ITEMS OF MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE, BULGARIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2014
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 11, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

NIF 50X1-HUM
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04 ? CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REP? '
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage LEM'
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited 1,50X1-H UM
C 0 N_F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L
COUNTRY Bulgaria
REPORT
SUBJECT Items of Military Significance, DATE DISTR. 11 April 1963 50X1-HUM
Bulgaria
NO. PAGES 14
REFERENCES RD 50X1-HUM
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
THIS IS
UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT OiS TENT#111yE.I.
50X1-HUM
5
50X1-HUM 4
3
2
1
GROUP I
Excluded horn automatic
downgrading and
declassification
71=ATE-7F-1-3----#c ARMY I x? I NAVY # I X I AIR #
X 1MA .#1 X
DIA Xl JCS
(Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
NFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
tecl
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
7
izrvi UI IRA
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
C-O-N-F-I -D-E-N-T-I
-A-L
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
DATE OF INFORMATION
PLACE ACQUIRED
:
'Items
REPORT
Bulgaria
of Military Significance,
Bulgaria
DATE DIIS
NO. OF PAGES 13
REFERENCES:
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
50X1-HUM
Introduction
CONFIDENTIAL
?
ITE mp OF MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE BULGARlajG)
Table of Contents
? Page Nr
3
1. ,Possible New Missile Site neat Studena Darn .. 4
2O ?ReStrictedlir Zones, TURNOVO 4
?3, Military Gunpowder andUplosives Plants TREPESKOVTSI 5
4. ,Main North-South Military Highways.RUSE-SVILENGRAD --------?
...
I* _ 5
5
5. NWff Military
Zone Areas SOFIA
6. _22111tEratr-gaulta,12r Sofia Area
7. -Extension of Highway from BULGARI to MALKO TURNOVO
8. Military Helicopter Station or Pax*, PLOVDIV
en am me - mimt
ORD ORD
- -
9. -Air,6Ground Maneuver, Cape Eolokita
10, Helicopter Activity Rumanian-Bulgarian HordersZAGRAZHDEN
???
6
6
6
7
- - 7
50X1-HUM
12. -Military Radio Transmitters- DOLEN =W.=
13. Military Hail Movements PLOVDIV
Anneed:A through E
?
2
CONFIDENTIAL
8
8
-13
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
.,"" ?
CONFIDENTIAL
ITEMS OF MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE, BULGARIA (U)
Introduction
50X1 -HUM
50X1 -HUM
The folloming list of towns and villages, with both geographic and UTM co-
ordinates when available, appear throughout this reportr
LOCATION
GEOGRAPHIC
BUKHOVO ( Bulgaria ) 42 46N 23 24E
BULGARI 42 06N 27 44E
CAPE KOLOUTA 42 291 27 44E
CHERNOMORETS 42 27N 27 39E
DOLEN BLIZNYAK 43 04N 27 52E
GABROVO 42 52N 25 19E
GARA YANA- '42 44N 23 34E
GURKOVO 42 4014 25 48E
GIGEN 43 42N 24 29E
KILIFAREVO 42 59N 25 38E
MALKO TURNOVO 41 59N 27 32E
NIKOLAEVO 42 38N 25 48E
NOVA ZAGORA 42 29N 26 01E
RUSE 14350N 25 37E
SESLAVTSI 42 147N 23 31E
STANKE DIMITROV 42 16N 23 07E
STUDENA 42 33N 2307E
SVILENGRAD 41 46N 26 12E
TREPESKOVTSI 42 48N 25 12E
TROYAN 14253N 24 43E
TURNOVO 43 05N 25 39E
'VOINEZHA 42 53N 25 40E
VONESHTA 'VODA- 42 52U .539E
VOLUYAK 42-46N 23 ISE
VUGIEVTSI 42 54N 25 39E
ZAGRAZITEN 43 44N 24 34E
CORABIA (Romania) Not available
CONFIDENTIAL
UTM
GN 0937
NG 6060
NG 6095,
NH 5201
NH 7069
LH 6248
GN 1034
LH 0023
?KJ 9741
LH 6761
NG 4348
NH 0119
MH 1905 '
MAI 1555
ON 0640
Fm 7581
FM 7412
MG 34214
LH 6440
LH 1350
LH 8971
LH 9948
LH 9148
FN 8338'
LH 8840)
? 0346
KJ 9849
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
CONfolDth I IAL
1. Possible New Missile Sites near Studena Dam
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
Soon after passing Over-the Studena Dam along
the main international highway froM-Sofie to Greece throligh-STANKI DIMITROV,-
an-area'about .3004400 m east of the -highway, on 50X1-HUM
top of a local.platean about-80 lahighee than the -road 50X1-HUM
workmen were buildingA rocket base.
