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February 14, 1960
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2 Q Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, THE QUALITY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY RANGED FROM POOR TO EXCELLENT. EXCEPT FOR LOCAL AREAS VEILED BY HAZE, THE HEAVIEST CLOUD COVER WAS ENCOUNTERED BETWEEN DNEPROPETROVSK AND THE BLACK SEA. NO CAMERA MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THIS PRELIMINARY REPORT COVERS ITEMS OF IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE SIGNIFICANCE IN RESPONSE TO REQUIREMENTS LEVIED BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. SWINGING IN A WIDE ARC FROM THE ARAL SEA TO THE CRIMEA, THE BAND OF PHOTO COVERAGE INCLUDED MANY MAJOR ITEMS OF INTELLIGENCE INTEREST INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING. AIRCRAFT AND AIRFIELDS SEVEN BOMBERS OF A NEW TYPE RESEMBLING BACKFIN. COVERAGE WAS ALSO OBTAINED OF SOME 100 AIRFIELDS OR REPORTED AIRFIELD SITES. THREE OF THESE ARE NEW MAJOR FIELDS AND TWO ARE NEW MINOR FIELDS. THE REMAINING INCLUDE 24 MAJOR FIELDS AND 24 MINOR FIELDS. A TOTAL OF 1973 AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED, INCLUDING 405 BOMBERS, 422 FIGHTERS, 553 OTHER TYPES, WITH 593 UNIDENTIFIED. BOMBER AIRCRAFT INCLUDE THE 7 RESEMBLING BACKFIN, 51 BULL, 47 BADGER, AND 300 BEAGLE. FIGHTER AIRCRAFT INCLUDE 22 FISHPOT/FISHBED, 4 FITTER, 4 FLASHLIGHT, 19 FARMER, AND 373 FAGOT/FRESCO. PROBABLE LAUNCH AND INSTRUMENTATION FACILITIES AT CHELKAR. EIGHTEEN ADDITIONAL HEXAGON SAM SITES AND FOUR ADDITIONAL SAM SUPPORT INSTALLATIONS. A SECOND LOOK AT THE"TWIN EYE"SITE AT BALAKLAVA. TWO NEW-TYPE RADAR INSTALLATIONS AND FIRST COVERAGE OF A MOON VLF STATION. Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 TOP SECRET CHESS ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 NET. SHIPPING A SECOND LOOK, UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS. AT NAVAL SHIPPING IN THE SEVASTOPOL AREA. A. NEW BOMBER AIRCRAFT NEW BOMBER AIRCRAFT, KAZAN NORTH AIRFIELD 55 52 N - 49 08 E THIS AIRCRAFT (FIGURE 1) IS A TWIN-JET, SWEPT WING BOMBER WITH A SPAN OF APPROXIMATELY AND A FUSELAGE LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 125 FEET. THE WINGS ARE CRANKED APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY OUT FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE LEADING EDGE SWEEPBACK IS INBOARD OF THE CRANK AND DOUTBOARD O H R RANK* THE WINGS ARE MOUNTED WELL BACK ON THE FUSELAGE. A SINGLE WING FENCE IS LOCATED ON EACH WING JUST OUTBOARD OF THE CRANK AND A PROBABLE MAIN GEAR HOUSING SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE BADGER IS MOUNTED APPROXIMATELY 15 FT FROM THE CENTER OF THE FUSELAGE. CHEEK INLETS ARE LOCATED ON THE FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. FORWARD OF THE INLETS THE FUSELAGE IS 0 AFT OF THE INLETS THE FUSELAGE IS = ALL THE WAY TO A LARGE EFFLUX WHICH RESEMBLES THAT OF THE FORMER. THE COCKPIT IS LOCATED WELL FORWARD AND THE NOSE TAPERS TO A SHARP POINT. THE SWEPT BACK EMPENNAGE ASSEMBLY CONSISTS OF A LOW HORIZONTAL TAIL MOUNTED ON THE FUSELAGE AND A LARGE, SHARPLY SWEPT VERTICAL TAIL. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DIMENSIONS BEING 20 TO 25 PERCENT LARGER, AND A FEW DESIGN MODIFICATIONS THE AIRPLANE RESEMBLES BACKFIN. THERE ARE 7 OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE FIELD. SIX ARE PARKED ALONG THE PARKING RAMP. THE OTHER IS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE LARGE REVETMENT IDFNTICAI HOSE NOTED AT PLANTS 1 AND 18 IN KUYBYSHEV 0 THE AFT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE EMPENNAGE ASSEMBLY IS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. TWO CABLE LINES LEAD TO NEARBY BUILDINGS, AND SEVERAL PERSONNEL ARE VISIBLE AROUND THE AIRCRAFT INDICATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY BE UNDERGOING ENGINE CALIBRATION. 2 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 I i, Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 1 Vt 3LJLt[C; 1-- _.;a ODE - 8009 Date of Info 5 February 1960 PAR - 573 - 60 13 February 1960 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 i IJY 31:C-Kt 1 L `-: JJ ODE -S 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 1. HEXADIC SAM SITES AND SUPPORT FACILITIES A TOTAL OF EIGHTEEN HEXADIC SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE (SAM) SITES AND FOUR SUPPORT FACILITIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE KAZAN, GORKIY, SAROVA, KHARKOV, DNEPROPETROVSK, ZAPOROZHYE, AND SEVASTOPOL AREAS (FIGURE 2). CONSTRUCTION OF ALL SAM SITES AND SUPPORT FACILITIES APPEARS COMPLETE. TWO SAM SITES AND ONE SUPPORT FACILITY ARE LOCATED IN THE.KAZAN AREA. NEITHER OF THE TWO SITES HAS ANY EQUIPMENT INSTALLED. HEAVY SNOW COVERS THESE SITES. TWO SAM SITES ARE LOCATED IN THE GORKIY AREA. NO EQUIPMENT IS VISIBLE DUE TO THE EXTREME DISTANCE. TWO SAM SITES AND ONE SUPPORT FACILITY ARE LOCATED IN THE SAROVA AREA. ONE SITE HAS AN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. THE OTHER SITE HAS TRANSPORTERS, AND UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES AND VANS IN THE VEHICLE PARKING AREA, BUT HAS NO EQUIPMENT INSTALLED. FOUR SAM SITES AND ONE SUPPORT FACILITY ARE LOCATED IN THE KHARKOV AREA. THREE OF THE SITES HAVE AN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. FOUR SAM SITES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE DNEPROPETROVSK AREA. TWO OF THE SITES HAVE AN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. TWO SAM SITES ARE LOCATED IN THE ZAPOROZHYE AREA, AND BOTH OF THESE SITES HAVE