I P I R BRASS KNOB MISSION 3774 16 NOVEMBER 1963

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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BRASS KNOB MISSION 3774
16 NOVEMBER 1963
IX)CUMENT NO.
110 CHANGE iN CLASS. 'I
i DECLASSIFIED
CLASS. CHANGED TO: TS 5
NEXT RE'OEWoATE.
LI T H: HR 70-2
26 MAY..
']ATE: ~s~ REVIEWER: 9 9 0~57
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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This document contains information affecting
the national defense of the United States,
within the meaning of Title 18, sections
793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended.
Its transmission or revelation of it:; contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is
prohibited by law.
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PREFACE.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS.A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSION 37749 DATED 16 NOV 1963. THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT "THE END OF :.THE HEADER LINE IS THE
COMOR TARGET NUMBER.
SYMBOLS USED TO INDICATE CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT
THE APPEARANCE OF THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY
ARE AS FOLLOWS -- C tCLEARI, SC (SCATTERED CLOUDS),
HC (HEAVY CLOUDS), H (HAZE)9. CS (CLOUD SHADOW),
SD 4SEMIDARKNESS).p 0 (OBLIQUITY)v
PQ (POOR IMAGE :QUALITY):
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AT LEAST 17 MISSILE TRANSPORTERSc 15 VANTRAILERS9
4 CARGO TRAI:LERSc 4 PROBABLE TANK TRUCKS, AND AT
LEAST 14 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES OBSERVED.
HAZE PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
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SIX REVETTED LAUNCHERS, AT LEAST 5 CANVAS-COVERED
.PROBABLE MISSILE TRANSPORTERSv ONE CANVAS-COVERED
PARKING AREA AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA OBSERVED
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SIX UNREVETTED LAUNCHERS. 6 MISSILE TRANSPORTERS, 11
PROBABLE CANVAS-COVERED TRACKED PRIME MOVERS.
AND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA OBSERVED.
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SANCRISTOBAL MRBM SITE 3 2242N 08308W
NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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-AIRFIELDS-._
SAN?ANIONIO DE LOS BANOS AIRFIELD 2252N 08231W
AIRCRAFT 34 FISHBEOv 2 FARMER, 15 FAGOT/FRESCO,
DERELICT FARMERv 2 LIAISON? AND ONE HOUND.
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OPERATIONS AREA - ONE BRITANNIA9 ONE PROBABLE
BRITANNIAv ONE PROBABLE COOTv 2 C-54v 5 CRATES ONE
C-46 v AND ONE C-47.
MAINTENANCE AREA 3 CONSTELLATIONS 2 C-54, 5 C-469.
ONE B-269 ONE LODESTARv AND ONE LIAISON.
AIRCRAFT ONE FAGOT/FRESCOS 3 CRATES ONE C?46,
10 COLT 92 WITHOUT WLNGSIv: ONE PBVv AND AT LEAST
40 LIAISON.
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PLAYA BARACOA_AIRFIELD 2302N 08235W
AIRCRAFT ONE CRATESONE C-47v 18 HOUND 12 WITHOUT
ROTORS)? AND 7 HARE (3 WITHOUT ROTORS) OBSERVED IN
CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
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-PORTS-
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NAVAL AIR STATION. IDENTIFICATION ONLY. '
TWO LARGE FREIGHTERS OBSERVED AT MARIEL CITY PIER,,
ONE LARGE FREIGHTER OBSERVE? INCLOUD-FREE AREAS AT
LA BOCA.
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CIENFUEGOS PORT 2209N 08027
VESSELS ` 3-PROBABLE LARGE FREIGHTERS.
HATE PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION,
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CARDENAS PORT 2302N 08112W
VESSELS ?_- 2 PROBABLE COASTAL TANKERS AND 6
UNIDENTIFIED SMALL CRAFT.
HAZE AND OBLIQUITY PRECLUDE FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
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HAVANA PORT 2308N 08221W
VESSELS -a ONE PFv ONE KRONSH-TADT-CLASS PC, ONE PCE$
ONE SMALL PCP 3 KOMAR-CLASS PGMG LONE ON MARINE
RAILwAYDq ONE P-4 MTBP 2 PTA 30 LARGE FREIGHTERSP
ONE LARGETANKER$ 3 PASSENGER VESSELSP 3 COASTAL
FREIGHTERSv ONE COASTAL TANKERP AND 5 TRAWLERS,
ONE FREIGHTER IS POSSIBLY.-THE METALLURG BAYKOVO NO
MILITARY EQUIPMENT OR ACTIVITY OBSERVED=IN VICINITY
OF VESSEL0 .
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