during July and August 1962 the'.
military had been dynamiting and heavy track traffic had been hauling mostly
cement to the -position. In additions, 50X1-HUM
towers (kuli, which in
Bulgarian could also Signify' a crane boomer a rocket launcher ramp) in the air
one day and gone the next, and then -a week or so later the tower wouldagain be
raised, military trucks with long, flat trailer beds in the area. 50X1-HUM
the
area was at a point on the road abreast of where the'cablestone road surface over
the Studena Dam area ended, and the asphalt (sic) pavement commenced, traveling
in a southerly direction,
50X1-HUM
many of the local inhabitants
were concerned because the nnew rocket base made their villages likely
targets in event of warn.
on the site were three wooden barracks, one-story highs50X1-HUM
and the area fazing the highway wasfenced-in with barbed wire.- the 50X1-HUM
workmen wore army uniforms
the site was clearly visible to anyone traveling
along this main international highway. - The site had an extensive and clear
field of viewrto the west and southwest. (See Annex A)
2. Restricted Air Zone; TURNOVO
Along the ridge line west of TURNOVO
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
(Se; -
Annex B) were a series of l* x lt m metallic platesembedded in concretebeads
between llmand 2 m high. The metallic plates were painted.yello*, edged with
black. From the position along the-ridgeline-they were visible frOM very high
altitudes.
the aircraft markers indicated a prohibited 50X1-HUM
zone, and aircraft were nOt permitted overflights. The area designated as such
may have been the area of the military instal- 50X1-HUM
lation roughly 2 ions east of the markers and almost in line with them, or p08-
sibly the Yantra River area.
50X1-HUM
4
CONFIDENTIAL
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
CONFIDENTIAL
3. Military Gunpowder and Explosives Plant 3REPESK0VTSI
During August 1959
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
a new or fully reno*Oted plant
situated high in the hills was a military ganpaweder
and explosives plant,- newly renovated and expanded.. It was in full-operation,-
administered and guardedby:Military:pereonnel, and persons from neighboring vil-
lages were reckaited to work in the plant? It -Was 200 -300 50X1-HUM
m outside the village of TREPESKOVTSI. (See Annex C)
Military Enterprise (Voennen Zavod)
GABROVO.
it was a branch plant of the 50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
4. li,fainNortlrRi:.hw.a.RUI--SouthMilitag-SVILENGRAD
in the general area of the Pass of the'Republia-(tortherly 50X1-HUM
Khainboaski Prohod), in the village of VONESHTA VODA (LH 9148) during July and
August 1958 a mass5ox1-Hum
movement of Bulgarian land forces from northern Bulgaria to the Greek and-Turk-
ish frontiers via the major north-south military highway. The highway passed
through the Pass of the Republic from RUSE and TURNOVO via KILIFAREVO, VUGLEVTSI,
VOINEZHA, VONESHTA VODA (2VENKOVTSI), NIKOLAEVO, GURKOVO, NOVA ZAGORA And
SVILENGRAD.
The road was called.the-main military road (Glaven Voenneh Put) 50X1-HUM
It was a first-class, hard surface, all-weather 50X1-HUM
road, built by the military labor troops daring the period 1955-1958 or 1959.
