OAK-PART III MISSION 9044 29 AUGUST- 2 SEPTEMBER 1962

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September 1, 1962
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REPORT
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~ Approved For Release 2006TOP /12/19: ECREr8BO4560A000300010023-0 iiiii/ Copy 100 NPIC/R-132/62 26 Pages September 1962 OAK PART Ii MISSION 9044 29 AUGUST-2 SEPTEMBER 1962 NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER TOP SECRET Approved For Relert3~00~tt1fiEf1 -R DP78B04560A0003 OAK- PART III MISSION 9044 PREFACE THIS IS THE THIRD AND LAST DAILY OAK. REPORT BASED ON MISSION 9044 AND DEALING WITH.THE HIGHEST-PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE ITEMS APPEARING IN THE COMOR TARGET LIST. THIS REPORT COVERS THE OAK-REPORTING PERIOD. FROM 1530 HOURS, 8 SEPTEMBER 1962, TO 1630 HOURS, .9 SEPTEMBER 1962. THE REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO 3 SECTIONS. SECTION 1 DEALS WITH TARGETS OBSERVED, AND INCLUDES THOSE TARGETS WHICH COULD BE IDENTIFIED BUT NOT INTERPRETED BECAUSE OF LIMITING CONDITIONS (IDENTIFICATION .ONLY).. IN SOME INSTANCES INTERPRETATION HAS BEEN IMPAIRED BY FOGGING OF UNKNOWN ORIGINTHOUGH TO A LESSER EXTENT THAN ON SECTION 2 PROVIDES A LISTING OF TARGETS NOT .OBSERVED BECAUSE OF ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND SECTION 3 PROVIDES A LISTING OF+:.THOSE TARGETS NOT COVERED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHY. SECTION 1 IS ARRANGED BY SUBJECT, AND WITHIN EACH SUBJECT BY. COMOR TARGET NUMBER. TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY I BONUS TARGETS) OBSERVED DURING THE OAK-REPORTING PERIOD ARE LISTED NUMERICALLY UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT. FOLLOWING THE :LISTING OF COMDR TARGETS. ALL.TARGETS .IN THIS REPORT ARE LOCATED IN .THE USSR UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.. THE NAMES WHICH APPEAR IN THE HEADERS FOR MRBM SITES ARE THE NAMES WHICH CONFORM WITH TDI CRITERIA (REFERENCE -- NAMING OF SURFACE- TO-SURFACE INSTALLATIONS, J2ON-35-62, 14 ,FEB 62). SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCES ARE GIVEN FOR EACH TARGET OBSERVED AND REPORTED FOLLOWING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET. PASS NUMBERS ARE PREFIXED WITH EITHER AN A FOR ASCENDING (SOUTH- TO-NORTH) OR D FOR DESCENDING (NORTH-TO-SOUTH).. THE LETTER F PRECEDING FRAME NUMBERS INDICATES THE FORWARD CAMERA. AND THE LETTER APRECEDING FRAME NUMBERS INDICATES THE AFT CAMERA. UNIVERSAL REFERENCE (X-Y) GRID COORDINATES ARE GIVEN IN PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE FRAME TO WHICH THEY.APPLY. THIS GRID IS IDENTIFIED AS KH-4 1".1).APRIL 1962. OAKRECIPIENTS ARE CAUTIONED.THAT THE.INITIAL SCAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY FROM :MISSION 9044 WAS ACCOMPLISHED: IN A SHORT TIME ANDOFTEN TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19: CIA-RDP78B04560A000I;00010023-0 Approved For Relent#00t ' & Ii-R DP78BO456OA00Ct300010023-0 25X1 WITHOUT THE AID OF PRECISE ANALYTICAL AND MENSURAL EQUIPMENT COMMONLY EMPLOYED IN DETAILEDPHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. CONSEQUENTLY, ALTHOUGH THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN. IS ESSENTIALLY ACCURATE, FUTURE DETAILED-ANALYSIS MAY SOMEWHAT ALTER PORTIONS OF THE INFORMATION. TOP SECRET I I Approved For Release 2006/12/19: CI -R DP78B04560A0003 0010023-0 Approved For Release 2006/12/19: CIA-RDP78B04560A000300010023-0 Approved For Release 2006/12/19: CIA-RDP78B04560A000300010023-0 Approved For Re1~00~i: 1 -RDP78B04560A00030 010023-0 25X1 SUMMARY STATUS OF CO1 OR TARGET :READOUT A TOTAL OF 58 TARGETS WERE OBSERVED DURING THE CURRENT REPORTING PERIOD AND ARE COVERED BY THIS REPORT. 