HAIPHONG SAM SITES NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001700030005-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2010
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 14, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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HAIPHONG SAM SITES
NORTH VIETNAM
LAUNCH POSITION
..~ CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA
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BLUE SPRINGS
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NPIC/CSD-225/66
14 APRIL 1966
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HAIPHONG SAM SITES
NORTH VIETNAM
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
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
REVEALS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION 25X1
SAM SITE B29-2
20-55-30N 106-22-40E
LOCATED 17.8 NM WEST- NORTHWEST OF HAIPHONG, THIS 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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SAM SITE B28-2
20-52-51N 106-20-2~E
LOCATED 19.3 NM WEST 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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~-- CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA
ISAM SITE B28-21
20-52-51N 106-20-23E
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
HAIPHONG SAM SITES
NORTH VIETNAM