OAK-PART IV MISSION 1018-1 26-29 MARCH 1965

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April 1, 1965
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REPORT
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P4>fOTOGRAPHIC IHTERPRETATION REPORT OAK- PART IV . MISSION 1018-1 . 26-29 MARCH 1965 Declass Review by NIMA/DOD TCS8~4d$9,~65 - -April t965 klondle via TALENTS-KEYHOLE ccnt~ol o~lY NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER 'This document conroins classified information affecting tha national security of the United States within the _~naaninq of the espionage Iaws.U. 5. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits ifs transmission nor the rwslption of its conronts in eny manner to en unauthorised person, as well m its use in eny menrnr pre~udieiei to the safety w internt bf'the Unitad States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the. dratriment of the United S-otes. it is to be seen enly by personnel especially indoetrirnrod and authorised to receive TALENT?KEYHOLE information. Its security must be meinteined in eteo+danee with KEYHOLE and TALENT nqulotions. -lG. Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1018-1,2b-29 MAR 65 TABLE QF~GONTENTS PREFACE TRACK OF MISSION ~ HIGHLIGHTS - 2 3 5 MISSILES T NUCLEAR ENERGY - ~ 18 INOEX OF GOMOR TARGETS ATTACHMENTS TOP SECRET CHESS .RUFF H andla Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only . TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Via - ~ TGS-8B489/b5 TALENT-KEYHOLE ?M I S S I ON I e I8-,1 ~ 2b-i~9 MAR b5 Control System Only . OAK - PA RT 1 V MISSION 1 O ~ 8-1 THIS IS THE FOURTH AND.FINAL?OAK.REPORT..ON.MISSION 1818-2 ANO PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THOSE COMMITTEE ON.OVEItHEAD RECONNAISSANCE (GOMORI TARGETS OBSERVED ON .THE PHOTOGRAPHY. TARGETS~ARE ARRANGED .IN THE OAK BY SUBJECT AND WITHIN EACH SUBJECT BY GOMOR-TARGET NUMBER. TARGETS OF OPPORTIdNITY OBSERVED OURIN6 -THE OAK REPORTING PERIOD ARE LISTED NUMERICALLY UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT AfTER.THE LISTING OF COMDR TARGETS. LOCATIONS OF TARGETS IN THIS REPORT ARE INOLGATEO BY :THE COUNTRY CODE PRECEDING THE COORDINATES. SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCES FOR EACH TARGET OBSERYEO ANO~ REPORTED FOLLOM THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET. PASS NUMBERS ARE SUFFIXED MITH~EITHER AN A FOR ASCENDING (SOUTH-TO-NORTHI OR D FOR DESCENDING tNORTH-TO-SOUTHI. FRAMES-ARE INDICATED BY THE LETTERS FR. THE LETTER.-F PREGEDING.FRAME NUMBERS INDICATES THE FORMARO CAMERA, ANO THE LETTER A INDICATES THE AFT CAMERA. UNIVERSAL REFERENCE GRID tX-Y) COORDINATES ARE GIVEN IN~PARENTHESIS AFTER THE FRAME TO WHICH THEY-APPLY. THIS GRID IS IDENTIFIED AS UNIVERSAL~GRID NO 1, FEB 64. SYMBOLS INDICATING CONDITIONS MHICH AFFECT THE~APPEARANCE OF :.THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY ARE AS FO140N5 .-- t ( CLEAR I , H ( HAZE) ,. t5 t~GLOI~D SHAOOii I ,. - HG tHEAYY CLOUD COVERI,',SG (SCATTERED CLOUD COVER), SD tSEMIDARKNESS), O (OBLI~UITYI,.S ISNONI',-PQ (POOR IMAGE`QUALITYI. OAK RECIPIENTS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE INITIAL SCAN OF :THE PHOTOGRAPH_ IS BELNG~AGGOMPLISHED IN A SHORT TIME A.ND PRIOR TO ~` FIN AI. REFINEMENT OF EPHEMERAL DATA. CONSEQUENtiLY, FUTURE DETAILED ANALYSIS.MAIf_RESULT IN MINOR ALTERATIONS. . } TOP SECRET: CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only 25X1 D Approved For Release 2000/09/08 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500030050-2 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2000/09/08 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500030050-2 Higtiligl'~!a Handle Vio TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only