AN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. TWO SAM SITES AND ONE SUPPORT FACILITY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE SEVASTOPOL AREA. BOTH SITES HAVE AN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. A TOTAL OF 92 MISSILES, 72 LAUNCHERS, AND 11 FRUIT SET RADARS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THE SAM SITES AND SUPPORT FACILITIES. A TABULATION OF THESE EIGHTEEN SAM SITES AND FOUR SUPPORT FACILITIES IS PRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE. 3 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 i ; Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 1 Vr JCI.KCI C..!'ItJJ TABULATION OF HEXADIC SAM SITES AND SAM SUPPORT FACILITIES IN THE KAZANs GORKIY, SAROVA, KHARKOV! DNEPROPETROVSK# ZAPOROZHYE, & SEVASTOPOL AREAS NO. DIST & DIR COORD STATUS OF LAUNCHERS MISSILES GUIDANCE FROM CITY CONSTRUCT KAZAN 1 14NM ENE 5550N COMPLETE 4905E 2 14NM NW 5553N COMPLETE 4849E A 5NM E 5548N COMPLETE 4914E GORKIY 3 15NM ESE 5617N POSS COMPL UNK UNK UNK 4418E 4 20NM S 5603N POSS COMPL UNK UNK UNK 4358E SAROVA 5 9NM SW 5450N COMPLETE UNK UNK UNK 4307E 6 13NM SW 5449N COMPLETE 6 6 1 FRUIT SET 4301E B 3NM W 5455N COMPLETE 4317E KHARKOV 7 7.5NM NNE 5007N COMPLETE 6 6 1 FRUIT SET 3616E 8 13NM SE 4953N COMPLETE 6 6 1 FRUIT SET 3631E 9 12NM WNW 5000N COMPLETE 6 P055 3556E 10 10NM SSW 4950N COMPLETE 6 6 1 FRUIT SET 3611E C 8NM SE 4956N COMPLETE 3627E DNEPROPETROVSK 11 19NM ESE 4822N COMPLETE 6 PROB 1 PROB 1 FRUIT SET 35 7E 2 12 12NM SSE 4817N COMPLETE 6 UNK 1 FRUIT SET 3506E 13 12NM SW 4822N COMPLETE 6 3 & 1 FRUIT SET 3447E 3 POSS 14 25NM WSW 4817N COMPLETE UNK UNK UNK 3425E 4 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 1 Uf StcRET CHESS ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 ZAPOROZHYE 15 15NM SSE 4736N COMPLETE 6 3518E 16 15Nh1 SSW 4736N COMPLETE 6 3500E SEVASTOPOL 17 7NM NNE 4443N COMPLETE 6 1 PROB 1 FRUIT SET 3333E 18 5NM SSW 4431N COMPLETE 6 1 FRUIT SET 3331E (PROB) D 3NM SSE 4434N COMPLETE 3333E TOTAL 5 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 7 0 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 Date of Info 5 February 1960 13 February 1960 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 7 . Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 rvr JCI.KC! ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 2. INSTRUMENTATION AND FIELD-TYPE LAUNCH FACILITIES, CHELKAR AREA 47 50 N - 59 36 E (CHELKAR) THREE PROBABLE INSTRUMENTATION AREAS AND ONE PROBABLE FIELD-TYPE LAUNCH INSTALLATION HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITHIN A 50-MILE RADIUS OF CHELKAR. THESE FACILITIES ARE PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADIMIROVKA MISSILE TEST CENTER. INSTRUMENTATION AREAS - TWO OF THE INSTRUMENTATION AREAS ARE SITUATED NEAR CHELKAR AND THE THIRD ABOUT 45 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST, NEAR TUGUZ. THE LATTER AREA, POSITIONED AT ABOUT 47 20N - 60 20E, CONSISTS OF THREE FENCED SITES WHICH CONTAIN VARIOUS TYPES OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. ONE OF THE TWO AREAS NEAR CHELKAR IS ADJACENT TO CHELKAR AIRFIELD, AND CONSISTS OF A SECURED AREA CONTAINING TOKEN-TYPE RADARS AND SEVERAL OTHER PIECES OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. THE SECOND AREA NEAR CHELKAR IS LOCATED ABOUT TWO MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TOWN. IT CONSISTS OF TEN INSTRUMENTATION BUILDINGS, EACH 20 FEET SQUARE AND SIMILAR TO THOSE FOUND AT THE KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADIMIROVKA RANGEHEAD. THESE TEN BUILDINGS ARE POSITIONED AT VARYING DISTANCES ALONG A LINE ABOUT 8,400 FEET IN LENGTH. A POSSIBLE CONTROL BUILDING IS SITUATED TO ONE SIDE AND NEAR THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING ARRAY. PROBABLE FIELD-TYPE LAUNCH INSTALLATION - THIS INSTAL- LATION IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES NORTH OF CHELKAR, AT ABOUT 48 16N - 59 45E. IT CONSISTS OF A FENCED SUPPORT AREA AND A FENCED FIELD-TYPE LAUNCH AREA WITH SEVEN ASSOCIATED VEHICLE REVETMENTS. PROBABLE MISSILE LAUNCH FACILITY, NEAR BALAKLAVA 44 30 N - 33 32 E THE TWIN PADS OF THE PROBABLE MISSILE LAUNCH SITE NEAR BALAKLAVA APPEAR UNCHANGED SINCE THE PREVIOUS PHOTO COVERAGE IN 1956. NEW SUPPORT BUILDINGS, THREE OF WHICH ARE DRIVE- THROUGH, HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE AREA ENCLOSED BY THE DOUBLE SECURITY FENCE. THE THREE DRIVE-THROUGH BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE OLD FORT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN EXTREMITY OF THE SECURED AREA* THE UNEXPLAINED APPEARING ON THE PADS IN 1956 NOW EXTENDS TO THE SURFACE OF THE SERVICE ROADS IN THE VICINTY OF THE PADS. 6 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 r 4 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 1. NEW-TYPE RADAR INSTALLATIONS, SAROVA AND MICHURINSK 54 55 N 43 19 E -- 52 54 N - 40 30 E PAR - 573 - 60 14 FEBRUARY 1960 TWO NEW-TYPE, NEARLY IDENTICAL RADAR INSTALLATIONS HAVE BEEN LOCATED. ONE IS 27 NM SW OF SAROVA AT 54 35N - 42 53E (ALSO REPORTED UNDER STANTSIYA SHAL). THE OTHER IS 2 NM E OF MICHURINSK AT 52 55N - 40 40E. THE INSTALLATIONS, WHICH ARE DOUBLE-FENCED, EACH CONTAIN AT LEAST 5 RADARS, IFF EQUIPMENT, AND HF/VHF COMMUNICATIONS. 1. VLF NAVIGATIONAL AID STATION (MOON) 44 53 N - 33 52 E A VERY LOW FREQUENCY NAVIGATIONAL AID STATION IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 10 NM WSW OF SIMFEROPOL. IT CONSISTS OF A SECURED AREA CONTAINING 4 MASTS 700 FEET HIGH POSITIONED SO AS TO FORM A SQUARE APPROXIMATELY 960 FEET ON A SIDE, AND ABOUT 20 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, ONE OF WHICH IS A LARGE MULTI-STORY CONTROL BUILDING. 