BARANOVICHI PETROLEUM STORAGE AIR FORCE RESERVE BARANOVICHI, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300330170-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 170
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
BAR.ANOVICH.1, PETROLEUM STORAGE
AIR FORCE RESERVE
BARANOV ICH I, USSR
BELOIUSSIAN M D
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1 his report i,s one inn scric s on ~oyiL t Ground Force and logistic
installations being prcparcd for a Ill \ (AA band. the scrica is bcin
coordinated, published and diss~min_~:e.i hr APIC. -1hc photographic
analysis is being performed by th. Ni ;P- Photographic :1na1}sis Group,
the CIA Photographic lntclligencc I)ivision (\PIC), and the Production
(:cntcr I Pic (I )1:A ). 1 he photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was perforated by the AI'IC Photographic Analysis Group.
In the ina rest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities ohscrycd at these installations arc identical with those
appearing in the project rcyuirentcnt. A\hcn a specific facility is not
observe 1 both it. title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
1 ides and letter designators for the various facilities arc as
follo s: (:A) railroad service, (Li) road service, LC) landing strips,
(I)) admini-11atiyc and troop housing areas, (L) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, t,G) I'UL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) cduipmcnt storage;~maintcnance areas, (K) athletic fields,
L) small nrnt~ firing ranges, Al) driver training areas, ('\) tank
assault gun firing ranges, (I') flat trajectory firin-runges, (ti) artillcr)
emplacements (batteries), (1Z) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (~) special training facilities, (I) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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BELORUSSIAN
MILITARY DISTRICT
BARANOVICHI
BARANOVICHI
PETROLEUM
STORAGE
AIR FORCE
RESERVE
AIRFIELD
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BARANOVICHI PETROLEUM STORAGE AIR FORCE RESERVE
(53-07N 026-03E)
BARANOVICHI, BRESTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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L \o: Oil CO\1OR No: one
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Baranovichi Petroleum Storage Air Force
Reserve is located (Fitiure 1) in the southeast
edge of Baranovichi (553-OSN 026-OIL). The
installation is served by three spurs from the
Baranovichi-Luninets rail line and has access
to the cite of Baranovichi and Baranovichi Air-
field via an all-weather road. Baranovichi
:Army Barracks l=ast is located 0.5 kilometers
(km) west on the opposite side of the rail line.
Baranovichi Army Barracks Southwest is lo-
cated 6 km west of the FOL depot.
The installation consists of t\+o areas
(Figures 2 and 3), the larger of which covers
approximately 160 acres and the .smaller 11b
acres. The large area is secured and contains
23 vertical earth-covered POL tanks and 14
support buildings; the smaller secured area,
contains 11 vertical POL tanks and four sup-
port building. A probable double pipeline con= 25X1 D
nects th, larger area with Baranovichi Airfield.
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photography and 11 KEYHOLE missions be-
t.w een Compar- 25X1 D
a:ive analysis revealed the same general level
of usage between
Since _ three large and one medium-size
tanks have been built in the larger area and two
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Three spurs from the sin= 1e track Bara-
novichi-Luninets rail line serve the installa-
tion. The north spur forms a fork and serves
the north part of the depot. I he center spur
serves the 19 large and four medium .size tanks.
The south spur serves a separate area which
contains 11 small tanks.
The installation is served by an all-~~eather
access road which connects the POL dump with
the street system of Baranovichi and the Bara-
novichi Airfield.
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Area G1 (Figure 3) contains 23 vertical
tanks--10 are 00 feet in diameter and four 25X1D
are 60 feet. These tanks were in the process
of being earth covered in M and as of
all were earth covered. Three 25X1 D
large tanks and one smaller tank have been
added since Area G2 contains 11 vertical
tanks--five 25 feet, one 40 feet, and
feet in di~_meter. Two tanks have been
added sing.
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