During the mass movement Of three dayt and nights, the inhabitants along the
route were near panic and-believed that fullacale warfare had erupted. 50X1-HUM
the road, which was in first class condition, was a polish
expenditure of funds for military purposes, because the many 50X1-HUM
bridges, defiles and passes through which the road had to be cut, werevery_
nerable to a minimum of air bombardment or local demolitions.
5, New Military Zone Area, SOFIA
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
CONFIDENTIAL
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
CONFIDENTIAL
50X1-HUM
an area just beyond 50X1-HUM
ORLANDOVTSI with center The Military area was not
enclosed by any fence or other'viSible barriers, nor was it clear where
the area limits were. 50X1-HUM
66 New Jammer Comples for Sofia Area
in the Sofia suburb of KREMIKOVTSI
about 100 m south of new road *hie' cOnneCts KREMOKOVTSI with
GARA YANA observed a.Complea.Of radio transhissiOn.girder-type.tawers. 50X1-HUM
There were about 30 such towers, each between 30 and I5 in high standibg
geometric pattern. the towers had just been completed, because50X1-HUM
finishing paint touches wanOpeing made on the towers.- Most of the 30 towers. -
had cross-bar and/ or faded dipole antenna elements Mounted at different levels,
and oriented in different directions. this was -50X1-HUM
the new radio jammer for the greater Sofia area. :At the time of 'observation
the comples, encompassing an area.about 300 m 300 in, was not fenced-in. (See
An-
nexD)
50X1-HUM
the new road built during
1961 leads directly from KREMIKOVTSI to GARA 'YANA, by-passing SESLAVTSI and
BUKHOVO.
50X1-HUM
70 Extension of Highway, BULGARI to MALKO TURNOVO
The first class road ending 50X1-HUM
at BULGARI had been extended, redonditioned and newly paved in 1959 - 1960. and
in 1961 had been opened to traffic to MALKO TURBOVO. 50X1-HUM
it.wiS a hard, all-weather 50X1-HUM
bituminous surface from BULGARI to MAUD TURNOVO.
8. Military Helicopter Station orJ'arks.PLOVDIV
On 6 or? June 19620
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
at the Plovdiv Civil Airfield
22 helicopters parked in a tight group on the airfield.
the type as Mi 4 (Hound),
The cabins of the craft were covered with tight plastic
tarpaulins across the top and half-may dawn the side. -
observed 50X1-HUM
the crews working in and around the craft
were army, as were the guards stationed around the perimeter of the park area.
6
CONFIDENTIAL
50X1-HUM
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
CONFIDENTIA!
In late May 1962
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
o serve o probably no more than ten helicopters at the 50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
.. most on the field at that line.-
Air-Ground Maneuver, Cape Ktlokita
On 23 or 24 July 1962-from about 2030 through 2300 hours
a flight of jet
lighter and bomber aircraft from the West swooped oVer the small cape and then:
flew out to see; they turned northward and a few minutes later flew in low over
the cape from the north. On this pass One of the raft droppeda white flare.
Within less than one minutethe rtmble of an artillery? SKTO reached
the area-near hiltop.
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
50X1-HUM
Alter a continuous 15 to 20 mitutes7barrage-With flashes seen near the hilltop,
the artillery-Suddenly Ceased, and.Within?seconds-the jet aircraft repeatedthe
actions of before,-fellotted-by a-repetition-Of the The air
ground maneuver 'continued several times until about 2300, when everything, stopped.