1. AKTYUBINSK AIRFIELD 5 14 N - 57 13 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 BEAGLE, 5 CRATE, 2 COACH, 14 CREEK, 1 CA8, 4 COLT, 2 MAX, 4 HARE 9,300 X 450 FT NNW/SSE RUNWAY 5,000 X 340 FT NE/SW RUNWAY Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 T Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 :~.' S%LUc . CC ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 2. NEW AIRFIELD 2.5 NM SE OF ALGA 49 53 N - 57 22 E 25x1 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 38 U/I SINGLE ENGINE 2.700 X 1,000 FT LANDING AREA (SNOW COVERED). WITH THE MAJOR AXIS ORIENTED NE/SW A SECURED AREA WITH 36 OBJECTS RESEMBLING RADAR DISHES IS SITUATED NW OF THE AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA. 3. BELGOROD NORTH AIRFIELD 50 39 N - 36 35 E 25x1 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 COLT (PROBABLE). 10 CREEK (PROBABLE) SNOW COVER PRECLUDES DETERMINATION OF LANDING AREA. 4. NEW AIRFIELD 3 NM SE OF BUGURUSLAN 53 35 N - 52 33 E 25x1 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 7 U/I SINGLE-ENGINE LIAISON-TYPE SNOW COVER PRECLUDES DETERMINATION OF RUNWAY AND AIRFIELD BOUNDARIES 5. BUGURUSLAN AIRFIELD 33-36 N - 52 26 E -1 25x1 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 2 COLT. 1 COACH (POSSIBLE). 38 U/I SINGLE-ENGINE LIAISON-TYPE N/S RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED. SURFACE AND DIMENSIONS UNDETERMINABLE 6. BUZULUK AIRFIELD 52 49 N - 52 14 E 25x1 NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 N/S RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED. LENGTH AND SURFACE NOT DETERMINABLE 7. CHELKAR AIRFIELD 47 50 N - 59 36 E Be NEW AIRFIELD 17 NM NE OF CHKALOV 51 58 N - 55 26 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 55 BEAGLE, 2 CREEK, 1 CREEK (PROBABLE) 9. CHKALOV AIRFIELD !71-48 N - 55 07 E 2,300 X 120 FT NNE/SSW RUNWAY 2,900 X 175 FT WNW/ESE RUNWAY FIELD IS FLYAWAY FIELD FOR ADJACENT AIRCRAFT FACTORY, ZAVOD 47 10. CHKALOV CIVIL AIRFIELD 51 47 N - 55 21 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 CAB, 10 CREEK, 2 COLT, 4 U/I SINGLE-ENGINE LIAISON-TYPE ONE 3,000 X 300 FT E/W RUNWAY ONE 3,500 X 260 FT NNW/SSE RUNWAY Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 11. CHKALOV/KARGALA AIRFIELD 51 52 N - 55 09 E 25x1 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 24 CAB SNOW COVER PREVENTS DETERMINATION OF RUNWAY SURFACE AND MEASUREMENTS 12. CHKALOV SOUTH AIRFIELD 51 39 N - 55 04 E 25x1 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 BULL, 39 FAGOT/FRESCO (POSSIBLE) 9,000 X 630 FT E/W RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED SECURED AREA ALONG THE E EDGE OF THE BUILDING AREA CONTAINS 9 OBJECTS RESEMBLING RADAR DISHES 13. CHKALOV SOUTHWEST AIRFIELD 51 43 N - 55 04 E 25x1 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 BULL, 13 BEAGLE, 53 FAGOT/FRESCO, 3 CABs 2 CREEK, 8 FLORA (POSSIBLE), 3 MAX/MOOSE 8,700 X 300 FT E/W RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED 14. NEW AIRFIELD 2.5 NM SE OF CHUCHKOVO 54 15 N - 41 30 E 25x1 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 38 U/I 9,000-FT-LONG N/S RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED. FIELD IS ON FAR OBLIQUE 15. CHUGUYEV AIRFIELD 07-5 0 N - 36 38 E 25x1 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 160 U/I SWEPT-WING FIGHTERS 12 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 69750 X 175 FT N/S CONCRETE RUNWAY. PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND CROSSOVER TAXIWAY. LARGE PARKING APRON EAST OF TAXIWAY. 16. DONGUZ AIRFIELD 51 31 N - 55 00 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 5 FAGOT/FRESCO (POSSIBLE), 1 CAB, 7 COLT (PROBABLE) 17. DONGUZ NORTHWEST AIRFIELD 51 36 N - 54 59 E SNOW COVER PRECLUDES DETERMINATION OF RUNWAY AND AIRFIELD BOUNDARIES 18. GRAKOVO AIRFIELD 49 42 N - 36 47 E NW/SE RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED, DIMENSIONS AND SURFACE UNDETERMINABLE 19. NEW AIRFIELD 5 NM SSW OF GRYAZI 52 25 N - 39 52 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 30 U/I SINGLE-ENGINE FIGHTERS, 6 CAB/COACH 8,500 X 250 FT NE/SW RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED. ADJACENT STRIP MAY BE GRAVEL OR SOD AND APPEARS TO BE AN ALTERNATE FOR BAD-WEATHER USE 20. KACHA AIRFIELD 44 47 N - 33 33 E 13 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 -r, c ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 76 FRESCO 6,800 X 170 FT NE/SW CONCRETE RUNWAY 21. KARANKUT AIRFIELD 45 35 N - 34 17 E NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED BECAUSE OF HAZE AND POOR RESOLUTION 8+200 X 240 FT NE/SW CONCRETE RUNWAY. TWO WORLD WAR II RUNWAYS SOUTH OF THIS RUNWAY NOW ARE POSSIBLE PARKING AREAS, BUT HAZE PRECLUDES MEASUREMENT 22. KAZAN AIRFIELD 5-5-47 N - 49 12 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 2 BULL, 6 CAB, 5 COACH, 5 COLT, 6 U/I SINGLE-ENGINE TRANSPORTS NE/SW RUNWAY AND NW/SE RUNWAY, BOTH SNOW-COVERED, PRECLUDING MEASUREMENT 23. KAZAN NORTH AIRFIELD 55 52 N - 49 08 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 7 BOMBERS (RESEMBLING BACKFIN), 1 BEAGLE, 2 COOKER, 8 CAMEL, 1 CAB, 1 U/I SINGLE- ENGINE LIAISON-TYPE 2 RUNWAYS -- ONE NW/SE 10,200 X 300 FT, CONCRETE, CLEARED OF SNOW. OTHER E/W 4,500 X 265 FT, SNOW- COVERED KAZAN NORTHWEST AIRFIELD 55 51 N - 49 03 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 8 FAGOT/FRESCO, 1 COLT, 2 CREEK, 23 HOUND, 2 HOUND WITHOUT ROTOR 14 :rOP SEC)%" ; i .SS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 NO