IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3376 20 JANUARY 1963

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: January 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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January 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
IPIR
BRASS KNOB MISSION 33 7 6
20 JANUARY '1963
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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THE FOLLOb/ING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS- OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSION 337b4 DATED 2~ JANUARY 19b3o THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE END OF _T HE HEADER LINE iS THE CflMflR
TARGET NUMBERe
-MiSSILES?
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBA9 SITE 2 2239N fd7951W
Nfl MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVEDe
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED ARCM-ROOFED BUILDING REMAINS
INTACTs
NO CA1/ES~ UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR MISSILE ACTIVITY
OBSERVED.
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SAGUA LA GRANDE SAM SITE 2251N 080PJ5W
SIX LAUNCH POSITIONS APPEAR OCCUPIED. GUIDANCE AREA
IS CANVAS?COVERED. OBLIb~UITY PRECLUDES DETAILED
INTERPRETATION.
CAIBARIEN SAN SITE 2228N 07929W
SITE CflNTAiNS 3 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILES ON LAU.tdCHERS:
3 UNCOVERED MISSILES ON LAUNCHERSq AND 2 UNCfl.VERED
MISSILES JUST INSIDE RING ROAD. FOUR CANVAS-COVERED
MISSILE TRANSPORTERS AND b CANVAS?COVERED UNIDENTIFIED
VEHiCLESIEDUIPMENT IN HOED AREAo GUIDANCE AREA
CflNTAiNS 3 CANVAS?COVERED OBJECTS.
CHAPARRA SAN SITE Z1i~7N 07b2b~
SITE APPEARS ABANDONED BUT OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES
POSITIVE DETERMiNATIONa
LOS ANGELES SAN SITE 210~N 4J754I.6~
SIX LAUNCHERS IN UNREVETTED POSITIONS AND 7 CANVAS-
COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS DBSERVEDa GUIDANCE AREA
APPEARS COMPLETE AND CANVAS?COVEREDe
CHAMBAS SAM SITE 2213N fd7853W
SITE IS NOT REVETTED AND CONTAINS b MISSILE LAUNCHERS9
b CANVAS??CIIVERED TRANSPORTERS IN TbdO HOLD POSITIONS.
GUIDANCE AREA INCLUDES b PANS AND FRUIT SET RADAR.
VEHICLES ?- 13 VEHICLES IN SUPPORT AREA.
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ESMERALDA SAM SITE 2155N 07813W
SITE HAS SIX LAUNCH REVETMENTS WITH 5 LAUNCHERS
AND.?.NEPOSSIBLE LAUNCHERS FIVE CANVAS-COVERED
TRANSPORTERS IN 3 HOLD POSITIONS OBSERVEDo FRUIT SET
RADAR-AND b VANS IN CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREAe
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATIONa
DELEiTE SAM SITE 2259N 08045W
SITE CONTAINS b LAUNCHERS (2 WITH N#ISSILESi IN
REVETTED POSITIONS, FOUR CANVAS?COVERED MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS WITH MISSILES IN A HOLD REVETMENT AND
4 CANVASmCOVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS WITH MISSILES
IN NW CORNER flF AREAe THREE OF THE MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS HAVE PRIME MOVERS
DELEITE ALTERNATE SAM SITE 23~1N PJ8f~44W
SITE IS UNOCCUPIEDa NO ACTIVITY fl8SERVEDo
CIEGO DE AVILA~ SAM ASSEMBLY AREA 2152N 07844W
TWENTY?NiNE MISSILE TRANSPORTERS d13 CANVAS?COVEREDD
OBSERVEDo
CIFUENTES SAM ASSEMBLY AREA 223bN ~8~05W
SITE IS ACTIVE BUT TREE CANOPY PRECLUDES DETAILED
INTERPRETATiO.Ne APPROXIMATELY 7 VEHICLES ViSIBLE?
