IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3752 16 OCTOBER 1963

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A001800010005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 24
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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N P I C/R-1529/63
October 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
P I R
BASS KNOB MISSION 3`752
~16 OCTOBER `t 9 63
Declass reveiw-NIMA/DOD
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This document contains information affecting
the national defense of the United States,
within -the meaning of 'Citle 18, sections
793 and 794, of the IJ.S. Code, as amended.
Its trani~mission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt 6;~ an unauthorized person is
prohibited. by law.
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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THE-Ft~1:LO~fING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS DF AERIA;b PHpTOGRAPHY_FROM IRASS KNOE3
MISSION ~7~2~ OATEL3 ib OCT 19t53~ THE NUMBER
APPEARING A3 THE END OF .THE HEADER LINE IS TtIE COME3lt
TARGET NUMBERo
SYMBtILS -USED TO INt3ICATE CpN1~ITICINS >~1HiCH AFFECT THE
APPEARANCE ClF -.THE TARGET ON ~'HE pHf~tC~GRAPHY ARE ~
FQLLOWS ~.? C ~ CLEAR ~ ~ SC 6 SGAT3ERE;'3 CLC?UDSI
HC ~ i-fEA1iY CLOi11~5 ~ ~ t-t $t~1AZE ~ v C5 ~Gl.C3Ut3 SHAI~Of~l3 ~
SCJ iSEMIaARKNESS~v O iaBL.IQUiTY~~
#~~ {POOR IMAGE QUALITY~~
~~I~ISSILES_=.
SAN CRISTOBAL MRB3~ SITE ~ ~~42N ~8:3~1Bw
SITE ABANOONEDo
NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED
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SITE ABAIVD[3NEt3?
NO ACTIVITY DBSERVEOfl
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~~ ,~UL.IAN AIRFIELD SAM SATE 22f~5N ~a~l~~ ^
SITE ~ ~~ ~ REVETTEI~ LAU~tCHERS ~~ CANVAS~CO1dEREC?~
{KITH MISSI1oESIv ?~ CANVAS~COVEREI~ MISSI1dE TRANSPORT-ERs
IN HOLI3 POSIThONSv ~~ CANVAS-CS~vEREq TftAC.I~C9 PRIME
MflvERS~ ~ vAN TRAILERSs ~ aTHER vEHICl.ES~ ANA
OCCLlPIEi~ GUIDANCE REVETMENT,
SITE. ~ ?~-~~ 6 UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS >~ ~ CANVAS?~ OR ~i1=1'-?
GOVEREI3I~ ~ CANVAS?~CE3VEREt~ MISSILE 7"RANSPCiRTERS~ 15
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TRACKED PRIME MCJVERS~ 3 VAN TRAILERS b EITHER
VEFIICLES~ AND AN CICCUPIED DtIii3ANCE AREA
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~AR~~~. SAM sITE 23~f~N ~az~~w
SIX REVETTEI] LAUNCFiERS? ~ CANYAS~Ctl1TERED MISSILE
TRANSRgRTERS~ AND AN pCCUPIED Gl7IDANCE REVETMENT W1Thi
CANVAS~CpVERED RADAR AND NET?~CDVERED E~UI-PMENT
VLJS ERYEDn
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HAVANA SAM SITE 2~09N ~8213W
SiX UNREVETTED LAIINCHERS9 7 MI55ILE TRANSPDRTERS
tt`~A~7'I Cori. EC A~ST^~t.~ DA1E~~^VASA SN3~C~IIEREI~~ ~ AN:D AN DCCIIPIED CANVAS
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CI ENFiIEG[IS SAM S iTE 22@2N ~~3024W
SIX t1NREVETTED LAUNCHERS t2 WITH PRCISABLE MiSSIL.ESy
AND 2 CANVAS?~CaVERED~ ~ 3 CANVAS~CflVERED HtI1.D
FOSITICINSp 3 CANVAS?CClVERED VEHICLES aR PIECES QF'
E6~UIPNlENT9 AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREAb
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SA.~UA LA GRANDE SANS -SITE 2251N ~18~~5W
SIX REVETTED LAUNCHERS 4DNE Y~ITH pRp~A~LE MISSII.E~,_
?NE CANVAS-~Ct~vE~tED MISSI~.E TRANSPdRTER9- 2 CA~#VAS?
