BRASS KNOB MISSION 3745 10 SEPTEMBER 1963

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A001600010061-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 17
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 61
• Publication Date: November 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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October 1963
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BRASS KNOB MISSION 3745
10 OCTOBER 1963
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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This document contains information ffecting
the national defense of the United States,
within the meaning of Title 18, sections
793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended.
Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is
prohibited by law.
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSION 3745, DATED 10 OCT 1963. THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE END OF THE HEADER LINE IS THE
COMOR TARGET NUMBER.
SYMBOLS USED TO INDICATE CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT
THE APPEARANCE OF THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY
ARE AS FOLLOWS -- C (CLEAR), SC (SCATTERED CLOUDS)
HC (HEAVY CLOUDS), H (HAZE), CS (CLOUD SHADOW),
SD (SEMIDARKNESS), 0 (OBLIQUITY),.
PQ (POOR IMAGE QUALITY).
-MISSILES-
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 2 2239N 07951W
NO MILITARY ACTIVITY IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA
OBSERVED.
SIX REVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDA
REVETMENT OBSERVED. LAUNCH POSITIONS APPEAR TO BE
UNDER WATER.
CLOUD SHADOW PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
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SITE APPEARS OCCUPIED.
HAZE AND OBLIQUITY LIMIT FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
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SITE APPEARS ABANDONED.
THREE BARRACKS-TYPE BUILDINGS, 4 SMALL BILLETING
BUILDINGS, AND 13 CARGO TRUCKS OBSERVED.
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SITE ABANDONED.
NO ACTIVITY OR EQUIPMENT OBSERVED
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SITE ABANDONED.
OBLIQUITY LIMITS INTERPRETATION.
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SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS AND AN OCCUPIED SHED-COVER
ED
GUIDANCE AREA OBSERVED.
OBLIQUITY LIMITS FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
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SIX REVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS, 5 CANVAS-COVERED
MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE
REVETMENT OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS..
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
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SIX SEMI-aREVETTED LAUNCHERS (3 WITH MISSILES),
7 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS ~4 CANVAS-COVEREDIv 15 TRACKED
PRIME MOVERS AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA OBSERVED.
SANTA CLARA SAM SITE 2229N 0800OW
SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS (2 WITH MISSILES),
4 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS AND ONE
UNCOVERED MISSILE IN 3 HOLD POSITIONS, 7 PROBABLE
CARGO TRUCKS, 3 POSSIBLE CANVAS-COVERED TRACKED PRIM
MOVERS, AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA OBSERVEDO
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES,
SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS, 7 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS, AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA, 4 LARGE
TENTS (ONE NOT OF A KNOWN SOVIET TYPE), 2 SMALL TENTS,
6 SETS OF BOGIE WHEELS, AND 3 VAN TRAILERS OBSERVED IN
CLOUD-FREE AREAS
TWO REVETTED LAUNCHERS, ONE MISSILE TRANSPORTER,
AND NUMEROUS VEHICLES OBSERVED
HAZE AND OBLIQUITY LIMIT FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
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AIRCRAFT FIVE SWEPT-WING AIRCRAFT OBSERVED IN
CLOUD-FREE AREAS
OBLIQUITY LIMITS FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
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AIRCRAFT -- 2 FISHBED9 2 FARMER, 8 FAGOT/FRESCO, ONE
C-54, 4 CRATE, 3 COLT, AND ONE HOUND.
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AIRCRAFT --- ONE C-?47 AND ONE LIAISON OBSERVED IN
CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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AIRCRAFT -- 3 HOUND AND 4 LIAISON.
WATER OBSERVED STANDING IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE
RUNWAY.
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AIRCRAFT m- ONE HOUND
EIGHTEEN CARGO TRUCKS WITH 15 FA PIECES IN TOW, AND
ONE PROBABLE VAN TRUCK OBSERVED ALONG NE SIDE OF
RUNWAY.
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BANES NAVAL BASE 2055N 07542W
NO LARGE VESSELS OBSERVED.
HAZE AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
NC LARGE VESSELS, MILITARY EQUIPMENT, OR ACTIVITY
UBSERVL0.
