I P I R BRASS KNOB MISSION 3537 6 APRIL 1963

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 22, 1999
• Sequence Number: 62
• Publication Date: April 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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April 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
IPIR
BRASS KNOB MISSION 3537
6 APRIL 1963
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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GROUP I
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSION 3537, DATED 6 APRIL 1963. THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT THE END OF THE HEADER LINE IS
THE COMOR TARGET NUMBER.
-MISSILES-
TAPASTE AREA, STORAGE SITES 2303N 08207W
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES. NO VEHICLES OBSERVEtj,
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MARIEL SAM SITE 230ON 08249W
SITE CONTAINS 6 LAUNCHERS WITH MISSILES# 4
CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, AND AN OCCUPIE
GUIDANCE AREA.
BAHIA HONDA SAM SITE 2257N 8317W
SITE ABANDONED. NO ACTIVITY OBSERVEDi
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HAVANA SAM SITE 2309N 08213W
SITE CONTAINS 6 LAUNCHERS (4 CANVAS;-COVERED)9
CANVAS-COVERED HOLD AREA, AND A CANVAS-COVERED,
OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA,
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CAIBARIEN SAM SITE 2228N 07929W S* 6 CANVAS-COVE
ICOTRED6MISSILE-TRANSPORTERSCINRHOLD AREA3 5
MISSILE TRANSPORTERS ADJACENT TO HOLD AREA, AND A
CANVAS--COVERED RADAR'
LOS ANGELES SAM SITE 210ON 7541W
SITE CONTAINS 6 UNREVETTED LAUNCHERIANVAE-AOVA'ED
MISSILE TRANSPORTERS9 AND AN OCCUPIED E
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SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS SAM ASSEMBLY AREA 2257N 08221W
APPROXIMATELY 25 CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRANSPORTERS
VISIBLE.
MANAGUA SAM SITE 2259N 08215W
SITE APPEARS COMPLETE.
NO MISSILE EQUIPMENT OBSERVED'
SANTA CRUZ DEL NORTE CRUISE-MISSILE SITE 2309N 08156W
TWO REVETTED CANVAS-COVERED
CAN REVETMENTs AND SEVERAL
CANVAS-COVERED GUIDANCE
VEHICLES OBSERVED.
CAMPO FLORIDA CRUISE-MISSILE SITE 2306N 08211W
SITE CO2CRATES. LAUNCHERS#
CRUISE-MISSILE
AND 10 CANVAS-COVERED PROBABLE PRIME MOVERS'
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GUERRA POSSIBLE CRUISE-MISSILE SITE 2300N 08250W T 100
46 CRUISE-MISSILE-TYPE pROBABLENPRIMEROMOVER51
VEHICLES tINCLUDING
OBSERVED.
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HOLGUIN AIRFIELD 2048N 07618W
AIRCRAFT -- 7 PROBABLE FAGOT/FRESCO AND ONE
LIAISON-TYPE VISIBLE.
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS AIRFIELD 2252N 08231W
CRAFT 36 FISHBED4 4 FARMERS 17 FAGOT/ RESCO~l 10
AIR 6 UNIDENTIFI
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JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 2300N 08224W
AIRCRAFT -- ONE LODESTAR' 3 CONSTELLATION4 2
E B
TANNIA9 ONE C-464 3 C-54y ON +2.6+ ONE COOT4 AND 4
BRI
CAMPO LIBERTAD AIRFIELD 2306N 08226W TE' ONE PBY+1 AND 48
AIRCRAFT -- 8 COLT' 2 CAB' 3 CRA
LIAISON.
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MARIEL NAVAL AIR STATION 230ON 08246W
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED,
APPROXIMATELY 60 VEHICLES ON EAST END OF RUNWAY,
PLAYA BARACOA AIRFIELD 2302N 08235W
AIRCRAFT -- 67 HOUND, 4 HARE, 2 BELL HELICOPTERS,
AND ONE CAB.
MANAGUA AIRFIELD 2258N 08217W
NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED,
-PORTS-
MARIEL PORT 230IN 08245W
VESSELS ONE PF, ONE PC, ONE PROBABLE PC# AND 11
KOMAR-CLASS PGMG.
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT OBSERVED,
PANES PORT 2055N 07542W
NO LARGE VESSELS OR MILITARY EQUIPMENT OBSERVED,
CAIBARIEN PORT 2232N 07928W
NO LARGE VESSELS OR MILITARY EQUIPMENT OBSERVED.
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HAVANA PORT 2308N 08221W PROBABLE TANKERS
26 LARGE FREIGaNERAWAY FROM pbRTii 7 PTA
VESSELS
Sq AND NUMEROUS SMALL
(ONE HEADED FOR PORT AND
2 PCB ONE pF, 8 COASTAL FREIGHTER
CRAFT.
CABANAS PORT 2259N 08256W
S - ONE LARGE FREIGHTANCHORED IN HARBORS
VESSEL
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT dBSER ED&
MANIA HONDA PORT 2255N 08311W
EQUIPMENT OBSERVEDt
NO LARGE VESSELS OR MILITARY
-ELECTRONICS- ENTER 2300N 08226W
HAVANA AREA' COMMUNICATIONS C
NO APPAR IN FACILITI$
A OBSERVED&
P ETELYH15GVEHICLES/VANSE
PPROXOXIMA
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-MILITARY ACTIVITY-
ARTEMISA, MILITARY CAMP 2251N 08248W A DETAILED
SCATTERED CLOUDS AND HAZE PRECLUDE
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INTERPRETATION, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO APPARENT CHANGE
IN COUNT OR DEPLOYMENT OF TENTS, VEHICLES, OR PIECES
OF EQUIPMENT?