MISSION 1018-1,2b-29 MAR 65 LENINGRAD AMM/SAM LAUNCH COMPLEXES ? PHOTOGRAPHY MITH SNOM.GONOITIONS PREVAILING. AN ELECTRONIC SITE SIMILAR TO THAT AT. THE SE CORNER.OF.THE- LENINGRAD NM,AMM/SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX tS APPARENTLY UNDER GONST#tUGTION AT BOTH~THE LENINGRAD NE ANO SM AMM/SAP! COMPLEXES. TMENTY TARGETS MERE~OBSERVED~OURING THE OAK REPORTING-PERIOD ANO ARE CONTAINED IN THIS OAK. A TOTAL OF 139 HERE REPORTED AND ARE LISTED IN THE INDE-X AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS REPORT. IN AOOITLON, 7 BONUSES HERE REPORTED. '. A TABULAR SUMMARY RECAPITULATING SIGNI~FIGANT ACTIVITY OBSERVED ON MISSIONS .1018-1 AND 1018-2 MILL APPEAR IN-THE FINAL PART OF OAK 1018-2. THE FOILOMING TABLE PROVIOES~THE GATE ANO TIME OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PASSES ON MISSION 1018-1. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF i ~ .. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only 25X1 D Approved For Release 2000/09/08 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500030050-2 Approved For Release 2000/09/08 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500030050-2 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF. Handle v~o TGS-8.0489/65 TALENT-KEYHOLE MISSION 1018-1,26-29 MAR 65 Control System Only PLESETSK IGBM.GOMPLEX UR 6254N 04038E COMPLEX COVERED ON FAIR- T~ G000-pUAIITY,-STEREO 25X1D PHOTOGRAPHY. NO APPARENT CHANGE OBSERVED SINGE MISSION AT THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FAGILtTY~-TRANSFER POINT,.ADMINI3TRATION AND. HOUSING AREA, LAUNCH POINTS I-IV tSITES 1-3), IAUNGH AREAS A tSITE-4), B tS"ITE 5), O tSITE 8)s AND E tSITE 7).. NO NIFICANT CHANGE. 25X1D OBSERVED SINGE AT-LAUNCH AREA G tSITE 6).' NO APPARENT-CHANGE OBSERVED AT LAUNGH~AREA F 25X1D SINGE LAUNCH AREA- G tSITE 9! :WAS CLOUD COVERED AND LAUNCH AREA H (SITE 101 NAS ' IDENTIFICATION ONLY. 25X9 - 25X1 D AND THE UNIOENT-IFIED ACTIVITY 1 N~! NE OF THE ADMINISTRATION ANO HOUSING AREA SHOVED NO APPARENT GRANGE SINGE MISSION ~ CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT THE UNIDENTIFIED ACTIYITY.IOCATED.SN OF THE COMPLEX SUPP?RT FACILITY AT 62-54N 040-35E, HOMEVER, POOR IMAGE..pUAIITY PRECLUDES DETERMINATION OF CONSTRUCTION STATUSo~ THE UNIDENTIFIED AREA EAST: OF THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY AT 62-55N 041-24E NAS-NOT COVERED. NO ABM-RELATED INSTALLATIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE AT SARY-SHAGANy IENINGRAO,-OR MOSCOW OBSERVED IN THE_MESTERN HALF OF A 50-NM SEARCH AREA. EAST-ERN HALF NOT COVERED. YERKHNYAYA SAIDA ICBM COMPLEX BUR 5802N 06824E THE'GOMPLEX IS PARTIALLY.GOVERED BY FAIR- TO POOR-pUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY. THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FAGLL.ITY 25X9 ANO RAIL--TO-ROAD TRANSFER-POINT ARE IDENTIFICATION .ONLY - ANO ~I S CLOUD CO.YERED. NO APPARENT CHANGE OBSERVED -IN THE AUXILIARY SUPPORT- FAGILITY OR LAUNCH AREAS A (SITE 2!, B (SITE 11~ C 25X1D tSITE 3),. O (SITE 4),. F (SITE 7!, H iSITE 9! _ANO I (SITE 10),.SINGE IAUNGH AREAS'E' (SITE 5), AND G {SITE 8) ARE NOT COVERED. NO .25X1D SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SINGE CAN 8E DETECTED-IN THE UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY NORTH OF '.THE AUXILIARY SUPPORT FACILITY, HOMEVER POOR IMAGE pUALITY- PRECLUDES DETAILED INTERPRETATION. TOP SECR-ET CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Conhol System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF ~H~,aie via -. TGS-88489/65 TALENT-KEYHOLE M I S$ I DN 1018-1 f 26-29 MAR 65 control System Only NO ABM ACTIYiTY NOTED IN THE CLOUD-FREE AREAS OF THE . 