I P I R BRASS KNOB MISSION 3650 1 JULY 1963

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: July 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
IPIR
BRA-SS KN?B MISS 10 I'rl 3 6 50
1 JULY 1963
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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I'h.ir-: ~{oc~lment rontainrz informaticm affecting
the ~at3ona[ defense ~~f the Un~,~~d ~ts~tes.
wiT,6~n the me,aninp~ of `Tit.le 1s;, suctions
'733 rand 794, of the T'.fi. 'ode, -~, amended.
]_ts ~;~nsmissinn or re~;r?laLion of it.~ contents
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELII~INAR~'
ANALYSIS CJF AERIAL PH03'O+GRAPHY FROM :BRASS KN(38
MISSION 365~1p DATED ~ JULY 19~3,~ THE .NUMBER
APPEARING AT .THE EtdD CAF THE :HEADER LI PVE
IS THE COMfli~ TARGET NU~tBERg
~MISSILES?
SAN JULIAN AIRFIEI.~3 SAM SITE 229}5N fd84~9t~
NO APP:AR;ENT CHANGE SINCE
C I ENFUEGI~S 5AM -SITE 22f~ZN 08~24W
SIB UNREVETTEO LAUNCHERS ONE MISSILE TRANSPDRTERs
ANI3 AN OCGUP I ED GUIDANCE AREA, (3BSERVFD~
SANGTI >PIRITUS SAM SITE 214~7N ~f79294/
-TWO UNREVETTEfl LAUNCHERS (ONE WITH MISSIL'~lr- 4 CANVAS?
{:t3:VERED MISSILE TRANSP[1RTERSp C3NE MISSILE ClN GOLLY,
ANO lf~ CANVAS?~C[3.VEREI3 PRIME MQVERS t3BSER1lEU IN CLUU~-
F~REE AREAS.
LUS ANGELES SAM SITE 21I~P3N ~7541W
SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS, 7 CANVAS-Ct3VERED NlISSId.E
TRANSPORTERSq 14 Pi2IME MZ~VERS~ 6 SETS CfF BtIGiE WHEELS
APPROXIMATELY 7 CARGO TRt~C,S ANt3 AN OCCUP.IEI~
UNREVETTED GUI.I~ANCE AREA OBSERVEfl~
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.II~L~ANI -SAM ..SITE 2~l2iN ~75Z~W
SITE L~3NTAINS ~ UNREVETTEII LAUNF~E~S {5 ~IT#
MISSILES, b MISSILE TRANSPaf2TEt~S ~I3 CD,NVAS-~L~VEt2E~}
~k .PRIME MCIVEf~SF ~ ~~}"~~~ VEHICLES, AND AN ~~.~~~~~~
t~l/I3ANCE AREA
MAN~ANILLCI SAM SITE 2Hi8N 077~~1~
SITE CQNTAINS b REVETTE{7 LAUNCHE?Sr ~ MISSILE
TRAtUSPORTEP,S, 5 lJNI17ENTIEIEC VEHICLES Atdt~ AN CICC#~PIEi
t~UII~ANL.E REVETMENT
MA(VAT SAM :SITE 2113N PJ7~'l~2W
SIX LAU.NCNERS tL~NE REVETTED, 3 WITH .MISSILESIs ~
CANVAS--CCIVEREp MISSILE TRANSPC3t~TERS, 9 TRACFCEf~ PRIME
Mt3VEl2Sq 5 CARGC3 TRt3C1tSs UNE VAN TRi~CK, ANi~ AN C3CC[IPIE[~
GUIDANCE .REVETMENT ~BSERVEQo
CHAMBAS :SAM SITE 2213N P1~853W
El~UR UNREVETTEI3 ,I.AL'1N~!-iEF~S, ~ MiSS1LE T~ANS~'f3RI"ERS
ANF3 AN QCCtIPIEp ~UIDANI;E AREA QBSERVEi~.
t7?~LIQUITY .PRECLUI3ES :FI~RTHER INTERI'RETATiQ:N.