LA BOCA, MILITARY CAMP 230IN 08242W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES,
TWENTY-FIVE VEHICLES OBSERVED,
BAHIA HONDA, MILITARY CAMP 2258N 08311W I
ELECTRONICS SITE CONTAINING 6 BARRACKS, ONE T-SHAPED
BUILDING, AT LEAST 3 COMMO VANS, AND POSSIBLE FLATFACE
AND SPOONREST RADARS, REVETTED AND IN THE OPPN?
EL JUCARO, MILITARY AREA 2051N 07543W
TWELVE STORAGE-TYPE BUILDINGS.
NO MILITARY ACTIVITY, VEHICLES, OR TENTS OBSERVED*
REMEDIOS AREA, MILITARY CAMP 2227N 07934W
SCATTERED CLOUDS, POOR IMAGE QUALITY! AND A GAP IN
PHOTO COVERAGE PRECLUDE A DETAILED INTERPRETATION,
HOWEVER, IT IS EVIDENT THAT 4 TANKS/SP GUNS ARE
MISSING FROM THEIR FORMER POSITIONS LEAVING A TOTAL
OF 31 TANKS/SP GUNS IN THE MOTOR PARK.
SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS AREA, MILITARY CAMP 2258N 08220W
POOR IMAGE QUALITY PRECLUDES A DETAILED
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CHANGE
T
IN THERE IS NOC~,~PARb T PIECE,
INTERPRETATION. HOWEVER
COUNT OR DEPLOYMENT OF TENTS4 OF EQUIPMENTS
SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS AREA' MILITARY CAMP 2255N 0821OW
NO CHANGE IN FACILITIESr
AND ION LEAVING CAMP
ONE COLUMN OF TROOPS (MARCHI
ND ONE TRUCK WITH TRAILER
TORRENS' MILITARY COMPLEX 2259N 08228W A DETAILED
POOR IMAGE QUALITY AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE
INTERPRETATION6 HOWEVER' THERE IS NOVEHICREN! CHANGE
IN THE COUNT OR DEPLOYMENT OF TS4
SANTA CLARA AREA' MILITARY ACTIVITY 2221N 07957W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES*
SEVEN CANVAS-COVERED POSSIBLE TANKS/SP GUNS VISIBLE
25X1 D
MANAGUA' MILITARY CAMP 2258N (18217W OR VEHICLE COUNT,
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
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PURIO' MILITARY AREA 2233N 7952W IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS*
NO MILITARY ACTIVITY OBSERVED
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GUANABO AREA# MILITARY AREA 2311N 08203W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED.
BAJURAYABO AREA# MILITARY CAMP 2308N 0821OW
APPROXIMATELY 20 VEHICLES# 6 FA PIECES AND 7
PROBABLE FA PIECES OBSERVED.
25X1 D
GUANABACOAq MILITARY AREA 2307N 08215W
ENT CHANGE IN EAST OR WEST AREA.
25X1 D
LOMA DE TIERRA, MILITARY CAMP 2301N 08213W
SITE CONTAINS 3 LOWBOY TRAILERS AND NUMEROUS VEHICLES.
HAVANA AREA# MILITARY CAMP 2301N 08218W
AREA
1
14 PROBABLE TANKS/SP GUNS VISIBLE.
AREA
2
6 VEHICLES.
Y
AREA
3
.
IDENTIFICATION ONL
AREA
4
NO APPARENT CHANGE.
SPECIAL AREA TANGO 2258N 08244W
40 OTHER VEHICLES
IGGUNS
APPROXIMATELY 7 TANKS/SP
OBSERVED AT GUANAJAY
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-MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITY 25X1A
BEJUCAL' MUNITIONS STORAGE SITES 2256N 08223W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
HEADQUARTERS AREA CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 25 VEHICLES.
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SANTA CLARA AREAS MILITARY INSTALLATION 2224N 07953W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
NO VEHICLES VISIBLE.
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STATUS OF OTHER TARGETS-`
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS SHOW NO CHANGE SINCE
LAST COVERAGE --
GUANAJAY IRBM SITE 1
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 1
SAGUA LA GRANDE MRBM SITE 2
REMEDIOS IRBM SITE
SAN CRISTOBAL MRBM SITE 4
GUANAJAY IRBM SITE 2
LA FLORA AREAS MILITARY STORAGE
CABANAS AREA, MILITARY CAMP
MINAS, AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA
HAVANA9 AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA
CAMPO FLORIDA9 MILITARY CAMP
SPECIAL AREA ALPHA
SPECIAL AREA HOTEL
SPECIAL AREA BRAVO BLUE
SPECIAL AREA BRAVO RED
SPECIAL AREA VICTOR
TARARA LANDING BEACH
NICARO LANDING BEACH
LANCA; IMUNITIONS NDUSTRIALS
CONSTRUCTION
LA BO BO
2257N 08239W
2243N 08OO1W
2239N 07951W
2225N 07935W
2246N 08258W
2257N 08236W
2252N 08233W
2256N 08252W
2307N 08212W
2301N 08226W
2307N 08206W
2258N 8227W
2301N008246W
2250N 08233W
2254N 08231W
230ON 08234W
231ON 08212W
2042N 07533W
2258N 08218W
2301N 08245W
THE FOLLOWING TARGETS COULD BE IDENTIFIED BUT
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NOT INTERPRETED
BANES CRUISE-MISSILENOSITE
PORT
IDERO DE BATABA
NAZARENO9 MILITARY AREA
2058N 07538W
2241N 08218W
2258N 08214
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