POSSIBLE SOVIET SUPER AIR BASE COMPLEXES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81T00990R000100010067-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: December 16, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director (Intelligence)
FROM : Chief, Project HTAUTOMAT
HTA? 14-57
Copy No.
16 December 1957
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SUBJECT:
REFERENCES:
Possible Soviet Super Air Base Complexes
(a) Cable . 29 Nov 1957 25X1 A
(b) TS Memo from Military Scientific Branch
to Chief, HTA
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1. In response to a verbal request from as stimulated
by reference (a). the Military Scientific Branch has made a rapid survey
of photo coverage and/or collateral information on the areas mentioned.
Initial findings are reported in reference (b).
2. Unless otherwise advised it wilt be assumed that these pre-
liminary findings meet your initial requirements. If a more detailed
analysis is desired I would suggest that OCI or OSI be designated as the
primary responder with HTA to provide such supporting details as might
be derived from our photographic holdings.
ARTHUR C. LUNDAHL
Enclosures:
1. Copy of Ref. (a)
2. Copy of Ref. (b)
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DATE . 29 NOV 57
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FIRM ON PRODUCTION RATE OF NOT IN EXCESS OF THREE BISON A MONTH CURRENTLY.
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THIS AFTERNOON TO HEAR SUCH REBUTTAL AS HE PAY HAVE.
THEN WENT ON TO PRESENT BRIEFING ON CONSTRUCTION OF SUPER AIR BASES
AT GROSS DOLLN, CENTRAL KOLA, ANADYR, KAMACHATA AND SEVERAL OTHER PLACES IN
WEST AND CENTRAL RUSSIA. BASED ON GROSS DOLLN AND OTHER-EVIDENCE, CLEAR THAT
THESE BASES OF UNPRECEDENTED SIZE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AMO HARDNESS. EACH COMPLETE
COVERING FUEL STORAGE, STANDS, PERSONNEL QUARTERS, ETC. COVERS AREA SEVEN BY
FIVE MILES. RUNWAYS UPWARDS 12,000 FEET CONCRETE IMO CENTIMETERS THICK (CF 30
CENTIMETERS NORMAL HEAVY BOMBER RUNWAY) TAXIWAYS TWO-ONE HALF TIMES AS WIDE AS
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2 DEC 195t;C)DUCTION BY OTHER THA"J T4 - " ; I C E PROHIBITED Co No
VIEW, IS REPORT OF THREE VISITS BY
AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 HOURS ON RANDOM DATES IN
OCT, ON EACH OF WHICH TIMES VISIBLE LIGHTS ON IN PLANT WERE SO FEW THAT PLANT
COULD NOT BE WORKING SECOND SHIFT. AS TO EVIDENCE OF BISON PRODUCTION IN ANY
OTHER PLANTS THEY EMPHATICALLY STATED ABSOLUTELY NONE WHATSOEVER. I AM MEETING
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Chief, HTA
Military-Scientific Branch
Possible Soviet Super Air Base Complexes
Eastern European Satellite Area
HTA-MSB 14-57
16 December 57
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SUBJECTS Possible Soviet Super Air Base Complexes
. Chernyakhovsk A/F, east of Kaliningrad (54?36'N/21047'E)
Single Runway - l2, ('01:' x 260'
NOTE: There may be more information available to us on this
A/F, but it has not been chocked out yet, except in
Air Facilities and Airfields and Seaplane Stations of
the World.
USSR.
6. Oleniya A/F, Kola Peninsula (68?09'N/ 33?28'E)
Single Runway - 11, 500' x 280'
Taxiways - Not dimensioned
Special Loading Facility - There is a reevetteed hardstand with
a probable leading pit. This facility
is not like the facilities at Orsha,
Minsk or Stryy.
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Special-Purpose Buildings - There is a drive-thru building in
the support area, with a good road
leading into the taxiway system.
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Status of Construction - Runway appears completed. but support
facilities were still under, construction
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7. Amderzna A.IF, Far North (69046'N/61?35'E) *
8. Lugovoye A/F. SW of Balkash (42?55'N f 72?43'E)
Concrete Runway ? 7, 000' x 200'
Earth Runway - 15,00o, long
No other information. Not our*, but believe that earth runway
will be concreted eventually.
9. Tiksi A/F, Far North (71041' N/128?53E)*
10. Mys Schznidta A/F, Far North (lab?53'N/179o24'E)*
11. Anadyr/Leninka A/F. Far East (64044'.N/177?45'Ey'
Runway - 13, 000', no other information, report not
immediately available.
12. 1#oarevsk A/F, Kamchatka Peninsula (approx. 56?N/159?E)
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Covered by Construction stage in llappeared
preliminary and dormant. In I Iwork had been resumed.
Length of clearing makes it appear that runway will be in
excess of 10,000'.
*No information is readily available on numbers 7, 9 and 10, since*
the material has been drawn by special request of another CIA
component. However, those airfields reportedly have long
runways,
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