I P I R BRASS KNOB MISSION 3644 25 JUNE 1963

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 19
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: June 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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June 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
P I R
BR~~SS KNOB MISSION 364-?4
25 JUNE X963
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SECRET
GROUP I
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dow .adin and declaeelfic
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`['hiti d~cumcnt cr~nta.ins inf~rm.rtion n.ffectin~;
the na,~ir~nal cie'"e?nsr_ ~f t.hc'~ i~nitP~~ 5tate~s.
within the mean!n~7 of 't'itle 12i, ~c~ctions
793 nni 794, of the L1.S. (~c'~r1c~, aq ~timended.
fte, tsar mission car rr?~~E?1>,,,.ic~n ol? its c?r~ntents
to or u:ciiit kr; rtin tmta.uthorizo~d r~~~rson is
prohibi9^ct by l~tiw.
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE.FOLLC~~ING INFORMATIClN REPRESENTS A PRELIMTNA~Y:
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PNt~~OGRAPHY FRf~M '8~AS5 "}tNtlH
N1I SS ION: 3l~44, fl!A7'ED 25 .~IiNE I.~Ii3. i'HE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE END OF '-'tNE HEADER LINE
IS ~tiE GOMOR ~'ARGET NUMBE~t.
-MISSILES-
I'APASI'E AREA, "STORAGE ,SITES 23~3N ~82~7'wi
N0 MILITARY EQUIPMENT OR A~CTI1/ITY ODSER~/EID.
SAN JULIAN .AIRFIEI.O SAM. SITE 2205N 1~8~s9W
SITE CON~'AINS (~ REVETTED ~-AUNCHERS i5 GAN1/AS- fl12 -NET-
CCIVERED), -3 BARRACKS-TYPE BUI1IIiNGS, 2 LARGE 1#N13 2
MEDIUM TENT5, ONE T~tUGK-MOt/NTI=D CRANES ~ GApGO 'T~.L~C1C~4
16~ PROBABLE TRACKED :PRIME MOVERS Z t/NiIIENTFIEL~
VEHICLES: ~ MISSILE TRANSPORTERS t6 IN HOLD POSITIONS,::.
ONE IN A LAUNCH REVE7'MENTI, 'AND AId OCLUf'IED GUIDANCE
REVETMENT,
.2 NN1 ~1E5T -? 6 CANVAS.-CO~?ERED MISSII:E TRAI~SPOi~I'ER,S~ ,
ONE FLATBED TRAILER OR ADDI:TIONALMISSILE-TRANSPORI'ERs
AtdD Z CARGO :TRUCKS.
.2 NM NW -- 5 LAUNCHERS ATTACNEa TCl::TRACICED PRIME
M0~/ER5 AND .~ ADDITIOfVAL :TRACKED PRIME MOVERS WI TN
PROBABLE VAN- TRAILERS ifs T01~.
DEL:EI"1'E SAM SITE 2259N 08~f451~
S II'E ~CJ11i7~-1t'~5 ~i ~'E~'ETTE~ ~..Ai.~N{:I-iEFIS'_ 7 ~CA~IVAS-
COVEREt3 MiSSIL? TRANSPORTERS? 10 CANVAS--CO.VEREI
Pt35SIBLE PRIME MOVERSs 3 UNIDENTIFIE[~ 1/EHi.CL.ES, b SETS
OF BOGIE klHEELS, AN[? AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE REVETMENT,.
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SANTAGI~ CiE LAS-VEGAS SAM A.SSEMB~.Y AREA 225~N G~822W
IVO APPARENT CHANGE ~N FA?Ci~iTiESn":
AREA GC?NTAINS 21 ~I~SS~E TRANSP'E3R7ERS, FL~4T8E
TRI~CTOR TRA;~LERS~ 2 VAN TR~lCKS~ 2.CARGCI TRUGK~~ 3
UN1t3ENTIFIED VEHICLES, ANt~ AT BEAST 3b GAtV~'AS-C#]VEREf~
f~ISSiLE CANISTERSo THE 28 13~1IBE~ITIFIE:a TRAIZERS
REMAIN PARKED .IN THE AREA.