25X1 SUMMARY OF MISSILE ACTIVITY THE FOLLOWING IS A COMPILATION OF MISSILE FACILITIES OBSERVED TO DATE ON THIS COMPILATION INCLUDES ONLY THOSE FACILITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM PHOTOGRAPHY ?- MRBM LAUNCH SITES SA-3 SAM SITES SA-2 SAM SITES SAM SUPPORT FACILITIES 0 I 0 0 TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19: CI11-RDP78RO45BOA000i Approved For Releyof 06?eL4~ - 00010023-0 SECTION 1. TARGETS OBSERVED MISSILES- I I TYURA TAM MISSILE TEST CENTER 4550N 063.18E TYURA TAM MISSILE TEST CENTER IS COVERED ONLY..BY SMALL SCALE PHOTOGRAPHY LAUNCH COMPLEXES At Bs Cs E, C F -- NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE.MISSIO 25X1 LAUNCH COMPLEX D --- NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE MISSION 25X1 AT AREA 1D BACK-FILLING APPEARS TO BE UNDERWAY AT AREA 2Do SINCE MISSION ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION HAS TAKEN PLACE AT AREA G. THE PROBABLE SUPPORT AREA CONTAINS AT LEAST 12 NEW BUILDINGS. THE ROAD SERVING THE SUPPORT AREA HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO THE PROBABLE OPERATIONAL AREA WHICH CONTAINS AT LEAST 6 NEW BUILDINGS. RAIL LINE TO SUPPORT AREA IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION.. RUNWAY AT NEW AIRFIELD AT THE SUPPORT BASE I5 APPROXIMATELY-ONE-THIRD HARD SURFACED. I TEYKOVOICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5652N 04035E COMPLEX IS CLOUD COVERED EXCEPT FOR COMPLEX SUPPORT 25X1 FACILITY WHICH SHOWS NO APPARENT CHANGE SIN MISSION ADDITIONAL SSMOR SAM SITES OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 35-NM RADIUS OF:TEYKOVO -ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX. 5 TOP. SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19: CI -R DP78B04560A0003 0010023-0 Approved For Reler-t)P00ttt1REf1 - 300010023-0 I TYUMEN ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5652N 06552E A SEARCH OF CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 35-NM RADIUS OF TYUMEN ICBM COMPLEX REVEALED NO ADDITIONAL SSM ACTIVITY. MAJOR PORTION OF SEARCH AREA AND TYUMEN ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX WERE CLOUD COVERED. 25X1 TAYSHET SUSPECT ' SSM AREA 5557N 09800E NO SSM ACTIVITY OBSERVED WITHIN A 50-NM :RADIUS OF TAYSHET. GLADKAYAICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX 5605N 09212E COMPLEX MAIN ROAD BETWEEN SUPPORT FACILITY AND LAUNCH AREA A IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BUT HAS BEEN COMPLETED BETWEEN LAUNCH AREAS A S,B. HEAVY CLOUDS AND HAZE PRECLUDE OBSERVATION OF MAJOR PORTION OF LAUNCH COMPLEX. A SEARCH OF.CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 35-NM.RADIUS OF GLADKAYA REVEALED NO ADDITIONAL LAUNCH SITES. EASTERN QUARTER OF SEARCH AREA NOT COVERED BY PHOTOGRAPHY. TOP SECRET I I Approved For Release 2006/12/19: CI -RDP78B04560A000 00010023-0 Approved For Re1rop20IttottCl I I NIZHNEUDINSK SUSPECT SSM AREA 5454N 09903E NO MISSILE ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS OF NIZHNEUOINSK. BRATSK SUSPECTSSM AREA 5605N 10148E NO SSM ACTIVITY NOTED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS OF BRATSK. SEARCH AREA 90 PERCENT CLOUD COVERED. SVERDLOVSK SUSPECT SSMAREA 5650N 06037E NO SSM ACTIVITY IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS OF SVERDLOVSK. SERGACH ICBM SEARCH: 5531N 04531E NO ICBM ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS OF SERGACHe TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19 : -R DP78B04560A00 00010023-0 25X1 Approved For Ref t1.9r.