MISSION COVERAGE INDEX MISSIONS (Sanitized) 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029 & 1030 1 JUNE 1964

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SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 25X1 MISSIONS PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT MISSION COVERAGE INDEX 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029 & 1030 1 JUNE 1964 Declass Review by NIMA/DOD SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 GROUP i I ea.~y.oa~~y~e~a aednsarrlcm~o., Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 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 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 SECRET Ki p1 r /c)_,;a4.~.14A Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 C THIS MISSION COVERAGE INDEX (MCI) LISTS THE INTELLIGEN AGED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF MISSIONS 1026 1027, 1028, IOZ9 AND 116316 DATED 1 JUNE 1954. COVERING LAOS AND SOUTH VIETNAM. NO TARGETS WERE OBSERVED ON MISSIONS 1026 OR 1027. ITEMS ARE ARRANGED IN SECTIONS SECTION I PROVIDES SHORT DESCRIPTIONS FOR NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGETS AND PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TARGETS SHOWING CHANGES, AND ALSO PROVIDES ORDER OF BATTLE INFORMATION. SECTION II PROVIDES A LISTING OF THOSE TARGETS WHICH REFLECT NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES FROM THE MOST ADEQUATE PREVIOUS DESCRIPTION. THE MCI IN WHICH THIS DESCRIPTION APPEARS IS DESIGNATED BY THE APPROPRIATE MISSION NUMBER, PREFIXED BY THE LETTERS NAC AND APPEARING AS THE LAST ENTRY ON THE PHOTO REFERENCE LINE. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WHERE THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FACILITIES AND WHERE NO ORDER OF BATTLE CAN BE DETERMINED ARE LISTED UNDER THIS SECTION. TARGETS IN EACH OF THE SECTIONS ARE ARRANGED 1) BY COUNTRY, 2) WITHIN THE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO SUBJECT, 3) WITHIN THE SUBJECT BY WAC AREA, AND 4) WITHIN THE WAC AREA BY GEOGRAPHIC: COORDINATES IN ASCENDING ORDER. AN EXPLANATION OF COLUMN HEADINGS AND PHOTO REFERENCES USED IN SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28: CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 N P I C/R- 1244/64 PRESENTING THE INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIX. THE MAP BASE USED (WHEN AVAILABLE) FOR THE DERIVATION OF COORDINATES IN THIS MCI IS THE LATEST EDITION OF THE AMS SERIES L509, SCALE 1.250,0 0. THE USER OF THIS MCI IS CAUTIONED THAT THE SCAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY WAS ACCOMPLISH A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME AND OFTEN WITHOUT THE AID OF PRECISE ANALYTICAL AND MENSURAL TECHNIQUES COMMONLY EMPLOYED IN DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. CONSEQUENTLY, ALTHOUGH THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN IS ESSENTIALLY ACCURATE, ADDITIONAL, DETAILED ANALYSIS MAY SOMEWHAT ALTER PORTIONS OF THE FORMATION. SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28: CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 SECTION I THIS SECTION PROVIDES SHORT DESCRIPTIONS FOR NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGETS AND PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TARGETS SHOWING CHANGE, AND ALSO PROVIDES ORDER OF BATTLE INFORMATION. Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 T Target Numbers arget Coordinates WAC BE NPIC -LAOS- AIR INSTALLATIONS BAN HOUEI KONG AIRFIELD 1507N 10631E 0738 106 APPROXIMATELY 1.5 NM WNW OF BAN HOUEI KONG ON NORTH EDGE OF BAN NAM TANG AT UTM XB640726. 1,500 X 180 FT E/W SOD LANDING STRIP, SERVICEABLE. FACILITIES INCLUDE 3 SMALL .SUPPORT BUILDINGS ON NORTH EDGE OF:AIRFIELD AND POL STORAGE. A US-TYPE 2 1/2 TON TRUCK, A TRAILER, AND A POSSIBLE TRAILER-MOUNTED GENERATOR OBSERVED. AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED. CHAVANE AIRFIELD 1520N 10704E 0738 105-A APPROXIMATELY 0.5 NM NE OF CHAVANE. ENE/WSW.SOD LANDING STRIP, UNSERVICEABLE (RUNWAY OVERGROWN). AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS MUONG PHALANE, MILITARY.CAMP 1639N 10534E 0617 357-0 AT MUONG. PHALANE ON WEST -BANK OF SE SANG SO! (RIVER) AND IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF ROUTE 9* AT UTM W0601417. MILITARY CAMP CONTAINS 3 BARRACKS, ONE SECRET 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 NPIC,/R- 1244/64 T Target Numbers arget Coordinates WAC BE NPIC MESS HALL, ONE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AND 5 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. T RE9CHES A rD AW POSITIONS SURROUND THE AREA. AREA I 'MED IATELY SOUTH OF CAMP CONTAINS 2 BARRACKS AND: ONE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. MUONG PHA LA ~E AREA, STRONGPOINTS 1639N 10538E 0617 357-A THREE STRJN;POI"STS IN MUONG PHALANE VICINITY. AREA 6 NM ESE OF MUONG PHALANE AT UTM WO6764 , Cl Y:P! ISES N!!i-ir-Rs111S TR -NC.HES A3I SMALL HUTS ON BOTH SIDES OF A ROAD CUT B Y A ` R F H? T f OTHER 2 A :EA,',-, NOT OBSERVED. -SOUTH VIETNAM- AIR INSTALLATIONS A SHAU AIRFIELD 1607N 10720E 0617 236 2 NM Nl:x OF A SHAU (LAOS) AND IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF LAOS/SOUTH VIET NAM BORDER. 