SiX REVETTEt7 LAUNCHERSo ? A~ISStLE TRAI~SPC3R~ERS,
E3F S?t;IE WHEELS, A GAP31/AS?Gt~VEREa PARKI#~ AREA,:
?CCllPIEF~ GUI~?ANCE REVETMENT aBSERVEtI~
7 SETS
At~t3 AV
SITE- CONTAINS 3 CANVA.S~~CtIVEREI~ MISSILE TRANSPCIRTERSp
1~ CRUISE-MISSILE CRATESs 8 'PRIME .MC3V?ERS, AN~3
A CANVAS?CI].VEREI} GUiOANCE AREA
NO LAUNCHERS VISIBLE.
~A I RF I ELDS- 25X1A
AIRCRAFT -?- l _FAGOTfFRESC`O~
NCB APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILiTIES~
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25X1A
~aRONEL: PASC4IAL AiRFIELl7 23f~7N P~817~1
25X1 D
SAN AN~'i]l~~CT ~E :LC3S BANS A I RF I E~13 2252N 0823 ~:~1
1~~RCRA1=3 -- 4 1=ARMERs 3~1 FSHBED~ i7 :FAG~TIFRESCtI~ -ANC3
t7NE H~UNI~m
SAN JULIAN A~Rg~ELi3 22~ErN. 08~~f9b~
/1I.:R~RAF~' ?-~ CJNE LIAISON-1''YI?E.
JCISE MAp,~I -INTERNA~iC]NAL AIRFI.E~.[~ 2300N :H82244~ .
A I RIrRAFT -- 2 8R I TANN i A, ONE IClt3T, 3 ~RA7E s 3
~ONS~E~.LA;~'IOtd~ 3 tr?-549 ~ C~?~tbs -LINE ~OL~, t3NE :1..L1[)ES~ARs
t~ND-.ONE LIAISON-~YFE.
GAMP[~ .LIBERTAt1 AI#~FIELO 230bN DJ822~d
AI:RCRA~FT -~ aNE FAGOT/'1=RES~CO . 3 !CRAKE, 3 x--47, '6 GC~L~~ "
35 L3AISE~tV1~RAINER ANC? ONE- PBY~
PLAYA BAFtAG~3A AiR1=TEED 23Q/ZN ~18.235>d
AIRCRAFT '-- ONE 047, b2 3-IQl7N[) i 3 Y,ili'~iC~U1r RCI7'I3RSI , ~i
HARE, AND- 2 BELL i~E~. i~CCiPTERS.
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P~NAR flEL RIB AIR:F~ELI3 2225N f~8341`'~
AIRCRAFT _~ 2 L~A~StI[V?~`XpF.
?P~3RTS?
MAREL P'C3RT ANi3 NAVAL. AIR ~TATI~N 23~1N Pf8245~t
VESSELS ?~- 11 KI~MAR-CLAS5 PGMG 4~lNE AT SFA~', pidE: PF
25X1D ~ AtdD t~NE LARGE ,FREI~[~TER tQBaERS/E~? AT
125 ~ ~ ~_ .LATER C~D1/ERAGE { 135.52 ~ REVEALS 1~J Kt~MAR-
CLASS PGh1G AT SEA NC1ftTFd OE ;PC9RT.
Na AIR~c-RAFT ~JSSERVED i4T NAVAL ~~ S7ATICI:~V.
I~IENFUEGC~S RDRT 2209N f~8@27Y~
~-ESS.ELS --~ a~E lCRC~NSNTAGT-CLASS gc ~ ~ PT:
FREIGHTERSs ~~E. LARGE TANKER, -ANC i3NE CaASTA
R ~ ~ ~.~~ ~ R o
LA :ISA$ELA A'flRT ' 2256N 08~(~l1Mt ~
~/ESSELS m? ONE FREIGHTER O~SERVE~= IN CLClt1C#-FREE AREAS.
CAR~ENAS PC1RT 23H2i~ ~8112W
'VESSELS ?~ 2 LARGE FREIGHTERS {P~l7C~MS ACTIVE).:
NCl MILITARY EQUIPMENT ~BSERVEL3~
SANTA LUCIA P~3RT Z24~N 083581:
VESSI=LS -~ C1NE LARGE FREiGHT1=R ANCi~C3REt3 UFF .SHURE.
