CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78B04558A001300020121-2
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RIPPUB
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T
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4
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
March 19, 2008
Sequence Number: 
121
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Publication Date: 
June 7, 1966
Content Type: 
CABLE
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Approved For Release 2008/03/19 :CIA-RDP78B04558A001300020121-2 25X1 OUT58725 0 AT0308Z ZYH FM ~~p ie TO D IRNSA CNO 1~a1 ~ ?{{ll.. ~ 4 OPCEN STATE/RCI CINCLANTFLT CINCPACFLT CINCUSNAVEUR CINCLANT CINCPAC LANTINTCE`V FICPAC COMNAVFORJAPAN COM SE COND FLT YDHAVQC/CINCEUR YEKNKAC/TCO CONARC YHLAKAC/USARPAC AFSSO PACAF AFSSO ACIC AFSSO FTD AFSSO AFSC AFSSO BSD AFSSO ESD AFSSO SSD AFSSO TAC AFSSO USAF AFSSO USAFE INFO FICEUR ZE M T O P S E C R E T PRELIMINARY OAK NO1. ~l~r; __ ~;AXX-4 I r?:sA-LO c;n-4a~ ------ r~:~ar,cz :opy )diiltiZEP MISSION 1033-2, DETAILS TO FOLLOW IN A LATER OAK EDITION. ~:~~~ ..~.- -. Approved For Release 2008/03/19 :CIA-RDP78B04558A001300020121-2 ~,,}.D~ ~ -__~ . ~~tz~~~~-~~ .~i l~s,~a~3?laailB9 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP78B04558A001300020121-2 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATES TO A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF MISSION 1033-2, 29 MAY - 3 JUNE 1966. 1. A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF 13 OF THE 17 DEPLOYED ICBM COMPLEXES PREDICTED FOR COVERAGE BY THI5 MISSION REVEALS THAT 8 OF THE COMPLEXES INCLUDING DROVYANAYA, OMSK, IMENI GASTELLO, NOVOSIBIRSK, OLOVYANNAYA, PERM, TATISHCHEVO AND VERKHNYAYA SALDA ARE CLEAR. YEDROVO AND YURYA ARE OBSERVED THROUGH SCATTERED CLOUDS AND HAZE. THE REMAINING 3 COMPLEXES ARE EITHER CLOUD COVERED OR NOT COVERED. NO NEW LAUNCH SITES ARE OBSERVED. 2. THE TYURATATMf MISSILE TEST CENTER I5 COVERED BY 5 ASCENDING PASSES, ? OF WHICH ARE CLOUD FREE AND PROVIDE STEREO COVERAGE OF FAIR INTERPRETABILITY. 3. THE KAPUSTIN YAR/UL AD IMIROVKA MISSILE TEST CENTER IS COVERED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY PHOTOGRAPHY OF GOOD-TO-FAIR INTER- PRETABILITY. A PORTION OF THE CENTER INCLUDING THE 5AM LAUNCH FACILITIES I5 CLOUD FREE. THE SSM LAUNCH FACILITIES ARE PAR- TIALLY OBSCURED BY SCATTERED CLOUDS. 4. THE ENTIRE SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MISSILE CENTER, CHINA, IS COVERED BY PHOTOGRAPHY OF GOOD-TO-FAIi~ INTERPRETABILITY. FOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC PASSES ARE CLEAR AND THE REMAINING 2 CONTAIN NAVY CLOUDS AND HAZE. 5. LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEXES OBSERVED DURING THE INITIAL SCAN INCLUDE KALININ, LENINGRAD NtJ, NIZHNYAYA TURA AND NIZHNYY TAGIL ON CLEAR COVER AGE AND CHEREPOVETS, LENINGRAD NE Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP78B04558A001300020121-2 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP78B04558A001300020121-2 AND SW, MURASHI, KIMRY AND PERESLAVLZA~,ESSKIY ON SCATTERED-TO- HEAVY CLOUD COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY. NO MAJOR CHANGES OBSERVED. 6. THE MOSCOW AREA IS COVERED BY 7 PASSES WITH WEATHER RANGING FROM SCATTERED TO HEAVY CLOUD COVER. NO MAJOR CHANGES SERVED IN THE PROBABLE ABP COMPLEXES SINCE ?. YHE SARY SHAG AN ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER IS COVERED ON CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHY WEST TO INSTRUMENTATION SITE 8. ALL MAJOR FEATURES COVERED. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN THE INITIAL SCAN. S. THE KURMOCH AND OMSK ROCKET ENGINE TEST FACILITIES, THE PERM ROCKET MOTOR TEST FACILITY AND THE ZELENOGOSK STATIC TEST FACILITY ARE COVERED ON CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHY. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE OBSERVED. 9. KUYBYSHEV AIRFRAME PLANT N0. 18, OMSK AIRFRAME PLANT N0. 166 AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANT N0. 29, 4ND PERM AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANT N0. 19 ARE COVERED ON CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHY. NO CHANGES TO PERMANENT FACILITIES OBSERVED. 141. AT LENINGRAD SHIPYARD ZHDANOV 190 A POSSIBLE KASHIN CLASS DLG IS OBSERVED IN TRANSIT FROM LAUNCH BASIN TO FITTING OUT BASIN. REMAINDER OF LENINGRAD SHIPYARD AND PORT FACILITIES ARE CLOUD COVERED. 11. MILITARY ACTIVITY, NORTH VIETNAM. INTERPRETATION IS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF CLOUD COVER. Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP78B04558A001300020121-2 ? 13. IN CHINA, THE EAST SEA FLEET FACILITIES ARE CLOllD COVERED 4JHILE THE SOUTH SEA FLEET FACILITIES ARE EITHER CLOUD COVERED OR NOT COVERED. HEAVY CLOUDS HINDER INTERPRETATION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY OVER SOUTHEAST CHIi3A AND HAINAN ISLAND AND NO ITEMS OF 4I~~ OR MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE IS OBSERVED. Approved For Release 2008/03/19 :CIA-RDP78B04558A001300020121-2 Approved For Release 2008/03/19 :CIA-RDP78B04558A001300020121-2