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CIA-RDP78B04549A000500050049-9
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RIPPUB
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T
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9
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December 28, 2016
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January 24, 2007
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49
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Publication Date: 
February 8, 1968
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CABLE
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Approved For Release 2007/01/24: CIA-RDP78B0454 000500050 SOP SE OUT64290 1968 FEB 8 08 57 Z P 080703Z FM NPIC Tn nTRNSn OPCEN YDHAVQC/CINCEUR CINCPACFLT CINCUSNAVEUR FICPAC COMNAVFORJAPAN AFSCC AFSSO AFSC AFSSO PACAF AFSSO ACIC AFSSO FTD AFSSO NORTON AFSSO ESD AFSSO SAMSO AFSSO IRC AFSSO USAFE (FOR EEIC) AFSSO TAC USAFSS INFO FICEUR ZEM T O P S E C R E T TTTT CITE NPIC 2946. MISSION 1045-1 25-31 JAN 68 7 FEB 68 PT 01 PREFACE THIS SECTION OF THE OAK REPORTS ON THE HIGHEST PRIORITY COMIREX TARGETS IN THE USSR AND OTHER COUNTRIES. (TEXT WHICH FOLLOWED WAS IDENTICAL TO ABOVE CITED MISSION) T 0 P S E C R E T rich;! E. ri ryt by ~ C'~-=, T Op (ALSO PASSED -END OF MESSAGE- Approved For Release 2007/01/24: CIA-RDP78BO4549AO00500050049-9 s 0 UN It3ENT I~fTdrl~as2dl~'1: ~,-I~'7 LAUNCH PA O* IT 0050049 9F THE 0 NO NEW ICBM OR ARM/PLbS FACT .b ERVED IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE 5w-NM SEARCH AREA. ONLY THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CONPLE 4`i WEST OF SITES 9 AND 190 IS COVERED ON PHOTOGRAPHY. SMALL SCALE PLFSFTSK MISSILE AND SPACE CEN T R ?UR 6254//N 04036//E * cPV RELY LIMITS INTERPRETA514UUT. ? COMPLEX UR 5904 ? ALL COMPONENTS OF THE COMPLEX ARE IN ERPRETAR .et T V e'ry AnSM n IN THE 50-NM SEARCH AREA. 25X1 NO NE L.ES O 1 I55xLE-~ A$. EASTERN HALF OF THE 50 NM SEARCH AREA. FIVE t ?THeu 'rnr-okVwv-1TES '7-n R TE ri 11 TTIES OBSERVED IN THL NO NEW MISSILE ~?~l ?ALOA ICEM COMPLEX N 06024.//E SS Il.E TEST CENTER /N 06 17/ " _. r1CV1 FA Ift? TOwU0O0 I LAUNCH GROUP 0 CAN NOW At CONFIRMED. A FOURTH SITE CONFIRMED AS A SINGLE SILO SITE. H BEEN IDENTIFIED AT APPRO ATEL.Y 45-SON 662-54E-f, A.PPRGX IM!A ,. 9.3 mid rmlar or t 'TSITEHERERE BINOMAS NO HAS EV IOIA ICy ! ,-_ O 57M U GN~t N1 25X1 THE T CE TER IS COMPLETELY COVERED ON CLXAK _ NTEpDREYARItITY WITH SNOW COVER. APP'ROXi a 1" IG 90MIZ&FAA A ? SHALLOW MAF . O SW S i i 0 0 I I S 10 F THE IDE ARTH MOUND IS ADJACENT 'T HE ,,.