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MATANZAS ~1R~ 2303t~ ~d8i.341~ ~
1/ES5E~~ ~-- '2 ~.ARG~ FRF~~Hi'ERS AND. E3fVE LARGE TAi~tfFf~4
Nt3 NlILI~ARY .EQUiPMENI t~SSERVEDa
HAVANA.PaR~ 23~8N T~8221W
VESSELS. ~~ 3 PFD 5 P~ ~2 ~RL}NS~i~TA~T-?~~.AS~ ANQ ~}t~E
pt~DBA?~LE KR~INSH~AD7?~LASS ~ 3 3 PT q b P-?4 M~~ ~ 25 -BARGE
Ff~EIGH~ERS,~ 5 C#IASTA~: FREIGHTER59 "aNE_ LAF~GE TANKE#~m
ANp 9 1"RAWLERS.
CABANAS' ~'~1R7 2259N {~8256Y0
Nth :LARGE VESSELS ~#R MiL~TARY EQUIPi~ENT ClBSER1/~t~~
BAHiA. Ht~N~3A Pi~Ri' 2255N ~8311.Y~
NC .LARGE VES~E~-~ ClR Mi~ii'ARY :FQ~i~?~1~N~ CiBSFR~fE~.
?ELECTRDNdCS?
HA'~ANA AREA,. CCIMMUNICA~t3NS CENTER 23~1N ~$225~i 1
1+~C# ApgAREN7 CHANGE: iN FACILITIFS.o
FC3RTY VAfid TE~LfC~S~ 4 CARGt~ TR~CKS~ -t1NE tJTi1ITY :3RUCl,.
flN~ 5 L~NIfl~ENTIFiEF~. VEHIC~.ES [~PSERVE~~
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?MI~:~TARY ;~LTiVTY-
PI1~i41~.. DEL. Rios MI~I?ARY :CAMP 2223N ~$34ZW
ipV~ryl~y:~Ay/P~~yPrrAtR~1EidT+~/MAN+Gy~~: y~~IV[~yF'AGI{~~(I7TI~s~Sy.(^~
M F'i"RtJA IMfi~~1.1 ~~ '11 ~~7~L+L:~~ LJ L7~~PaY ~YIa
~R Fl:t]RH' 4i li~Q4 ~~~~~ARY ~~L73#Mi7~ G+G ~C.IY YI~L.J71'M
N~t3x:AP~^PARENT ~N}ANGT~F'^g ~~r] FA{~+~~c+~y{~T~/~Cc'yyIyES.
IHIRT~P-TNRE~ YE~I:~~.ES -C~$S E~YC. L+r
ART~MiSAy:MI~.~TARY CAMP 22~LN 0$2481
Nf~ APPaRENT GHA~iGF SINE -
LA BCI~A~ M~.ITARY DAMP 2301N 08Z42W
CAMP ~C11dTAINS 4 ~A~.GE AN#3 CINF SMALL: TEEd3"~ 37 ~9(~
TRU~S~ 2 ~AR~C~ T13UC1{S~ AND ~ UN:it3FNT~FIE~ t/FHIGLF:S
BA~IIA F1L#NI3A~ MI~.~TARY .CAMP 2258N f~8311.W
Ma APPARFN3' CHANGE Std FaCiLiTIES.
TW0 CARGQ TRUCKS ANU ~ VAN TRUCKS OBSERV'Et3s
CABatdAS AREAS MILITARY .`~~AEMPr~i 22#5-btiV HT87251
. 1~V ~~t:_AREtdT_ 1rHANGE, 11Y -~tiL ~~L~~i-1J?
~L~v~td cAR~o TRUCKS, ~~~ UTILITY TRUCK ANf3 ~ FA
p~~~~s a~s~~vE~~
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HAVANA AR~MUNtTON.STORAGE.AREA 23O1N O8226W
NO:APPAREtdT CHANGE i(V FACT~IfitES.
T~PtI OARGO:7Ri7~KS~ ONE_ PROBABLE TRACTOR-TRAILER, ANt?
~ UNIDENTIFiEL~ VEHICLES CIBSERVEt~.
SANTIAGO QE .LAS -VEGAS AREA: MILITARY CAMP 2258N' I~82Q~~1
NO APRARENT.CHANGE SINCE
TORRENS MILITARY COMPLEX 2259N ~82Z8W
REFORMATORY .PROPER -- 25 LARGE, 7 MEL3Il~M ::ANI~ 5 SMALL
TENTSy 8 VAiV TRllClCSr 4 'CARGO: TR~1CiCS, AND ~~! OTk~ER
VEH'IGLES.
