AIR-LAUNCHED MISSILE STORAGE FACILITIES AT BARANOVICHI AIRFIELD (53-05N 26-02E), USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300390066-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2004
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: June 25, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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Approved For Release 2004/05/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300390066-8
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
ATTENTION:
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FROM:
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Chief,
WEB 3307t4-
25 June 1964
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Defensive Systems Division, OSI -?;
Chief, requirements BrAnch,
Chief, CIA/PID (NPIC)
Reconnaissance"Group, CGS.
Air-Launched Missile Storage Facilities at Baranovichi
Airfield (53-05N 26-02E), USSR
Ii(a) Requirement C- S I- 4- 81, 443
(b) CIA/PID Project C 873-64
1.,.;,Thii memorandum is in response to your requirement dated 26 May 1964'
which requests determination of the purpose and history of the possible A
facilities at Baranovichi Airfield, USSR. '
"2. All photographic coverts e of Baranovichi Airfield i.e. since the
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photo interpretation repo s in r er to c_etermine the function of the reported
possible ASM facility at this fighter/bcnt,er base. Two photo irate etatign
reports (1) DIA UPIR 9057-0366 (Sep 63) ar.d (2 reported
a possible ASM facility at Baranovichi Airfield located, nor west of the center
of the runway on the technical support siC..e of the airfield (see Figures 1 and 2).
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first coverage of was studied and compare
d with publis~ee
a. This facility was first noted oni
the first'xseable"coverage of Baranovichi since early coverage.
It appeared approximately eighty percent complete at that time.- All of the
major buj. s were present with the exception of one storage balding. Mission
I I showed this last building to be under construeon Attachment 2).
In-comparison with the latest coverage the facility
415peared essentially the same in
identified
this missile storage facility at Airfield as a typical fighter/
bomber base air-to-air missile storage facility.' A comparative study of the }
Baranovichi facility with other AAM facilities versu-$ ASM facilities at other
airfields shows this Baranovichi facility to be a fairly typical AA-14 facility.
c. This heavily secured site contains four medium drive-in storage
buildings, one small drive-in building, one medium probable drive-though check-
out building; one other.,medium probable drive-in storage building,'and six
other smail. support bi )dings .
b. However, a subsequent)
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SUBJECT: Air-Launched Missile Storage Facilities at
BaranovichS Airfield (53=o5N 26-O2E), USSR IT ED 33V7-64
from the 1956
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since The dissensions of the loading pits as taken
Two (2) pits - 65 by 15 feet
One 1) pit - 75 by 15 feet
One 1) pit - 85 by 15 feet
The weapons loading pit status from
II
Pit or Hardstand Condition
Three {3)'pit hardstands cleared of snow, pits
not visible.
Loading pits visible - open.
Loading pits not discernible.
Loading pity .visible - open.
Loading pit.. not discernible.
Loac pits: visible. - open.
Loading pits not discernible.
a
as c y unchanged when compared to -recent 1_964 coverage A
new probable perimeter road around the possible check-out IDUI-EMEng Is apparent
on this latest coverage which is snow covered.
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e ,jor uildings to be present an a ac, ity appeared
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This secured facility contains two drive-by possible missile. storage buildings,,,
three small support buildings, and a "T,- shad possible storage check-out
building which has two levels. The long tenter section is the highest.sectign.
The "T"-shaped building was"under c: istruction in
coverage) a.?d at that time it appeared to be approximately eighty percent
complete. The next coverage of this facility in
showed the th
b
9057-0366) as a possible' final check-out area for ASMs (see Figures 1 and 3).
This facility may be a complete ASM facility i.e. storage and check
t
3. Very significant, however, is the facility located between the AAM:.;,.
facility and the loop hardstands which was previously idertifi d ('\?A
4. It is extremely difficult to det ermine the exact operational status of
the weapons loading pits at Baranovichi, but a brief pummary of this condition
may )be beneficial to the re uesto
 SUBJECT: Air-Launched Missile Storage Facilities at
Baranovichi Airfield. (53-05N 26-O2E), 'US,
One (1) pit, possibly open.
Loadinw, pits visible - open.
Loading pi.!. not discernible.
One (1) pit harastzsnd cleared of snow, pit not
discerni . e.
All pit hardstands snow-covered but one pit
5. A history of the aircraft reported at Baranovichi from photographic
coverage reveals-that Blinder aircraft have been present at Baranovichi since
at,least Badger aircraft have been present since4
the. initial 19561 overage along with unidentified fighter aircraft, but
on sixteen Fishpots and twenty-two Fresco/Farmer aircraft
.were identified through scattered clouds. The Blinder aircraft have been parked,
on all coverage reported, on the loop hardstands opposite the weapons loading pits.
6. The final- question to be answered in this memorandum is whether weapons
loading pits are necessary for ASMs. At the two hearty bomber airfields where
K TGAR00 (AS-3) missiles have been identified, Dolon and Ghepele.i ka, weapons
.loading pit r exist. On-the other hand, weapons loading pits have not been
identified at some of the medium bomber bases which have ASM storage facilities.
7.. The rhoto analyst on this project is who may be contacted
on extension should you have any further questions concerning this project.
Thi 'project`is considered to be
Enclosures: -
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