IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3761 27 OCTOBER 1963
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November 1, 1963
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REPORT
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November 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
IPIR
BRASS KNOB MISSION 3761
27 OCTOBER 1963
Declass reveiw-NIMA/DOD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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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.
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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.
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SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 2 2239N 07951W
SITE ABANDONED
NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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SITE ABANDONED.
NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED.,
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NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED0
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SITE ABANDONED.
NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
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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.
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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).
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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
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TWENTY-TWO MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, 5 CARGO TRUCKS, 14
UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES AND APPROXIMATELY 13 VAN
TRAILERS OBSERVED.
HAZE LIMITS INTERPRETATION.
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AT LEAST 12 PROBABLE MISSILE TRANSPORTERS OBSERVED
I N CLOUD- AND FOLIAGE-FREE AREAS #,
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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..
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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.
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SITE ABANDONED,
NO EQUIPMENT OR ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
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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,
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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.
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TWO UNREVETTED LAUNCHERSV 7 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE
TRANSPORTERSv 11 OTHER VEHICLES9 A CANVAS{--COVERED
PARKING AREA9 AND A CANVAS-COVERED GUIDANCE AREA
OBSERVED.
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NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES,,
THE 26 CRUISE-MISSILE CRATES REMAIN. SEVEN CARGO
TRUCKS AND 7 VEHICLES OR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OBSERVED
IN AREA