HELICOPTER PADS AT SOVIET MRBM SITES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000200210068-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2000
• Sequence Number: 68
• Content Type: REPORT

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 DECLASS REVIEW BY NIMA / DoD
5-
067
Helicopter pads have been identified on photography from several
KEYHOLE missions at five.Soviet MRBM launch sites. The pads are
located within 0. 5 nautical miles of the launch sites and measure
approximately 400 by 200 feet.
The MRBM launch sites at which helicopter pads have been identified
are given below.
Akhtyrka
2
50-22-OON
34-57-15E
Pruzhany
1
52-30-30N
24-08-15E
Urechye
53-11-30N
27-58-30E
Krupa 1
52-48-15N
24-42-OOE
Voru 2
57-49-15N
-26-50-30E
There is photographic evidence that such pads exist at other MRBM
and IRBM launch sites. However, they have not been confirmed as yet.
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2 Pages
6 October 1961
NPIC /IM-28 / 61
MEMORANDUM FOR : Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, USAF
THROUGH TALENT Control Officer, USAF
25X1A ATTENTION AFCIN 3, AFIC
SUBJECT
REFERENCES _ (a) Requirement Air Force/SIO-4-61
(b) NPIC Project JN-257/61
1. This memorandum is in response to a request for a search within a
50-mile radius of 20-23N 75-33W and 20-27N 75-30W to locate, if possible,
2. The above area was searched within the limits of cloud-free hoto a-
25X1 D ra h from Missions E-- I
25X1D This site has been labeled b the
US Navy Photographic Interpretation Center, as the Mayari Arriba
25X1D Base (see Navy PIC DPIR NT-PD 00042). No new information can be added
to this report at the present time.
Operations Officer
NOFORN
 TOP SECRET CHESS
. NOFORN
SUBJECT: Search for Site in Cuba
25X1 B
Distribution:
Copy No 1 and 2 - Addressee
3 - SIO, Army
4-SIO, Navy
5 - SIO, Air Force
6 - SIO,0CIA
7 - Liaison Officer, N !9-'A
8 - Operations Officer, NPIC
9 - Chief, PD
10 - Chief, RS
11 - Chief, DMD
12 - AFC IN 1B2 USAF
13-20 - Files
25X1A NPIC/PAGI 12517/5 October 1961
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