IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3744 10 OCTOBER 1963

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A001600010060-5
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• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: October 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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NP I C/R-1517/63
October 1963
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BRASS KNOB MISSION 3744
'~ O OCTOBER `t 963
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FCILLC3WING INFQRMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS pF AERIAL PHOTpGRAPHY FRAM BRASS- KNOB
MISSION 3744s DATED 1 OCT i4b3p THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT -THE .END (~F .THE HEA?~ER LINE { S THE CtIMLIR
TAR,GE7 NUM#31rR,
SYi~Bi~LS USED TCI INDICATE CCItdDITIflNS WHICH AFFECT
THE APPEARANCE OF THE TARGET 13N THE PH[3TOGRAPHY
ARE AS FQLLCIWS ?? C { CLEAN l ~ SC { SLATT1=itFi~ CLOUDS ~ :
HC { HEAVY CLOUDS) ~ H { HAZE 14 CS { CLC.3UD SHADOW } s
SD {SEMIDARKNES5~~ CI {OBLIl~UITY)~ PQ {P[JCIR IMAGE QUALITY9:e
-MISSILcS?-
SAN JULIAN AIRFIELD SAM SITE 221~~N 084I~SW
SITE I -- +~ REVETT'`D LAUNCHERS ~ AT {_E AST b CANVAs?
CCIVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS IN HtILD PCISITItINS, 3
MISSILES OBSERVED IN LAUNCH REVETMENTS 15 TRACKED
PRIME Ib9t7VERS, ~ CARGO TRUCKS 2 VAN TRAILERS$ 2
UTILITY ..T RUCKS, AN UNDETERMINED NUMSER CIF CANVAS?
GOVERE[3 VEHICLES CIR PIECES OF FQUIPMENT~ AND AN
OCCUf'I ED GUIDANCE REVET)'~ENT a
SITS: 2 ?- 6 UNREVETTEC~ LAUNCH PCISITI~INS {4 CANVAS-
CQVERED~ 2 WITH MISSILES~~ 3 GA~NVAS-~CC3VERED MISSILE
TRANSP{~RTERS~ LINE TRANSPORTER WTTNa3UT MISSILE AT
LAUNCH PQSITIDNp 15 TRACKED PRIME Mf3VERS~ E~ CARGi~
TRUCKS, flNE VAN TRUCKS 3 VAN TRAILERS ANI) AN
CICCUPIED GUIDANCE AREAr>
LA CQLOMA SAM SITE 2Zi?3N 08332W
SITE ABANflCINEDe
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SIX LAUNCHERS i5 REVETTED~ ONE CANVAS-COVERER), 5
MISSILE TRANSPORTERS t4 CANVAS-COVERELI4 13 CANVAS'
COVERER PROBABLE TRACKED PRIME MflVERSv 14 CARGO
TRUCKS, 7 PR?BABLE VAN TRAILERS I2 COUPLER TO CARGO
TRUCKSi ANT) AN OCCUPiEti GUIDANCE AREA CC)NTAINING A
RADAR,,- 2 VAN TFLAiLERSy AND OTHER CANVAS-COVERED
EQUIF-MENT. A POSSIBLE TOKEN-TYPE R,ARAR AN13 A PUSS-THEE
RflCKCAKE RAC3AR ARE LOCATED JUST Ot1TSIL~E THE RING R{IAD.
TWELVE FA PIECES ANR 4 POSSIBLE FA PIECES ARE IN THE.
BARRACKS AREA.
NINETEEN MISSILE TRANSPORTERS 4ONE WITHOUT PRIME
MflVERI, 2 PRIME MOVERSs 6 TRACTOR~TRAILER 7RUCKSa
flNE TRUCK~MOUNTEL CRANES 3 CARGO TRUCKS AN17 NUMEROUS
MISSILE CANISTERS OBSERVED.