VESSELS ONE PROBABLE KRONSHTADT-CLASS PC9 ONE
PROBABLE PF, 6 POSSIBLE PT, 4 PROBABLE PC, AND 4
LARGE FREIGHTERS.
THE PROBABLE PF AND 2 POSSIBLE PT ARE AT' CUEVA
PLACIL00 ONE PROBABLE PC OBSERVED LEAVING HARBOR
ENTRANCE.
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VESSELS ~?- ONE LARGE TANKER.
TIDE STILL VERY HIGH, WITH RIO SAGUA LA GRANDE OVER
ITS BANKS NEAR THE MOUTH.
NO LARGE VESSELS OR MILITARY EQUIPMENT OBSERVED IN
CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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-MILITARY ACTIVITY-
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NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
FIVE PROBABLE TANKS/SP GUNS AND 13 CARGO TRUCKS
OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
MAIN CAMP -- 12 BARRACKS, ONE U-SHAPED BUILDING, ONE
T-SHAPED BUILDING, ONE QUONSET-TYPE AND 17 OTHER
BUILDINGS, 2 TANKS/SP GUNS, 2 UNIDENTIFIED TRACKED
VEHICLES, 9 SNAPPERS, 116 CARGO TRUCKS, 20 VAN TRUCKS,
7 POL TRUCKS, 34 UTILITY TRUCKS, 90 UNIDENTIFIED
VEHICLES, 14 CARGO TRAILERS, AND 18 FA PIECES
OBSERVED IN CLOUD--FREE AREAS.
THE 6-GUN AAA SITE IS UNOCCUPIED.
ENCAMPMENTS 8 NM AND 2,3 NM SE ARE CLOUD-COVERED
(SEE ATTACHMENT 1)
AREA 1 -- FACILITIES CONSIST OF 23 VARIOUS-SIZED
BUILDINGS AND 3 LARGE TENTS (NOT OF A KNOWN SOVIET
TYPE). NINETEEN CARGO TRUCKS IN AREA.
AREA 2 -- 2 LARGE BUILDINGS, 11 SMALLER BUILDINGS,
AND 7 CARGO TRUCKS.
AREA 3 - 21 VARIOUS-SIZED BUILDINGS, 31 CARGO TRUCKS,
AND 8 FA PIECES.
AREA 4 -- 9 BUILDINGS, ONE LARGE TENT (NOT OF A KNOWN
SOVIET TYPE), 23 CARGO TRUCKS, AND 18 FA PIECES. THE
&--GUN AAA SITE IS UNOCCUPIED. LOCATED .8 NM WEST IS A
DRIVER-TRAINING COURSE WHICH SURROUNDS 9 BUILDINGS,
WITH 6 CARGO TRUCKS.
AREA 5 --- 4 BARRACKS, 6 OTHER BUILDINGS, 3 LARGE TENTS
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(NOT OF A KNOWN SOVIET TYPE), 20 CARGO TRUCKS, AND 18
FA PIECES.
AREA 6 ?- 4 BARRACKS, 11 OTHER BUILDINGS, 5 LARGE
TENTS (NOT OF A KNOWN SOVIET TYPE), 27 CARGO TRUCKS,
AND 11 FA PIECES.
AREA 7 -- 28 BUILDINGSv ONE LARGE TENT (NOT OF A KNOWN
SOVIET TYPE), AND 33 VEHICLES.
AREA 8 ?-- 7 BUILDINGS, AT LEAST 7 LARGE TENTS (NOT OF
A KNOWN SOVIET TYPE), APPROXIMATELY 50 VEHICLES, AND
4 FA PIECES.
AREA 9 ---- 13 BUILDINGS, ONE LARGE TENT (NOT OF A
KNOWN {SOVIET TYPE), 31 TANKS/SP GUNS, AND 2 OTHER
VEHICLES.
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SANTA CLARA AREA, MILITARY ACTIVITY 2221N 07957W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIESe
TWENTY-SIX TANKS/SP GUNS AND 3 CARGO TRUCKS OBSERVED.
