IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3761 27 OCTOBER 1963

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CIA-RDP78B04560A001800010019-9
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December 28, 2016
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July 6, 2000
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19
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November 1, 1963
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REPORT
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SECRET Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 NP I C/R-1543/63 November 1963 PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3761 27 OCTOBER 1963 Declass reveiw-NIMA/DOD NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78BO456OA001800010019-9 GROUP SECRET LExcluded lram a?iomo~~~ dow~a.aa~~9 aye d.~ia..~r~ Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78BO456OA001800010019-9 This document contains information affecting 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. Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78BO456OA001800010019-9 Approved For Release 2000/6gI?A8~TCIA-RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 NPICfR?1:543/63 NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER 25X1 D 25X1 D IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB MISSION 3161v DATED 27 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 S CLEAR I v SC (SCATTERED CLOUDS I v HO SHEAVY CLOUDS ) v H IiHAZEL v CS {;CLOUD SHADOW) v SO (SEMIDARKNESS). 0 SOBLIUITYhv PQ (POOR IMAGE (DUALITY I GUANAJAY IRBM SITE 1 2256N 08239W SITE ABANDONED NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED. SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 1 2243N 08001W SITE ABANDONED. NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED. 25X1 D SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 2 2239N 07951W SITE ABANDONED NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS. 25X1 D 25X1A J. Approved For Release 2000/08:X114-RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 Approved For Release 2000/0kv~OGIA-RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 NPiC/R--1543/63 25X1A SITE ABANDONED. NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED., -25X1D SITE ABANDONED. NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED0 25X1 D SITE ABANDONED. NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED. 25X1 D FOUR UNREVETTED CANVAS.-COVERED LAUNCHERS9 2 CANVAS COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS AND AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF PROBABLE CANVAS-COVERED TRACKED PRIME MOVERS OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS. 25X1 D SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS (3 WITH MISSILES, 3 CANVAS COVERED ) v ONE CANVAS-?--COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTER, 2 CARGO TRUCKSv 3 CANVAS???CQVERED HOLD POSITIONS AND AN UNREVETTED GUIDANCE AREA WITH RADAR AND CANVAS- COVERED EQUIPMENT OBSERVED0 FACILITIES INCLUDE 2 BARRACKS9 2 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND 4 MEDIUM TENTS INONE OF A KNOWN SOVIET TYPE). '25X1 D 2 Approved For Release 2000/0Ngt~~hA-RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 Approved For Release 2000/0'810'~EelA-RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 NPIC/R?1543163 25X1A 25X1 D SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS (3 WITH MISSILESIh 3 POSSIBLE MISSILE TRANSPORTERS9 12 PROBABLE TRACKED PRIME MOVERS, 9 OTHER VEHICLES AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA WITH RADAR AND CANVAS-COVERED GUIDANCE EQUIPMENTO 25X1 D 25X1A TWENTY-TWO MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, 5 CARGO TRUCKS, 14 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES AND APPROXIMATELY 13 VAN TRAILERS OBSERVED. HAZE LIMITS INTERPRETATION. 