SI X UNREVETTEt~ LAfJNCHERS B ONE CANVAS:?CflVERER 14 3
MISSILE HOLt2 POSITIONS, 2 CARGC: TRUCKSt 5 PROBABLE
TRAGi~ED.PRIME MOVE~tS, 3 VAN TRAILERS9 ANR AN OCCUPIED
GUIRANCE AREA OBSERVERt>
SITE GCINTAINS b UNREVETTEI~ LAUNCHERS t2 CANVAS-
CQVEREC~: 3 b~ITH MSSILE514 ~ .CANVAS?1;OVERED HOI.#7
POSITIONS ~7NE CANVAS-COVERER MISSILE TRANSPf3RTER~
ANR AN ~iCCUP I Ei? GU I17ANCE AREA Q
FACILITIES INCLURE & LARGEr b MERIUM~ AND 2 SMALL
TENTS.
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TWC3 REVETTE[} LAl1NCt~ERS, 7 MISSILE TRAN5PC3RTERS
i2 CANVAS-CC3VERECD), 8 CRl/ISE-MISSILE CRATES9 CINE
KISSIIrE ASSEMBLY TENTS 3 CARGtI TRUCKS, 2 CAN1/AS-
CC3VERED FiDLL3 REVETMENTS AND AN f)CCUP I Eta CiIJ IUANCE AREA.
APPROXIMATELY 15 #~RUBABLE PC1L TANKS ARE BEI~9G
PLACED I A REVETMENT AT UTN! 17Q KP 964915, AMS E723f
SHEET 3b8i III, iST ELF.
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Ji~LIAN AIRFIELi3 ?205N 084~9~1
AIRCRAFT -- 2 FAGI~T/FRESC?$ 2 C-47, ANI~ tINE HARE.
ONE CANVAS-CQVEREt3 ~lISSiLE TRANSPORTER ANO aNE
PRCIBA?3LE MISSILE C3~! TRANSPCiRTER OSSERVE~J ON HARt~STANi~.
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NO APPARENT G~iANGE ~~ FAGILI7'IES~.
THIRTY CARGC3 TRULKS~ ~ SAN TRUCtCSe b UTIEITI' T~U%}~Sv
ANU 2 VAN TRAZ~ERS Q~3SE~~VEUo
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18 CAf2GC1 TRUCKS DESERVEUo
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EIF3t3NAR~ TANK TRAi~fING AREA 22~4N I~81~2W
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PLAYA C}E FLAMENCC3a LANSING BEACH 2153N 08243
THREE TAN~(SJSP GUNS REMAIN AT UTM 1?Q LP 23990?
THE. FCILLOWING TARGETS SHO4~ Nfl APPARENT CHANGE
SINGE LAST CaVERAGE_a
SAN. CRISTQBAL MRBA~ SITE 1
SAN CRISTaBAL MRBM SITE 3
SAN CR STC~BAL MRSi~ 5 ~ TE 4
SA?~TA LUCIA SA~1 SITE
SIGUANEA AIRFiELi?
511dTA LUCIA PtIRT
SURE IflEr~fl QE BATABANfl Pt~RT
ta:~AivE AREAS PRCIBABLL TANkS TRAINING COURSE
CAYfl LARG(J
PLAYA CC~It~MBO LANDINU BEACH
THE FflLLfl1~ING TARGETS COULQ BE IDENTiFIE1~ SUT
NOT iNTERPRETEi~ ~?
CIENFUEGOS SAM SITE
~L3ARA SAN; SITE
CL3RONEL PASCUAL AiRFItLfl
SAN ANTflNIC3 UE LOS B/iNflS A3RF iELt3
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,JAIME GONZALES AIRFIELD
TRINIDAD AIRFIEL~3
NUEi~A GERONA- PORT
CAS I Lt3A PORT
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SANTIAGCt ~fE LAS WEGAS AREAS MILITARY CAMP
t~A>3RUGA MILITARY .AREA
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ANION RECI~?~ MILITARY iN.STALLATICIN
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