CIECCI C3E AVILA SAM ..SITE 2142N ~785~#W ^
S I:TE C[~NTAINS S UNREVETTEd LAt~NCHERS; 5 CANVAS.--C~VERE~
MISSILE T-~ANSP~RTERS: i3 CANVAS?~Ct3VEREI3 PRIME MC~VER:S~
AI~iC3 AN UNREVETTEQ~ QCC11PiEt~ G13I~3ANCE AREAa
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~WivN~'Y~TWLI MI55iLE ~RANSPL~R~ERSs 5 LDWBt3Y 7RAIL~RSf
NUMERC3U5 MISSILE CANiST'ERS~ AND ~ PRQ-BASLE PRIi~.E
MC~~lERS i~BSERYED~
~IiI'IIRIA DE LAS ~`I~NAS SAM ASSEMt3LY AREA Z1H4N 077i~~#W
AP~?R~IXIMATELY 23 MISSILE TRANSPLIR~`ERS,. L~34~BC~Y
TRAILERS, NUMEROUS MISSILE CANIS3ER5 AN~3 1fEH3~LES
CIBSEFt~ED?
nBLI6~UITY ANL~ DARKNESS ~RECLUIJE FtJRTFfiER
INTERPRETATIUNa
MALi3f~NAL~C3.SAM SITE 2~12N ~~52~3W
SIX REVETTED LAU.NC1iERS ANI3 AN UD~UPEC~ ~JIUAi~E
R~:VETMENT C~BSERVED$
C~BLIQIJITY LIMITS INTERPRETATICEN~
yUL~UIt~ SAM SITE 2f~52N 07b27W 1
S~:X LAUNCHERS ~ CAN'~AS6.CUVEREt3 MISSILE
TRANS~'C1R3ERS, ~5 CAN1/AS?G(~VERED PRIME NkC3'VERSs ~ SE7S
dF BQ~IE WHEELS, 8 CARG? TRUCKSP AN[3 AN #ICCUPiEi
GUIDANCE AREA LBSERVEt~o
SANES CREJISE~?~MiSSILE SITE 2P158N i~~:5384~ ~
TU~CI :CAhiV'AS~~GE~VERED REVETfED LAUNGHERS~ 2 C,4NVAS?
CI~_1/ER'ED MISSILE TRANS?~pRTERS~ ~' CRUISE?MI5ILE CRATi~Ss
4 'PR$ME MD~ERS ANi~ A CANVAS?CaUERE~ i~UI'~3AN+CE .AREA
~7BSERVEQ~
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CAt~A~1#FY IN7FRNATi~tVA~ AI~,FIFLt~ 212~N f8~~5~W
AIRCf~AFT -- O~iE C~AT~ AIV~7 2 ~.IA~tIN.
1~p~~;t/~N AiRFIELt7 2~4~iN 0~bi8W
i~i~ :AIRCRAFT CISSERI/Eg IN Cl.C3U~3-FI~~ AREAS
SAPS ,ILL 1 AN AI i~F i EEt~ ZZ~bt~ ~l84H9W
N~) AIRCRAFT t~BSERiTEt~.
Ct~~~l~3EL NlAR:TIN NlARERRCi AIRFIELD Z1r~ ~J82~r7
iVt~ :AI:}2CRAFT CISSERVED.
BAYAMt~ EAST ;4IRFIELC7 2~23N ~7b38~i
AIRCRAFT -- 3 GC~LT AND .ONE LIAYS[~N.
-PC~i~fiS-
~3A~iE5 PL3?~T 2~55tV ~7542W
yESSEIS -- dN'E Kf~Cl~l~i-1~A~~" Pis ~ F''3, AIV~ ~Cd P~.
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1/FS5E~S -- DNE S~fA~L .UN~DENT~F~Et~ V~SSE~.
N~ 'MILITARY _F6~UtPN]ENT D~ ACTIV~~Y' QBS?~TED ~N
CL~IUD~FREE AREAS~a
~1ESSFLS -- 2 PC .AND .2 LARGE FRFIGNTFRS ~DNE AT
AN~HE~R }
(~BLIQI~ITY LIMITS INTERPRETd#TIC3N.
VESSELS -~? f~NE LARGE FREIt~HTER AN~i~C~RE[~ .L}FF .SHC3RE.
VESSELS --~ ~ LARGE FREIGHTERS -AND LINE LARGL TANKER,.
