IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3649 30 JUNE 1963

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A001500010053-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 21
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: July 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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July 1963
I P I R
BF~ASS KNOB MISSION 3649
30 JUNE '1963
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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GROUP 1
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'I'bis document coni.ains information a1fectin~
the nati~ real dF:fen;;e of th~~+ U'niLed. titatcs,
~.vit,hin ~c; m~anfr? of 'Title 1~G~, t:i~ct.ione
'T9I3 and 794., of th~a [J.;i. C'ode, a amended.
l.1s tran;:rnission or revelati~~n of its rn~ntents
Lo or rrohibite~~i by law.
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FC3~.LC1WiNG IN;~ORNIAT~ON REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
p,NALYSIS OF.AERIAL pHQTOGRAPHY.FROM BRASS KNOB
MI SS C3t~1 3649, I3ATEfi~ 30 ,DUNE 1953.. THE. NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE END :OF=THE HEADER LINE IS THE COi~OR
TARGET:-NUMBER.,
ITEi~ ClF SPECIAL INTEREST
CABANAS, SECURED AREA U/C Z258N i~8258~1
NCl APPARENTL~NIANG~E{rppN FACILITIES"?
TWO CARG(I TRUCK.S~ 7 UNIi7ENTIFIED VEHLCLES AND THE 16
UNIDENTiFIED CRATES LiBSERVEDo
tSEE ATTACH~lEN7 2l>
-N#ISSiLES-
TAPASTE AREAS STORAGE SITES 23f~3A! ~B2~f7W .
Nf~ APPARENT CHANGE IN FACIL:ITIES~
NUMER(3US PIECES 4F EQU3PMENT OBSERVED IN THE ENTRANCE?
MAYS TO ONE ClF THE UN>}ERGROUNO STORAGE BUILI3ING5.
FC3UR TRACT~IR-TRAILER TRUCKS OBSERVED IN THE AREAa
tSEE ATTACHMENT 1~.
SACdTA -LUCIA SAM SITE 2241N ~J83a5W
SITE ABANDL7NEDe
SIK CARGtD TRUCKS n$SERVED IN ARAa
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SAN JULIAN- AiRf=~ELfJ SAAB SITE 22Q15N f~84~f9Y~ -
SIX REVETTEf? LAUNCHERS (4 CANVAS= Lift NET-CLiVEREEi? s
7 MISSILE TRANSPOR71wR5: ~~ CANVAS?-Ct3VEf2ELi pRLIBABLE
1?RA~f{ELF PR~N~E i31tf=RSV ENE TRUCK.-MQUNTEi7 f~ftANE: 3 ~3~3t4~CD
TRUCKS: ?NE 17TILIT~! TRl3C~C~ 6 SETS OF f'~LIGiE ktE~fEELS~ 2
LARGE ANt3 3 MEt3IUM TENTS
AREA a2 NM WEST _- b MISSILE TRANSI~(3RTER5~ flNE MEf~It1M
TENT, 4:Ci3Mt~lfNICATt?N VANS: ANU 3 ~1NIf)ENTIFIEf~
VEf~iCLES~
AREA ~Z ~dM 'NW _-? APPRCfXiMATELX 7 TftACKEt~ PRIi~E A~C~VERS
ANf3 5 LAUNCf~EftS~
LA CC3Li~fKA SAM SITE 2218N: 08332W 1
SITE= Ct3NTAINS Ca REVETTEU LAI~NC~1f=RS,. 3 CANVAS-CUVEREC~
HEfI.D P~SITI?NSe AND AN OCCUPIf~.D Gl.9i[)ANCE RE1/ETMf~.NT.
MARIEI. SAM SITE 23~10N ~8249~1 ^
SIX REVETTED LAIINCtiERS~ 6 CANVAS-CflVERELI MISSILE
TRANSPURTERS~ 3 PL155if3LE MI55IL'E TRANSPaRTERS, ANTS AN
UCCUPIED GUTt]ANCE REVETMENT Qf35f=RVE1~~
NtATANZAS SAM 51Tf 23~1N 0812944 ~
SITE C(3NTAINS b CANVAS?Ci3VERf:[)! t,/NREVETTEf~ LAUNCf~Eft,
LINE CANVAS-CCiVEREO MISSILE TftANSPflRTERs A CANVAS-
Cfl1lERE~ HOLf3 AREAg APPRE~XIMATELY :14 CANVAS-CClVEREf3
PRC]SAf3LE TRACKEfj PRIME MflVERSv ANt~ AN t3CClJPIEf~
GUIDANCE AREAm
GAIBAR[EN SAM SITE 2228N fd79294d I
SIX tjNREUEI'tE1~ CANVAS~C?VEREI9 LALfNCNERSa QNE CANVA5-
Ct3VEREU MISSILE TRANSPCfRT'ER~ 6 PRQBAf3Lf~ MISSILE
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TRANSPi~RTERS, ~ -SETS ~F BDGiE 1/HEELS AN1~ A LAEV1/AS-
C'Q.VERED .GUIIjARiCE AREA OBSERVEi~.
