(Sanitized) FIELD DEPLOYED SAM SITE B17A-2 (118) HA NOI, NORTH VIETNAM 20-51-45N 105-5512E(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000200020004-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 15, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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15 JULY 1966
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FIELD DEPLOYED SAM SITE B17A-2 (118)
HA NOI, NORTH VIETNAM
20-51-45N 105-55-12E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS A FIELD DEPLOYED SA-2 SAM SITE NEAR HA NOT,
THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH SITE TO BE IDENTIFIED IN NORTH VIETNAM.
2. LOCATION:
THE SITE IS LOCATED 10.6 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HA NOI AND 4.4 NM
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HA NOI SAM SITE B17-21 WHICH WAS THE
FIRST SITE TO BE IDENTIFIED IN NORTH VIETNAM.
3. REMARKS:
THIS IS THE THIRD FIELD DEPLOYED SA-2 SAM SITE TO BE IDENTIFIED IN THE
HA NOI AREA.
4. BACKGROUND:
]THE FIRST SAM SITE IN NORTH VIETNAM WAS OBSERVED ON
PHOTOGRAPHY. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF 1965 THE NUMBER OF SITES INCREASED
TO SIXTY-FOUR. SITES 65 THROUGH 93 WERE FIRST OBSERVED IN FEBRUARY 1966,
SITES 94 THROUGH 100 IN MARCH 1966, SITE 101 IN APRIL 1966, SITES 102 THROUGH
110 IN MAY 1966, SITES 111 THROUGH 115 IN JUNE 1966, AND SITES 116 THROUGH
118 IN JULY 1966. SITES 10, 18, 20, 36, 49, AND 50 HAVE BEEN ABANDONED DURING
THIS FIFTEEN-MONTH TIME SPAN, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KNOWN SAM SITES
IN NORTH VIETNAM TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re.
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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CONSIST OF FOUR UNREVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS AND AN UNREVETTED CENTRAL
GUIDANCE AREA. NO MISSILE HOLD POSITIONS, MISSILES, OR MISSILE ASSOCIATED
EQUIPMENT ARE OBSERVED.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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