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HOLGUIN AREAS 5AM SITE 2fd52N Y7827W
NEWLY IDENTIFIED SA?2 SAM SITE 1103 NM WEST LIE
HOLGUIN AT 20?52-32N f~76?27-20Wo SITE INCLUDES b
UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS WITH COMPLETE GUIDANCE EQUIPMENT
SEVEN CANVAS?COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS IN OI-ENq
UNREVETTED STt3RAGEy 32 VEHICLE5~ ~O LARGE AND.3 SMALL
TENTSs LAUNCHERS ARE iN TYPICAL CIRCULAR ARRAY BUT
ARE NOT ROAD?CONNECTEDm
?AIRFIELDSm
CAMiLO CIENFUEGOS iSANTA CLARA) AIRFIELD 2229N 07955W
AIRCRAFT ?? 25 FISH$ED~ 12 FAGOTlFRESCO, ONE COLTy
AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED LIAISON TYPEe
RUNWAY APPEARS SERVICEA$LE.
AREA CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 2H LARGE AND NUMEROUS
SMALLER TENTSa APPROXIMATELY 5I3 MISCELLANEOUS
VEHICLES NOTED AT AIRFiELDe ALL ROADS AND ACCESS
ROllTES APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD REi~AIR~ APPROXIMATELY
150 MISCELLANEOUS 1TEHiCLES iN "THE SE AREA OE
AiRFIELDo
CAMAGUEY INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 2i25dV f~T75iW
AIRCRAFT ?- ONE PROBABLE CRATE
HOLGUIN AIRI=IELa ZP148N PJ76I8W
AIRCRAFT em 2 FAGOT/FRESCOa
ONE HUNDRED FORTY?ONE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS, PROBABLY
PIECES OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT OR VEHICLESp OBSERVED ON
SW PARKING APRON?
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-PORTS?
BANES.P.ORT 2055N 07542W
VESSEL S.~~ ONE: PATROL FRIGATE
NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVEDo
CARDENAS PORT 2302N 081i2W
NO .LARGE VESSELS OBSERVEDe OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES
DETAILED INTERPRETATIONa
PUERTO PADRE PORT 2ii3N 07b321~
VESSELS mm ONE FREIGHTER AT.CAYO JUAN CARLOa
NO UNUSUAL MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVEDo
?MILITARY ACTIVITY-
HOLGUIN AREAy MILITARY CAMP 2053N 07bi4W
APPROXIMATELY 44 TANKS 250 VEHICLES AND b2 LARGE
TEtdTS OBSERVEDe
CAMAGUEY AREA MILITARY INSTALLATION 2i21N 07750W
.NUMEROUS TENTS OF VARIOUS SIZE AND SEVERAL ROWS OF
PROBABLE VEHICLES>EQUIPMENT OBSERVEDe
OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES ,FURTHER INTERPRETATIONe
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REMEDit3S AREA, A9iLITARY CAMP 22Z7N 07934Id
APPROXiA9ATELY 42 TANKS AND 3L30 MISCELLANEOUS
VEHICLES OBSERVEDo ELEVEN BARRACKSfl ONE BARRACKS
UNDER CONSTRUCTIONS AND 28 LARGE AND NUMEROUS
SMALLER TENTS ALSO OBSERVE13o
ALL ROADS AND ACCESS ROUTES APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD
REPA.IRo
CAMAGUEY AREAS FOSS MILITARY TRAINING AREA 2126N fd7753W
APPROXIMATELY 8 VEF?ICLES OR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT
OBSERVEDo
~VARAPERO LANI3ING BEACH 23~SN 08i18W
NO NEhI MILITARY AC7IViTY NOTEDm
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STATUS OF OTHER TARGETS?
