ALEGRE PORT 2223tV Q7847W
VESSELS ?? NONEti
NO.MILTARY EQUIPMENT OBSERVEUb
MANZANILLQ PORT 2021N ~7707W
VESSELS ?? NDNEa
ND MILITARY EQUIPMENT DBSERVEDfl
$~aNTIACC?s DE CUBA PORT 2P;Bi~i ~`755i~'v~ ~
VETSSELa ?? DNE LARGE Fi2EiGHTER~ DIVE LA?tGE TANKER WITH
12 PCISSIBLE PC3L STORAGE TANKS ON DECKo (APPROXIMATELY
8 X 3~ FTia
NO .MILITARY EQUIPMENT OBSERVED
iVUEVITAS PORT 2132N H771bi~
VESSELS ?? ONE FREIGHTER AND DNE TANKERo
?MiLITARY ACTIVITY? 25X1D
GUANTANAIl10 AREA 1 2~fd5N 87523W -
Nf3 NEW OR UNUSUAL AgILiTARY ACTIVITY OBSERVEDg
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25X1 D
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HOLGUIN AREAn MILITARY CAMP 2fd53N 076Z4W
TANK ANa VEHICLE COUNT REMAIN UNCHANGEt? SINCE
23 JAN 63e
?STATUS OF OTHER TARGETS-
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
MISSION 3394 C?ID NOT COVER TARGETS WEST OF
79 DEGREES 25 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDEo
THE FCILLOWING TARGETS SHOW NO CHANGE SINCE
LAST COVERAGE ~~
SANTA BtiRBARAa SUSPECT ~?ISSILE ACTIVITY
LOS CANOS AIRFIELD
CAP9AGUEY AREAS SMALL MILITARY CAMP
2~ 12N 07fi34W
2004N 07509W
2126N 07753W
SIBONEY AREAS LANDING BEACH 1957N fl17542W
gE LANDING BEACH 1957N ~7557W
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS COULD BE IDENTIFIED
BUT NOT INTERPRETED ?-_
PEPS' uPEPUS~~ SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY
J~~;I~ANI SAh1 SITE
MA~dZANILLO SAM S$TE
SANTIAGO DE CUBA SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
CAMAGUEY AIRFIELDS SAM SITE
E~IAN7ANILLO.AREAa MILITARY CAMP
CAE~AGUEY AREAp MILITARY CAMP NO 1
NICAROv LANDING BEACH
2016N
07b28W
2~21N
07b2fdW
2018N
H7?0bW
20~13N
07553W
2122N
0775 fdW
2Hi7N
07?415W
2121N
6J775~W
2042N
~J7533W
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THE FflLLflwiNG TABLETS WERE NOT COVEREDs OR
wERE NOT OBSERVED. BECAUSE flF ADVERSE WEATHER
OR OTHER CONDITIONS --
LHAPARRA SAM SITE
Lfl S ANGELES SAM SITE
MANA7I SAM SITE
VICTORIA DE LAS :TUNAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
HOLGUiN SAM SITE
BANES CRUISE-MISSILE SITE
BAYAMfl EAST AIRFIELD
BARALOA PORT
MOA BAY PORT
PUERTO PADRE PORT
EL JUCARO, MILITARY AREA
SAN GERMAN AREA? MILITARY CAMP
SAN GERMAN, MILITARY ACTIVITY
VICTORIA DE LAS TUNAS AREAs MILITARY LAMP
PLAYA YATERITAS, LANDING BEACH
MAYARI ARRIBA9 MILITARY INSTALLATION
2 i 0?N fb7626w
2Q4Q/N 0?54iW
2ii3N ~??~zw
2iD4N fb??00W
2052N @7~,2?W
2058N 0?53$W
2023N 0?b38w
202iN Q1?43Hw
2fb39N 07454W
2i13N 0?632w
2fd5iN 0?543w
2~129N H7559w
2~25N B?b02W
2f654N f~?b55w:
1959N fd7458w
2P129N 67530w
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