COVERED TRACKEQ PRIME MC3VER5~ CINE CANVAS-CDVEREL3
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EDUPMEidT~EAND~AN~?CCUPIEDEGUiC3ANCERREVEFMENDE
~1BSER;VED~
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CAIBARIEN SAM SITE ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~
Six CANVas-CCf1lERED ItNREVEFFED LAUNCHERS QNE cANVAS~:
CpVERED ~issiLE >ao~D AREA, ~~~ ~A~vAS~~~vR~~s ~AR~~
AREAS 4 PRQBABLE FRACKED ~RiME M~vERS~ ?~ CARGI:3
FRUCK~ AND AN OCCUPIE[} Gt)It~ANCE AREA CIBSERVE?~4
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SANC~LI SPIRIFUS SAKI SIFE 2i4~N ~7929~4
SITE ABANI~ONEDQ
NCl EQUIPI~ENF QR ACFivIFY CiBSERVED~
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SIX LAk)NCHERS t r REVETTE[)~ CAPUVA~CDVERED9 E`~NE
WiFti MISSILE) ~ b NtISSiLE FRANSPC~RFERS d3 CANVAS-?
~p'~~tERI=C?) v X1^3 CANVTAtS1?Ct3~EREl~~g PRC)HA~~E TRACI4EC~pkPRi#~I~:y
i~t7VERSa 3 CARGO 1 RVCIfi,~J9 `J' TCISSIBI.Ir FRAILER 1~#?xN"~9 tJNE
CAN~tAS~CQ~I=RED AREA CflNTAIhIiN~ vEHiC~.?S~QR EG)t~i~MEN1Fv
NUMERt3US PRCIBABLE t~ISSIi,E CANISTERS, AND AN C3CCt3i'IEt~
GUit)ANCE AREA WiFH RAt3ARs 2 VANSa AND pTHER CANVAS?
CClvERE[3 EDOIpMENFn
Nfl APPARENT CHANGE: IN FACILITIES AF'TNE SAMI SiFEo
AF 7HE BARRACKS AREA ii~MEDiAFELX NW, DNE.LARGE FENF
~NOF ~~ A KNI~WN Savi~~ FYPE~ HAS BEEN Ai~DED~
F4~ELVE CARGC3 FRUCKS~ 12 EA PiECES~ ANLD 4 PR?BABLE FA
PIECES ALSO aBSERVEU~
NO APPARENT CHANGE:iN FACILITIES iN AREA SSEo
FIVE CARGO TRUCKS AN[3 ~ POSSIBLE TRACKEt3 PRiNiE
MOVERS OBSERVEI3d
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CIEGtI QE AVILA SAM SATE 2142N ~7851~W
SITE ASANUtINEi~o
NC3 VEi~ICLES ClR EQUIPMENT CIBSERVEDn
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PINAR C3EL RIQSAM ASSEMBLY AREA 2221N ~8339W
NO .APPARENT CHANGE IN EACILITIESm
NINETEEN MISSILE TRANSPC7RTERS ~QNE CANVAS?C1~~f'~EtI~ s
TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS, t3NE TRUCK-NIC~UNTE~ CRANE
Aran C3NE CARGQ TRUCK QSSERVEUo
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CIEGt3 L3E AVILA SAM :.ASSEMBLY AREA 2152N ~sT~4W
AREA ABA.NQCINEq~
SEVERAL S-TACKS ~1F UNIt}ENTIEIEt~ CANVAS~~CC~VEREQ
MATERIAL ClR EQUIPMENT REMAIN,
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I3ELEITE SAM 5~~~ 2259N t~8~~r51~ '
SIX REVETTEB LAt1NGHERS {2 CANVAS??Ct~VERE?I~ AT LEAST
UNE ir~In7~i(~yTM+~~ySS~# JLE{~"}gy CI j~E (C~A~NVAS?y~ty~~~'E{rREl3 I~I}S~S~IgI:E#~ ~)
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UNI~ENTIFIEC3 vE}'iifeLE9 3 UNIDENTIEIEI3 PIECES ~~
EQUIPMENTS ANL3 AN t~CCUPIEI~ GUII3ANC REVETMENT
CISSERVED~
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MISSILE~4 ONE OANVA
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POS I T I Ot~S v 9 UN T t3ENT I F I E0 VEH i GI.ES ~ AtVO AN flC~LIP I EB
t;UII3ANOE AREA OBSERVEO