08LItJ~~`Y PRECLUT~ES .FUKTHER INTERPRET'A3'IQN..
YESSEL ~. -? "!'. LAR'6E -FREICHTER+J AND C7N-'~ -LARGE~TANfS ~/A
?BSERVED 1N CLL~Ilt~~-FREE AREAS.
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d GNF 4d i TH 4 SARGFS ALQNGS i C9E AN#~ BCID.l~S .ACT' i Y~ ~ ~.:
1fESSFLS ?? t3NF LARGE FREiGHTER~
Nfl ,MILITAF'.~! .ACTiVI7Y CR E~UiPNiNT C'~SF4~VEi3' iN
CL[~UI3-FR~F AREAS.
ffiI~iLiTARY.:ACTIVITY-
GUANTANANC3 ARl~A 1 _ 2k~~.5N ~7523W
ND ;IVEW MILITARY :ACTiViTY QB.SFRVEt~,~
NCl ApF'ARENT C1~ANGF. I ~( FAC I~ i T i 5
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E ~ GHT -VAN TRUCKS ANi~ 30 ~ARG? TRl#C.S :l3B5~RVEI3 I N
CLOUi3-FREE AREAm
E~ JUCARt~, NtILITAFtY-:AREA 2051N 0~'S43W
Nfl:APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
NU :EQI~ I PMENT a~. ACTIVITY C785ERVED.
ALTt~ 'CEt3RD, MILITARY -.CAMP 2f~29N 07b00~'
AREA ~ -- 7 Bt3IL~INGS~ ~~ LARGE TENTSJ:~iUILtDINGS, ANA
~~ CARGLI T~tUCKS.
AREA 2 -_ 2 LARGER 3 SMALL BI~ILI3IN~G5~ LARGE TENTS
t Nt~T ?F A #~NCI1dN SQVI ET TYPE ~ , ANC1 12 VEHICLES.
AREA 3 --- NQ.kPPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
TyHI,}R+TY-F-VE TRL3CKSa 2 FA PIECES AND b-P[ISSI.-BiE FA
T IE~CES.
AREA 4 ?-- THIRTY-TWQ VEHICLES 15 FA PIECES, i3 LARGE
TENTS t NCIT G3F A KNi3WN SQ~I I ET TYNE l .AN[~ 2 LARGE.
BllILL7INGS.
AREA 5 -- Nfl APPARENT CHANGE N FACILITIES.
TWENTY-TWA VEHICLES.
AREA b ?? Ff~UR LARGE Bt/ I:LL3I NGS ~ 12 _LARGE TENTS ~ NUT ~F
A KNt~WN SC)VIET TYi'E); 3 Sh3ALL BUIL:I~INGS~'TENTS, 17
V'EFiICLES AND (7NE POSSIBLE FA PIECE.
AREA.7 -? Na APPARENT' CHANGE IN FACILITIES. SEVENTEEN
1~EHiI;I.ES
AREA 8 ~?? DNE LARGE ANt~ 4 SMALL 6UILDiNGS, 33-LARGE
TENTS /dND~T 'QF A KNCIWN S(3VIET TYPE~s 86 VEHICLES ANt~ 5
F`A .PiEC ESa
GAI~AGUEY:AREAQ 1~ILITARY_CAMP ,212bN 0775~W
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fYU -: A~T'i`At'S,~~Y! al.tiA1Y~~-. l,V FAL+~~i #~~~e
~"HIRTEEN CARGa "RUCKS i~$SER1/E[~.
~A I i.R :LAR Va..i L ~~L71 V: 3C3~rJiL73Y
tYV-.:ATRt;R.AFT ~&3J ~5h i~~~r
Na UNUSUAL. A~CTT1/iTY fl8SER1/FI~' ~N ~Gt.Cltf~?FRFF AR~AS~
HaLUN ARFA9 i~It_ITAR!1 :AREA 2~51N ~7fi171~
EIGHTEEN LARGE TENTS tN~T LIF A KNC~Wt~ SC3~!IET TYPE
C~BSER1~EId iN CL4U~-FREE AREAS
LA JUT.IA AREAS MILITARY INSTALLATIt7N 2155N ~8fd161~
NCI APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILI7I5?