EVIDENCE OF RUNWAYS ON THIS SNOW COVERED FIELD 25. KHARKOV AIRFIELD 49 55 N - 36 17 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 2 CATs 10 CAB, 5 COACH, 21 COLT, 16 CREEK, FUSELAGES OF 4 COACH/CRATE 7,100 X 250 FT E/W BLACKTOP RUNWAYS CLEARED OF SNOW. NW/SE RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED, PRECLUDING MEASUREMENT AND SURFACE DETERMINATION. PROBABLE PACKED SNOW RUNWAY PARALLEL TO AND NORTH OF E/W RUNWAY 26. KHARKOV/ALEKSEYEVKA AIRFIELD 50 03 N - 36 17 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 4 BULL, 5 BEAGLE, 1 BADGER, 4 FLASHLIGHT, 9 FRESCO, 3 FAGOT, 8 CAB, 1 CRATE, 1 COLT, 2 CREEK, 1 HARE, 2 HOUND ONE 4,300 X 250 FT NNW/SSE POSSIBLE RUNWAY, SNOW COVERED 27. KHARKOV/LYUBOTIN AIRFIELD 49 58 N - 36 00 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 COLT, 4 CREEK (PROBABLE), 29 BEAST (POSSIBLE), 1 MAX/MOOSE (POSSIBLE) SNOW COVERED, APPEARS TO BE A MINOR SOD FIELD 28. KHARKOV NORTH AIRFIELD 50 01 N - 36 16 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 COLT 6,800 X 350 FT NE/SW RUNWAY, SNOW COVERED 29. KHARKOV/ROGAN AIRFIELD 49 55 N - 36 26 E 15 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 C'-' -SS ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 17 BEAGLE, 23 CAB, 3 HOUND POSSIBLE RUNWAY 5,300 (ESTIMATED) X 300 FT NW/SE, SNOW- COVERED, SURFACE AND EXACT'MEASUREMENTS UNDETERMINABLE 30. KOCHUBEYEVKA AIRFIELD 49 45 N - 35 01 E 25x2 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED AT LEAST 28 U/I FIGHTERS (POSSIBLE) 9,000-FT-LONG NNE/SSW RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED, WIDTH AND SURFACE UNDETERMINABLE 31. KRIVOY ROG AIRFIELD 47 51 N - 33 18 E 25x2 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED NUMBER AND TYPE MADE UNDETERMINABLE BY SCALE AND OBLIQUITY NW/SE RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED, WITH PARALLEL TAXIWAY, MEASUREMENTS AND SURFACE NOT DETERMINABLE 32. KURAYLI AIRFIELD 50 25 N - 57 02 E 25x2 4,700 X 900 FT NW/SE LANDING AREA, SNOW-COVERED FENCED AREA WITH 36 OBJECTS RESEMBLING RADAR DISHES 33. LIPETSK AIRFIELD 52 37 N - 39 34 25x2 NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED. AIRFIELD APPEARS ON FAR OBLIQUE AND IS SNOW-COVERED 34. LIPETSK WEST AIRFIELD 52 38 N - 39 27 E 25x2 NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 16 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 PAR - 573 - 60 14 FEBRUARY 1960 8,500-FT-LONG WNW/ESE PROBABLE ASPHALT RUNWAY, CLEARED OF SNOW, WIDTH NOT DETERMINABLE (ASSOTW HAS 6#600 X 280 EST. FT CONCRETE). PARKING AREA IMPROVED OVER PICTURE IN ASSOTW -- IT 15 INCREASED IN LENGTH AND NOW IS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 35. MELITOPOL AIRFIELD 46 53 N - 35 19 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 38 BULL, 18 BADGER 7,760 X 240 FT NE/SW CONCRETE RUNWAY AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 66 BEAGLE, 1 BULL, 1 COACH# 3 CREEK (PROBABLE) NNW/SSE PROBABLE HARD-SURFACE RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED BUT IN USE. SPLIT IN PHOTOGRAPHY PRECLUDES MEASUREMENT 37. MORSHANSK AIRFIELD 53 26 N - 41 43 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 39 U/I SINGLE-ENGINE SWEPT-WING FIGHTERS 38. MUROM AIRFIELD 55 26 N - 42 19 E NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT OBSERVED BUT SCALE MAKES COUNT AND IDENTIFICATION UNDETERMINABLE NNE/SSW CONCRETE RUNWAY. OBLIQUITY AND SCALE PRECLUDE RUNWAY MEASUREMENT. 17 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 -33 ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 39. OKTYABRSKOYE AIRFIELD 45 19 N - 34 06 E NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED OWING TO HAZE. RUNWAY (SHOWN AS 7,800 X 210 FT ON JULY 1956 PHOTOGRAPHY) VISIBLE BUT HAZE PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION 40. ORSK AIRFIELD 51 17 N - 58 36 E RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY NW/SE. SMALL SCALE PRECLUDES DETERMINATION OF LENGTH OR OTHER DETAILS 41. POLTAVA AIRFIELD 49 37 N - 34 30 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 34 U/I SWEPT-WING BOMBERS, 7 U/I BOMBERS (POSSIBLE) 42. PROSANDEYEVKA AIRFIELD 54 09 N - 41 40 E APPEARS INACTIVE. HAS 18 ABANDONED AIRCRAFT REVET- MENTS, AND NO RUNWAY OR AIRFIELD FACILITIES ARE EVIDENT 43. SAKI AIRFIELD 45 08 N - 33 35 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 6 BEAGLE (PROBABLE), 20 BEAGLE (POSSIBLE) NE/SW CONCRETE RUNWAY, MEASUREMENTS PRECLUDED BY HAZE AND CLOUDS (ONLY ONE OF 2 REPORTED RUNWAYS VISIBLE ON PHOTOGRAPHY) 18 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 $ . Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 PAR - 573 - 60 14 FEBRUARY 1960 SMALL U/I STORAGE AREA 2.5 NM E OF FIELD; HAS LOOP TURNAROUND AND IS CONNECTED TO FIELD BY PERMANENT ROAD 44. SARABUZ AIRFIELD 45-07 N - 33 59 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED AT LEAST 17 BADGER, AT LEAST 17 BULL 9,000 X 290 FT NNE/SSW CONCRETE RUNWAY HAZE AND CLOUDS PRECLUDE DETAILED INTERPRETATION 45. SASOVO AIRFIELD 54 21 N - 41 58 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 3 COLT! 29 CREEK/MULE TYPE, 41 U/I SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING AREA SNOW-COVERED, PRECLUDING INTERPRETATION 46. SOLILETSK AIRFIELD 51 10 N - 55 00 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 79 FAGOT/FRESCO (POSSIBLE) SNOW-COVERED E/W LANDING STRIP 96700 FT LONG WITH 1,500-FT-WIDE CLEARED AREA 47. SEVASTOPOL AIRFIELD 44 34 N - 33 31 E 48. SEVASTOPOL/BELBEK AIRFIELD 44 41 N - 33 34 E 19 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 ICJ' J:_Lt c 4i ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 18 FARMER, 7 FRESCO, 6 FAGOT, 2 MIG-TYPE, 3 CREEK 6,200 X 180 FT NE/SW CONCRETE RUNWAY. NE END HAS 980 X 180 FT SOD OVERRUN, SW END HAS 1,440 X 180 FT SOD OVERRUN AIRFIELD IS ENCLOSED BY PERIMETER FENCE AND HAS NUMEROUS BARRACKS AND ADMINISTRATION-TYPE BUILDINGS, LIMITED HANGAR AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES 49. SEVASTOPOL NORTHWEST SEAPLANE STATION 44 38 N - 33 31 E 50. TAMBOV AIRFIELD 52 42 N - 41 22 E 10,250 X 280 FT N/S PROBABLE CONCRETE RUNWAY, WITH PARALLEL TAXIWAY TO THE W AND CROSSOVER TAXIWAYS. FORMERLY A SOD FIELD ABOUT 8000 X 6,000 FT 51. TAMBOV/DONSKOYE AIRFIELD 52 48 N - 41 30 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 CAB (POSSIBLE), 2 COLT (POSSIBLE), 6 CREEK (POSSIBLE) RUNWAY N/S, PROBABLE SOD. SNOW COVER PRECLUDES DETERMINATION OF DIMENSIONS. 