SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SITE

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000100240119-7
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RIPPUB
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T
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5
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December 28, 2016
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July 6, 2000
Sequence Number: 
119
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Publication Date: 
April 12, 1960
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BRIEF
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ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000100240119-7 Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000100240119-7 Declassification review by NIMA/DOD. N4 Pages 4 C6py No JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE BR]EF ARMY-NAVY-CIA V, . (Published and Disseminated by CIA/PIC) SUBJECT : Surface-to-Air Missile Site NO : PIC /JB-62/60 DATE : 1 April 1960 LOCATION: 12.5 nm east of Kazan, USSR COORD:. 5~?49'N 490271E Figure 1. SAM SITE 12.5 NM EAST OF KAAN. ~R"' COPY (.y TOP SECRET CHESS 4 8' 30? it 55? 00 49 ' 00? 49? t 8 ~ B' 30? 5e 00? ZELENODOL'SK $ KENDERI VASIL'YEVO YUDINO o ~~ ~ $ VERKHNEYE ' VYAZOV YE KAZAN s SHALT N fr 55o 30 KARGULA r ? 55 30? MAYDAN TENKI LAISHEVO 0 SAM SITE 0 SAM SUPPORT FACILITY 5 O: 5 10 SUBJECT INSTALLATION NAUTICAL MILES FIGURE 2. SAM SITES AND SUPPORT FACILITIES IN THE KAZAN AREA. Date of information 25X1 D TOP SECRET CHESS TOP SECRET CHESS ;PIC/.3B-62/60 25X.1 A REFERENCE POINT: Kazan RR Station, Yards and Shops, Main, BE N 55?46' 56"N - 490061151 E . LOCATION: 12.5 nm east of reference point. FUNCTION: One of the sites deployed for the defense of Kazan. Probably. complete but not operational at time of photography. LAUNCH FACILITIES: - Six launch revetments with rio launchers emplaced. MISSILES : None visible. ELECTRONICS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT: None visible. COMMUNICATIONS: Possible communications antenna located in support area. OVERHEAD POWER and/or COMMUNICATION LINE: Overhead wire line leads to site. TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT: None v;.sible. SUPPORT AREA: Structures Description Roof Type No Stories. Dimensions (ft Administration Gable ? 2 160 x 55 4 Barracks Gable 1 f 65x40 Support building Shed 1 55x30 Support building Gable 1 30 x 30 Support building Gable 1 30x 25 3 - TOP SECRET CHESS TOP SECRET CHESS 2 Support buildings Shed 1 15 x 15 Vehicle Shed Shed 1 50 x 15 Guard house Gable 1 35 x 25 Other facilities include: Two possible buried tanks. One semi-buried storage building 35 by 20 feet located in operations area. SECURITY: Irregular-shaped security fence encloses site. MAP REFERENCES: Site is situated on rolling terrain adjacent to a fore.4ted area. Except for -a few cleared roads in the support area there is a complete lack 'of activity. Heavy snow blankets the operations area, filling the launch revet- ments to a considerable depth. A SAM support facility 8.5 n to the west serves the site. REMARKS : WAG 165; AMS-Series N 501, Sheet NN 39-1. TOP SECRET CHESS