MOTOR PARK 'ANA BILLETING AREA .3: NM SOt~TH -- 8 ~A,RC.~E,r -
1.7 MEOIl3~l :ANI~ ONE SINALL TENT, AT LEAST' 34 .1IAN
TRUCKSa APPROXI~9ATELY 9f~ CARGO:TRt3CKS, -I.4 :UTILITY .
TRUCifS~ b.TRACKE33 PRIME MOVERS, 4PJ OTHER VEHICLES
ANF~ ,Z4 CARGt3 TRAILERSQ
MOTOR PA?tK =.7 NM SOUTH_ -- QNE .~#E17IUM ENO 2 St~AL~
TENTS 55 1/AN T~LUCKS, 2 TRACKEt~ PRI-ME Mt3VERS~, :35 OTHER
~"EHICLES~ 3 VAN TRAILERS ANfl 9 CARGO T~tAiLERS.
MOTOR-PARK .9 NMSE -- 42 CARGO TRUCKS ~.~ OTHER
VE~NICLES9 ANO ~ CARGO TRAILERS.
AAA. SITE 1.5 NM :.SSE. -- ONE :LARGE, 0NE -MEDI[3M AN~3 2
SMALL TENTS, 15 CARGO TRUCKS, ~~.TRACKEO PRIME:MOVERS~:
{ANO 3CARGO -TRAILERS. THE- 6-GUNAAA SI~;TE ::RE~9A:IN5 :..
V L ?leV i' ~ EtJ s
BILLETING AREA. 1.:9 NM :SOUT.H _- 2 LARGEs ;2 ~9EOIt9M ANO
2 .S_MALL TENTS, 4 R:-+S1 TRACKEOAN~P~iIB:~ANS, 4 HEA1tY
Pt3NTON BRIDGES, b4 ?GARGO TRUCKS: 3 Pi~OBABL:E V'AN
TRUCKS ? UTILITY TRUCKS, 5 TfiUCI~-?MO~JN~EO .~RA#~ES, ANt~
APPROXIMATELY l~ CIT#~ER VEHICLES.
MOTOR PARK 1.2 NM SW ,_?? AT LEAST- I.8 TANKS/SP DONS AND
Zb CARGO TRUCKS.
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SANTA CAA AREA, MILi7ARY:A~~iyITY 22Z1N f~7957~1
NCl ';AF!PAREtV~ CHANGE: ~N FAGILITE54
~~.~v~N tANK~~s~ ~uNS ass~R~~~:~N ~~~~~-~~~~ A~~~,s~
MAflR1~GA, FC~~. S~?~RAGE 225?-N 0~314~W ~
hlt~ APPARENT CHANGE IN FACIEi3IFS..
AREA CCINTAItdS 6 CARGCI ~Rt1C1CS~ 2 PRflBABi.F 1.OWBCIY
7"RAtLERSa AN~3 APPRflXMA~ELY ~~ Ut~lflFN3"~FIEt) VEHICEESs
L~N#C!NAR -AREA, M~L~TARY CAMP 2256N 1~8124W
NO APPARENT CHA[VGE StN~GE
~ANAGUA4 NILiTARY.LAMP 2258N..#~82i7W .
SE'~EN ~ANKSISP GUNS, 33 ~.t~t~B~DY .TRAI'LERS, 3.35 C3THEit
1/EHIG~.ES "ClBSERVEE3 .N(3#~Tk~ ?F ?RUNWAY~ APPRLIXTMA7ELY .3~~5
VEHICLES C~BSERVE~i S[lU~'H OF RllNf~AY.
CAMPf3 FLC1RIt3f~: MILITARY :CAMP 23fd~N 0820b1~. I
FOURTEEN TANKSISP GUNS AND 15 LARfiC~ TRUCKS flBSERVEi~.w
BA.3URAY`A80 AREA, MILITARY CAMP 23k~8N ~I32-1~W .
TWENTY=SIK CARG~3 TRUCKS~v 8: f]TMER VEHICL?~~ AtdD 16 FA
- PfiE~CES flBSER1TE~o
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GUANAH.ACflAs N1iLITARY :.AREA 2307N 082I.5W ~
EASE AREA -- lb TRACiCEi3 PRIME ~1DVERSs -22 CARGC3 'TRUCI