52. USMAN AIRFIELD 52 01 N - 39 39 E AIRCRAFT REVETMENTS VISIBLE. SNOW COVER PRECLUDES INTERPRETATION 20 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 O;' SECRET C;-.':=SS ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 53. VOLCHANSK AIRFIELD 50 19 N - 36 55 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 BULL, 6 FAGOT/FRESCO, 32 CAB NE/SW RUNWAY, DIMENSIONS AND SURFACE UNDETERMINABLE OWING TO SNOW COVER 54. VORONEZH/CHERTOVITSKOYE AIRFIELD 31-48 N - 39 13 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 COLT, 3 CREEK, 14 MAX/MOOSE, 6 BEAST (POSSIBLE) 55. VORONEZH EAST AIRFIELD 71-39 N - 39 15 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 11 BADGER, 1 BEAGLE, 15 CAT (MODIFIED), 1 COLT, 1 CREEK, 2 CAB, 2 MAX 56. VORONEZH NORTH AIRFIELD 51 42 N - 39 10 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 4 CRATE, 7 CAB, 4 COLT, 3 CREEK, 2 MAX/MOOSE (PROBABLE), 1 HOUND, 2 U/I SINGLE-ENGINE TRAINER-TYPE 2 RUNWAYS, SNOW-COVERED, SURFACE UNDETERMINABLE -- 6,425 X 375 FT NE/SW AND 5,000 X 375 FT NW/SE 57. VORONEZH SOUTHWEST AIRFIELD 51 37 N - 39 08 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 BULL, 47 BEAGLE, 39 FRESCO (PROBABLE), 4 FITTER (PROBABLE), 22 FISHPOT, 2 COLT, 4 CREEK, 6 CAB, 1 CRATE, 2 COACH, 2 HARE, 3 HOUND 21 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 I a Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 PAR - 573 - 60 14 FEBRUARY 1960 5,200 X 250 FT E/W RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED, SURFACE TYPE NOT DETERMINABLE. DOUBLE-FENCED STORAGE AREA, MATERIAL U/I9 6,000 FT SW OF W END OF RUNWAY 58. YOSHKAR-OLA AIRFIELD 56 45 N - 47 56 E FAR OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY MAKES PRESENCE OF AIRCRAFT UNDETERMINABLE 11,000 (APPROX.) FT NNE/SSW RUNWAY, SNOW-COVERED, WITH PARALLEL TAXIWAY 59. ZAPOROZHYE EAST AIRFIELD ;T7752 N - 35 18 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 8 BEAGLE, 60 BEAGLE (PROBABLE), 28 FAGOT/FRESCO (POSSIBLE), 3 COACH/CRATE (POSSIBLE), 1 TRANSPORT-TYPE (POSSIBLE), 2 U/I SINGLE ENGINE A DOUBLE-FENCED UNIDENTIFIED STORAGE AREA 15 SITUATED APPROXIMATELY 1,800 FEET EAST OF THE SSW END OF THE RUNWAY. TWO OTHER FORMER RUNWAYS NOW APPEAR TO BE USED AS PARKING AREAS. 60. ZAPOROZHYE SOUTH AIRFIELD 47 47 N - 35 13 E NO AIRCRAFT OBSERVED SOD LANDING FIELD 4,500 X 3,000 FT 61. ZAPOROZHYE SOUTHEAST AIRFIELD 47 48 N - 35 15 E AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1 CAB, 1 U/I TWIN ENGINE, 10 COLT/ CREEK (PROBABLE) 22 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 3 y Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 CJ' 3ELX.,_. L: _JJ ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 62. AIRFIELDS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BUT NOT CONFIRMED THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS WERE NOT CONFIRMED BECAUSE OF CLOUDS, SNOW COVER, OR DISTANCE. KURSK EAST AIRFIELD 51 45 N - 36 18 E ARZAMAS AIRFIELD 55 20 N - 43 44 E YEFREMOV AIRFIELD 53 09 N - 38 03 E BELGOROD AIRFIELD 50 35 N - 36 40 E TOTSKOYE AIRFIELD 52 31 N - 52 45 E YELETS WEST AIRFIELD 52 38 N - 38 25 E DZHANKOY AIRFIELD 45 42 N - 34 25 E SOVETSKIY AIRFIELD 45 22 N - 34 57 E ISLAM-TEREK AIRFIELD 45 10 N - 35 11 E NIKIFOROVKA AIRFIELD 52 53 N - 40 49 E YEVPATORIYA AIRFIELD 45 13 N - 33 22 E BOGOYAVLENSKOYE AIRFIELD 53 16 N - 40 18 E RYAZHSK AIRFIELD 53 41 N - 40 00 E YEVPATORIYA SEAPLANE STATION 45 11 N - 33 23 E SIMFEROPOL NORTH AIRFIELD 45 01 N - 33 59 E 23 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 4 .1 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 yr JLI-RC i w.:-i =JJ ODE - 8009 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 SIMFEROPOL AIRFIELD 44 55 N - 34 04 E PESCHANOYE AIRFIELD 44 52 N - 33 37 E IZYUM AIRFIELD 49 15 N - 37 09 E YELETS AIRFIELD 52 39 N - 38 31 E DNEPROPETROVSK/VOLOSHKOYE AIRFIELD 48 21 N - 35 06 E PAR - 573 - 60 14 FEBRUARY 1960 DNEPROPETROVSK/VOLOSHKOYE NORTHEAST AIRFIELD 48 33 N - 35 06 E SEVASTOPOL WEST SEAPLANE STATION 44 36 N - 33 27 E 63. AIRFIELDS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BUT ABANDONED OR NOT APPARENT ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY GRYAZI AIRFIELD 52 28 N - 39 56 E KRASNOGRAD AIRFIELD 49 24 N - 35 29 E SEVASTOPOL/KHERSONESSKIY AIRFIELD 44 34 N - 33 32 E KHARKOV/GROBLI AIRFIELD 49 56 N - 36 21 E DNEPRODZERZHINSK AIRFIELD 45 29 N - !34 36 E SOLENOYE AIRFIELD 48 14 N - 34 51 E VORONEZH AIRFIELD 51 39 N - 39 08 E SASOVO EAST AIRFIELD 54 21 N - 41 59 E 24 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 VP JCl-KCI l.i 1:=JJ ODE - 8009 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 KHOBOTOVO AIRFIELD 53 02 N - 40 22 E MICHURINSK WEST AIRFIELD 52 55 N - 40 25 E SELEZNI AIRFIELD 52 49 N - 41 18 E TAMBOV NORTHWEST AIRFIELD 52 46 N - 41 22 E