IPIR (Sanitized) MISSION 3979 28 DECEMBER 1964

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A004300010073-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 16
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 25, 2000
• Sequence Number: 73
• Publication Date: December 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC/R-1/65
December 1964
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IPIR
-MISSION 3979
28 DECEMBER 1964
Declass Review by NIMA/DOD
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PREFACE.
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THE FtILLD1dING INF?RMATI?N REPRESENTS A PRELI:MINARY.ANALYSiS ?F
AERIAL PH?TOGRAPHY FRDM. MISSIQN 3979 OATE13 28?DEC 1964e
THE NUMBER APPEARII~Q AT TtiE RI~I~T ~#ARQii~ ?F TAE HEAaER Li1~E IS
THE CiIMQR TARGET NUMBERm
SYMBtILS USED 'Ttl INt?ICATE CL1N1)ITIflNS i~HICH AFFECT THE APPEARANCE
t1F FHE TARGET CIN -THE F'M?TOGRAPHY .ARE AS. Ft3LLi3~dS -- C tGLEARI $:
5C iSCATTERED CL?Ui3 C?vERl9-.HC iHEAIIY _CL?UD CQVER?,..}~ iHAZE)4
CS iCL?U0 SHADOW)9:-SD iSEMiDARKNESS?g- Q t08LIQUiTY).:
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SECRET
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NAUTICAL MILES
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ALL MISSILE EQUIPMENT ANQ VEHI{LES HAVE-BEEN REMOVED FROM
MATA SAM SITEa SEE 25X1A
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SITE APPEARS OCCUPIEDa
HAZE AND :OBLIQUITY LIMIT INTERPRETATIO.Na
AT=LEAST '4 UNREVETTED LAUNC~iERSs T MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS, :11 OTHER_vEHICLES~ AND A GUIDANCE AREA
WITH RADAR-AND SHED-CO.1/E RED EQUIPMENT OBSERVEDe
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NO_APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITE:S?
TWENTY-ONE MISSILE TRANSPORTERSQ b PR[IBABLE
TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKSs A~iD AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF
OTHER vEHiCLES OBSERVEDm
TWO POSSi.BLE LAUNCHERS 1.POSSi$LE RADAR, AND 11 OTHER
vEHICLES OBSERVED IN SAM TRAININGAREAe
OBLIQUITY.LiMiTS INTERPRETATIONfl
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SITE APPEARS OCCUPI.ED~
OBLIQUITY LIMITS INTERPRETATION
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SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS {3 1dITH MISSILES), b MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS tl WITH EXPOSED MISSiLE~ 1.ADJACENT TD A
LAUNCHER AND 3 CANVAS-CCIVERED), 11 .TRACKED :PRIME
MOVERS~.b TRUCK TRACTflRSp 5 CARGCI TRUCKS,.b ?THER
VEHICLESp 3. VAN TRAILERS AND A GUIDANCE AREA WITH
RADAR, AND b VAN TRAILERS ?BSERVEDe
THREE ADDITI?NAl LAUNCHERS:.A PRflgABIE FAN SONG RADAR,
i~`y 1 CARGO TRUCK, 5 VAN TRUCKS AND .S VAN: TRAILERS REMAIN
ADJACENT T? THE RING RLIAD.
', ND .APPARENT CHANGE IN FACiLITIESo
c TWO 6-GUN AAA SITES AND A 3-GUN-SITE REMAIN flCCUPIEDa
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SIX REVETTED LAUNCHERS: 7 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, 11
TRACKED PRIME MOVERS$ 7 CARGO TRUCKS, 3 VAN TRUCKSs l
TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE, AND .A GUIDANCE AREA WITH RADARs 4
VAN TRAILERS AND SHED?COYERED EQUIPMENT OBSERVEDo
NO .APPARENT CHANGE IN FACII:ITIESa
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ALL MISSILE EQUIPMENT-AND VEHICLES HAVE-BEEN REMOVEDo
FACILITIES REMAINING CONSIST OF 1 RIGID FRAME TENTs.4
LARGE.NON-SOVIET TENTS AND 2 SMALL SHEDSa
THE b-GUN AAA SITE .APPEARS OCCUPIED
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SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS, 5 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE..
TRANSPORTERSp.9 TRACKED-PRIME MOVERSs 3 PROBABLE VAN.
