I P I R BRASS KNOB MISSION 3647 28 JUNE 1963

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A001500010051-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 15
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: June 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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N P I C/R- } 368/63
June 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
I P i R
BF2A-BS I~CNC~B MISSION 3647
28 JUNE 1963
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION .CENTER
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'I'bis d~ c+ument contains information :i.ffect.ine
the nat anal C~.er!'ense of r,fte iTniterl States,
within the me;utin~ ~:~f 'I'it.le 'I g, "ecttions
793 an~~, 794, of r.he Li.S. Corse, ns r~.mended.
f,ts trap ,mis~,i on or rev?elation of its contents
to or r~~eeipt t,y nn an~tl;t~horizr~?d rx,rson is
f~rohi6it~~d by law.
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FflLLflWING INFORMATION R1=PRESENTS A PRE1.IMNARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. FRDNf Bf~ASS KNOB
MISSION 3647, t3ATEiJ 28 JUNE 19~i3' THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE ENO OF 7HE HEAi7ER LINE IS THE G[~MOR
TARGET NuMBE~~
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SAGUA LA GRANDE SAM SITE 2251N ~1~k~~5b~ _
SIX .CANVAS.-CO'UEREfl LAUNCH. RtvET1~ENTS~ b SET5 flF Bt~GIE
WHEELS, AN UNt~ETERMINEt~ AMOUNT E9F MISSILE :RELATEt3
EQUiP1~ENTp AtVi3 A +CANVAS-CflVEREI~ GUII3ANCE REVETMENT
OBSERVED.
HA~.E AND QARKNESS PR1EflLiJ~?E..Ftlt~~'HER INTE:~'RE7ATID~3.
CAIBARI-Ef~l SAM SITE 2228N ~7929W I
SITE CONTAINS 6 UNREIIETTEO.-CAN~'A~?~Ci~L'EF~Et3 LAUNflIr4Eftx
T CANVAS'-COVERE~3 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS i~ IN CANVAS-
COVERE[3 HOLD AREA) AN UNDETERMINE~3 NU)`~BER OF PRIME
MCiVERS UNDER CANVASp 6 SETS CC3F BOGIE I~HI`ELS, ANfl AN
~NRE~/E;Ta..~'9 ~~C~~~I=.~ {,7~~~A~~.G AI~i~~ty
LOS ANGELES SAN S TE 21~3~N ~75~r1W
SI?C 1~NREVETTEtI LAUNC#iERS, 6 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, ANfl
A CAN~tAS-~CCIYERELf GUIflaI~~:E AREA C18SERV)`I7` IN CLC~tJII?FR.EE
A~tE AS
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N1SS~LES~9 7 CANVAS-COVEREC M~SSiLE TRAI~ISPC~RTERSs AfiJp
AN U(VREVE3TEU CUiQANGE AREA?
SAid~'~AGCI !DE Cll~3A .SAM SITE ~~59N ~755~3W
SIDE C[~N7AIN5 6 11NREVETi'E[? -LAL1I~ChERS~ 4 MISSILE
TRANSPaRTERS, $ PRIME N~CIVEitS ANt~ AN OCC~.IPIEi~
GUtUAiVGF AREAo