Although the -airci'aft:did'ilpt. fire Or drop- anything. Other than the white'? 50X1-HUM:,
flare, the artillery shells-fired, burst into theaea'jUat northeast of thecape.
the aircraft parried out a 6iMUleted 50X1-HUM
dive-bombing strafing mission. There was apparently no attion or-oarticioants
in the maneuver .from the direction of the sea. 50X1-HUM
10. Helicopter /Activity Thimanittn-Bulgarian Boi-der.
50X1-HUM
From 25 July to. 9 Atgust.1962, in-northern
Bulgaria, along. the Danube river between lAGRAZHDEN and GIGEN, observed four
helicopter trips daily on the Rumanian side of the river. ?From an area. NW-of the
Rumanian town ofCORABIA'a helicopter flew east along the Danube ? and returned
within atotaLtime of about - 30 minutes. The trip was conducted four times each
day for 15. days. ?50X1-HUM
the Craft as an .M14 (Hound).
helicopter, but could notdetermine whether it was Rumanian; ? Bulgarian -dr &Viet,
not
Daily times of the flight changed, but 50X1-HUM
more than four flights per day in any one day.
7
CONFIDENTIAL
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
50X1-HUM
CONFIDENTIAL
12. Military:?Radiu-Trartsmitter, DOLEN BLIZNELIC
50X1-HUM
transmitter antenna
(634).
a twin?g11 diat Mast?
near the --triarign.latiOn- .
it was a -military transmitter.
14 Military Rail 31o*unent. 'PLOVDIV
Around midnight of 30 fientembisr ? 1 October 1962
-50X1-HUM
teoving- Own,.
ward through the Plovdiv Station'Avas a railitary train wi.th-libont flatearti 50X1-HUM
each carrying -one tank.- Two guards were observed on-'each fittest,- cinelh front '
and on. in' the reir7.6f the- tank.' Ther'majOrity trf tAiiks. Were 'identiflad7at T-314/85.
-?but some _ 50X1-HUM
resembled?_ _ the T.51.,. At-about 0010 hours, -and approximately 3 kma
vrest of the Plovdiv 13tittitul,- =Other military train with .at? 50X1-HUM
least 30 or 40 flatcars, each loaded with a tank and had tiro guards. 'The majority
of tanks were identified as T 314/85, others resembled the T 54. 50X1-HUM
The second train was moving eastward at the time.
CONFIDENTIAL
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
50X1-HUM
CONFIDENTIAL
Annex A
PINPOINT LOCATION OF POSSIBLE MISSILE SITE 50X1 -HUM
NEAR STUDENA, BULGARIA
70 SOFIA
TV
STANKE
DIM TROV
9
CONFIDENTIAL
50X1 -HUM
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/93/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
80
CONFIDENTIAL
An#ex, B
PINPOINT OF RESTRICTED ZONE
NEAR TURNOVO, BULGARIA
50X1 -HUM
?
?
10
CONFIDENTIAL
2.. "???;......, ? ? 2?14
50X1 -HUM
50X1 -HUM
Restricted Eons
Marker Area
95"
:Bird's?eye View of Markers
(Not :To Scale)
65
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04 : CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
?
?
50X1 -HUM
CONFIDENTIAL
- Annex
PINPOINT OF MILITARY GUNP0WDER AND EXPLOSIVES PLANT
IN TREPESKOVTSI, BULGARIA
TREPESKUvrsl
Gunpowder :and
Explosives Plant
30
11
CONFIDENTIAL
1
50X1 -HUM
78
60
50X1 -HUM
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4.A
???,..04/%1 I IV
25
CONFIDENTIAt
,Annex D
PINPOINT OF NEW JAMMER COMPLEX
_NEAR KREMIKOVTSI, BULGARIA
New Jatoer.complex- center)
06
12
CONFIDENTIAL
-
20
I,
.50
50X1 -Hum
50X1 -Hum
50X1 -Hum
1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4
50X1-HUM
66
.4.
CONFIDENTIAL
Annex El
PINPOINT OF 11W !AU TRANSMITTER
NEAR DOLEN BLIZNYAKI BULGARIA
6C
80
50X1 -HUM
Military Radio Transmitter
-CONFIDENTIAt
so
50X1 -HUM
50X1 -HUM
I Declassified in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP80T00246A026801810001-4