SIX RF1lETTE1~ LAi/NCHERS t5 CANVAS;-Ct~1tERE~:#, 6 GAN~AS-
CQVEFtEt3 MISSILE TRANSPCIRTERS, AN?3 AN C~C~I/PE1~ -NET-
CflVEREI7 GUIC~ANCE .REVETMENT 't385ER11Et~?
SANTIAGO ?E LAS VEGAS .SAM ASSEM8LY AREA 2257N ~822~W.
NO :APP,ARENT ChANGE< IN FAGILITES.
TWENTY?ONE.MISSILE TR,4IVSPORTER.Ss ~ FLATBED TRAILERS,
ANn 28 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES GBSERVEI~,.
Sid REVETTED LA1ldVCtIEFiSa ~ 'MISSILE TRANSPORTERS AND A
QCCUPIE~I GUIDANCE REVETMENT OBSERVEt3n
+CAMPO. FL?]RI[?O.CRUISE~MI5SiLE SITE 23f~6N 082i11~
SITE CONTAINS Z UNREVETTED LAUNCHERSq 6 MISSILE
TRANSF'C~RTERS, 10 CRUISE-MISSILE CRATES," 15 VEHICLES
AND .A :CANVAS-COVEREE3 GUIDANCE AREA.
GUERRA :Pt~SSIBLE CRi/ISE-MISSILE SITE 23~30N ~f8250~1 25X1D
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CAM~~3 CIENFUFG?S AIRFIELD 22Z9N 079551)
AIFtCRAF3' -- 12 FAGl7T/FRESCt] AND ~7NE k#ARE.
GflRC~NE~. PASCHAL AIRFIELD 23~l7N 08~7W
A'RCRAFT -- 3 HQUND ANA 3 L ~A I SflNa
SAN AN7ONiC~ DE LDS SAN(lS AIRFIELD 2252N ~J8231W
AIRCRAFT -- 33 FISHBEO: 13 FAGt~TlFRESCt~IFAF~MER, t~NE
NL7UND~ 2 LIAISON, ANI3 NIlMERC1U5 I3ERELI~LTS.
.3flSE f~AF~T~ IN7ERNATf~NAL AIiiF~EL1~ ~23S~PtN 082241/
AIRCRAFT -- 3 CRAVE, ONE CC~CIT: 2 BRITANNIA, ~'.~-4a
3 C'-5rF4. 3 ~tINSTF1.tA~IDN, [.INE ~a~3F57AR, ~NF ~'..C~t.:T, A~iCI
CINE LIAISON,
AIRCRAFT __ ONE FAGOTIFRESCQs 3 LRAI'E? 3:~C_47, DNE
PBYs ~ CQLT* ANI3 44:LIAISflN.
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AI'RGRAFT -- 60 HOUND, 3 HARE, ~ BELL HELIGt9P~ERS~ ANO
ONE G-47>
-PORTS-
25X1D VESSELS -- i2 KOMAR-GLASS PGt+lGs ONE-PF y:..2
LARGE FREIGHTERS AT fi9ARIEL CITY PIER.. A.PPROXiIAATELY 3
TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS ANI~ UNIOENTIFIE[3 MATERIEL
OE3SER1/E[3 ON PIER.
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVER AT-NAVAL :AIR STATION.:
VESSELS _- .2 iiRONSHTAt3~'-GLASS PG, ~ :#~T~ ~ LARGE
FREiGHT:ERS, ONE. LARGE TANKER LEAVING PART, ANC9 2
TRAIVLERS.
NO MILITARY_EQUIRMENT OBSERVER.
VESSELS ---ONE LARGE FREIGHTER..
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT OBSERVED.
