MISSION COVERAGE INDEX MISSIONS (Sanitized) 1002 AND 1003 12 AUGUST 1964

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• Publication Date: August 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
MISSION COVERAGE INDEX
MISSIONS 1002 AND 1003
12 AUGUST 1964
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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THIS MISSION COVERAGE INDEX (MCI).LISTS THE
INTELLIGENCE TARGETS IMAGED ON THE
PHOTOGRAPHY OF MISSIONS
1002 AND 1003 AUGUST 1964 COVERING
LAOS. ITEMS ARE ARRANGED IN THREE SECTIONS
SECTION I PROVIDES SHORT DESCRIPTIONS FOR
NEWLY -IDENTIFIED TARGETS AND PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED TARGETS SHOWING CHANGE, 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.
SECTION III PROVIDES A LISTING OF THOSE
TARGETS WHICH COULD BE IDENTIFIED BUT NOT
INTERPRETED.
TARGETS IN EACH SECTION ARE ARRANGED
1) ACCORDING TO SUBJECT, 2) WITHIN THE SUBJECT
BY WAC AREA, AND 3) WITHIN THE WAC AREA BY
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES IN ASCENDING ORDER.
AN EXPLANATION OF COLUMN HEADINGS AND
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 PHOTO REFERENCES USED IN PRESENTING
THE INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE
APPENDIX. THE MAP BASE:: USED WHEN AYAILABLE?
FOR THE DERIVATION OF COORDINATES IN THIS
MCI IS THE LATEST EDITION OF THE AMS
SERIES L509, SCALE 1/250,000 AND
L004, 1/50,000.
THE USER OF THIS MCI IS CAUTIONED THAT THE
SCAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN
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
INFORMATION.
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 SECTION I
THIS SECTION PROVIDES SHORT DESCRIPTIONS FOR NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGETS AND PREVI-
OUSLY REPORTED TARGETS SHOWING CHANGE, AND ALSO PROVIDES ORDER OF BATTLE INFORMATION.
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AIR INSTALLATIONS
XIENG DAT AIRFIELD
AT.EAST EDGE OF XIENG DAT.
1,100 X 70 FT N/S SOD RUNWAY, UNSERVICEABLE.
VILLAGE COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY: 10 BUILDINGS
AND NUMEROUS TRENCHES.
AFT:-- NONE OBSERVED.
BAN NON HON AIRFIELD
1.6 NM:WEST OF BAN NON HON.
WEST END.OF RUNWAY. OBSERVED STILL-UNDER
CONSTRUCTION WITH PILES OF AGGREGATE ON
RUNWAY.
ONE CARGO TRUCK AND 2 STEAM ROLLERS OBSERVED.
ON RUNWAY.
AIRCRAFT -- ONE DERELICT C-47.
BAN NON HON AREA, LANDING STRIP
1.6 NM WEST OF BAN NON HON.
NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE MISSION
EXCEPT 4..CARGO TRUCKS OBSERVED.
1925N 10243E
25X1 D
2541 D
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
1926N 10305E
1926N 10305E
25X1D I BAN NA MA,:FA POSITION 11926N. 10313E
IMMEDIATELY NW:OF BAN NA MA AT UTM
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A 3-GUN UNOCCUPIED FA SITION OBSERVED.
KHANG KHAI AREA, AAA/FA SITES
IN KHANG KHAI AREA.
AREAS A, E, G, H, I, AND K --
CHANGE SINCE MISSION
AREAS B, C, D, F, AND J -- NOT OBSERVED.
AREA L (0.3 NM NORTH OF KHANG KHAI AT
UTM -- UNOCCUPIED 3-GUN FA
POSITION.
AREA M (0.5 NM NE OF?KHANG KHAI AT
UTM -- UNOCCUPIED 3-GUN FA POSITION
WITH SAWTOOTH TRENCH SYSTEM.
1929N 10315E
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SECTION II
THIS SECTION PROVIDES A LISTING OF THOSE TARGETS WHICH REFLECT NO AP-
PARENT 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.
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Target Numbers
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WAC
BE
NPIC
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AIR INSTALLATIONS
BAN;KHANG AREA, LANDINGSTRIP.:NW
1925N. 10249E
0617
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459-B.
BAN SAO, . LANDING' STRIP
-1927N 10307E
0617,
427-D
25X1A
PHONE SAVAN AIRFIELD
1927N 10313E
0617?
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121,
-MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
.BAN THANG AREA,STRONGPOINTS
1924N 10301E
0617
;:
427-I
BAN PA KON, DEFENSE POSITIONS
1924N 10310E
0617
479-F
BAN.NON.HON AREA, STRONGPOINTS
1925N 10304E
06.17
427-K
BAN NON HON AREA, MILITARY.AREAS
1926N 10305E
0617
:
427-G
XIENG KHOUANG:AIRFIELD AREA,STRONGPOINTS
1926N 10309E
061.7
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130-T
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Target
Coordinates
WAC
BE
NPIC
25X1 D
BAN NAM KHAO AREA, DEFENSE POSITIONS
1926N 10311E
0617
121-D
MUONG KAT AREA, AAA SITE AND STRONGPOINTS
1927N 10313E
0617
121-E
MUONG KAT AREA, STRONGPOINTS
1927N 10314E
0617
121-B
25X1A
KHANG KHAI, MILITARY COMPLEX
1930N 10315E
0617'
309-A
STORAGE
BAN NON HON AREA, STORAGE AREA
1926N 1030.5E
0617
427-H
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THIS SECTION PROVIDES A LISTING OF THOSE TARGETS WHICH COULD BE IDENTI-
FIED BUT NOT INTERPRETED .
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XIENG KHOUANG AIRFIE
STORAGE
BANSAO,ARMOR STORAGEAN
ENANCE AREA
1927N 10308E
1927N 10307E
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APPENDIX
COLUMN HEADINGS
Ci
WAC. For example, there is an NPIC target number
ty, Installation--This column contains the name of
the
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0499-15-A and an NPIC target number 0498-15-A. In each
c
ty or town nearest the installation, followed by the
na
f
instance, the NPIC installation number is 15-A
but the
me o
the installation. If the name of the installation is
,
installations appear on different WAC charts.
not known, it is titled according to its function. Where
appropriate
the
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COMOR TARGET NUMBERS
,
c
ty and installation names are followed by
a capsule description.
Target numbers assigned by the Committee on Over-
Coordinates--Coordinates are referenced to the SW
head Reconnaissance (COMOR), when available, are listed
corner of minute square. When the subject installation
directly above the photo reference data.
covers a wide area, coordinates are given for the approxi-
mate center of the installation.
PHOTO REFERENCE DATA
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
The photo reference data indicates the frame(s) on
which the installation appears.
CONDITIONS AFFECTING PHOTOGRAPHY
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).
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