IPIR BRASS KNOB MISSION 3535 5 APRIL 1963

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A001100010060-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 15
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2002
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: April 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
I P I R
BRASS KNOB MISSION 3535
5 APRIL 1963
DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FOLLO'~ING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY.
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSION 35359 DATED 5 APRIL 1963. THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE END OF THE HEADER LINE IS THE
COMOR TARGET NUMBER,
-MiSSILES-
SAN CRISTOBAL MRBM SITE i 224idN PJ83I7W
SITE ABANDONED, NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
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SAN CRISTOBAL MRSM SITE 3 2242N 083td8W
SITE ABANDONED, NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED,
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GUANAJAY IRBM SITE i 2257N 08239W
SITE ABANDONED. NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
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SAN CRISTO$AL MRBM SITE 4 2246N 08258W
SITE ABANDONED. NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED,
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GUANAJAY IRBM SI7E 2 2257N 08236W
SITE ABANDONEDa NO ACTIVITY OBSERVEDo
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TAPASTE AREAS STORAGE SITES 231~3N PJ8207W
CONST:RUCTIOId CONTINUESo
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED iN AREAQ
MARIEL SAM SITE 23DJDN 08249W
SITE CONTAINS b REVETTED LAUNCHERSs FOUR
CANVAS?COVERED TRANSPORTERS9 AND AN OCCUPIED
GUIDANCE REVETMENTo
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BAHiA HONDA SAM SITE 2257N R18317W
SITE ABANDDNEDo NO ACTIVITY DBSERVEDa
HAVANA SAM .SITE 2309N t~82i3W
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SITE CONTAINS b LAUNCNERSp A CANVAS?COVERED HOLD
POSITION AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREAo
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CAIBARIEN SAM SITE 2228N 079291/
SIX LAUNCHERS AND ONE CANVAS?COVERED MISSILE
TRANSPORTER VISIBLE iN CLOUD?FREE AREASo
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SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA 2257N O822iW
AREA CONTAINS 29 MISSILE TRANSP~RT-ERS AND NUMEROUS
OTHER VEHCLESa
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MANAGUA SAM SITE 2259N fb8215W
SITE CONTAINS 2 LAUNCHERSy tTHE WESTERNMOST LAUNCHERy
OUTSIDE THE REVETMENTQ IS APPARENTLY COUPLED Tfl A
PRIME MOVERa THE OTHER LAUNCHER IS INSIDE REVETMENT}a.
TEN CANVAS-COVERED CRUISE MISSILE CRATES OBSERVEDo
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SITE CflMPLETEo Nfl MISSILE EQUIPMENT OR VEHICLES
OBSERVED
SANTA CRUZ DEL NORTE CRUISE-MISSILE SITE 2309N D815bW
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TRANSPORTERS APPROXIMATELY 8 CANVAS?C(3VERED VEHICLES
APPROXIMATELY 8 CRUISE?MISSLE CRATES-AND
APPROXIMATELY i0 OTHER VEHICLESe
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CAMPO FLORIDA CRUISE?MISSILE SITE 230fiN 082iiW
SITE CONTAINS 2 LAUNCHERSv 4 CANVAS?COVERED MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS 2 POSSIBLE CANVAS?COVERED MISSILE
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GUERRA POSSIBLE CRUISEmMISSILE SITE 23fb~3N 08250W
HEADQUARTERS AREA CONTAINS 4b CRUISE?MISSILE?TYPE
CRATESv 1P1 CANVASmCOVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERSs 5
CRANES, AND b5 OTHER VEHiCLESo
NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED iN WOODED AREAo
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SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANflS AIRFIELD 2252N Pt8231W
AIRCRAFT ?? 37 FiSHBED~ 3 FARMER, 23 FAGOTIFRESCO~
3 T?bp it B?2b AND 6 UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE?ENGINE
AIRCRAFTo
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AIRCRAFT ?- 3 CONSTELLATION, 3 L-54: 4.C-4(>s ONE L-47s
ONE CESSNA-31~~ flflNEBLflDES~AR,BANDA4~CRATEN{ONOE?T4 2
LIAISONITRAiNE 9
WITMtIUT WINGS ~ o_
JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 230~N D$224W
CAMPO LI$ERTAD AIRFIELD 230bN fb822b1d
AIR GRAFT m- 2 C-47, 3 LRATEv ONE P8Y9 g COLT, 39
LIAISON/TRAINER AND ONE HAREe
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MARIEL NAVAL AIR STATION 23DJ0N 08246W
NO AIRCRAFT CIBSERVEDo
APPROXIMATELY 6~3 VEHICLES PARKED AT EAST END flF
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PLAYA BARACDA AIRFIELD 23fb2N fd8235W
AIRCRAFT ?_ b~1 HOUNDS 3 HAREe 2 BELL HELICfl 25X1D
AND ONE CG47o
MANAGUA AIRFIELD 2258N (d8217W
Nfl AIRCRAFT OBSERVEDo
VESSELS ?m ONE LARGE
FREiGHTER9 2 PF9 ONE UNiDEidTIFED SHIP {POINTED BOYS
MARIEL PORT 23f~1N 08245W
FREIGHTER AND ONE COASTAL
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AND STERN)s ANQ NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT,
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PUNTA ALEGRE PORT 2223N 07$47W
NO LARGE VESSELS OR MILITARY EQUIPMENT ViSiBLE,
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CAiBARIEN PORT 2232N 87928W
NO LARGE VESSELS OR MILITARY :EQUIPMENT OBSERVED.
