SCALEBOARD FIELD SITES AT DROVYANAYA AND SARY OZEK USSR

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June 26, 2001
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February 1, 1970
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Annr v F lease 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP78T05166A000100010022-9 To 10111MR0014mb1 allow m1mm PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION MEMORANDUM SCALEBOARD FIELD SITES AT D ROVYAN AYA AND SARY OZEK USSR O COPY 1O 3 PAGES I Eel 11119111111! I I I Declass Review by NIMA / DoD Approved ForTO2aSEMT08/07 : CIA-RDP78TO5166A00 GROUP 1: EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING AND DECLASSIFICATION Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP78T05166A000100010022-9 This document contains information affecting the national security of the United States within the meaning of the espionage lows U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to 'receive Information in the designated control channels. Its security must be maintained in accordance with regulations pertaining toTALENT-KEYHOLE Control System. Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP78T05166A000100010022-9 Handle Via Approved For Release 200"g~~~CJ~1,rR.ffT05166A000100010022-5 -20095/70 I lJt J I(t ~ FCIJ r Talent-KEYHOLE Control System Only SCALEBOARD FIELD SITES AT DROVYANAYA AND SARY-OZEK, USSR Two field-type Scaleboard launch sites have been newly identified within the Drovyanaya ICBM and Sary-Ozek IRBM complexes. These sites, designated Drovyanaya Scaleboard Launch Site 3 and Sary-Ozek Scaleboard Launch Site 2, are the seventh and ei hth Scaleboard launch sites identified near the Sino-Soviet 25X1D border. Since when the sites were first visible, there has been no evidence that the launch positions have ever been occupied. Both sites were apparently deployed during the same time period as the other six Scaleboard sites at Drovyanaya, Sary-Ozek, and Kremovo. Drovyanaya Scaleboard Launch Site 3 (Figure 1) is within the ICBM complex at 51-28-00N 112-57-OOE, 6.0 nautical miles (nm) south-southwest of Scaleboard Launch Site 1. Launch site 3 is located in a partially wooded area astride a secondary road leading west from the complex main road. The site consists of 25X1D nine vee-positioning points, arranged in a circle (Figure 1, diagram). The size and arrangement of the nine vee positions and their orientations are identical to those of Drov ana a Scaleboard Launch Site 2. Th on and was not present in Sary-Ozek Scaleboard Launch Site 2 (Figure 2) is located at 44-37-10N 77-56-36E, 8.7 nm north of Scaleboard Launch Site 1. Launch site 2 is in an open area astride a trail and consists of nine vee-positioning points arranged 25X1D in a circle. The size and arrangement of the nine vee positions and their orientations are apparently the same as those of Sary-Ozek Launch Site 1. The 25X1D site was first observed in and was not present in NPIC Project 1432510A ~Si~ropol I 1etgarka SI,A ()f' {