~. EX AVATION. THE IMPROVED ROAD HAS BEEN EXT ALMOST Tt THE SIT . ,.a..... r.... .,,ftlftto&im ?ir r'11 Purr r=re! .ierc me A oc r'!" fNimt ll l-i RECTANGULAR a.i, I L u }i~vw r'~{{;]j~ rRL/GA/1E70sR ~yrr(y~yi~/7v rrr~w. {~ s . ~ yam... Y }'p~ EXCAVAT: ON WHICH MEASURES APPROXIMAT,ELi 600 9 1118 FT* THE NOR HFRN N? Wit EXCAVATION IS SHALLOWER THAN THE REMAINDER. AGAIN DEFINED TO DETERMINE WHETH O SITE 001- NtlTr CLEARLY ENO MEASURES APPRQXIlATL 25X1 1 .q Y. THE EXCi COR. N FT ANU 2 BUILDINGS ARE UNUER TRUCTION SW OF IT. THE N EWE T SITE. T C4, AL LS NSI T5 OF A CTANGU A EXCAVATION SECTION N 03 MEASURING APPROATELY 201 X 106 FT NTH A CORING NEAR ITS CENTER. THE NORTHERN END OF THE EXCAVATION IS NOT r 5 DE AS T 1E REST# PRODUCING A LEDGE AT THAT END. A FLAT-TOP EARTH MOUND IS ADJACENT 0 , WTI s s 10_ py /.aa-rF..w-FACILITIES =..~..~,.,,- --- _ - -- _..OBSERVED .THE ~y/y~~yOR THE NO NEW ABM/ PLR' ARE IN PT ION OF SEARCH AREA COVERED ON PHOTOGRAPHY. PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCE FOR THE NEW SITE r NEARLY PARALLEL! ON AN AZIMUTH OF APPROXIMATE L SITES 25X1 01 AND 03 ARE NEARLY PARALLEL. ON AN AZIMUTH OF APPROX MA ELY 25X1 DEGREES., MENSURATION OF THE 'ILO COR'ING' VARIES FROM 125X1 TO TH( WEST SIDE OF THE EXCAVAT.I.ON APPEAR TO FALL INTO 2 GROUPS. SITES 02 AND 04 ARE THE y SITEc cvnejnnWYY IClM COMPLEX UR 5146//N IaEIV T f AT b1-4_5N .128'30Er CAN BE NEGATED ON AND IS 25X1 FIRST SEEN ON THIS MISSION IN AN UNDETERMINED STAGE CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS THE ENTH SITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GROUP. NO OTHER NEW OR SIGNIFICANT- ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED WITHIN THE 50-NM ALL COM a E RUED. INCLUDING '1 NEWLY J TYPE vtt LatNDM SITE DES , `. SITE ' , N. THE SITE IS IFIE SEARCH AREA. ALL COMPONENTS OF THE COMPLEX ARE OBSERVED* SEARCH AREA IS COVERED AND NO NEW MISSILE AC ci r sl t ttc TC'nM COMPLEX UR 39//E NINETY PERCENT OF TH IVITY IS OBSERVED. NO NEW MISSILE FACILITIES S ARE D IN THE 5R-NM SEARCH AREA'. WHICH TS COI PLETEL,Y COVERED ON PHOTOGRAPHY. ALL COMPONENTS OF THE rav~t- ' AR INTER BETA L.E. UR 5696//N lE COMPLEX / ALL COMPONENTS OF RED ON PHOTOGRAPHY < NO NEW MISSILES OR MISSILE-RELATED ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE PORTION$ OF THE 59-NM SEARCH AREA. Ar)rorovarl For Release 2007/01/24: CIA_RDP7 ALL COM1 4) FACILITIES ORS AN' UNIDENTIFIED. CIRCULAR ST TURF. WNICN APPEARS TO BE RE , E AGRICULTURE! IS OBSE IV M ON PP 101 AT 84'5#'4#N R89-52-18E. THE 4%9_l9lRhPl N}yWMISSILE )0500050049-9 COMPLEX UR 5517// 949 /E 'B COMPLEX IS COVEREfl PHOTOGRAPHY. ALL LAUNCH SITESt. THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY' AND