HAIPHONG SAM SITES NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001700030003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 26, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 14, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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BLUE SPRINGS
HAIPHONG SAM SITES
NORTH VIETNAM
NPIC/CSD-225/66
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14 APRIL 1966 25X1
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS TWO SA-2 SAM SITES AS IMAGED ON LOW-
LEVEL DRONE PHOTOGRAPHY.
2. REMARKS :
THE FIRST SAM SITE IN NORTH VIETNAM (HANOI SAM 25X1
SITE B17-2) WAS OBSERVED ON PHOTOGRAPHY. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
1965 THE NUMBER OF SAM SITES OBSERVED INCREASED TO SIXTY-FOUR. SITES
65 THROUGH 93 WERE FIRST OBSERVED IN FEBRUARY 1966, AND SITES 94 THROUGH
100 IN MARCH 1966. SITES 10, 18, AND 50 HAVE SINCE BEEN ABANDONED AND
PROBABLY RETURNED TO AGRICULTURE, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KNOWN
SAM SITES IN NORTH VIETNAM TO NINETY-SEVEN.
3. MISSION READOUT:
BLUE SPRINGS
SAM SITE A33-2
20-56-27N 106-36-4a
LOCATED SIX NM NORTHWEST OF HAIPHONG, THE SITE CONSISTS OF SIX RE-
VETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS AND A REVETTED 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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue
CONFIDENTIAL
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SAM SITE A33A-2
20-54-35N 106--j 8-50E
LOCATED SEVEN NM NORTHWEST OF HAIPHONG, THE SITE CONSISTS OF SIX
REVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS AND A REVETTED 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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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