IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3622 7 JUNE 1963

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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BR~,SS KNOB MISSION 3622
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FC3LI.i31~iNG INFQRN#ATIC~N REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
Atd~~.:1'SIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRA3~HY :.FROM .8RAS5 KNI'~E3
MISSICIN 352Za I3ATEC~ 7 .3i.3N1= 1963. THE ~9~3MBER
APP EAR I SIG AT ;THE END OF THE HE At~ER ~. ~ NE I ~ ~'HE Gt!>~OR
7"ARGET I?~UM~31rR~
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Gt~A:NAJA~' ~RBt~ : SITE x3 2257N 0$239>
SITE IS ABANDONEOU
~IGNT VEHII~LES NEA~i ARCHED-~t~IOF BIIILni~JG.
GUANAJA`~ :IRBI~ -SITE 2 ,22a7N 0826W
5IT? IS ABAf~i)ONtd[1Q
;;IXTEEN VENI>/~.ES .AND 1~ F~ROBAB~E_ F~ 'PIECI=S IN
SilPPCIRT AREA
TAPAST AREA4 STC3RAGE SITES 23r~3N ~82~TW
NO:APRARENT CFfANGE IN FACI~I7IESo
NOI A7iLITARY EQDIPMENT tI~SERVED?
SA]iiTA L>./GIA SAt~ SITE 2241N i~8355'rd
:SIX CAN1/AS~COi/ERED HAUNCH PC1SiTIL~NS~ 4 CANt/AS--CO~/IrRE
ISSi1.E Tf~ANSPORTERS~ AND AN OGLt~PIlrl~ GUIDANCE AREA
OSSER/E~~,
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~~. RE1/E~~'E1~ LAt/NCHERS: 7 M~SS~LE TP~Ai~3SPDF~~'E#~~-~ A~
A -EANVAS~Ct~VERE1? GU~~AtV~E AREA (~BSERVEt~.
S~IE IS f~~CIJALEd3~
TH3tEE GANVA~GOIEREa M:~ SSiL~ 7RANSF~I3RTE.RS CI~SE.RVE~3
7HRQUGH HAZE ANi} GL(~t1~S.
~i.X ~AifdVA~~Cl7~tERE~ LAI9NCHERS AM1i[~ A ~CAhi!JAS~C~:~JERE[3
GUII3ANCE AREA aBSERVED~.
71~REE RE1IET~Ei) ~A1INCHERS, 8 CANVAS-GE3'~FRE~3 MISSILE
~RA1~5P?R~-ERSs AN[? AN Ll#CURIE~ ~GUIflAtdCE AREA OBSE~tVEL3~
SITE CE~Id~AINS 6 CANVAS--C[3VERED LAUNC~1 Pf35I7'tC7fUS,
CANVAS.?COVEREC~ HOLf~ ARFASo Afd CICCUPEt# CUI~At~CE ARl~A,
A~1~3 3 PROE3ABLE MIS.S3LE 3RANSPtIRYERS.
~i~[l CANVAS--CCIVERED~ REVE~'~EtD 'LAUNCHERS, A CANVAS-
CQVEFLEa HaLII REVETMENTq A CANi/AS-CQ:VEREI~ VENI~CLE
PARK-ItVG A:itEAe 1k~ VEHICLES Ind ;CANNA,-GC3uERED CRl/ISE- .
MISSILE CRAVES ANA CANVAS-CCI~tEREL~ ~GU~ANCE .AREA
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1`RAtVSP~3R3FERS~ A CAf~1lAS?CDVEt;ED ~U~?ANCE AREA, 1~3
GFtUiSE@MISSIl:E CRAiTESv AN#3 APPRt3XMA~`ELY ..1 VENl~G#~ES.
?AIRF IE~.DS-~
SAN :At~TCl11kIQ I3~ .~Lf~S P+A~lC3S AIRFIEt~3 2252! ~82311~
AiRCiiAFT ?- -3a FI:SHBEt?, 1~ FA~()T.r~FitESCQ.lFAR~lEFi, AlVi~
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PLAZA BAF~A~nA AIk~FIELD 2:3~32N 0823a~i .
AIRCRAFT -?- 6i Ht3UNt3 t2 1~I~'Ht~UT :RDTt3R5~. 3 HARE,
2 SELL HE_LIC~P~'ER, A[~I3.ClNE C-4?.
A~Ai~AGIlA AIRFIELD 2?58N. ~8.21~i~
Nth AIRCRAFT C~BSERVEt3.