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$URGiDERO DE BATA$AND PORT 2241N ~8218W
NO LARGE VESSELS OBSERYEU, OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES
IDENTIFICATION OF MILi7'ARY EQUIPMENT.
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TRAWLERS9 5 P3 tONE ON MARINE RAiLWAY)s-2 PCy.ONE PFs
AND 4 COASTAL FREiGHTERSa
HAVANA PORT 23~JgN I~822i1/
SSELS ?? 33 LARGE FREIGHTERSv ONE LARGE TANKER4 3
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CABANAS FORT 2259N P182~b4d
VESSELS ?-? ONE LARGE FREIGHTER-iN HARBOR i5 HATCHES
OPEN AND 2 LIGHTERS ALONGSIt3E)a
BAHIA HON17A PORT 2255N 08311W
NO :LARGE VESSELS flR MILITARY EQUIPMENT OBSERVED.
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HAVANA .AREA: COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 23f~0N ~$226W
NO APPARENT CRAPIECES OF~E6~UIPMENTsCENTER LLIidTAINS
23 VEHICLES O
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?MILITARY ACTIVITY-
LA FLORA AREAv MILITARY STORAGE 2252N fbB233W
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NO APPARENT LHANGE:IN FALiL,ITiESm
APPROXIMATELY 20 UIyiDENTIFIED VEHICLES OBSERVEDo
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ELEVEN LARGE, ONE MED
TANKSlSP GUNS9 2 UNIDENTIFIED TRACKED VEHICLESq 5
PROBABLE FROG MISSILE-TRANSPORTERS, 6 SNAPpERS~ 8
FA piELES, 176APGRGO~~RUNiDENTIFIEDLVEHICLES~vS135CARGO
EIGHT?y~}iEELED
TRAiLERSa AND 2 Lfl~CflPIEDAILTHERE ISENO APPARENT9 GUN
AAA SITES REMAIN
CHAIyGE. IN THE NEb4 TENT AREAo
ARTEMISAv MILITARY LAMP 2251N H824BW
IUM AND ONE SMALL. TENTS 4P~
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LA BOCAs MILITARY CAMP 23f~1N PJ8242W
CAMP CONTAINS 23 VEFiiCLESo
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NO APPARENT CHANGE: IN FACILiTIE~~
FIVE VEHICLES OBSERVEDo
NO .:APPARENT CHANGE IN fACiLITIESo
FIVE VEHICLES OBSERVED.
SCATTERED?TO?HEAVY.GLOUDS AND CLOUD SHADOW PRECLUDE
INTERPRETATIONo
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NO APPARENT GRANGE IN fACILITIES~
NO VEHICLES OBSERVEDfl
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FORTY?THREE LARGEp 14 .MEDIUM AND 9 SMALL.TENTS~ 13
TANKSlSP GUNS d2 ON THE DRIVER-TRAINING COURSE)Q 3
UNIDENTIFIED TRACKED VEHICLES, 5 PROSABLE fROG'MISSILE
TRANSPORTERS, 37 CARGO TRUCKSq 3 UTILITY TRUGKS~ 32
UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES AND 5 TRUCK-MOUNTED TREADWAY
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BRIDGESfl THE 6-GUN AND 9?GUN AAA SITES REMAIN
OCCUPIEDo IN ADDITION TD THE TENTS REPORTED ABOVEs
3 LARGE TENTS tNDT DF A KNOWN SOVIET-TYPE) WERE
OBSERVED IN THE CAMP PRDPERa
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE OBSERVED IN THE AREAS
LISTED BELOWn
REFORMATORY PROPER ?- 29 LARGER i3 MEDIUM AND fi SMALL
TENI'Sv 9 CARGO TRUCKSv 4 UTILITY TRUCKSs 9 VAN TRUCKS
AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLE.
MOTOR PARK AND BILLETING AREA o3 NM SOUTH ?? ltd LARGER
18 MEDIUM .AND ONE SMALL TENTy 358 CARGO TRUCKSy 19
UTILITY TRUCKSp 2 PDL TRUCKS, 42 VAN TRUCKS9 6
TRACKED PRIME MDVERS4 2 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES AND 17
CARGO TRAILERS tOF THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED VEHiCLES4
DNE UTILITY TRUCKy ONE POL TRUCK AND it CARGO TRUCKS
WERE OBSERVED IN CONVOY FORMATION iN THE AREAI.