THE PAID-PTO ROAD TRANS POINT ARE. INTERPRETABLE. NO NEW MISSILE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED IN 'THE 50-NM SEARCH AREA. ovy'Aw tU ICBM COMPLEX U 1SSWE ~TSSILF RE1ATEO FACILITIES OBSERVED IN THE 59-NM SEARCH AREA. All rAMPOMENTS OF'wTHE COMPLEX ARE RPRETABLE. NO NEW SAR1l-SHAGAN A. UR 460E//N B7334//E 46 9 E ALL FACILITIES AT THE TEST CENTER EXCEPT TRACKING FACILITY 16 ARE COVER C ON 3 PASSES OF POOR--TO--FAIR INTERPRETABILITY WITH SNOW CONDITIONS PREVAILING. NO NEW MISSILE FACILITIES ARE OBSERVED. SNOW DISRUPTION AND DARKENED SPLAY AT 2 POINTSf 3 TO 3.5 NM APART`, APPROXIMATELY 40 NM WSW OF LAUNCH COMPLEX A AND NEAR THE CENTER OF MROM IMPACT AREA 1,. ARE IDENTIFIED AS PROBABLE MISSILE OR MISSILE COMPONENT IMPACT POINTS, POOR INTERPRETABILITY AND SMALL SCALE OF PHQTO6RAPHY PRECLUDE DETECTION OF CRATERS. THE LIGHTER-TONED TRAIL SECTION it 94 OPOSSIBLY SPLAYW EXTENDS FROM EACH IMPACT POINT IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, INDICATING A CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION BETWEEN EVENTS OR M M PARKED OFF COIN SIDES OF THE ARE MSWEPT. WING AIRCRAFT EIGHT MEDIUM Ave SAtY~SHASAN RU NWAY CLEARED STRIP EXTENDING N/S FROM THE PRIMARY AIRF_IE:LD. THIS IS THE FIRST EVIDENCE ON AVAILABLE PHOTOGRAPHY OF AIRCRAFT PARKED IN THIS AREA. 1942E T U MISSILE TEST E CH G7//N 1UU21//E S ?. OF F A_XK- I V rvrk IN. A.. AS ACTIVITY, POSSIBLY CONSTRUCTIO1 ASSOCIATED. IS VISIBLE ON AND ADJACENT TO THE LAUNCH POINT AND FLAME PIT OF COMPLEX 0. THE T Y S N I?5 DEAD PfSTTION FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MISSION ft I STERN HALF OF THE SEARCH AREA IS COVERED ON PHOTOGRAPHY T a nI&v TL ITV W ITUJ SNOW COVER. UNIDENTIFIED 1 25X1 L aN A ROAD NOW LEADS FROM THE UNIDENTIFIED AREA REPORTED 25X1 WEST OF THE RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE 25X1 O-CIII NA HO TO THE 5MA-1.1, RAILROAD STATION NORTH OF THE BRIDGE. NO N'r MtcSILE FACILITIES OBSERVED IN THE SEARCH AREA. 26x1 25X1 25X1 25X1 it 25X1 25X1 NO EVIDENCE OF NEW 4CT'V"T 4`1 - WITHIN THE LAUNCH AREA OP An. JAi J? P?Rif TNa AREA. NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD 643k5 nVTNSK SEMIIDARK~S!S AND H - PRE.CL.: CAT ION P ' ORTED S PREVIOUSLY RE SINN I S , GER A ' LMJNCPI.~,r AIL# Qrla._.cea znLl7.l(1 L.S. THE 41I2D 25X1 IN THE MAIN NO NEW CgNST tV,CY'I _t_ CHA$ GEi . N E,4CILITI "Sr, OR PREVIOUSLY TH ' LENIN AGANU AT THE QUAY# tY UN"~S ~t5$N 039'4727E :XYREMITY OF THE SHIPYARD COMPLEX. SECURED INSTALLATION CONTAINS 1 MAIN FABRICATION ,". T* SS 04 COVEREDu r A PR GABLE LABORATORY`. A CRANE- SERVED PROCE' SING/FILT'M UILOINCS r 8 LIQUI` RADIOACTIVE WASTE ~,.~, ,