SIGHTING OF POSSIBLE MICROWAVE RELAY AND RADAR INSTALLATIONS BETWEEN MINSK AND MOSCOW

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A051600030001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 15, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 19, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18. U.S.C. Secs. 70,4 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person to nrnh/hit.A 1w law,
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COUNTRY USSR (European USSR) REPORT
SUBJECT Sighting 'of Possible Microwave Relay DATE DISTR. ~9/~`ove n ..r 9`~/
and Radar Installations Between Minsk
and Moscow NO. PAGES 1
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
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A two-page report concerning a,possible microwave relay system and a
group of unidentified radars, observed while traveling on the Brest-
Moscow road
At the 552 kilometer marker
from Brest) a ] atti cue ~i ructure
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resembling a crane gantry was also observed, ~ sketches of the
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RUSSIA
Scientific
Radar Installations between ZNSK and 1103M W
1. The following structures which were considered to be Radar
(a) At the 552 L.i;i stone on the road from Brest to Moscow, situated
about half a mile from the road.
A lattice structure resembling a crane gantry.
(b) East of Smolensk at the 74.1 IGi stone from Brest and about 2 miles
south of the road.
A lattice structure about 100 feet high.
A hut was nearby bitt no_,~res were observed.
B ' r C
D E
The )ortion "A" about a third of the way uy) was boxed in to a
height of some 7 feet; this might have loused ecyui;)ment
(bB", "C", "D" and "E" are circular plates set at an angle
and 3 to 4 feet in diameter, supported by a strut. They
face approx. ast and if est.
(c) At the 874- 101 stone from Brest (East of Smolensk) about 100
yards north of the road.
A lattice structure about 100 feet high.
There is a hut nearby Y' ` D
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plan at "D"
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The portion "A" about a third of the way up is boxed in.
"B" and "C" are circular plates 3 to 4. feet in diameter
"D" is four horizontal places about 3 to 4- feet in diam.
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(d)
(8) At 1027 Kl'ri stone from Brest (about 27 Ki west of Moscow)
? A line of 7 different types of ;radar.
There were none of the types shown in a, b, c, or d, above
but were all variations of the forms below.
The heights were about 12 to 20 feet above the ground. There
were huts in the vicinity.
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It 970.5 I0vi stone from Brest (East of amolensk)
Structure as at (c) above but with additional inclined plates
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