2,750 x 55 FT NNW/SSE PREPARED SURFACE RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE, WITH A 450 FT GRADED EARTH OVERRUN ON THE NNW . D.s ADJACENT TO THE WEST I S A 2,500 X 130 F T N/S GRADED EARTH A L3 A 7' 3J 0i...titJ F.U vA-, is i v Z) t_ K I% i(t L: A 0L . FACILITIES INCLUDE A PARKING AREA WEST OF MAIN RUNWAY CE~6TER, A SMALL PARTIALLY FENCED AREA WITH 3 SMALL bUILDINGS IMMEDIATELY 25X1 SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 SECRET AIr7?" ',- A ` Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78B04560A003400010021-8 141 r%' """' 04 T Target Numbers arget Coordinates WAC BE NPIC WEST OF NNW END OF RUNWAY, 9 BUILDINGS, ONE BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND SEVERAL TENTS WEST OF PARKING AREA. A WALL AND AT LEAST DOUBLE-FENCE SECURED TRIANGULAR STRONGPOINT IMMEDIATELY WEST OF AIRFIELD CONTAINS AT LEAST 10 SMALL BUILDINGS. AIRCRAFT -- 4 UH-1 HELICOPTER AND ONE L-19. TA BAT AREA, LANDING STRIP 1613N 01716E 0617 236-B 0.7 NM NE OF TA BAT AT UTM YC425948. 1,700X 90 FT NW/SE GRADED EARTH RUNWAY, SERVICEABLE. SMALL FENCE SECURED SUPPORT AREA WEST OF NW END OF RUNWAY CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 25 BUILDINGS ENCLOSED BY TRENCH. ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF LANDING STRIP, A FENCED AREA CONTAINS AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF BUILDINGS. ONE CARGO TRUCK OBSERVED. AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVED. A LUOI AIRFIELD 1616N 10714E 0617 263 0.7 NM NE OF A LUOI AT UTM YC386999. TWO SERVICEABLE RUNWAYS - APPROXIMATELY 3,800 X 60 FT N/S PIERCED STEEL PLANK, AND 1v600 X 100 FT NW/SE GRADED EARTH. NO SUPPORT FACILITIES OBSERVED. TRIANGULAR FORT ADJACENT TO INSTALLATION. AIRCRAFT -- 2 C-123 IN FLIGHT MAKING APPROACH TO RUNWAY. SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78B04560A003400010021-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 SECTION II THIS SECTION PROVIDES A LISTING OF THOSE TARGETS WHICH REFLECT NO CHANGE IN FACILITIES FROM PREVIOUS TARGET DESCRIPTION. THE MISSION NUMBER SHOWN ON THE PHOTO REFERENCE LINE (E.G., NAC 9000) REFERS TO THE MCI WHICH CONTAINS THE MOST ADEQUATE DESCRIPTION OF THAT TARGET. MILITARY INSTALLA- TIONS WHERE NO ORDER OF BATTLE CAN BE DETERMINED ARE LISTED UNDER THIS SECTION. Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 Target Numbers Target Coordinates WAC BE NPIC -LAOS- AIR INSTALLATIONS ATTOPEU AIRFIELD 1448N 10649E 0738 101 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS MUONC PHINE, MILITARY AREA 1632N 10602E 0617 192 E SARAVANE STRONGPOINT 15421 10624E 0738 103-M SARAVANE ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH F- I 1543N 10626E 0738 103-A SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78B04560A003400010021-8 City, Installation--This column contains the name of the city or town nearest the installation, followed by the name of the installation. If the name of the installation is not known, it is titled according to its function. Where appropriate, the city and installation names are followed by a capsule description. Coordinates--Coordinates are referenced to the SW corner of the minute square. When the subject installation covers a wide area, coordinates are given for the approxi- mate center of the installation. WAC--This column provides the World Aeronautical Chart number for that area in which the subject installation is situated. Installation Numbers--This column is divided into two subcolumns. The first subcolumn lists, when known, the BE installation number assigned to the installation. The second subcolumn lists the installation number assigned by NPIC. Installation numbers, when used to reference an item, should be prefixed by the appropriate WAC number, since installation numbers are repeated from WAC to WAC. For example, there is an NPIC target number 0499-15-A and an NPIC target number 0498-15-A. In each instance, the NPIC installation number is 15-A, but the installations appear on different WAC charts. Target numbers assigned by the Committee on Over- head Reconnaissance (COMOR), when available, are listed directly above the photo reference data. The photo reference data indicates the frame(s) on which the installation appears. Following the photo reference data, symbols indicate conditions which affect the appearance of the installation on the photography. The symbols are: C (clear); SC (scattered clouds); HC (heavy clouds); SC-HC (scattered- to-heavy clouds); H (haze); CS (cloud shadow); SD (semi- darkness); 0 (obliquity); and PQ (poor image quality). SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78B04560A003400010021-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 SECRET Approved For Release 2003/01/28 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA003400010021-8 SECRET