(Sanitized)-041 5 SEPTEMBER 1968

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• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: September 5, 1968
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
MISSION
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5 SEPTEMBER 1968
N P I C/ R-102/68
SEPTEMBER 1968
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This document contains information affecting
the national defense of the United States,
within the meaning of Title 18, sections
793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended.
Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is
prohibited by law.
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PREFACE 25X1A
THE_FOI.I,OWING INFORMATION REPRESE T5 A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF
AERIAL. PHOTOGRAPHY FROM MIISSION - S SEPTEMBER 1968.
THE NUME3ER AT THE RIGHT MARGIN OF THE HEADER LINE IS THE
COMIREX TARGET NUMBER.
SYMBOL5.USED TO IPiDICATE CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT ,THE APPEARANCE
OF THE TARGET ON PHOTOGRAPHY ARE AS FOLI*OW$ -?? C iCLEAR)r SC
(SCATTEREp CLOUD GOVER)r HC (HEAVY CLOUD COVER), H (HAZE),
CS iCL,OUp 5HApOW)r Sp (SEMIpARKNESS)r GG iGROUNp COVER),
CF (CAMOUFLAGE), fl i0BLI0UITY)r AND GR (GROUND RESOLUTION).
INTERPRETABILITY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY I5 CATEGORIZEp AS G (GOOD),
F i.FAIR)r OR.P (POOR)? THE EXTENT OF TARGET COVE~tAGE I5 DENOTED
BY THE SYMBOLS T (TOTAL) OR PT (PARTIAL). THE MOpE OF COVE~tAGE
IS SIGNIFIED BY ST (STEREO), N5 iNONSTEREO)r OR P5 (PARTIAL
STEaEO),
NEGATIVE RESPONSES TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS WILL SE ANSWEREp
FpR THE MOST PART BY NAC iN0 APPARENT CHANGE) AND/OR NOOK
tN0 ORDER OF BATTLE pISGERNIBLE) AT THE END OF THE REFERENCE
LINE.
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SUMMARY 25X1A
NO SIGtVIFIGANT ITEMS OF INTEL. CE INTEREST WERE OBSERVED IN
CUBA ON PHOTOGRAPHY OF MISSION ~04~., ~, SEPTEMBER
1968,
THE G~,ASS LAMP AIRCRAFT .WAS RECALLED SOON AFTER ARRIVAL OVER CUBA.
AS A RESUI~T? ONLY EIGHT TARGETS IN TWE VARADERO/CARDENAS AREA
WERE COVEREDr AND THE TIME-IN DATA USUALLY CARRIED ON THE
MAP (PAGE. 2) WAS N?T AVAfLAB~,E AT THE TIME. OF PUBLICATION..
AIRr NAVAt,~ AND GRQUND ACTIVITY APPEARS NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE
AREA 4F COVERAGE.
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AIR FACILITIE5
KAWAMA AIRFIELD CU 230733N 0811750W
z01 25X1 D -
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CARDENAS RADAR FAC HICACOS PENINSULA CU 2311'+7N 0610825W
201-E -
25X1D c38 """' 2 VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
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GROUND FARCE ACTIVITY
MATANZAS LANDING BEACH CU 2301//N 98126//W
120-A1 -
25X1D COVERAGE IS 70 PERCENT WITH HAZE.
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MATANZAS BAY 8H 1 CU 230158N 0813030W
120-X1 -
25X1D COVERAGE IS 100 PERCENT.
V R DE LADING BEACH 005 CU 230900N ~ 1~. 550W
201-81 -
COVERAGE QF THE BEACH IS 100 PERCENT.
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VAFtADER4 I.ANDItVG BEACH 224 CU 23074pN 0812000W
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COVERAGE OF THE BEACH IS 100 PERCENT.
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LA COCINA LANt~ING BEACH 223 CU 230720N 0812110W
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COVERAGE IS 100 PERCENT WITH HAZE.
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INDEX OF TARGETS
AN ASTERISK ~*) IN THE FINAL. CO~.UMN DESIGNATES A TARGET THAT IS
IDENTIFICATION ONi~Y.
COMIREX INSTAI.LATi~N NAME C
TY
KAUVAMA AIRFIELD
GU
GARDENAS
RADAR FAG HICACOS PENINSULA
CU
MATANZAS
MILITARY INSTALLATIQN-SAN MARTIN
GU
MATANZAS
LANi~ING BEACH
CU
MATANZAS
BAY BH 1
GU
VARADERO
LANDING
BEACH
005
CU
VARADERQ
LANDING
BEACH
22++
CU
l.A C4CINA
LANpiNG
BEACH
223
CU
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