AKTYUBINSK NORTHEAST AIRFIELD 50 19 N - 57 20 E KAZAN WEST AIRFIELD 55 51 N - 48 54 E KAZAN EAST AIRFIELD 55 48 N - 49 23 E SHATSK AIRFIELD 54 03 N - 41 44 E STARYY OSKOL NORTHWEST AIRFIELD 51 20 N - 37 45 E 1. AKTYUBINSK 50 17 N - 57 10 E PAR - 573 - 60 14 FEBRUARY 1960 EXCELLENT COVERAGE OF THE CITY SHOWS SEVERAL INDUSTRIES BUT NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY AND NO APPARENT EXPANSION. COVERAGE INCLUDES THE HUGE FERROALLOY PLANT 5 NM NW OF THE CITY, A HOUSING AREA ROUGHLY 1/4 THE SIZE OF THE CITY, LOCATED SOUTH OF THE PLANT. THE ALGA CHEMICAL PLANT (WHICH PROBABLY PRODUCES SULFURIC ACID) 20 NM S OF THE CITY, AND AN OIL FIELD 45 NM SW OF THE CITY. 2. BELGOROD 55 - 36 35 E 25 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 I A Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T056_93A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 THE BELGOROD AREA IS COMPLETELY COVERED BY GOOD QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY WHICH REVEALS EXPANSION OF THE CITY AND SEVERAL INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING A LARGE CEMENT PLANT. A RADIO STATION IS SITUATED ON A HILL SOUTH OF THE CITY. AN UNIDENTIFIED RAIL-SERVED INSTALLATION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 13 NM NORTHWEST OF THE CITY. 3. BUGURUSLAN 53 39 N - 52 27 E A GREAT EXPANSION TO THE SOUTH OF THE OLDER PART HAS APPROXIMATELY DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE CITY. THE AREA INCLUDES SCATTERED LIGHT INDUSTRIES AND OIL FIELDS. 4. BUZULUK 52 47 N - 52 16 E THIS CITY APPEARS ON FAR OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY AND IS HAZE-COVERED. CHELKAR 47 51 N - 59 38 E THE CITY IS FULLY COVERED BY GOOD-QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY. CHKALOV 51 47 N - 55 07 E THE CITY IS COVERED 100% BY GOOD-QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY. THERE IS MODERATE EXPANSION IN THE NW PART OF THE CITY, WITH SCATTERED INDUSTRIES PRESENT. CHKALOV AIRFRAME PLANT NO 47 APPEARS ACTIVE. NO AIRCRAFT ARE IN THE PLANT AREA, BUT AIRCRAFT CRATES ARE PRESENT IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE PLANT. TWO COMMUNICATION SITES, ABOUT 1.5 NM APART, ARE VISIBLE 5 NM NNE OF THE CITY. ONE SITE HAS 2 RHOMBICS AND SEVERAL STICK MASTS. THE OTHER SITE HAS AT LEAST 4 RHOMBICS AND SEVERAL MASTS. A MILITARY TRAINING AREA IS LOCATED 16.5 NM SSW OF CHKALOV, AT THE VILLAGE OF DONGUZ. 26 G Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 i VY JCLKCi L1 c5S 7. DONSKOYE 30-15 N - 58 31 E A CHROMIUM MINE, AND NICKEL AND IRON HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THIS AREA. PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS THREE LARGE OPEN PITS, EACH RAIL SERVED. 8. DNEPRODZERZHINSK 48 31 N - 34 37 E 25x2 GOOD COVERAGE OF THE ENTIRE CITY, AFFECTED ONLY BY SMOKE FROM INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, INCLUDES THE 25x2 FOLLOWS& STEEL PLANT DZERZHINSKY, WITH A NEW BATTERY OF FURNACES AND A ROLLING MILL. 2. RAILROAD CAR PLANT PRAVDA, WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS. 3. COKE CHEMICAL PLANT ORDZHONIKIDZE, WITH REASED FACILITIES. 4. COKE CHEMICAL PLANT KAMENSKOYE, REPORTED NEAR PLETION N 1911, THIS PLANT APPEARS TO BE IN FU L DUCTION, xl 5. A NEW U/I PLANT U/C9 ADJACENT TO THE COKE PLANT. 6. A NEW PLANT AT 48 27 N - 34 42 E, ADJACENT TO AN 8-GUN HEAVY AA POSITION. THERE IS NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT EAST, SOUTH, AND WEST OF THE CITY, AS WELL AS WITHIN THE CITY. AT A RAIL SPUR TERMINUS APPROXIMATELY 8 NM NW OF THE CITY, OUT OF THE NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THERE IS A NEW U/I PLANT, INCLUDING THREE LARGE MULTISTORY BUILDINGS, A HEAVY- INDUSTRIAL-TYPE BUILDING, AND A POWER STATION WITH NEW HOUSING ADJACENT TO IT. ON THE DNEPR, ABOUT 3 NM NW OF THE TOWN, THERE IS A NEW LOW DAM AND POWER PLANT IN EARLY STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION. THE PROJECT INCLUDES A LARGE EARTH COFFERDAM AND PROBABLE NAVIGATION LOCKS. 9. DNEPROPETROVSK 48 27 N - 35 00 E HAZE AND CLOUD COVER PRECLUDE DETAILED INTERPRETATION OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. FOR EXAMPLE, STREET PATTERN AND BUILT-UP AREAS IN MANY INSTANCES ARE BARELY DISCERNIBLE. 27 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 s Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 z; 1: ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 THE MOTOR VEHICLE FACTORY COMPLEX (DAZ) IS ONLY FAINTLY VISIBLE. IN THE AREA AROUND DNEPROPETROVSK PHOTO QUALITY VARIES FROM POOR TO GOOD. MIDWAY BETWEEN DNEPROPETROVSK AND DNEPRODZHERZHINSK IS AN U/I ROAD AND RAIL-SERVED INSTAL- LATION SECURED BY DOUBLE FENCING, GUARD TOWERS, GATE HOUSE, AND PATROL ROADS. FEATURES OF THIS INSTALLATION, INCLUDING THE SECURITY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND WIDE-RADIUS ROAD TURNS, SUGGEST UTILIZATION OTHER THAN OPEN STORAGE. AN AREA NEAR NOVOMOSKOVSK (48 38 N - 35 14 E) MAY BE THE PAVLOGRAD PROVING GROUND. 10. GORKIY 56 19 N - 44 00 E THE CITY 15 VISIBLE ON THE FAR OBLIQUE. SEVERAL LARGE INDUSTRIES WITH SMOKING STACKS CAN BE SEEN. AN ANTENNA FARM WITH 18 STICK MASTS IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OKA RIVER SSW OF THE CITY. A SAM SITE SSW OF THE CITY IS LOCATED AT ABOUT 56 07N - 43 44E. ALSO VISIBLE IS A POSSIBLE PETROLEUM REFINERY SSE OF GORKIY. HAZE AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE A DETAILED INTERPRETATION OF THE URBAN AREA, AND THE AIRFIELDS ARE NOT READILY DISCERNIBLE. 