~I -RDP78B04560A00 00010023-0 25X1 BERDSK: 'SUSPECT SSM AREA 5445N 08305E SEARCH OF SUSPECT AREA REVEALED NO SSM ACTIVITY. KURGAN SUSPECT SSM AREA 5526N 06520E NOSSMACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS OF KURGAN. BOGOTOL SUSPECT SSMAREA 5613N 08931E NO SSM. ACTIVITY OBSERVED WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS OF BOGOTOL. CHELYABINSK SUSPECT SSM AREA 5510N 06125E NOSSM ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS OF CHELYABINSK. EZHETSK SUSPECT SSM AREA 5747N 03641E NO SSM_ ACTIVITY OBSERVEDIN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 25-NM RADIUS OF BEZHETSK. KI:MRYSUSPECT SSMAREA 5652N 03721E NO SSM.ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 25-NM RADIUS OF KIMRY. TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19: Cl Approved For R-2 0p c 9IA-RDP78B04560A00 PETROPAVLOVSK SUSPECT SSM'AREA 5452N 06906E O SSM ACTIVITY IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS F PETRORAVLOVSKo SARALA SUSPECT SSM AREA 5452N 08914E_ ~0 SSM ACTIVITY OBSERVED WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS OF ARALA0 ABAZA SUSPECT SS.MAREA 5239N 09006E 10 SSM ACTIVITY OBSERVED WITHIN A 50-NM RADIUS OF AZA. ONLY .50 PERCENT OF SEARCH AREA COVERED BY IHOTOGRAPHY. TAURAGE MRBM LAUNCH SITE 2 5510N 02220E (TARGETED IN TDi AS LAUNCH SITE 1) SITE APPEARS COMPLETE AND CONTAINS 4ROUND:PADS IN IRREGULAR CONFIGURATION. SUPPORT AREA ONE NMSOUTH OFSITE CONTAINS AT LEAST- T BUILDINGS. TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19 : Approved For RToy 2t~0Eid*-: 0300010023-0 25X1 A NEW AREA WHICH MAY HAVE OPERATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED NEAR THE COAST. IT IS ROAD SERVED FROM PREVIOUSLY REPORTED FACILITIES. THIS NEW AREA IS SECURED AND CONTAINS 2 SMALL, HARD-SURFACED AREAS. AN OBJECT IS LOCATED IN EACH AREA. UZHGORODIPERECHI.N SUSPECT MRBM AREA 4837N 02218E NO SSM ACTIVITY OBSERVED WITHIN A 25-NM RADIUS OF UZHGOROD AND.PERECHIN. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED UNIDENTIFIED INSTALLATION LOCATED 6.5 NM SOUTH OF GRANOV LAUNCH SITE CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 6 AND. POSSIBLY 8 SMALL BUILDINGS IN A WOODED AREA. INSTALLATION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE MISSILE ASSOCIATED. NO SECURITY MEASURES OBSERVED. 30 MISSILE ACTIVITY.OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A. 5-NM RADIUS OF TAPA. NO MRBMACTIVITY:OBSERVEDL:.IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 15-NM RADIUS. OF GROSS STEFFELSDORF. TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19 : Approved For Rele?t3000t1k&1 ZIPSER NEUDORF-SUSPECT MRBM AREA {CZECH) 4857N 02034E NO -MRBM ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 15-NM RADIUS OFZIPSER NEUDORF. BOZNSKA BYSTRICA SUSPECT MRBM AREA (CZECH) - 4844N 01909E NOMRBM ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 15-NM RADIUS OF BOZNSKA BY.STRICA.. ZHMERINKA.MRBM LAUNCH SITE 4910N 02804E EXTREMELY :SMALL SCALE PRECLUDES DETERMINATION OF CONSTRUCTION STATUS. ZHITOMIR MRBM LAUNCH SITE 1 .5004N 02816E SCATTERED CLOUDS AND CLOUD SHADOW PRECLUDE DETERMINATION OF CONSTRUCTION STATUS. ?UNAYEVTSY MRBM. LAUNCH SITE 4855N 02659E ONLY SUPPORT AREA