SA~ITIA(~[3 CE GIiBA SAM ASSEMBLY AREA Zf~~3N ~~553W ~
TY~Q LQWBCdY. TRAILERSs 18 CARGO :TtZl1GKS~ ANC i4 ;:UTILITY
TRUCKS flBSERVECt IN CLOUD?FREE AREA5a
CIE~O LSE A1/ILA S:~Ns ASSEMBLY ..AREA 2i52N :~784~W ~
TWENTY-TWa MISSILE TRANSPORTERS ONE.-PRQBABI:E MISSILE
t3~1 COLLY9 b Lt3WBflY .TRA3.~.ERS~ AN3~ NUMERaL3S MISSILE
CANISTERS OBSERVED
MALC~ONACt2-:SAM SITE 2P/12N ~t7528~d ~
N(l .APPARENT CHANCE I1V FAGILITIESs
SITE C[INTAINS 5 REVETTED LAUNCNER5~ 3 MISSILE
TRANSP.ORTERS~ APPROXIMATELY 8 SETS C7F BCICIE WHEELS AMC
7 t3THER 1/EHICLESb
CAMAGUEY .A IRF I ELC3 SANK S 7'E 2122N 0775~W ~
SIDE CDNTAINS 6 l1NREVETTE?3 LAUNCHERS t3 WITH
MISSILES~~ ~ MISSILE TRANSPtIRTERS~-8 PRODABLE TRA~GKE~3
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C1C~UP I E13 L~ I t7AN~E A?iEA~
HULGkIIN SANi SITE 2~I5~ZN O~bZ~t~ ~
SITE CCINTAINS ~ UNREUETTE~ LAtJNCHEF~S~ ~` GA~4iAS'-?Cfl~'FRE~
MISSiI.E TRANSPC)RTERSR APPRClXIMATE~.'Y 15:.PRI.NIE t~t~1/ERS~ 6
SETS DF BC3GIE WHEELSv APPROXiMATE~.~' ? TRC~I;t(S ANA AN
CICGUPIEn GUIDANCE AREAQ
BANES ~RUISE-?NIISSILE SITE 2058N ~~5~8~i '
t~NE REVETTED LAUNCHER, 7 CRUtSE--MISSI~,E.GRATES: 2
~GANVAS?CCIVERED MISSILE TRANSPflRTERS~ Atdil A CANVAS-
GC9VEREL3 GUdDANCE--CONTRC3I. ,AREA pBSE?~VE~ iN C~:?liI7~FREE
AREAS
~~A I RF .ELDS~
CAMILI3 C3:ENEUEGQS AIRFIELD 2229N 0~955W
NCl APPARENT CHANGE: IN FA~II.:ITIE
AIRCRAFT ?_ 12 FAfOTlFRESCa :AN[~ ONE i-iARE~
CAMAGUEY INTERNATIC3NAL AiRFIELt~ ZI25N P1Z751~1
AIRCRAFT ??-? QNE C?47~ 2 L.IAISt3N-~Tl!PE ANtI 2 DERELICT
FA~GCIT~'FRESCCJ
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VESSELS -? C3NE COASTAI TAh31~ER OBSERVEi3` IN CLOUf~-PFtEE
AREAS
SANTIAGO t7E C118A PC9RT 2P~~1N ~f755~W
VESSELS -- 4 FREI~HTERSs ONE LARGE TAN~fER, ANA-ONE
SMALL T ANI~ER
NO ~til.iTARY EQUiPN{ENT OR ACTIVITlt t38SER1/ED IN
CL.CiUfl-FREE AREAS.
NllEVITAS #~ORT 2232N i~771fiW
VESSELS ?? 4 LARGE FitEIGHTERS?
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES :FURTHER iNTERf~RETATiCI~Ie
LA ISABEI_A PgRT 2256N i~$~~J1W ~
V1S5ELS ?- 2 LARGE FREiGF~TERS -.WITH HATCHES C~I'EN~ BOOMS
AiwTIVE~ ONE FREIGHTER -HAS ~ BARGES ALONGSIi3E ANI3 8
RAIL CARS ON 7HE PiER~ THE.C3THER-HAS I4 RAiL-CAMS ON
"IS PERK
CAIBARIEN PORT 2232N PJ7928W
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C)BL 1~UITY PRECLtlDES FURTHER iNTERPRETATIC~N4
PtlERTCI PA:LRE P?RT 2113N ~Tb3,2W
VESSELS ?~ CENE LARGE FREIGHTERfl
NCk MILITARY EQUIPE~ENT OBSERVEI)>
~NIILITARY ACT~V~TY?