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APPROXIMATELY 19 TANKS/SP GUNS AND 8 OTHER VEHICLES
OBSERVED.
SCATTERED CLOUDS, CLOUD SHADOW, AND OBLIQUITY LIMIT
INTERPRETATION.
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TRINIDAD AREA4 POSS MIL HEADQUARTERS 215ON 07953W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
FOUR CARGO TRUCKS AND 2 PROBABLE VAN TRUCKS.
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SANTA CLARA AREA, ARTILLERY TRAINING AREA 2224N 0800OW
AREA 1 --- AT LEAST 7 PROBABLE CARGO TRUCKS. NO FA
PIECES DISCERNIBLE.
AREA 2 -- FIVE UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES. THE 6-GUN AAA
SITE IS PROBABLY OCCUPIED.
AREA 3 ?-- THREE UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES. THE 3-GUN AAA
SITE IS UNOCCUPIED,
AREA 4 IDENTIFICATION ONLY,
AREA 5 SIXTEEN TANKS/SP GUNS. BOTH 3-GUN AAA SITES
APPEAR UNOCCUPIED,,
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PERSEVERANCIA MILITARY CAMP 2006N 07533W
EIGHTEEN MEDIUM TENTS (NOT OF A KNOWN SOVIET TYPE)
AND APPROXIMATELY 20 PROBABLE CARGO TRUCKS OBSERVED
IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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SANTA ISABEL FINCA MILITARY CAMP 2005N 07528W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
SEVEN CARGO TRUCKS AND 10 UNIDENTIFIED PIECES OF
EQUIPMENT OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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DOS CAMINOS MILITARY INSTALLATION 2014N 07547W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
APPROXIMATELY 60 CARGO TRUCKS AND 15 FA PIECES
OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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FIVE BARRACKS AND 3 OTHER BUILDINGS OBSERVED.
NO EQUIPMENT OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
THIRTEEN PROBABLE VEHICLES OBSERVED.
AREA APPEARS ABANDONED.
NO EQUIPMENT OR ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
-MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITY-
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
APPROXIMATELY 12 CRUISE-MISSILE CRATES, 7 CRUISE-
MISSILE-RELATED VEHICLES, AND APPROXIMATELY 40
UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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LA ROSITA STORAGE DEPOT BARAJAGUA 2208N 08004W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
NO VEHICLES OR ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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THE FOLLOWING TARGETS SHOW NO APPARENT CHANGE
SINCE LAST COVERAGE-?
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PRESTON AIRFIELD
BARACOA PORT
2044N 07539W
202 1 N 0741OW
UNLY r LANUINU BEACH 1957N 07542W
PLAYA YATERITAS LANDING BEACH 1958N 07457W
CIENFUEGOS LANDING BEACH 25X1 2202N 08036W
ENSENADA COLORADO LANDING BEACH 2202N 08025W
NICARO LANDING BEACH 2042N 07533W
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS COULD BE IDENTIFIED BUT
NOT INTERPRETED
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE I
SANCTI SPIRITUS SAM SITE
SANTIAGO DE CUBA SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
CAMAGUEY AIRFIELD SAM SITE
CAMAGUEY INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD
CORONEL PASCUAL AIRFIELD
HOLGUIN MILITARY CAMP
CAMAGUEY MILITARY CAMP
EL CRISTOp MILITARY INSTALLATION
2243N 08001W
2147N 07929W
2003N 07553W
2122N 0775OW
2125N 07751W
2307N 08117W
2053N 07615W
2126N 07753W
2007N 07546W
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LA JUTIA AREA, MILITARY INSTALLATION
2155N
08016W
ALTAGRACIA, MILITARY AREA
2124N
07742W
ANION RECD, f ILITARY INSTALLATION
2211N
08036W
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2127N
07734w
JAGUA, MILITARY AREA
2205=4
380295
CAMAGUEY MILITARY INSTALLATION SW
2117N
07801W
CAYO FRANCES ENGINEERING SITE
2238N
07914W
SANTA CLARA AREA, MILITARY INSTALLATION
2224N
07953v
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