APFRQXIhiATELY ?a 1lENICLES G05EF~ttEU~
TRINIi~A :AREA, Pt355 MIL HEAL3Ql~ARTERS 2151~N 07~53~fi
~lEl APPARENT CHANGE iN FACILiTIE~.
;~I9~TEEN TANKS/SP GUNS ~ CAFtt~J TRUCKS ANt3
APPRtIXIMATEI.Y i4 _UNI~ENTIFIEII 1/EHICLES CIBSERI/EI~~
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A~TAGt2A~iA, ~l~EITARY AREA 2i24N ~7~42td
Nt3 APPARENT C~iANGE IN FAC~LiTES.
NINE TANKS/SP .GUN'S k~BSERVEC~~
B~ENA 1T~S'I'A~ N]ILITARY CAMP 2149N ~?953k~
SE#= TRINtt~AL3 AREAv PClSSiBLE A9~EiTARY HEAG6~ARTER.
MYNAS, Nlt~.ITARY CAMP 2i27N 0~'73~Y1
Na APPARENT ~H~,t~GE YN Y:Lt3U[~?FREE AREAS :SINE MYSSLtYN
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3~5 NM NCIRT~ OF ~3t3S CAMINOS A7' ~3~--14?~ ~5-47-_
FA~:3LITYES INCLUDE ~$ VARYOUS SIZEfl 81~TLIIINGS, 8 LARGE
AN[7 2 NtEO YUM :.TENTS { NQAfE C3F A KNa~dN SOl/I ET TYl~E I ~
APPRC~54YMATELY ,70 VEt~IELES, 27 FA :PIE~GES ANfI 17
PRL18A8LE FA PIECES,.
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?MiISCELLANEt~US ACTI1/YTY-
NIAYAR~ ARF~IBA~ MILYTARY INSTALi.ATI[IN 2~2?N .f~75311~
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FFTY~FYI~E VEHICLES f~BSER1lEG.
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-STATUS C1F t1THER TARGETS-
THE FULL~IY~IIU~ TARGETS SHtIW ND APPARENT CHAIVUE
SINCE LAST- CUVERAGE~?-
~ ~.~UANEA SAM S iTE
ESMERALUA SAM SITE
CAMA~UEY A3RFiEL~9 SAM SITE
SIGUANEA CRUISE?MISSiLE SITE
1.US CANI~;~ AIRFIEL~3
P}~E.STC~N AIRFTELU
SIGUANA AIRiFIEL[3
,7A1ME ~,C3fi~:ZALES AIRFIELD
TRI~iIUAL~ AIRFIELD
PU~9TA ALECRE PORT
Mt3A PLiR3
3dUE~A RDNA FCIRT
CAIBAT~IEN PORT
LAS MIRCEI~ES~ MILITARY CAMP
PLAYA ~*ATERITAS LANI~INC BEACH
CIENFUFt~C~S~ LANI3NG BEACH
ENSENAI3A CClLC~RAt~? LANaII~C BEACH
PLAYA G~1LtlM6G LANI3I:NG BEACH
P~_AYA af: FLAMIsNC1~S LA~tI3ING .BEACH
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THE Ft3L1:flWiNG 3AR#~ETS CQULL3 BE IUEI~4TIFIEt3 BUT
MUT i NTERPRI~T EU ~-_
REMEi.1~S' IRBM SITE
CAiBARI1N SAM SITE
SANTIA+GCI ,t?E CUBA SAM SITE
SAN1' I AGCI UE CUBA SAM . ASSEMBLY AREA
ANTC~tdIO MA,CEQ AIRFEL1~
t~FELIA;~ Mi:i7'ARY CAMP
REMEE7IC~S AREAS MILITARY CAMP
~/ICTflRIA UE LAS .TUNAS -p3ILITAI~Y .CAMP
GUANE~ MI~.ITARY CAMP
ANTC)1~ RECICI~ MILITARY INSTALLATIC~~i.
MAR ~ERUE LA~IUIN~ -BEACH
nirrn~t't ~ t~N~3It~G BEACH
T A AREA ~ STaRAGE 1 N~ ~ A~...d..~ a ~:
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