SAM SITE C19-2 VINH NORTH VIETNAM 18-18-48N 105-39-36E (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001700080015-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 27, 2007
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: April 28, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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SAM SITE C19-2
VINH, NORTH VIETNAM
18-18-48N 105-39-36E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS THE SECOND FIELD DEPLOYED SAM SITE TO
BE OBSERVED IN NORTH VIETNAM. THIS IS THE FIRST SAM SITE OBSERVED IN
THE VINH AREA AND THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST TO BE IDENTIFIED IN NORTH
VIETNAM.
2. REMARKS:
ON 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 INCREASED TO SIXTY-FOUR. SITES 65 THROUGH 93
WERE FIRST OBSERVED IN FEBRUARY 1966, SITES 94 THROUGH 100 IN MARCH
1966, AND SITE 101 IN APRIL 1966. SITES 10, 18, AND 50 HAVE SINCE BEEN
ABANDONED, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KNOWN SAM SITES IN NORTH VIETNAM
TO NINETY-EIGHT.
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.
GROUP 1
Excluded from automatic
downgrading and
declassification
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4. MISSION READOUT:
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REVEALS A FIELD DEPLOYED
SAM SITE 21.3 NM SOUTH OF VINH. THE SITE CONSISTS OF THREE LAUNCH
POSITIONS AND A CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA. NO MISSILES, MISSILE ASSOCIATED
EQUIPMENT, OR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ARE OBSERVED.
REVEALS THAT THREE
CAMOUFLAGED MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS NOW OCCUPY THE LAUNCH POSITIONS. A
FAN SONG RADAR AND FIVE WELL-CAMOUFLAGED SUPPORT VANS ARE NOTED IN THE
CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA. NO OTHER 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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PREPARED BY: NPIC/CSD
DISTRIBUTION:
COPY 1 - DIRECTOR, NPIC
. 2 - CHIEF, REF/CSD/BB UNIT
3 - CHIEF, RAS CSD
4,5 - DIA (COL.
6 - TCO/ARMY
7 - TCO/NAVY
8 - LAD
9 - PAG (ATTN
10 - NSB/RB/CSD
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 :'i7
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NATflAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ITTERPRETATP]N CENTER
SAM SITE C19-2
VINH AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
18-18-48N 105-39-36E