fiUANTANA;~fEI Ak~EA 1 ~005N f~7523W
NCI:NEIrt MILITARY ACTIVITY D13SERVE[?~
~IANZANTLLC) AREAS MILITARY CAMP 2~f17N 0T7f~5Yd
AF~PRCIXIMATELY .3~ UNIQENTIFIEI7 VEHIi/LES OBSERVED iN
C:LLIUD?FREE AREASo
HCILGUIN AREAS N4ILITARY GAIyF 2t~53N 07b~.#W
Nil A.PPARIENT s~HANGE IN CLOUL?mFREE AREAS SINCE :MISSICIN
~GAMAGkJEY AREAS MILITARY C;AMp' l 2121N P~T~~I.W
NCI .APPARENT C:HANGE:IN FAC3LiTIES~
NINE3I=EN ELECr~'RQNiGS VANSg ~5 'SAN ~'RULKS ANQ 4~+
OTHER VEHICLES CIBSERI/E[7 ~N C'~CJt/C~--FRI=E A3tEASm
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6~C1 ~,PP~OREf~T ~HAiNGE IN FACII:I3IS~
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Pf~tl8A81:E AA.A PIECES U8SFR1/EC3o
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A~i~IN CAkEP ~9 NC3 APpARERi7C C~9ANGE iN FACII.ITESo
THIRTY-FCIUR TANKSISA GUNS UNE PR?BABLE FR~7G .~ISSI~.E
TRANSPaRTER, 2 P'R[IBABL:E FRLIG 1.Ai.1N~1-iFi~~~ S Pf}BAE~t_E
B~tUM APC~ SNAPPERS 7' tlNiI~ENTI F~Et3 TRACKED 1/E4~11~~.ES,
12 PRaBASLE FA PIFI:ESv 4 PRaSABLE AAA:PIECES~ 2~2
C,4RGU :TRUCKSs 27 1/AiV TRl7CKS~ 8 P?~ TRUCKS 24
U'f~LITY TRUCKS 11 GAR~GCI TRAIEERS~ 7 PRt~8Af3LE
TI~AIE.ERS? ANI1 8 UNIUENTIFIEL~ ~/E~9ICEES~ THE.6?GUN .AAA
SITE:REMAINS QCCUPIEU~
ENCAMPMENT B NN1 fVCIRTN ?-m NL~ .APA,~RENT CHANGE iN
FAC ILi T IES ~ AT~PRt7X I~IATEI.Y 23 CARGU TRt3CKS ~ AN
tJ4y~ryll~3jEpTE]yRM$1~E~L) t'gd~ip~~l~~rft{'y[p)~r 1lEHICI.ES UNT3ER CAN~AS~ 14t`3D 6
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FACILIT1ESo APPRDXIMATEI.~_55 CARGtI TRUCKS 3~ UTILITY;
TRUCKS, ANt3 9 f'RUSABI_L FA' PIECES C~BSER~lEt3n
SANTA CLARA AREAS MIEITARY ACTIYITY_ c221tV t~?957W
N(l APPARENT Ct~ANGE: IN FACII.iTIES~
EEE'~EN CAN1/AS?CtI1/EREI3 TAN3CSISI' -GUNS flBSER~fiEI3fl
CAI~AGUEY .AREAS ~1ILITA~tY C/1MP 2I2f~N P!7?5~W
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~~EVEN CARGCI .TRUCKS fJBSERVIEDr
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INS?'ALLATIaN Ct3NTAiNS it3 CARGI~ I"R~CI~S A~II~
APPIt~XIMATELY :ltd UNImEN"fiFIE~ VEHI~LES~ Nt1ME~I~US
TRENCHES AND- WEAPgN F'C35ITII~NS I]BSERVEI~ THR~IU~MQI1~ ~:HE
AREAfl
NnLUIN AREA., MILITARY AREA 2051N ~J~617W
AREA CIINTAINS 2~ LA1tGE TENTa tNt~NE Cl1F A K~IQY/N ~LIViET
TYPE)- ANf~ APPRCIXIMATELY lb t7f1iI~ENTIFII~ VE#~ICLES
ClBSERVE~ IN CLt3UI~?~FREE AREASa
NIA APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILTIESo
NINE TANKS/SP G1JNS OSSERVEI)m
N13 :MILITARY- ACTIVITY OBSERVER: IN ~.~.O~Jt~-?F~tEF AI~EAS~
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