25X1 D AT LEAST 12 PROBABLE MISSILE TRANSPORTERS OBSERVED I N CLOUD- AND FOLIAGE-FREE AREAS #, 25X1 D THIRTY-FOUR MISSILE TRANSPORTERS I10 WITHOUT PRIME MOVERS9 6 CANVAS;--COVERED!v 5 FLATBED TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS, AT LEAST 26 CARGO TRUCKS9 6 VAN TRUCKS, 10 PROBABLE VAN TRAILERS, 9 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES, AND APPROXIMATELY 100 MISSILE CANISTERS OBSERVED IN CLOUD- FREE AREAS. FACILITIES INCLUDE 6 BARRACKS-TYPE BUILDINGS, ONE SUPPORT BUILDING, 2 MISSILE-ASSEMBLY TENTS, 6 LARGE AND ONE PROBABLE MEDIUM TENT. 25X1 D 3 Approved For Release 2000/0WPtp A-RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 Approved For Release 2000AQ EEIA-RDP78BO456OA001800010019-9 NPIC/R-15.43/63 25X1A 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D ,25X1 D MALDONADO SAM SITE 2012N 07528W SIX REVETTED LAUNCHERS AT LEAST ONE WITH MISSILES ONE CANVAS,"COVERED~9 10 PROBABLE CANVAS-COVERED TRACKED PRIME MOVERS9 AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE REVETMENT OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS. HEAVY CLOUDS AND CLOUD SHADOW PRECLUDE. FURTHER INTERPRETATION. CAMAGUEY AIRFIELD SAM SITE 2122N 07750W , FOUR UNREVETTED CANVAS-COVERED LAUNCHERS, 7 CANVAS- COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, 6 TRACKED PRIME MOVERS, 6 SETS OF BOGIE WHEELS9 6 TRUCK TRACTORS, 6 CARGO TRUCKS, ONE VAN TRUCKS, 3 UTILITY TRUCKS9 AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS. 25X1A HOLGUIN SAM SITE 2052N 07627W ^ SIX SEMI-REVETTED LAUNCHERS9 10 PROBABLE TRACKED PRIME MOVERS, ONE POSSIBLE TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANEv 4 POSSIBLE VAN TRAILERS9 4 POSSIBLE CARGO TRUCKS9 AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA WITH PROBABLE RADARv 8 VAN TRAILERS9 AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLE OR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS 25X1A MANAGUA SAM SITE 2259N 08215W . SIX REVETTED NET-COVERED LAUNCHERS9 AT LEAST 5 CANVAS COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS ONE IN LAUNCH REVETMENT) AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF CANVAS-COVERED TRACKED PRIME MOVERS9 AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE REVETMENT WITH RADAR AND NET-COVERED VANS0 4 Approved For Release 2000/08/gf Ck&RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 Approved For Release 2000/0&&,R81A-RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 NP IC/R?1543.163 25X1A SIX UNREVETTED CANVAS-CCVERED LAUNCHERS9 7 CANVAS- COVERED TRACKED PRIME MOVERS9 6 CARGO TRUCKS9 3 CANVAS-COVERED HOLD AREAS? AND AN UNREVETTED CANVAS- COVERED GUIDANCE AREA OBSERVED. 25X1 D 25X1A SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS 13 WITH MISS!LES9 3 CANVAS- COVEREChv 7 PROBABLE MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, ONE TRUCK- MOUNTED CRANES 2 TRACKED PRIME MOVERS9 ONE VAN TRUCK 4 PROBABLE CARGO TRUCKS? ONE POSSIBLE UTILITY TRUCK, 3 VAN TRAILERS AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA WITH RADAR AND 6 NET-- OR CANVAS-COVERED VAN TRAILERS0 FACILITIES INCLUDE 5 LARGEv ONE MEDIUMS AND 10 SMALL TENTS AND A CANVAS-COVERED EQUIPMENT AREA.. AN OCCUPIED 3-GUN AAA SITE OBSERVED WITH ONE LARGE ~ NOT OF A KNOWN SOVIET TYPE ) 9 ONE MEDIUM AND ONE SMALL TENT ADJACENT TO SITE.. 25X1 D 25X1A SITE CONTAINS 6 UNREVETTED CANVAS--COVERED LAUNCHER.59 7 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS9 7 TRACKED PRIME MOVERS9 ONE CARGO TRUCKv 5 VAN TRAILERS9 3 UTILITY TRUCKS9 ONE POL TRUCK ONE TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE9 6 SETS OF BOGIE WHEELSv AT LEAST 5 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES OR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA WITH RADAR AND AT LEAST 4 CANVAS-COVERED VANS. FACILITIES INCLUDE 2 SMALL TENTS AND 4 CANVAS COVERED EQUIPMENT AREAS. 25X1 D 25X1A SITE ABANDONED, NO EQUIPMENT OR ACTIVITY OBSERVED. 25X1 D 5 Approved For Release 2000/08ffe lf -RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 Approved For Release 2000/ifgREEIA-RDP78B04560A001800010019-9 25X1A SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS9 6 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, 3 CARGO TRUCKS9 6 SETS OF BOGIE WHEELS9 2 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLESv AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA WITH RADAR AND CANVAS-COVERED EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES INCLUDE 8 LARGE AND ONE MEDIUM TENT, 25X1 D 25X1A TWO REVETTED LAUNCHERSv 4 BARRACKS BUILDINGS AND AN OCCUPIED 3n-GUN AAA SITE WITH ONE LARGE TENT (NOT OF A KNOWN SOVIET TYPES OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS. 25X1 D TWO UNREVETTED LAUNCHERSV 7 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERSv 11 OTHER VEHICLES9 A CANVAS{--COVERED PARKING AREA9 AND A CANVAS-COVERED GUIDANCE AREA OBSERVED. 25X1 D 25X1A NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES,, THE 26 CRUISE-MISSILE CRATES REMAIN. SEVEN CARGO TRUCKS AND 7 VEHICLES OR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OBSERVED IN AREA