PHU QUI AMMUNITION DEPOT SW NORTH VIETNAM 19-17N 105-22E

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CIA-RDP80T01471R000300030004-3
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3
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December 28, 2016
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REPORT
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CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS FOUND AFTER 15 MARCH 1965 STRIKE POST-STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHYI I OF SAME DATE PHU QUI AMMUNITION DEPOT SW NORTH VIETNAM 19-17N 105-22E Approved For Release 20 J-6962 LIA-RDP80TO CSD/NPIC 168/65 12 APRIL 1965 25X PAGE 25X COPY / PHU QUI AMMUNITION DEPOT SW NORTH VIETNAM 1917N 10522E D REVEALS THE PHU QUI AMMUNITION DEPOT TO BE LOCATED 3 NM SOUTHWEST OF PHU QUI. THE AREA CONTAINS A FENCED DEPOT CONSISTING OF 24 DISPERSED CAMOUFLAGED STORAGE BUILDINGS AND TWO SUPPORT BUILDINGS. DAMAGED BUILDINGS. THESE CYLINDERS RESEMBLE LIQUID CONTAINERS AND MAY BE USED FOR SHIPPING MUNITIONS. HOWEVER, THE ABSENCE OF ANY SECONDARY EXPLOSIONS INDICATE THE STORAGE OF NON-EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS, AND CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS HEAVY SECURITY, CAMOUFLAGING, MINIMUM REVETTING, 25X 25X 25X 25X 3. STRIKE DATA REPORTS THAT ON 15 MARCH 1965, THE PHU QUI AMMUNITION DEPOT SW WAS STRUCK BY 84 NAVY AND USAF AIRCRAFT SUPPORTED BY 51 OTHER NAVY AND USAF AIRCRAFT. ORDNANCE EXPENDED CONSISTED OF NAPALM, 250 I.B. GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS, 750 LB. GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS, MK 81 (SNAKEYE), ZUNI ROCKETS, 2.75 INCH ROCKETS, AND 20MM CANNON. OF THE 23 BUILDINGS COVERED BY PHOTOGRAPHY, THREE HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED, SEVENTEEN HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, AND THREE REMAIN UNDAMAGED. 4. THIS AREA HAS BEEN COVERED PREVIOUSLY BY NUMEROUS LAZY DAISY, 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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. aoirngrading and deetassltioattutJ SECRE T Approved For Release 20I(0~ RE J-6962 LUCKY DRAGON, AND TROJAN HORSE PHOTOGRAPHY. PREPARED BY: CSD/NPIC DISTRIBUTION: e COPY 1 - DIRECTOR, NPIC 2 - CHIEF, REF/CSD 3 - CHIEF, RAS CSD 9 - NSB/RB/CSD 4 - DIA (COL. 5 - TCO/ARMY 6 - TCO/NAVY 7 - PID 8 - PAG (ATTN: 014718000300030004-3 25X1 CSD/NPIC 168/65 12 APRIL 1965 PAGE 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(:.) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. SECRET, 25X1