IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTERS MOSCOW AREA, USSR

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CIA-RDP78T05161A000800010104-6
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16
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December 28, 2016
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February 24, 2003
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February 1, 1966
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AGERY Approved For Release ALYSIS ISION Q OHMdaRNMC 120?10 T-h& n~ r~QTAIi~ Q~ IDENT IFICA CIVIL DEFENSE SMELTERS Moscow AREA USSR Declass Review by NIMA/ DOD 25X CIA/PIR 67186 GROUP 1 Eaclu.d f?o d.w yr.din9 and dec la saihlca~ion DATE fEBR-UA ~0n ~ SECRE COPY 9 U PAGES 13 Approved For Release 2003/05/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5161A000800010104-6 25X Y 19b6 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5161A000800010104-6 Approved For Release 2003/05/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5161A000800010104-6 Approve For Release 2?Vrff IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTERS MOSCOW AREA, USSR Approved For Release 2WAUR I - I[. Fer Re TOP SECRETI FIGURE 1. PLAN VIEW OF THE KUNTSOVO ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTER. VIEW OF THE KUNTSOVO ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTER LOOKING NORTHEAST FROM THE MOSCOW Approved For ft~f&ake"~603/05/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5161A0008000101V-kCRET I 21 125X Approve For Release Zfvr-~ ~ IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTERS MOSCOW AREA, USSR CIA PIR- 71 Photographic analysis of two selected areas of Moscow, USSR, was performed in an effort to locate and establish existance of civil defense shelters using the observed characteristics of alleged shelters in the Kuntsovo and Moscow University areas. No additional similar structures were observed in these areas. II KUNTSOVO - ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTER (See Figures 1, 2 and 3) A. Location: The Kuntsovo Alleged Civil Defense Shelter is located at 55 43 1ON-037 23 15E, approximately 425 feet northeast of junction with the. Moscow Ring Road and the Moscow-Minsk Rail Line. B. Description: The installation enclosed by a wire fence, is generally rectangular in shape measuring 510 by 425 feet with the northeast corner reduced in size. The installation contains an earth mound approximately 15 feet in height and approximately 120 by 80 feet in size. At least four ventilation vents are observed on top of the mound. The mound appears to be a layered or a cut-and cover type civil defense shelter. A small building is located on the north and east sides of the mound. A pathway leads to the north building. Means of egress to the mound is undetermined. A third building is located along the west fence line. The site was observed on aerial coverage. Various limiting conditions precluded earlier observation. Approved For Release 2T&b!5KRcElII 25X 25X 25X TOP SECRET proved Relese?R2d 0Cf4 Y QQ8 QQ7'Q UNTSOVO _ ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTER Approveq' For Release 2T8p5J,q,5CR CIA IMAGERY ANALYSIS DIVISION UiA/Pili-671b6 III MOSCOW UNIVERSITY AREA - ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTERS (See Figures 4, 5a, 5b, 6 and 7) A. Location: Four alleged civil defense shelters are observed between the main university building and the river. Alleged shelter number 1, to the left front of the university, is located at 55 42 24N-037 31 50E. Alleged shelters numbers 2, 3 and 4, to the right front, are located at 55 42 26N-037 32 19E (Shelter No. 2), 55 42 22N-037 32 23E (Shelter No. 3) and 55 42 19N-037 32 27E (Shelter No. 4). These installations were first observed on aerial coverage 25X I land ground photography of August - September 1954. Eac area is earth mounded, approximately 15 feet in height, and measures 270 x 270 feet. On top of each are five pole-like objects which may be used as vents, however their height exceeds that normally expected for a ventilation system. A small square building abutts the front of each mound at Shelters No. 2, 3 and 4. These buildings contain an entrance doorway and a circular aperture. which is believed to be an emergency exit is observed on the side opposite the entrance. Earth scarring at Shelters 2 and 3 indicate possible exits in the same relative position. Entrance to alleged Shelter No. 1 is via the small buildings observed in the foreground of Figure 4. Approved For Release T[Q3/SEERI Approx d For Release 2003/05/05 : CIA 4K TOP SECRET CIA/PIR-67186 IV MENSURATION All measurements have been made by the CIA/IAD project analyst. They should not be construed as being mensuration data compiled by the NPIC Technical Intelligence Division. V CONCLUSIONS A. The function of these alleged shelters cannot be confirmed from overhead photography. B. The mounds in front of Moscow University are similar in appearance but differs to the mound in the Kuntsovo area. Variances in these installations precludes determination of a specific signature. The size and configuration for each site appears to be related to its location and capacity rather than to a standard configuration. 25X1 Approved For Release 20 /S?CRDP78T05161A000800010104-6 TOP SECRET ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTER FIGURE 4. ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTER IN LEFT FRONT OF MOSCOW UNIVERSITY. TOP SECRET 2 5 Approved For Release 2003/05/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5161A000800 - 25 ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTERS FIGURE 5a. ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN RIGHT FRONT OF MOSCOW UNIVERSITY. FIGURE 5b. ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTERS,COMPLETED, IN RIGHT FRONT OF MOSCOW UNIVERSITY. PIR 67186 TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2003/05/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5161A000800010104-6 proved For Release 2003/05/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5161A000800010104-6 25X TOP SEC 0618Q04- 10SCOW UNIVERSITY -ALLEGED CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTERS rzGURE rou~cl For Release 2003/0&05 ?CIA ?78T0511'-Q80001b T J d For Release U }? #F~I - C "$ O Q K "MOSCOW UNIVERSITY -ALLEGED C TOP SECRET VIL DEFENSE SHELTERS I AIM FRET 20ptO 516 Approve For Release 2fQ~?IpSIQ$.RC Mir to 1 05 16 1 A0008000 10 104-6 25X ACIC. USATCM Series 25, 0167-9998-15-25MA Moskva, USSR, Scale 1:25,000, 2nd Edition, December 1953. (SECRET) ACIC. USATCM Series 25,0167-9998-4-25MA, Moskva, USSR, Scale 1:25,000, 3rd Edition, may 1960. (SECRET) CIA/PIE- 671 25X 25X Approved For Release TGR/(SWRE1i -RDP78TO5161A000800010104-6 Approve d For Release 2(1Q.3,(O Qi?R ~- 1. U.S. Library of Congress. Air Information Division, SES Report, No. 99, "Atomic ERA Shelters in The USSR," March 1960, Page 66, Plates 21 and 22. UNCLASSIFIED 2. OARMA, Moscow. Report 2901-0208-65, Civil Defense Shelters, September 1965. (CONFIDENTIAL[ 3. Navy, Moscow, 233-5-58, may 1958. (SECRET) C-RR,-5-83,199 CIA/IAD PROJECT 30617-6 Approved For Release 3?B/cFTi, Approved For Release 2003 P .t *to &P /05/05: Approved For Release 2003/05/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5161A000800010104-6 o~ Approved For Release gqU55/ L ." I 1IPT8T05161A000800010104-6 Approved For Releaser(QP5/0&N 1R&T8T05161A000800010104-6