AlAE~IEL P10RT ~?3~1N ~82~r51d
1/ES5EL5 r? it K~IMA,?CLAS5 PGMG~ 2 PF
QNE GaA5TAL FREIDHTER~ ANa -Z LARGE .FREIGHT'ER,S ~HAT~,HES
CIPEN-:AND E3L)C3~S ACT~1lEs .WITS APPl~CI~IMATELY .25 C/1RGD':
~`RUCiC~ IN A?tEA? AT ~9ARdEL CITY .PiE~.
NUE~A t~E~C~~1A{~}~~yfP'`DRT/ {+2`i5[~`1~ [0y824}yB~W(`y
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U'ESSEL ~-~ .3 I.AItGE Fi~EIGHTERS~
t~ATANZAS FC3~tT 231~3N ~813~+W. ^
1/ESSELS ?~ 2 LARGE FREIGHTERS ANC3 [ENE COASTAL TANKCR
(~BSERVEt~m
SCATTERED CI.CIUDS A~1D HAZE.1.IMbT INTERPRETATZC~N.
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Sl73~C~I~ERQ t3E BATABAN[I .~tIR~ 2241N ~8218W .
N~ LA?~GE .VESSE~.~ C~BSER~En.
HA~/ANA PL~~T 23H8N. ~f8Z21~i ~
VESSELS ?~? 4NE K?MAR?CLA~S PGMG CIN MARINE ~AI~,:~dAYs.
2 PFo 2 PT 4 PG t iNGLLii~ING CINE iCRQNSHTAD7-CLASSI y
3 LARGE FREIGHTERS tC1NE 1N DRYDtJCK) a.. 2 LA?tGE TANi~ERS
LINE CfIA5TAL TANKER, ~ ~CIASTAl: _FREIGHTERS~ 2. TRA~IL:E#~5,
AiVi~ CIA1E PASSENGER SNIQ tC6N Tt~E NCIRTH 5I~E DF -..THE
SANTA. IiLAFtA PIER 3 ?
LA CQi~13~#A PORT 224N l~8334W
N1~ ,I.ARt;E VESSELS ClBSERVEII.
I?AgANAS. PCI32T 2259N ~825b~i
A3? LARGE VESSELS DR MILITARY EQt3IPMENT ClBSE.RVEL.
HA1.9A H~INL3A P~IRT r'_,Z55N ~J$3ll~i
Nt3 LAt~GE VESSELS CIR MIL~ITAf~Y EQUIPMENT t1BSERV'~~3.
?MILITARY ACTIVITY-.
LA FLORA AR~s: MII:I~'ARY .STaRAGE 2252N ~18233W
NflAPPARENT CHANGE: IN FACILITIES.
f~QR2'Y?TNREE 1/EHICLES ~,~~ 2 FA FIFES gBSE1~VEI~Q
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ARTFMISA~ MILITARY CAN9d~ 225~N 08248W
N[J.APPARFNT CHANGF:IN FACILITIES.
AT LEAST I.8 TANKS/SI' G~NSs 5 PRE3BA8LE FRDG MISSILE
TRANSP-CIRTER5a APPRQXIMATEI.Y :ll3i~ CARGtI :TRUCKS,
APPRCIX IMATELY 5~ FIGHT-WHF.FLF[3 APC a AN[J APRRCIXI MATELY
25 UN.t~FNTTfiIF~3 ~'Ek1ILLFS. THE b-GUN AtVt3 4-GUN AAA
SITES REMAIN C3CCi/PIEDe
FUL:IAGF ANI3 SHAI}C3W L.I~IiT INTEiPRFTATIQN.
LA BCIGA~ -MILITARY .CAP~P 2~9~1N /d8242~P
ND APPARENT Ci-iAP~C1E IN FACZLI7IFS.
Tk~1IRTY~?THRFE VEHICLES .C~BSFRVEU.
BAHI_A HC3N~':As MILITARY CAMP 225i3iV ~83141~
NC) APPARENT CHANGE SIf~CE
CABANAS AR:FAp MTLiTA~ZY CAMA 2256N PJ82~ik1
Nt3 APRARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
T~fELVE VEHIC.LES? 3 FA PIECES ANA AN LiCCUPIFt3 3-Gl1N
At~A PQSITit3N 08~SF?iVEf~~
MINAS4 AMMUNIT It3N STC3RAGE AREA 23~7N 082I1bd
Nf~ APPARENT CHANGE=IN FACILITIES.
iV~ :MILITARY EQUIPMENT C?BSFRV,Fa.