MISSION 3376 DOES NOT COVER ANY TARGETS WEST
OF 82 DEGREES WEST LONGTUDEs
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS SHOW NO CHANGE SINCE
LAST COVERAGE ~-
SANTA CLARA AREA, MILITARY INSTALLATION
SA;GUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 1
LA ISABELA PORT
CAIBARIEN PORT
2224N
2243N
2256N
2232N
07953W
PJBf~PJ1W
l~8f~fd1W
H7928MI
NICARO, LANDING BEACH
2042N
PJ7533W
EL JUCARQ~ MILITARY AREA
2B151N
0?543W
VICTORIA DE LAS TUNAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA
21s4N
P17700W
BANES CRUISE~MISSILE SITE
2Q158N
07538W
VICTORIA DE LAS :TUNAS AREAS MILITARY CAP~P
2I354N
076.55W<
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS COULD BE IDENTIFIED
BUT NOT INTERPRETED -~-
CAMAGUEY AIRFIELD SAM SITE
2i22N
f~775fdt~
SANTA CLARA AREAa MILITARY .ACTIVITY
2223N
f~79574d
CORONEL PASCUAL AIRFIELD 25X1D
23Pt7N
t8811ZW
SAN GERMAN AREAS MILITARY C,4M.P
2~i29N
075.59W
SAN GERMANe MILITARY ACTIVITY
2i~25N
07bt~2W
BAYAMfl EAST AIRFIELD
2PJ?_3N
H7b38W
CIEGO DE AVILA SAM SITE
2i42N
i~785~W
MANATI SAM SITE
2i13N
f~77~2W
NUEVITAS PORT
2132N
077i5~1
THE FOLLOWING TARGET'S WERE NOT COVERED flR
WERE NOT OBSERVED BECAUSE OF ADVERSE WEATHER
OR OTHER CONDITIONS ~~
SANCTI SPIRITUS SAM SITE
2i47N
079.29W
BELLAMAR9 SUSPECT SSM ACTIVITY
23f82N
~8133W
MATANZAS CITY, LA CUMBRE ALTA
2304N
08133W
SANTA BARBARA9 SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY
2P112N
07b34W
PEPU IPEPUSIs SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY
2Q1bN
07b2~W
CASILDA4 MISSILE EQUIPMENT AREA
2146N
07958W
MATANZAS SAM ..SITE
23P1iN
0$i29W
CIENFUEGOS SAM SITE
2202N
~8O24W
JiGUANi SAM SITE
2021N
0762HW
MANZANILLO SAM SITE
2~18N_
~770bW
SENADfl SAM SITE
213bN
l~77334~
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SANTIAGO flE LUBA SAM SITE
I.959N
@7551W
SANTIAGO DE-CUBA SAM :ASSEMBLY AREA
2@@3N
@7553W
MALDONADO SAM. SITE
2@22N
@7528W
SANTA LRUZ DEL NORTE CRUISE?MISSILE SITE
23@9N
@$15bW
LA SIERRA CRUISE?MISSILE SITE
215bN
@8@19W
LOS CANOS AIRFIELD
2@@4N
@75l89W
ANTONIO MALEO AiRfiELD
1958N.
@755@W
JAIME GOidLALES AIRFIELD
22@9N
@$@25~i
TRINIDAD AIRFIELD
2147N
@79.59W
CAYO LARGO AIRFIELD
2137N
fd$I33W
BARACOA PORT
2@21N
@743@W
LIENfUEGOS PORT
22@9N
@8@27W
MANZANILLO:PORT
2@21N
@77@7W
MOA BAY PORT
2@39N
@7454W
SANTIAGO DE CUBA PORT
2@@1N
@755@W
CASILDA PORT
2145N
@7959W
MATANZAS.PORT
23@3N
@8i34W
GUANTANAMO AREA 1
2@@i5N
@7523W>
MANZANiLLO AREA, MILITARY ACTIVITY
2@i7N
@77@bW
LIMONAR AREAS MILITARY INSTALLATION
2255N
@8124W
LAS VILLAS AREA Of SPECAL:INTEREST
2i4bN
@7959W
SIBONEY.AREA~ LANDING BEACH
1957N
@7542!
PLAYA YATERITASv LANDING BEACH
I959N
@7458W
MATANZAS9 BEACH
23P~2N
@Si2bW
CENFUEGOS9 BEACH
22@2N
!d8@3b W.
MAR VERDE9 LANDING BEACH
1957N
@7557W
ENSENADA I=OLORADO: LANDING BEACH
22@2N
@8@25 W:
MAYARI ARRiBAy MILITARY INSTALLATION
2@29N
@753@W
LA ROSiTA AREAS STORAGE INSTALLATION
22@SN
@8@@4W
MANICARAGUA AREA$ EXPLOSIVES STORAGE SITE
22@bN
@7958W
SANTA ERIGIDAs MILITARY ACTIVITY
23 4N
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