11. GRYAZI 52 30 N - 39 57 E COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE AREA INCLUDES A DISTILLERY AND THREE RAIL YARDS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH HAS LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR REPAIR FACILITIES. THREE TRANSMISSION LINES CONVERGE AT A LARGE RAIL-SERVED SUBSTATION. 12. KAZAN 55 47 N - 49 08 E GOOD COVERAGE OF THE ENTIRE KAZAN AREA SHOWS EXTENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, NUMEROUS INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, AND OTHER FACILITIES. ALSO COVERED ARE AIRCRAFT PLANT 387, ENGINE PLANT 16, AND AIRFRAME PLANT 22. AIRCRAFT PLANT 387, REPORTED TO MANUFACTURE HELICOPTERS, HAS 13 FAGOT/ 28 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 v' vLyl` y '~vv PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 FRESCO AND ONE PROBABLE FARMER IN OPEN STORAGE. THE PLANT IS RAIL-SERVED BUT HAS NO FLYAWAY FIELD. ENGINE PLANT 16, APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT LARGER THAN IN 1942, HAS 6 NEW-TYPE ENGINE TEST CELLS. EXPLOSIVES STORAGE AREA NOVOYE ARAKHCHINO, NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE CITY, AND A NEW HIGHWAY BETWEEN KAZAN AND ZELENODOLSK ALSO APPEAR ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY. YUDINO, 7 NM W OF KAZAN, SHOWS A 30% EXPANSION. IT HAS A LARGE RAILROAD CLASSIFICATION YARD WITH A LARGE OPEN STORAGE AREA AT THE EAST END OF THE YARD. THE STORAGE AREA REPORTED AS ITEM 10 ON ADF SHEET 0165-9999-1-25MA (PROV) HAS BEEN REMOVED. 13. KHARKOV 49 59 N - 36 14 E THE ENTIRE CITY AND SURROUNDING AREA ARE COMPLETELY COVERED BY EXCELLENT QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY. THE FOLLOWING ARE AMONG INSTALLATIONS COVERED IN THE CITY. 1. KHARKOV TRACTOR PLANT ORDZHONIKIDZE, EXPANDED BY ONE QUARTER TO ONE THIRD SINCE 1943 PHOTO COVERAGE. 2. KHARKOV BEARING PLANT 81 EXPANDED ABOUT 10 PERCENT SINCE 1943 COVERAGE. 3. KHARKOV MACHINE TOOL PLANT MOLOTOV, WITH ONE NEW ASSEMBLY BUILDING SINCE 1943. 4. KHARKOV AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY PLANT 135, EXPANDED ABOUT 50 PERCENT SINCE 1951. 5. TWO NEW PROBABLE MECHANICS SCHOOLS, WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF AIRCRAFT. 6. KHARKOV TANK AND LOCOMOTIVE PLANT KOMINTERN 75, WITH ONLY MINOR CHANGES SINCE 1942. PRIME MOVERS AND TANKS ARE PARKED IN ROWS IN THE PLANT AREA. IN ADDITION, AT LEAST 110 SLENDER UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET LONG FEET WIDE. AND HAVING A SMALL UPWARD PROJECTION AT ONE END, ARE LOCATED AT TWO PLACES IN THE PLANT AREA. 7. KHARKOV AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY PLANT, WITH ONLY MINOR CHANGES SINCE 1942. 8. KHARKOV ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PLANT KHEMS, WITH ONLY MINOR CHANGES SINCE 1942. SOUTHWEST OF KHARKOV, THE MILITARY COMPLEX AROUND CHUGUYEV AND THE ARMY BARRACKS AND AMMUNITION DEPOT NEAR BALAKLEYA ARE ALSO COVERED BY PHOTOGRAPHY. A COAL-BURING THERMAL POWER PLANT, SERVED BY A RAIL SPUR FROM THE KHARKOV - CHUGUYEV RAIL LINE, IS LOCATED 3.5 NM WSW OF CHUGUYEV. 29 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 f Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 14. LIPETSK 52 37 N - 39 36 E 25x2 THE LIPETSK URBAN AREA APPEARS ON THE FAR OBLIQUE. HAZE AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE A DETAILED INTERPRETATION OF THE CITY, BUT NUMEROUS INDUSTRIES ARE EVIDENT AND IN OPERATION. THE LIPETSK AMMUNITION DEPOT. WHICH IS RAIL-SERVED AND CON- TAINS APPROXIMATELY 70 STORAGE BUILDINGS, IS ALSO COVERED. 15. MICHURINSK 52 53 N - 40 30 E 25x2 COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THIS RAIL CENTER INCLUDES FOUR RAIL YARDS, ONE LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR REPAIR PLANT, AND A POWER PLANT. THERE IS MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE YARDS, ONE OF WHICH HAS 15 EIGHTY-FOOT PROBABLE PASSENGER CARS. 16. SEVASTOPOL 44 36 N - 33 32 E 25x2 WIDESPREAD HAZE AND PARTIAL CLOUD COVER LIMITED DETAILED INTERPRETATION IN THE SEVASTOPOL AREA. NAVAL SHIPPING SEEN INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING -- 1 LIGHT CRUISER, 2 OLD CRUISER HULLS, 12 DESTROYERS, 1 PROBABLE OLD DESTROYER HULL, 3 DESTROYER ESCORTS, AND 13 SUBMARINES, INCLUDING 5 SMALL COASTAL SUBS. OTHER SHIPPING NOTED -- SEVERAL AUXILIARIES, NUMEROUS MERCHANT SHIPS AND SMALL CRAFT. 17. SHUMERLYA 55 32 N - 46 23 E 25x2 GOOD COVERAGE OF THIS CITY SHOWS A POWER PLANT, A REPORTED AIRCRAFT PLANT, SEVERAL OTHER INDUSTRIES, AND EXPANDED RAIL FACILITIES. 18. TAMBOV 52 43 N - 41 27 E 25x2 GOOD QUALITY, FAR-OBLIQUE COVERAGE OF THE CITY SHOWS RAILROAD ACTIVITY, PROBABLE MILITARY ACTIVITY, AND EXPANSION 3d TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 OF INDUSTRIES. AMONG INDUSTRIES COVERED ARE THE TAMBOV SYNTHETIC RUBBER PLANT, WHICH IS MUCH EXPANDED SINCE WORLD WAR Its AND THE KOTOVSK CHEMICAL AND EXPLOSIVES PLANT 204. THE NEARBY TOWN OF RAZZKAZOVO HAS UNIDENTIFIED INDUSTRIES AND STORAGE. A STORAGE AREA, ON THE FAR OBLIQUE AND UNIDENTIFIED AS TO TYPE OF MATERIALS IS LOCATED AT 52 25N - 41 30E, 16 NM S OF TAMBOV. THE AREA IS RAIL-SERVED, COVERS ABOUT 1,200 ACRES (2 X 1 MILE), AND CONTAINS 60 BUILDINGS. 19. TOTSKOYE 52 32 N - 52 45 E THE CITY IS COVERED BY FAR OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY. A POSSIBLE BARRACKS AREA, PARTIALLY CLOUD-COVERED, IS LOCATED ABOUT 1 NM NE OF THE CITY ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE RIVER. AN OIL FIELD IS LOCATED AT 52 38N - 53 OOE, 20. VORONEZH 51 40 N - 39 12 E THE CITY OF VORONEZH IS COVERED BY EXCELLENT QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY. MAJOR INSTALLATIONS IN THE AREA INCLUDE VORONEZH AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY PLANT 649 WHICH HAS A FINAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING ADDED SINCE 19429 VORONEZH AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANT 265, SLIGHTLY EXPANDED SINCE 1942% AND VORONEZH SYNTHETIC RUBBER PLANTS WHICH HAS BEEN REBUILT SINCE 1942. A NEW TOWN AND A U/I RAIL-SERVED INDUSTRY APPEAR ON OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY 37 NM ENE OF VORONEZH. 