FIELD DEPLOYED SAM SITE THANH HOA NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001500050003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 21, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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FIELD DEPLOYED SAM SITE
THANII IIOA, NORTH VIETNAM
21-10-02N 105-52-OOE
NPIC/CSD 104/66
21 FEBRUARY 1966
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SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS THE FIRST FIELD DEPLOYED
SAM SITE IN NORTH VIETNAM TO BE OBSERVED ON PHOTOGRAPHY.
ALSO REPRESENTS THE NINTY-FIRST SITE TO BE IDENTIFIED.
ON THE FIRST SAM SITE IN NORTH VIETNAM 25X1
'(HANOI.SAM SITE 817-2) WAS OBSERVED ON PHOTOGRAPHY. SAM SITES 2
AND 3.4VERE FIRST OBSERVED IN MAY; SITE 4 IN JUNE; SITES 5, 6, AND
IN SEPTEMBER; SITES 23 THROUGH 33 IN OCTOBER; SITES 34 THROUGH
.MISSION READOUT:
REVEALS A NEWLY-
IDENTIFIED FIELD DEPLOYED SA-2 SAM SITE 22 NM NORTH-NORTHEAST
THROUGH ~91 IN FEBRUARY 1966. (SITES 10, 18, AND 50 HAVE SINCE
52 IN NOVEMBER; SITES 53 THROUGH 64 IN DECEMBER; AND SITES 65
JULY; SITES 8 THROUGH 18 IN AUGUST; SITES 19 THROUGH 22
ABANDONED AND PROBABLY RETURNED TO AGRICULTURE, BRINGING
THE TOTAL.NUMBER OF KNOWN SITES IN NORTH VIETNAM TO EIGHTY-EIGHT.)
`OF TIANH HOA. THE SITE CONSISTS OF TWO LAUNCHERS WITH MISSILES,
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.
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(NOT. ALL SHOWN ON GRAPHIC).
VAN TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS, PERSONNEL TENTS, SEVERAL PIECES OF
UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT AND NUMEROUS PERSONNEL ARE OBSERVED.
CAMOUFLAGED VEHICLES/VAN TRAILERS. A PROBABLE ACQUISITION
RADAR VAN, IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE GUIDANCE AREA. TWO
,.,,OCCUPIED WITH A PROBABLE GUIDANCE RADAR AND SEVEN ASSOCIATED
PROBABLE LAUNCHERS. AN UNREVETTED CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA IS
ONE CAMOUFLAGED POSSIBLE LAUNCHER, AND TWO CAMOUFLAGED
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.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
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.Theso 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.
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FIELD DEPLO+ED SAM SITE
THANH HOA, NORTH VIETNAM
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