IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3139 6 NOVEMBER 1962

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• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 76
• Publication Date: November 1, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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IPI
BRASS KNOB MISSION 3
6 NOVEMBER '1962
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This document contains information affecting
the national defense of the United States.
within the meaning of Title 18, sections
79~ and 794, of tb.e U.S. Code, as amended.
Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by 3n unauthorized person is
prohibited by law.
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TIDE FOLLOWING INFC)RMATi17N REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS ~F AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FRAM BRASS KNCIB
MISSION..3.13~, DATED 6 NClVEMBER 1962 --
-MiSSiLES-
CABANAS SAM SITE 2B1~6N 1~7~2~J1~
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VEHICLES/E9lIPMENT -- 6 MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS, RkOAR
AND.CQVEREt~ VANS IN GUIDANCE AREA, b MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS, ONE MISSILE TRAILERS 14 VEHICLES, AND 6
PRC}gAB~E AAA WEAPONS PARKEt7 IN PARKING AREA. FOURTEEN
PRClBABLE t/EHICLES PARKED AT TREE LINE, NINE LARGE,
6 ME~3IUM, AND i3 SMALL TENTS AND 2 SUPP~3RT BUILQING5
OBSERVED.
ESMER~tLDA SAM SITE 2155N 07813W
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ALI: LAUNCH REVETMENTS ANTI GUIDANCE REVETMENT COMPLETER
AT NEW SITE, NO LAUNCHERS YET EMPLACER IN NEW SITE.
EIGNTCANVAS.-COVERED MISSILE TRAILERS AT NEW SITE,
LAE3t~CHERS ANi3 ASSOCIATED E~2UIPMENT STILL .IN PLACE AT
ORIGINAL 5iTE,
MANATI SAM SITE 213N ~i77~f2W
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T1~0 PR[]BABLE MISSILE TRANSPORTERS ON RC3Afl LEADING TO
CIRCULAR A_CCFSS RCIAD.
NO :.SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SINCE
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SENADO SAM SITE 213bN 07T33W
VEHICIEStEQlliPMENT -- 3 GANIIAS-LCIVEREU ~1ISS_ILES ON
LA!lNGHERS tt3NE REVETTEL~}, 3 UNCOVERED MISSILES ON
LAUNCHERS, $ TRANSf~ORTERS ~6 IN HOLD POS~TIONS~, b
LARGE-AND ~ SMALL BENTS, AND 4 VEHICLES.
ANTONIQ MACEO AIRFIELD 1958N ~JT55Q11~
AIRCRAFT ---TOTAL OF 8~ INCLUdING ONE GRATE, ONE CA
AND 5 aINGLE-ENGINE LIGHT AIRCRAFT.
25X1D NO-CHANGE IN FACILITIES AND DEFENSES SINCE
CAA9AGUEY':INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 2125N Gl7~51i~
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~IRGRA. ~~l ?- ~ FAGO7e
NO:APF.ARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINGE
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II?EtVTIFIGATION ONLY... HEAVY GLtIUDS PREGLU3E
INTERPRETATI(IN.
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AIRCRAFT -- NONE.
NCI rAPP':ARENT CHANGE SINGE
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-E~:~~TRONICSiCOr~r~Ur~~~GATI orvS-
CA~ANAS AREA,.:EWIGCI SITE ~006N 07~20W
vEHIC~.ES -- NONE OBSERVEL?Q
NCl !APPARENT CHANGE S~NC~
kiINAS, POSSIS~:E MI~.ITARY ACTIVITY 2127N 07734'W
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NO VE#iICLES CIR EQUIPMENT CIBSERVED,
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-PORTS
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vES J.E'.~ "? 2 S~AL~ GRAFT,
A SMALL. COh]MUNICATiClNS FACILITY WITH A LATTICE MAST
AND TRANSMITTER 8l1ILDING IS LOCATED ~$~ ~~ :N~t
BARAfiOA AT 20-2~'-30N 074-~31--20Wa TWO BUiL~JINGS UNDER
~oNST~UC:TION JUST NW of coMMUNiCATIONS SITE,
REMAINDER OF PORT AREA Ct85CURED BY CLOUi~5,
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VESSELS -- 2 FREIGHTERS AT PIERS.
NE~MEROUS RAIL CARS IN RAILYARD.
SANTIAGCI I)E GUSA POR3 200iN 07~50W
VESSELS -- t3NE TANKER WITH AT :LEAST 15 POSSIBLE
CYLINdRICAL TANKS ON DECK, 25X1D
25X1b N0 APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE
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-t~~t~~ty~ B~ACHES-
PLAYA YAi~ERITA~ LANI~INC BEACH 1.958N fd7457W
ND Ev~dEfVCE f~F BEACH OBSTACLES OR QEEEN5E5 i3SSE~vEL~.
25X1D r~Q MIL ~~'~~?~ ACTIVI fiY NC7TE0~
SI8-3kVEY :AREA:. LAN~3INC ~~~~~ T957N ~l754~1~ 25X1D
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