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HAVANA: AMMl3NiTION STORAGE AREA 23~1N 9J8226W
Nn .APPARENT CHANGE-IN FACILITIES.
Nfl MILITARY EC~UIPMENT 138SERVEt~,
SANTIAGO OE LA5 VEGAS AREA,. MILI3ARY.LAMP 2258N.~1822~W I
Nt1 APPARENT CHANGE: IN FACILITIES.
A~'. LEAST ,7 TANICSISP GUNS: ~ UNII~ENTiFIEt~ TRALKE~3
VE:HIGLESp AND .APPROXIMATELY-4i~ UNIDENTiFiED VEHICLES
O~3SERVEDo THE 5?GUN ANI~ 9?GUN AAA SITES REMAIN
LICCUP i EBb
FOLIAGE ANG SHADC~~1S LIMIT INTERPRETATION.
SAN ,1flSE gE.LAS LAJAS AREA, MILITARY CAMP 2Z~5N f&BZ1~W
N#~ .APPARENT CHANGE: IN FACILITIES.
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT OR ACTI1liTY OBSER~Et~.
TC3RRENS~ MILITARY COMPLEX 2259N ~8228W -
REFDRMATflRY PROPER ?~- 24 .LARGE, 1D I~E}Jt3M .&Nl~ .ONE
SMALL-TENTF 9 VAN TRl1CKS? ANi~ 7 CARGO TRUCKS.
MOTOR -PARK .AN[3 BILLETING AREA .3 NM .SC~t3TH __ '~ LARGE,
37 M:E[3iUM, AND ONE SMALL TENT, ~~. VAN TRLICICS,
APPROXIMATELY iZf~ CARGCD TRUCKS, 18 UTILITY TRUCKS,
24 LA,RGn TRAILERS9 AND 18 UNIDENTIFiEt3 VEHICLES.
MOTOR PAhK m7 NM 5SW ?- 54 JAN TRUCKS. AN13
A,PPP,OXIMATELY 45 UNIDENTIFIEC~ ~EHICI-ESe
MOTOR PARK d9 NM 5E ?? APPROXIMATELY I.~,~ UNIDENTIFIED
VEI~ICLESa
AAA SITE iq5 NM .55E --? 2 LARGE AND.ON~C MEDIUM TENT,
lfd TRACKED PRIME NkOVERS? I4 CARGO TRUCKS, AND ~ CARGCI
TRAILERS. THE b-GUN AAA SITE REMAINS OCCUPIED.
BILLETING AREA Io9 NM .SC3llTH -- 8 LARGE, t~NE ME{?IUMs
ANI3 ~lNE SMALL TENT? AND APPROXIMATELY i2~! VEHICLES.
NtOTOR .PARK 1~2 NM SW -- 1a TANKSISP GUNS AND
APPROXIMATELY ~(~ VEHICLES.
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t~ANAC~UA 9.: I~ I TARY CAP9P 2258N .0$217~t
AT LEAN 7 TANKS/5.P GliN5, ApPRClX1MA7'ELY -140 VEHI:GLES,
AN~3 33 L[)YdB~3Y TRAILERS E3N NOR~'#~ S[!~E OF -FtUN1~AY: ANt~
APl~RflXIMATELY :.3340 VEHICLES IN CAMP PR[3PER SQUT~ DF
FtUN{~AY.
SAi~TA FE AREA,- MILITARY .A~TIWiTY 2143N 08249W
NUJ :ACTIVITY ViSBLE~ HEAVY GLOl1t~$ :LINT
iNTERRRETATIC)Nm
GUANABLI AREA, 3~ILITARY ..AREA 2311N 3~82P~3W
NC3 APPARENT CHANGE; I N FA~C I L I TI ES.
C1NE VEHICLE a~ERVEGo
BAJURAYAB[~ AREAS MILITARY .CAMP 2308N &821
THIRTY?~T~Jfl VEHICLES ANA Z1 .FA PIECES OBSERVED4
~ArvABA~:~A, A~ILITARY AREA 23~ZN ~8215Y~
EAST AREA -- 3~ TRACI~E~ PRIME MOVERS Z5 VENI~LI.ES,
+~ ~~A .PIECES ANO 2 CANVAS-COVERED .PAaKING :SHELTERS.