21. ZAPOROZHYE 47 50 N - 35 11 E THE ZAPOROZHYE AREA IS COVERED BY PHOTOGRAPHY OF ONLY FAIR QUALITY BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD HAZE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL PLANTS NOTED. 1. ALUMINA AND ALUMINUM PLANT DNEPR. HAZE OBSCURES DETAILS. 2. METALLURGICAL COMBINE ZAPOROZHSTAL9 WHICH IS ABOUT 60 TO 75 PERCENT LARGER THAN AT THE TIME OF WORLD WAR II COVERAGE. 3. CARBORUNDUM PLANTS WHICH IS EXPANDED SINCE WORLD WAR II COVERAGE. 31 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 IVI JI-%I I-I -III-JJ ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 A DOUBLE-FENCED ROAD AND RAIL-SERVED STORAGE AREA, WITH 12 EARTH-COVERED OBLONG TANKS, IS LOCATED 10 NM NE OF ZAPOROZHYE. 22. ZELENODOLSK 55 50 N - 48 30 E COVERAGE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INSTALLATIONS. ZELENODOLSK SHIPYARD 340 -- 4 SUBCHASERS ARE VISIBLE (2 ON THE SIDE LAUNCHING WAYS AND 2 LOCKED IN THE ICE). THE YARD HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED SINCE 1942 PHOTOGRAPHY. ZELENODOLSK AMMUNITION AND AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY PLANT SERGO ORDZHONIKIDZE 184 -- THE PLANT HAS BEEN PLYWOOD PLANT FURNIR 3 -- APPEARS ACTIVE. ZELENODOLSK RAILROAD BRIDGE -- THIS BRIDGE OVER THE VOLGA IS NOW A DOUBLE BRIDGE, WITH BOTH SPANS THROUGH TRUSS. NEW ALIGNMENT OF RAILROAD LINE 7 NM SW OF CITY REPORTED UNDER CONSTRUCTION IS NOW COMPLETE. 1. ANDREYEVKA 49 32 N - 36 37 E OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS THE ZMIYEVSKAYA GRES UNDER CONSTRUCTION 31 NM SSE OF KHARKOV, NEAR ANDREYEVKA. THIS GAS-BURNING POWER PLANT, WHICH IS IN AN EARLY CONSTRUCTION STAGE, IS RAIL-SERVED. 32 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 4 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 ODE - 8009 PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 2. BOGATENKA 49 17 N - 35 48 E 25x2 LOCATED 1 NM SW OF THIS CITY AND 50 NM ESE OF POLTAVA IS A MILITARY STORAGE AREA, DOUBLE-FENCED AND RAIL-SERVED, WITH ASSOCIATED SUPPORT AREA. THE STORAGE AREA CONTAINS ABOUT 55 WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS, 2 HEAT PLANTS, 1 LARGE BARREL- ROOFED BUILDING, AND MATERIAL IN OPEN STORAGE. THE SUPPORT AREA IS SINGLE-FENCED AND HAS SEVERAL BARRACKS AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS. 3. DZERZHINSK 56 15 N - 43 34 E 25x2 THIS URBAN AREA SHOWS INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY, BUT HAZE AND EXTREME OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE ANY DETAILED INTERPRETATION. 4. KANASH 55 31 N - 47 29 E 25x2 A FENCED POL STORAGE AREA WITH 9 TANKS IS LOCATED IN WOODS 12 NM NE OF KANASH. 5. MELITOPOL 5< N- 35 22 E 25x2 APPROXIMATELY 20 NM W OF THE CITY ARE EARTH SCARS WHICH MAY BE SURFACE MINING. 6. MORSHANSK 53 27 N - 41 49 E 25x2 COVERAGE INCLUDES THE CITY AND THE RAILROAD YARDS AND SHOPS9 BUT SMOKE OBSCURES DETAILS OF THE RAIL YARDS. 7. MITKINO AMMUNITION DEPOT 56 46 N - 47 37 E 25x2 THIS RAIL-SERVED SECURED INSTALLATION, SITUATED IN A 33 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 -r e Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 WOODED AREA, CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 30 BUILDINGS. IT APPEARS ONLY ON FAR-OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY. Be POLTAVA 49 37 N - 43 30 E THIRTEEN NM E OF THE CITY IS AN U/I RAIL-SERVED INSTALLATION, WITH A DOUBLE FENCE INCLOSING 23 WAREHOUSE- TYPE BUILDINGS AND A POSSIBLE POWER PLANT. 10. SOLILETSK 51 12 N - 54 57 E FAR OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS A POL STORAGE AREA WITH 60 VERTICAL, CYLINDRICAL TANKS AND POSSIBLY SOME REFINING FACILITIES LOCATED JUST NORTH OF SOLILETSK AND 4.5 NM NW OF SOLILETSK AIRFIELD. 11. STANTSIYA CHEREMAS 55 40 N - 43 50 E NEAR THIS VILLAGE A PROBABLE MILITARY STORAGE DEPOT APPEARS ON FAR OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY. THE DEPOT HAS ABOUT 40 BUILDINGS, 10 OF WHICH ARE REVETTED. 12. STANTSIYA SHAL 5'4_27 N - 42 48 E 34 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78T05693A000300050003-2 Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2 1u1' JCC.Kt I C.f itb ODE - 8009 ' PAR - 573 - 60 DATE OF INFO 5 FEBRUARY 1960 14 FEBRUARY 1960 THIS IS THE CENTER OF A SERIES OF SMALL RAIL-SERVED COMMUNITIES, CONSISTING OF HOUSING AND LIGHT FABRICATION FACILITIES, WHICH ARE APPARENTLY INVOLVED IN LUMBERING. ACTIVITY EXTENDS ALONG A N/S RAIL LINE ABOUT 15 NM IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FROM STANTSIYA SHAL. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT FACILITY IS A DOUBLE-FENCED RADAR INSTALLATION (ALSO REPORTED UNDER THE HEADING SAROVA AND MICHURINSK). 13. STARYY OSKOL 51 18 N - 37 50 E FULL COVERAGE OF THE CITY SHOWS RAILROAD YARDS AND SHOPS, A BRICK PLANT, A SMALL POL AREA, AND (8 MILES EAST OF THE CITY) A SMALL PROCESSING PLANT AND STRIP MINING AREA, SERVED BY RAIL, NEAR KRAMSKAYA. 14. STERLITAMAK/ISHIMBAY 53 37 N - 55 58 E -- 53 28 N - 56 02 E AN OIL FIELD SW OF THESE TWO CITIES APPEARS ON FAR OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY. 35 TOP SECRET CHESS Approved For Release 2009/06/05 : CIA-RDP78TO5693A000300050003-2