KAPUSTIN YAR DOWN-RANGE FACILITIES 650 NM EAST OF THE RANGE HEAD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04751A000300070044-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2005
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: November 4, 1959
• Content Type: BRIEF

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JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE BRIEF
ARMY-NAVY-CIA,
(Published and Disseminated by CIA/PIC)
SUBJECT : Kapustin Yar Down-Range BRIEF NO.: PIC/JB-17/59
Facilities
LOCATION : 650 nm east of the Range Head DATE : 4 Nov 59
B B. E. NUMBER : None LA.T. : 47045'N
WA.C NUMBER : 246 LONG. : 62000' E
REQUIREMENT SI/R36/59: Examine photography of Chelkar -Aral sk area,
650 nm down range from Kapustin Yar Range Head, for impact points,
instrumentation, and launch areas.
REMARKS:
The examination of photography covering the general. area 650 nm east
of Kapustin. Yar Range Head reveals no identifiable impact points or launch
areas. Two possible instrumentation stations were found on the photography.
The portion of I covering the area was flown before 0700
hours, and an accurate shadow factor cannot be determined. Because of poor
resolution and morning haze, all measurements are to be considered
approximate.
One instrumentation station, at 47014'N/62o30'E, consists of a fenced
area 280 by 140 feet with three buildings 30 by 20, 30 by 15, and 20 by 15 feet;
two towers 45 feet high and 40 feet apart; and a revetment 35 by 30 feet. The
second station, at 47o15'N/62o14'E, is 10.5 nm west of the above station and
consists of an unsecured area containing six buildings, 90 by 25, 15 by 15, and
four 20 by 15 feet. Located 2, 900 feet east of this station are two dome-shaped
objects 10 feet in diameter and 35 feet apart, and a 40-foot tower of an
unidentified type. The scale and quality of the photography preclude identifica-
tion of any equipment at these stations. The stations are connected by trails,
and heavy track activity is discernible in the surrounding area.
DECLASS REVIEW by NGA/DOD
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The area north (to latitude 48o301N) of the possible instrumentation
stations shows little activity of any type. The terrain is barren and has no
perceivable habitation. The few villages encountered.south of the stations
consist primarily of mud huts and a few tents. No electronics, storage, or
maintenance facilities were evident which would be suitable to support
missile activities.
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