TRAILERSp AND A GUIDANCE AREA WITH RADAR p- 2 VAN
TRAILERS AND CANVAS-COVERED EQUIPMENT OBSERVEDs
THE TWO 3-GUN AAA .SITES REMAIN (ICCUPIEDo
ND APPARENT CHANGE IN FACiLITIE~m
HAZE AND :OBLIQUITY LIMIT INTERPRETATIO:Ne
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SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS9 fi MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, 13
OTHER.VEHIDLES, AN[3 AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA DSSERVEDe
THE TWO 3?GUN AAA SITES APPEAR DGCUPIE:D~
ND .APPARENT CHANGE_IN FACILITIE.Sa
DBLIQUITYLIMITS INTERPRETATIO~Io
TIED UNREVETTED LAUNCHERSy AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER flF
VEFiiCLES AND AN OCCUPIED GUI-DANCE AREA OBSERVEDo
HAZE AN[3 08LIQUITY LIMITS IiVTERPRETATION~
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NO APPARENT CHANGE-; IN FACILITIESo
Tk~ENTY=FOUR NET-COVERED CRUISE?MISSILE CRATES OBSERVEDs
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AT LEAST lb CRUISE-MiSSiLE.CRATES$ 4..POSSIBLE
MISSILE~RELATED VEHICLES, AND AN UNDET?RMINED NUMBER OF
OTHER VEHICLES OBSERVED IN CLDUflmFREE AREASe
AIR FACILITIES
CAMILO:CIEldFUEGOS AIRFIELD CU 2229N ~7955W.
AIRCRAFT ?? lfi FAGOTlFRESCO, -1. LIAISON: -AND 7 HOUND
OBSERVE D IN CLOUD?FREE AREASo
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ND AI._RCRAFT 08SERVEI3e
CONST-RUCTi?N Ct]NTINUESo
GAP~AGUEY INTERNATIONAL A'IRFiELU Lt1 21.25N ~7750W
AIRCRAFT.-- 1.CRATE:.3 PROBABLE COLT AN[3 1 LiAiSIIN~
ANTONIO MACEO AIRFiELti CU i95$N. fd755~6d
AIRCRAFT:.---I::PCSSIBLE C00T 1-PRO$ABLE CRATE? i
PRaBABLE.C-47 ANn'1.LIAISONd
OBLIQiIITY LIMITS INTERPRETATI?Na
CDRONEL PASLUAL AIRFIELt3 CU 238ZN 0811?~I
AIRCRAFT -- i CRATE, _2.LiAISON ANt3 2 HOUNao
8AYAM0 AIRFIELt) CU 21d23N 07637W .
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BANES NAVAL BASE CU 2055N 07542W
NO VESSELS OBSERVEDfl
HAZE LIMITS INTERPRETATitIN.
CIENFUEGOS NAVAL BASE CU 2208N. 0802ZW
VESSELS ~a i:KRONSHTADT-CLASS PC, 1 PCE~ 141 P-6 t2 ON
MARINE RAiLWAYSls-2 PRCIBABLE YP~.AND 2 LARGE FREIGHTERS
I1 STANDI:NG OFFSHORE WITH LIGHTER ALONGSIDEIs.
LINE YPp 3 BARGES dI.DEPARTING UNDER TO~I}p.-AND i.
UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL AT CONSTANCiA.
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SA~lTIAGO DE CUBA NAVAL BASE AND PORT CU 2001N 07550W
VESSELS m- 5 LARGE FREIGHTERS AND 2 LARGE TANKERSm
MANZANILLO-PORT CU 2021N 07707W:
VESSELS -- 1.LARGE FREIGHTER ANCHORED_OFF.SHOREa
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NUEVITAS.PART CU 2i32N 07715.
NO :LARGE ,VESSELS OBSERVEDs
LA ISABELA PORT CU 2256N 4180004
VESSELS m- 2.LARGE FREIGHTERSe
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GAIBARIEN PART
N? LARGE VESSELS QBSERVED.
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GAR?ENAS-PORT
~., Nfl LARGE_VESSELS OBSERVED.
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GU 2231N 079284
GU 2302N ~81i16~
GASiLOA PORT CU 2145N 079594
Nfl LARGE VESSELS OBSERVED.
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JUCARO .PORT : CU ' 2137N 078514
NO LARGE VESSELS OBSERVED.
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MATANZAS PORT GU 2302N 08i34~t
VESSELS --:4 :LARGE FREIGHTERS OBSERVED iN CLOUD-FREE:
AREAS.
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PU.ERTfl .PADRE PORT GU 2i13tU 07b324I
N? LARGE .VESSELS OBSERVED.
INCOMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHIC GflVERAGE.
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xA4aAMA BAR iNA GU 2307N 08 1741 .
NLI.IVAStAL VESSELS flBSERVEDa
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MILITARY_AGTIVITY.
GUANTANAMO AREA CU 2f~18N. f31525~1
NO -:NEW .MILITARY .ACTIVITY .OBSERVEtI> IN CLOUD-FREE AREASe
AREAS i, 4 _ANt~- 7 -- 5 PERCENT 'USA$LE CtIVER-AGEm
ALL OTHER -AREAS NOT