~dE~;T AREA -- 54 VEHICLES AND 21 :FA :PIECES.
HAVANA AREAS MILITARY ..CAMP 230.1N l~82181~
AREA
1
---~ 1b
TANKSISP-.
GUNS AND S6 VEHICLES.
AREA
2
?--17
VEHICLES.
AREA.
3
?? 22
TANKSlSP
GL3NS AN[I 21 VEHICLES..
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AREA 4 -?-2 FA PIECES ANA? ~ VEHI.~LES.
ARE~;4 5 -- 4 _FA PIECES AN13 l~r :VEHIG~E~.
SPECIAL A~'4EA H?7EL 2.3s.IN ~824b~i
?MdSCELLANEOiJS AC~'I~JI~tY-
SAN FRANC~SCCI :I3F PAl3LA, MUNI~ICINS 57GE SITE 2303N ~d82i8~i
Nfl APP:AREN~ CHANGE IN FACI~:ITIES.
APPRCiXIN1ATELY 8f~ VEHICLE5 t185ERVED .IN VEHICLE P'~RK.
MAAIAGUA, MUNITIt~NS STORAGE SI"~E 2258N. ~8~18k1:
ND APFAREN7 CHANGE .iN FACILITIES.
NQ MILITARX EQUIP~3?NT t36SER'~E[7.
,_,,,,,BEJUCAL, M~JNITILINS 5T~3RAGF SITES 2~56N 08223~i
Nti.APPARENT CHANGE iN FACILITIES.
APPRC3XIMATELY.3~ VEHICLES IN HEAUQI~ARTERS AREA.
CABANAS, SEG!REtJ :AREA t1>C 2258N. .~9$258W.
NIQ APPARENT CHANGE IN FACiLTIES.
THE i6 UNIt3ENTIFIEQ CRATES REMAIN.
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A~'l~RL3X-MAYFLY 18 YEHi~LES ANO 10 POSSIBLE .ARTILLERY
~'IECES OSSERVECI.
-STATl35 OF i~THER TARGETS-
THE FOLLOWING TAf~GETS SHOW NCi:APRARENT CHANGE
SINCE LAST CCl1/ERAGE--
SAt~. CRISI"O6AL MRBM .SITE 1
SAN CF~ISTOBAL MRBM SITE 3
SA~V; GRIST~iBAL MRBM .SITE 4 .
8AH I A Ht~NI3A S ANA -SIT E
HAVANA SAM SITE
SA~ITIAG4 IIE LAS VEGAS SAM ASSEMBLY A6tEA
Gt1ERRA POSSIBLE CRl91SE-MISSILE SITE
H:4VAN1~ AREAs_ CDMMU~IICATIONS CENTER
NAZARENO*: M.ILITARY.AREA
CAMPO FI:QiI I OA ~ -MILITARY IwAMP
LOMA.I)E TIERRA, MILITARY ..C AMP
SPECIAL .AREA .ALPHA
SPECIAL-AREA BRAVA REi~
SPECIAL AREA VICTOR
SPECIAL .AREA TANGD
TARAFtA .LA.t~t?ING BEACH
MATAN~AS LANDING BEACH
~.A Bc~~A, INt~USTRIAL CONSTRUCTIC3N
THE Ff~1LOWING TARGETS CQULD BE IOENTIFED BUT
~~ INTERPRETECI --
~~ C01C3MA SAM ~~
COF~C3NE1. PAS~CtJAL AIRFIEL[?
PItdAR OEL RIO AIE2FIELi~
CARpENAS: POf~T
MAOR~3GA~ ~~~ STORAGE
LIMQNAR AREAq MILITARY .CAMP
GUAidE MILITARY _C AMP
VARAIIERCI LANflING BEACH
Z242N 08308
224bN 08258
225~'N X18317
2309N 0821.3
2257N 08221
23kI~1fV 082'5kt
2300N 0822E
2258N 08214
2301.N 0f~213
2Z:54N 08231
225BN 08244
23I0tV 08212
2301N fdf3126
~~~~~ fd811?t
z2~sN L~8341W
2302N Os112W
2256N X18124
ZZI2N P18408
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