PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT LEIPAJA AIRFIELD EAST, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002000010010-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2007
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 8, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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ADDITIONAL LONG RANGE SAM GROUND SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT PROBABLY FOR THE LIEPAJA PROBABLE
LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX IS OBSERVED
AT THIS AIRFIELD.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SIMILAR TO THAT OB-
SERVED AT THE TALLINN PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM
LAUNCH COMPLEX. THIS EQUIP1 T CONSISTED OF
30 COVERED LAUNCHERS, 60 PROBABLE MISSILE
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PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
LEIPAJA AIRFIELD EAST, USSR
LIEPAJA AIRFIELD EAST CONSISTS OF A 6,615 X
155 FT E/W PREPARED SURFACE RUNWAY. THERE
ARE EXTENSIVE SUPPORT FACILITIES IMMEDIATELY
NORTH OF THE AIRFIELD. A RAIL LINE RUNS BY
THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY WITH A SPUR LINE
RUNNING INTO THE SUPPORT AREA. THE FIELD IS
ALSO WELL SERVED BY ROADS.
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DOLLIES, AND APPROXIMATELY 120 VANS/VEHICLES/
PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. A RADAR SIMILAR TO THOSE
OBSERVED AT LENINGRAD, TALLINN, CHEREPOVETS,
AND SARY-SHAGAN PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH
COMPLEXES WAS ALSO OBSERVED. SOME OF THIS
EQUIPMENT WAS PRESENT ON
3. LOCATION:
3 NM EAST OF LIEPAJA AND 3.5 NM SW OF THE
LIEPAJA PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX.
4. COLLATERAL/COMINT:
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
8. DIMENSIONS
SPECIFICATIONS: NONE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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MISSION READOUT: AN ADDITIONAL PROBABLE RADAR AND APPROXIMATELY 25 VEHICLES/
PIECES OF EQUIPMENT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THOSE PRESENT ON
REARRANGEMENT OF SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT HAS ALSO OCCURRED SINCE MAY.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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