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OARDEN,~5 PORT Z302N 08I12W
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NO 1'l1L11ii i~I G4t k.a 15'!'i~~Yi l.dV~L!`~Y~LJr
~~~F4N~H~ ~(('~~"UCr lpS-t~i t~ ~~IU ~3AVf f153 ~1+~`~flF Y~- TIC t^,{Cp~~C
p~~,Y~-5J 3GiL ,rrA `! "~ Lry 7if'~I~VEy ~1IT+.Efd~pV ~"ty gLy tM1)J(a~
itlO ~~L Y~tL~Y-~~lJi~l'1~iV3 LJ~C3~~i"lY~Li'r
HAVANA.: PORE 23~JSN f~8221W ~
VESSE~.S -- 2 f'F, 3 Pia 5 P~ i2 !{RONSHTA~33-~~ASS A?
ONE- POSSIBLE :KRt7NSHTAOT-+CLASS) a`? 2~ ~-~R~E FREi~~'~ER~s
COASTAL .FREIGHTERS: 3 LA~fi~E TAN1iER~S~ -AND 4 TR~i~?LERS.
CABANA; PORT 2259N f~825bW
NO LARGE VESSELS 03~ MILITRIRY Et~U~PNiENT .OBSER,VEt~.
F3A;HIA HONOR POf~T 2255N ~831iW
NO :LARGE VESSELS OR MILITARY .Et~-JIPNlENT t3BSERVEO.
-MILITARY ACTIVITY-
PINAR [3EL RIO, MILITARY .CAMP 2223N 5~83~2i~
NO:APRARENT CHANGE: IN FACILITIES.
APPROXIMATELY 50 VEHICLES OBSEIZI/EI9.
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l.A FLORA AREA, MILITARY STf~RAGE ZZ52N I-S82~34~
NO APPARENT ~HANGE:iN FACILITIES.
APPROXIMATELY 3~J VEHICLES VISIBLE THRO139GN MAZE.
ARTEM1SAp MILITARY CAMP 2251N 0$248W
LA 613CAy .MILITARY CAMP 23f~1N f~824c~W
Nt3 APPARENT CHANGE-IN FACILITIES.
APPitDXIMATELY 4~ VEHICLES OBSERVED.
BAHIA HClNC3A, MILITARY .CAMP 2258N ~831IW
NO .APPARENT CHANGE.: IN FACILITIES.
SIX UNI?ENTIFIEO VEHICLES flBSERVEO.
CABANAS AREAv MILITARY CAMP 225~N ~825iW
Nf:APP_ARENT CHANGE: IN FACILITIES.
AT LEAST 12 VEHICLES VISIBLE.
REMELIIOS AREA, MILITARY C AMP 2227N ~J7934W
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MAIM CAMP -- Na APPARENT CHANGE: IN FACILITIES.
THIRTY-TWO TANKSISI' GUNS, 5-UNIDENTIFIED TRAC~EI?
VEHICLESs 9 SNAPPERSQ [ENE PROBABLE FRCIG MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS 2 PROBABLE FROG LAUNCHERS 10 PEIL::TRUCICS~
219 CARGO TRUCKS 25 VAN TRUC14Ss 24 UTI-CITY TRUC:ICS.
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E3RL~M APC: 19 FA P~ECESs b AAA:PiECES~ 15.CARGG
~CRA~LERSv f9NE VAN TRA~:ER~ ANt3 1#~ TRACKED PRE
MCD~ERS~ THE ~-GIN AAA SITE REMAINS pCCUPiECe
ENCAMPMENT ?8 'NM :NW -- 3f~ EARGE TENTS t26 NC3T t3F A
KN?WN SOVIET _TYPE~~ LINE MELIUM TENT $Nt3T CF A KNa~1N
SOVIET TYPE) ~ ANL3 AFPRfjX iMAI'Ei.,Y .25 VEHICLES.
ENCAMPMENT 243 NM SE ?? 4~ LARGE TENTS. t9 NOT QF A
'fiNOWN SOVIET TYPE)f Z MEI3IUM tNOT OF A KNOWN SOVIET
TYPE) ~: APPROXIMATELY .55 CARGO Ti~ltCKS~ ANI3 Z~B
I~NIOENTIFIEC3 VENICLESm
SANTIAGO .OE LAS VEGAS AREA, MILITARY .CAMP 2258N ~822PW ~
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE 25X1D
TtJRRENS~ MILITARY COMPLEX 2259N t~B2:28W
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE -
SANTA:CLARA AR~Av MILITARY ACTIVITY 2221N 0T~5TW
NO APPARENT CF#ANGE IN FACILITIES.
TEN TANKSISP GUNS OOSEftVEI3~
MAI}Rl~GA POL STORAGE 225bN 08149W
NQ APPARENT CHANGE