(Sanitized) FIELD DEPLOYED SAM SITE B34-2 (117) HA NOI, NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000200010017-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2006
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: July 13, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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INTERPRETATION CENTER
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13 JULY 1966
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FIELD DEPLOYED SAM SITE B34-2 (117)
HA NOI, NORTH VIETNAM
21-14-45N 105-44-06E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS A FIELD DEPLOYED SA-2 SAM SITE NEAR
HA NOI, THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH SITE TO BE IDENTIFIED IN NORTH
VIETNAM.
2. LOCATION:
THE SITE IS LOCATED 14.5 NM NORTHWEST OF HA NOI AND 4.5 NM WEST-
THIS IS THE SECOND FIELD DEPLOYED SA-2 SITE TO BE IDENTIFIED IN
THE HA NOI AREA.
4. BACKGROUND:
NORTHWEST OF PHUC YEN AIRFIELD
3. REMARK:
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ON PHOTOGRAPHY. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF 1965 THE NUMBER OF SITES
INCREASED TO SIXTY-FOUR. SITES 65 THROUGH 93 WERE FIRST OBSERVED IN
FEBRUARY 1966, SITES 94 THROUGH 100 IN MARCH 1966, SITE 101 IN APRIL
1966, SITES 102 THROUGH 110 IN MAY 1966, SITES 111 THROUGH 115 IN
JUNE 1966, AND SITES 116 AND 117 IN JULY 1966. SITES 10, 18, 20, 36,
49, AND 50 HAVE BEEN ABANDONED DURING THIS FIFTEEN-MONTH TIME SPAN,
NGA Review Complete
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.
CONFIDENTIAL
THE FIRST SAM SITE IN NORTH VIETNAM WAS OBSERVED
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BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KNOWN SAM SITES IN NORTH VIETNAM TO ONE
HUNDRED AND ELEVEN.
5. MISSION READOUT:
SAM SITE TO CONSIST OF FOUR UNREVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS (TWO WITH
LAUNCHERS, ONE WITH A MISSILE ON A LAUNCHER, AND ONE UNOCCUPIED) AND
AN OCCUPIED UNREVETTED CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA. HAZE PRECLUDES FURTHER
INTERPRETATION. TWO 4-GUN LIGHT ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY SITES ARE OBSERVED.
JUST NORTH OF THE SITE.
I 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.
CONFIDENTIAL
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NATIONAL PHOTOG WIt NTERnnATIN CENTER
FIELD DEPLOYED SAM SITE B34-2 (117)
HA NOI, NORTH VIETNAM
21-14-45N 105-44-06E
]X ENLARGEMEN
NPIC L-1201 11/66