IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3365 17 JANUARY 1963

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A001000010068-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: January 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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January 1963
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BRASS KNOB MISSION 3365
'17 JANUARY `19 63
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FQLLflWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY.
ANALYSIS flF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB MISSIQN
3365, DATED 1? JANUARY 19b3e THE NUMBER APPEARING AT
THE END OF THE HEADER LINE IS THE CflMOR TARGET NUMBERo
-MISSILES- 25X1D
LflS ANGELES SAM SITE 21~J0N 0754iW
SITE CONTAINS b UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS, CANVAS-COVERED
CENTRAL GUIDANCE FACILITi?S4 3 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS iN UNREVETTED HOLD POSITIONS, ANG 4 OTHER
CANVAS?COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERSa ONE BUILDING, 3
LARGE TENTSs 9 SMALL TENTS, AND 3 RECTANGULAR GROU~iD
SCARS iPOSSiBLY BUILDING FOilNDATIONS) ALSO NOTEDfl
JIGUAM AREA, SAM SITE 2~21N #~7b20W
SITE CONTAINS b LAUNCHERS AND GUIDANCE RADAR WHICH
APPEARS UNCfl.VEREDa
BLURRED IMAGE PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATiONo
MANATi SAM SITE 2I13N H77~2W
SIX MISSILE TRANSPORTERS IN 3 HOLD POSITIONS flBSERVEDe
SANTIAGO DE CUBA SAM SITE 1959N 0755~7bd
SITE INCLUDES b MISSILE LAUNCHERS
t5 WITH MISSILES) AND b 1~ISSiLE
TRANSPORTERSs
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POQR I~9AGE QUALITY PRECLUDES DETAILED iNTERPRETATiON.
25X1 D
VICTORIA DE LAS :TUNAS SAA9 ASSEMBLY .AREA 2104N f~?7~~W
25X1D Nfl APPARENT CHANGE SIAICE POOR IMAGE
QUALITY PRECLUDES DETAILED INTERPRETATIONm
-AiRFIELDS-
HOLGUiN AIRFIELD 2B48N 0?bi8W
AIRCRAFT -- NONE OBSERVEDe OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES
DETAILED INTERPRETATIflNo
LOS CANOS AIRFIELD 2~04N ~75~9W
AIRCRAFT ?- NONE OBSERVED.
ANTONIO MACEfl AIRFIELD i95$N (~755~1bJ
AIRCRAFT -- 6 LIAISON-TYPE AIRCRAFT AND 2 POSSIBLE
HARE HELICOPTERSo
-PORTS-
BANES PORT 2H55N ~7542W
VESSELS -- flNE PROBABLE PATROL CRAFT.
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MtIA SAY PORT 21839N H7454W
NO-VESSELS flR MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA PORT 200181 07558JW
VESSELS -- 2 FREIGHTERS: ONE CCIASTAL VESSELS AND
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT flBSERVEDo
NO:MiLITARY ACTIVITY NOTEDe
BLURRED IMAGE QUALITY PRECLUDES :FURTHER
INTERPRETATIONs
NUEVITAS PORT 2i32N 077ibW
VESSELS @- 4 FREIGHTERS AT PIER, ONE FREIGHTER
ANCHfl.RED IN BAYa
Pt1ER7fl PADRE PORT 2113N 07632W
VESSELS ?? Nfl VESSELS AT PUER70 PADRE PIER, ONE
FREIGHTER AT CAYO JUAN-CARLflF AND TINE UNIDENTIFIED
VESSEL OFI=SHORE ERtIP9:CAY[l JUAN. CARLQ IN BAHIA DE
PUERTO PAtIREo
OBLIQUITY SCATTERED CLflUDS9 AND HAZE .PRECLUDE
FURTHER iNTERPRETATIflNo
-MILITARY ACTIVITY- 25X1D
GUANTANAMfl AREA i 2005N 07523W -
Nfl .NEIL! flR UNUSUAL .MILITARY ACTIVITY NflTEDa
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SIBONEY AREA, LANDING BEACH 1957N ~l7542W
ND NEW MILITARY ACTIVITY DBSERVEDs
PLAYA YATERITAS LANDING BEACH 1958N 07457W
NO NEW MILITARY DR UNUSUAL ACTIVITY NDTE[}0
NICARO, LANDING BEACH 2O4ZN 07533W
ND SIGNIFICANT MILITARY ACTIVITY DBSERVEDs
-STATUS DF-OTHER TARGETS-
MiSSIDN 3365 DID NDT GD'StER TARGETS WEST DF 78
DEGREES WEST LONGITUDEo
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS SHOW NO CHANGE SINCE
LAST COVERAGE m-
BANES CRUISE-MISSILE SITE ~~~oA, nor-.n.,
MAR VERDE LANDING :BEACH
1957N ~T7557W
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THE FOLLOWING TARGETS COULD BE IDENTIFIED BUT
NOT INTERPRETED ~-
SANTA BARBARAy SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY
2Pli2N
td?b34W
PEPU iPEPUS}~ SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY
2~116N
0?62fdW
CHAPARRA SAM SITE
2i07N
0?52bW
MANZANILLO.SAM SITE
2Q11$N
B177f~6W
SAN7IAGfl DE CUBA SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
2~03N
~7553W
MALDONADfl SAM SITE
29Ji2N
f~?528W
CAMAGUEY INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD
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2I251V
0??5iW
BAYAMO EAST
AIRFIELD
2~}23N
~?fi38W
MANZANILLfl PORT
2~t21N
H7?~?W
MANZANiLLfl AREAS MILITARY ACTIVITY
241?N
~??~~~
FiflLGUiN AREAS MILITARY CAMP
2~153N
~7614W
EL JUCARO9 MILITARY AREA
2D51N
P/?543W
VICTORIA DE LAS .TUNAS AREAS MILITARY CAMP
2H54N
~?b55W,
MAYARI ARRIBA~ MILITARY INSTALLATION
2~29N
0?530W
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS WERE NOT COVERED, OR
WERE NOT OBSERVED BECAUSE OF ADVERSE WEATHER
OR OTHER CCINDITiflNS m?
SENADO SAM SITE
25X1
213bN
D
c~7?33W
BARACOA PORT
2D21N
~t743DW
CAMAGUEY AREAQ MILITARY INSTALLATION NO 3
2121N
P37?50W
SAN GERMAN AREAS MILITARY CAMP
2~29N
~?559W
SAN GERMANS MILITARY ACTIVITY
2H25N
~?b@2W
CAMAGUEY AREAS SMALL MILITARY CAMP
2126N
f~?753W
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