5B-NM-RADIUS SEARCH AREA. THE ENTIRE COMPLEX IS COVERED BY GOOD-QUALITY:.STEREO PHOT?GRAPHYa THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY=CONSISTS OF A RAIlHEAO AND STDRAGE AREA AND 3 HOUSING AREAS. THE RAILHEAD ANO STORAGE AREA CONTAINS 4 RAIL SPURS, APPROXIMATELY 45 BUILDINGS, AND AN OPEN STORAGE AREA. ONE~HOUSING AREA IS LOCATED SW OF THE RAILHEAD AND STORAGE-AREA AND CONTAINS APPROXIMMATELY 48 BUILDINGS. THE OTHER 2-ARE LOCATED EAST OF-THE RAILHEAD ANO STORAGE AREA AND CONTAIN APPROXIMAT,EIY 25 AND 20 BUILDINGS RESPECTIVELY. AN UNIDENTIFZEO FACILITY CONTAINING APPROXiMATELY~15 BUILDINGS I5 LOCATED NORTH OF THE COMPLEX MAIN ROAD OPPOSITE THE EASTERNMOST HOUSING AREA. ~- YOSHKAR-OLA ICBM GONPLEX UR 5633N 04801E RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSFER POINT IS A COMPLETED t_OOP-TYPE GONTAINING~APPROXIMATELY 15 BUILDINGS. 25X9 25X9 LAUNCH AREA A (SITE 1) IS A COMPLETED TYPE LIB LAUNCH SITE. AN EARTH-BANKED MISSILE READY BUILDING IS LOCATED BEHIND EACH LAUNCH PAD AND 3 EARTH-MOUNDED BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED LEFT OF THE-OFFSET CENTER SERVICE ROAD. AN EARTH-MlOUNDEO BUILDING IS LOCATED I1~L ~~RONT OF -AND SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF THE RIGHT MISSILE READY BUILDING AND THE SITE SUPPORT FACILITYs LOCATED JUST .SOUTH OF 7HE LAUNCH SITE, CONSIST OF 2 SECTIONS, 1 CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 25 BUILDINGS,-THE OTHER APPROXIMATELY 20. A SMALL UNIDENTIFIED FENCED AREA CONTAINING I BUILDING IS LOCATED JUST EAST OF .THE SITE SUPPORT FACILITY. LAUNCH AREA 8 (SITE 2) CONSISTS DF A GOM-PLETED TYPE IIB LAUNCH SITE AND A SITE SUPPORT FACILITY. AT THE LAUNCH SITE, 1 MISSILE READY BUILDING IS LOCATED BEHIND THE LEFT LAU_NGH PAO AND.2 BUI~[)INGS tl EARTH-MOUNDED) ARE: . LOCATED LEFT OF-THE OFFSET CENTER SERYIGE ROAD. THE THE.SITE SUPPORT FACILITY IS LOCATED JUST SOUFH.OF THE LAUNCH SITE AMO CONTAINS TOP SECRET. CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE control System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle via TGS-80489/65 TALENT-KEYHOLE M I SS I ON 1018-1 s 26-29 MAR 65 Control $y stem Only APPROXIMATELY 25 BUILDINGS. LAUNCH AREA G (SITE 3) ~60NSISTS OF A COMPLETED TYPE IIB ? ~~LAUNGH SITE AND A SITE SUPPORT FACILITY. AT THE LAUNCH SITE, 1.EARTH-BANKED MISSILE READY BUILDING IS LOCATED - 25X9BEHIND THE LEFT LAUNCH PAD.- FIVE BUILDINGS, 3 OF WHICH ARE EARTH-MOUNDED,-ARE LEFT OF THE CENTER SERVICE ROAD 25X9 AND THE SITE SUPPORT FACILITY, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 25 BUILDINGS,.=IS LOGATED'JUST'EAST OF .T HE LbUN.CH SITE. - LAUNCH AREA D (SITE 4) CONSISTS OF A COMPLETED TYPE IID LAUNCH SITE ANO A SITE SUPPORT AGILITY. ~AN EARTH-.BANKED MISSILE READY BUILDING IS LOCATED TO THE REAR OF THE LEFT LAUNCH PAD AND A MISSILE READY. BUILDING IS LOCATED BEHIND THE RIGHT LdUNGi~ PAD. TWO EARTH-MOUNDED BUILDINGS ARE LOCIATED INBOARD OF AND CANTED TO EACH OF THE~LAUNGH PADS. THREE OTHER .25X9 EARTH-MOUNDED BUILDINGS~ARE APPROXIMATELY CENTERED THE SITE SUPPORT FACILITY, CONTAINI.N6 APPROXINATELY:35 BUILDINGS, IS LOCATED NE. OF THE LAUNCH SITE. LAUNCH AREA.E (SITE 5) CONSISTS OF A COMPLETED TYPE IID LAUNCH SITE AND A SITE SUPPORT FACILITY. ONE EARTH-BANKED AND 1 EARTH-MOUNDED-MISSILE REAOY.BUILDING ARE TO THE REAR -OF .THE LEFT LAUNCH PAD. TWO EARTH-MOUNDED BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED INBOARD OF ANO CANTED: TO E'AGH OF THE LAUNCH PADS. ~ THREE OTHER BETWEEN THE PA BUILDINGS, IS LOCATED EAST OF THE LAUNCH SITE. THE SITE SUPPORT FACILITY, LAUNCH AREA F (SITE 6) CONSISTS OF A GOMPLETEO.TYPE.IID LAUNCH SITE AND .A SITE SUPPORT FACILITY. TWO. EARTH-MOUNDED MISSILE READY BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED ' BEHIND THE LEFT?LAUNGH PAD.AND.1 EARTH-MOUNDED READY BU_ILOING IS LOCATED TO THE. REAR OF THE RIGHT