IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3455 27 FEBRUARY 1963

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• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 27, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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;February 1963
'PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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`B~~-SS KNOB ..MISSION. 3455
27 FEBRUARY `1 X63
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This document contains information. affecting
the national defense of the United States,
within the meaning of Title 18, sections
793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended.
.Its transmission. or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is
prohibited by law.
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
THE FC3LL?kIING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANAL:YSI-S ?F AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM! BRASS KNOB
MISSION 3zt:55s 1~ATEt~ 27 FEBRUARY ~383a THE NUMBER
APPEARItdG AT THE END OF .THE HEADER LINE IS THE COMDR
TARGET NUMBERa
-MISSILES.-
SA;GUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 2 2239N 0795iW
NO APPARENT CHANGE
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NO APPARENT CHANGE IN k~ESI'ERN AREA., EASTERN
.AREA CLCIUD COVEREt~~
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SALAMANCA, SUSPECT SSM ACTIVITY 2227N ~794fdW
NCi M~SSiLE ACTIVITY OBSERVEC30
H?LGUIN SAM SITE 2~52N P176271n
SIX UNREVETTE[? t~AUNCHERS I~'RL1~A~LY CANVAS?CC~VEREt~~~
7 CANVAS-?CLIVEREL~ N~iSSIL.E TRAIVSPJRTERSg ANA; ~aGCUPIEC3
GUIL3ANCE AREAa
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SANTA. CRUZ L1EL NDRTE CRUISE?MISSILE SITE 23t~9N PJ8156W
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?A I RF ~ E~.as~-~
CAM.Il.C3 CIENFUEGOS AiRFiELt3 2.~~9~i 07955W
AIRCRAFT -~?~ li FAGt3I"IFRESCC3~ A1Ut} ~2 FiSHBEi7~
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AIRGRAF~' ~? ~a POSSIBLE FACIITIFRESCC~
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SAN ANTON I Q DE LAS ~3ANC7S A ~ RF I EL[3 Z25~N &33231 W
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AIRCRAFT --~eO 2~ FAGCJTIFR,ESCD~ it B?26~ ~ T~S~ 3 CRATE
2 C?4~s 2 FARPyIERs ~ COLTS ANA 5 LIAISUN?TYPE~
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AIRCRAFT ?? t3NE CLEATS ONE 1liSCC3UNa~ 4 ~RiTANNIA~ ONE
C~54, 2 Cm4~, ONE C?4b' ONE.LOI3ESTARg 3 LIAISON,
3 CRATES 2 CONSTELLAT.iON~, AND ONE CRATE FUSELAGE
viSISLE~
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?F~ORTS?
CA~BAR EN PORT ,~23N D~T~2~3'~,i
NO LARGE VESSELS 065ER1fED.~
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-ELECTRONICS-
HAVANA AREAS CflMMUNICATiONS CENTER 23~1~N l~822Ea~d
Nm:APPAkENT CHANGE IN FACILiTIES~
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VEHi~LES .??~, 13 TRUCKS IN CIeOUD-?-FREE ARFA~
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mMILITARY ACTIVITY-~
LA F1:C1RA AR>Afl ~liLiTAi~Y S~'L7RA~E 2252N P~8233W
NCI :APPARENT CHANGE:iN FACiLiTiESn AT LEAST 1~
vEHiCl~ES~
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REMEQIC3S AREAF MILITARY CAMP 2227N 0793~W
THERE iS NCl APPARENT CHANGE iN CCIUNT DR PflSITiCIN OF
vEHiCLESlEQUIPMENT EXCEPT FCIR APPRCIXIMATELY ~0
CARGt~ TRUCKS WHICH ARE PARKED AT THE SERVICE
AREA ADJACENT TCl THE Mt3Tt3R PARK? THE 6?C;UN AAA
SITE REMAINS DCCUPiEt7o HAZE PRECLUt}ES :FURTHER.
INTERF'RETATICIN~
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SAN~'IAGCI DE LAS VEGAS AREAp MILITARY CANdP 2~~8N ~i32,~~iW
THE FCII.I~DWING ITEMS ~dERE tIBSERVED ??9 APPREI7(IMATELY
25 LARGEs ~ MEDIUMS AND ~ SMALL TENTSg 13 TANKS~'SP
GUNS, AND 30 CARGCI TRUCICSo HEAVILY WCIDS~E[3 AREA
Cfll`lTANS tVUMERCIIIS VEHiCLESfPiECES L3F EQUiPMENT~, THE
9?Gl#N AAA S I T E REMAINS OCCUP I Eta ~ THE 6-~+~UN AAA 5 i TE
IS CLCIUD CiDitEREDm SCA7TEREU CLOUI3S AND HAZE PRECLUC)E
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HEAVY CLf~UDS, HAKE 9 AND CLOUD SHAI)Obd PRECLUi3E
INTERPRETATION OF 75 PERCENT OF CQMPLEX. THE
E[iLLQWiNG THREE AREAS WERE PARTIALLY VISI6LE -
AAA POSITION 1.5 NM SSE ?- AAA SITE iS UNOCCUPIED,
BUT 6 AAA GUNS REMAIN PARKED IN AREA, TWQ LARGE AND
ONE MEIiIUM TENT, AND 12 CARGO TRUCK5 OI3SERVED IN AREA
BILLETING AREA I.,9 NM SOUTH -- 13 LARGE, ~ MEt3IUM, AND
15 SMALL TENTS, AND NUMEROUS VEHiCLESIPIECES OE
EQUIPMENT C7BSERVED IN AREA?
MDT~IR -PARK is2 NM SW ?? APPRfIXiMATELY 1!a UNI[~ENTIFIED
VEH:iCLESlPIECES flF EQUIPMENT L18SERVEUa
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AREA I -- 7 PROBABLE TANKS/SP GUNS ANL3 SEVERAL
VEH~~LES.
AREA 2 -- IDENTIFICATION aNLY.
AREA 3 -? 8 TANKS/SP GUNS.
SCATTERED CLOUtIS AND CLOUD SHADOW PRECLUDE FURTHER
iNTERPRETATION?
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-MISCELLANECIUS ACTIVITY-
MANAGUA, MUNITIONS STORAGE SITE 22.~8N ~8218W
Nt? APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES. FOUR VEHICLES
ON LOOP ROADS.
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NO .APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES. T1dENTY-EC~UR
VEHICLES IN HEAt}QUARTERS AREA.
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THE Ft3LLUWING TARGETS CCIULfl BE IDENTIFIED:
BUT NIIT INTERPRETED --
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MARI EL NAVAL AIR STATIt3N
23~t~N
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CABANAS Pt3RT
~59N
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ARTEMISAs MILITARY CAMP
2251N
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SANTA CLARA AREA, MILITARY ACTI~/ITY
2~21N
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PURIC3, MILITARY AREA
2233N
079S2W
25X1D
UA ABAL A MILITARY AREA
23l~7N
082i5W_
SANTA ~LARA AREA, MILITARY INSTALLATICIN
22Z4N
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