MOTOR PARK .7 NM SSW m- 5 SMALL TENTSp 23 CARGO
TRUCKS 2 UTILITY TRUCKSy 2 POL TRUCKS9 b9 VAN TRUCKS,
~ TRACKED PRIME MDVERSp 8 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLESs 7
CARGO TRAILERS AND 3 VAN TRAILERS.
MOTOR PARK o9 NM SE ?- 62 CARGO TRUCKS, 3 UTILITY
TRUCKS, 2 PDL TRUCKS 15 VAN TRUCKSQ 98 UNIDENTIFIED
VEHICLES AND 8 CARGO TRAILERSa
AAA SITE ley NM SSE -- 2 LARGE9 ONE MEDIUM AND 2 SMALL
TENTSA 14 CARGO TRt1CKSv UNE UTILITY TRUCK, DNE VAN
TRUCKS 1~! TRACKED PRIME MOVERS, DNE UNIDENTIFIED
VEHiCLE4 AND 4 CARGO TRAILERSa THE 6~GUN AAA SITE
REMAINS OCCUPIEDo
BILLETING AREA io9 NM .SOUTH -- 15 LARGE9 b MEDIUM
AND 12 SMALL TENTSv 54 .CARGO TRUCKSp 3 UTILITY TRUCKSs
24 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLESQ 3 POSSIBLE K-61 TRACKED
AMPHIBIANS AND 3 PROBABLE HEAVY PONTOON BRiDGESo
MOTOR PARK lfl2 NM SW -- 21~ TANKS/SP GUNSq 12 CARGO
TRUCKSy AND 1~ UNIDENTIFIED VEHiCLESo
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CAMP CONTAINS 27 LOWBOY TRAILERS AND AT LEAST I.50
OTHER VEHICLE5fl OBLIQUITY :PRECLUDES FURTHER
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NAZARENOv MILITARY AREA 2258N. 08214W
AREA CONTAINS 17 TANKSISP GUNS AND APPR?XiMATELY
1f8 OTHER VENICLESo
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6UANABO AREAy MILITARY- AREA 231iN f~8203W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES, Nt} VEHICLES
OBSERVED,
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CAhIPO FLORiDA~ MILITARY CAMP 2307N 08206W
CAMP CONTAINS 13 TANKSISP GUNS AND APPRt3XiMATELY
2~ OTHER VEHiCLESa
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BA.IURAYABO AREAv MILITARY CAMP 2308N 0821DW
CAMP CONTAINS 18 FA PIECES AND 25 TRUCKS.
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GUANABACOA, MILITARY .AREA 230?N 08215W
EAST AREA -- 30 FA PIECES, 19 PRIME MOVERS AND.
13 TRUCKS.
WEST AREA -? 11 FA PIECES AND 13 TRUCKS.
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LAMA DE TIERRA~ MILITARY CAMP 23H1N GJ8213W
CAMP CONTAINS 3 LOWBOY TRAILERS AND AT LEAST 75
OTHER VEHICLES.
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HAVANA AREA: MILITARY CAMP 23fd1N /S82T8~i
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AREA 1 ?? i3 TANKSISP: 3 POSSIBLE TANKSlSP AND b
OTHER VEHICLES,
AREA 2 -? i5 VEHICLESe
AREA 3 ?- 18 TANKSlSPs ? POSSIBLE TANKSISP AND 8
OTHER VEHICLES.
AREA 4 -- 21 FA PIECES AND 3 VEHiCLES~
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APPROXIMATELY 20 VEHICLES OBSERVED AT PUNTA REGLA
AND A7 LEAST 5H MORE IN POL AREA
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SPECIAL AREA BRAVO BLUE 225HN 08233W
NO :MILITARY OR UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OBSERVEDa
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EIGHT TANKSISP GUNS AND 4H UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES AT
GUANAJAY MILITARY .CAMP.
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Nfl.NEW MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLOUD?FREE AREASa
7ARARA LANDING BEACH 231~N ~8212W
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SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULAQ MUNITIONS STGE SITE 2303N 4J$218W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIE.So
APPROXIMATELY ltb0 VEHICLES OBSERVED IN AREA.
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MANAGUA, MUNITIONS STORAGE SITE 2258 N.08218W
BEJUCAL, MUNITIONS STORAGE SITES 225bN H8223i~
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NO .APPARENT CHANGE AT STORAGE SITESs APPROXIMATELY
3~J VEHICLES OBSERVED IN HEADQUARTERS AREA
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LA BQCA, INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION 23HiN f~82451/
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CABANAS, SECURED AREA UNDER CDNST:RUCTiDN 2258N 08258W
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NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE
SIXTEEN CRATES OBSERVED, EACH APPROXIMATELY
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-STATUS OF DTHER TARGETS-
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS COULD BE IDENTIFIED BUT
NDT INTERPRETED --
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2225N ~7935W
2241N ~g249W
REMEpi?S iRSM SITE 225514 fb821f~W
MAJANA SAM SITE MILITARY CAMP
SAN J?.SE i3E LAS LAJAS AREAs
SECRET
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