VISIBLE. STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION AT LAUNCH PADS CANNOT BE DETERMINED. TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19: Clq' Approved For R Top 2c I r NO SSM ACTIVITY:OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 25-NM RADIUS OF :VECZVARDE. OSKOVITSY MRBM..LAUNCH SITE 2 5929N 02910E INLINE MRBM LAUNCH SITE APPEARS COMPLETE AND CONTAINS 4 PADS, EACH WITH AN ASSOCIATED READY BUILDING. A SUPPORTFACILITY.CONTAINING AT-:LEAST 6 BUILDINGS IS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF READY BUILDINGS. (TARGETED IN TDI. AS LAUNCH SITE 3) MRBM-.SUPPORT AREA APPEARS COMPLETE. SCATTERED CLOUDS OVER LAUNCH AREA PRECLUDE DETERMINATION OF CONFIGURATION OR STATUS OF: CONSTRUCTION. NO ;SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SINCE MISS.ION NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES SINCE MISSION. , EXCEPT FOR _- INSTRUMENTATION SITE 5, 2 NEWLY.. IDENTIFIED RADAR MOUNDS. INSTRUMENTATION SITE 6,. INTERFEROMETER ARMS BEING EXTENDED TO .I,000 FT. INSTRUMENTATION SITE 9, FOUR OR POSSIBLY FIVE NEWLY IDENTIFIED 20-FT DIAMETER DOMES. POSSIBLE TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19: JIA-R?P78B04560A00 300010023-0 Approved For Rele 06jE/ C1 INSTRUMENTATION SITE 149 REPORTED AS COMOR CHELKAR MISSILE LAUNCH FACILITY 4805N05935E NOAPPARENT CHANGE:IN MISSILE LAUNCH FACILITY.SINCE MISSION NO ADDITIONAL 'MISSILE ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY. TU-KO MA-CHING P?SS MISS PROP TEST FAC (CH) 405IN 1094LE NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE MISSION SMALL SCALE PRECLUDES A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION OR CONFIRMATIONOF ITS FUNCTION. KAMCHATKA .PENNSULASUSPECT AMM AREA 560ON 16000E A SEARCH OF CLEAR AREAS ON?KAMCHATKA;PENINSULA REVEALED NO-AMM:LAUNCH SITES OR RADAR ACTIVITY.. APPROXIMATELY-50 PERCENT OF THE AREA BETWEEN TI.GIL, UKA, AND PETRQPAVLOVSK BIAS OB sERVEO ON :CLEAR PURTInNS 25X1 TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19: Cl Approved For R 7 VT 209tavr c SARY SHAGAN ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER POSSIBLE INSTRUMENTATION ITE 14: 4707N 06910 A MISSILE RANGE INSTRUMENTATION SITE, PREVIOUSLY. REFERRED TO AS DZHEZKAZGAN POSSIBLE FIELD LAUNCH POINT IS AT THIS LOCATION. THE SITE CONSISTS OF AN INTERFEROMETER UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH 1,000-FT ARMS, A SUPPORT AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 18 BUILDINGS, AND A PREPARED EARTH LANDING STRIP APPROXIMATELY 7,000 FT LONG. COMPONENTS AT. THIS SITE ARE SIMILAR TO COMPONENTS AT SSATC INSTRUMENTATION SITES TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006112119: C Approved For Releyop00t9REN 25X1 25X1 THREE ADJACENT AREAS OF ACTIVITY ARE LOCATED ALONG THE ROAD BETWEEN INSTRUMENTATION SITE 8 AND POSSIBLE INSTRUMENTATION SITE 14. THE AREAS OF ACTIVITY:ARE 35 -NM WEST OF INSTRUMENTATION SITE 8, 40 NM ..ESE OF POSSIBLE INSTRUMENTATION SITE 14,. AT COORDINATES 46-54N 070-05E. THESE AREAS AS A GROUP BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE .10 .FILD LAUNCH POINTS KURUMOCH ROCKET ENGINE TEST FACILITY 5331N 04949E IDENTIFICATION ONLY.. SMALL SCALE PRECLUDES INTERPRETATION. KUY.BYSHEV AIRFRAME PLANT STALIN I.'5313N 05018E IDENTIFICATION ONLY. SMALL SCALE PRECLUDES DETAILED INTERPRETATION. KUYBYSHE.V AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANT FRUNZE 24 5312N 050117E IDENTIFICATION ONLY.. SMALL SCALE PRECLUDES DETAILED INTERPRETATION. KUYBYSHEV AIRFRAME PLT. LENIN OR VOROSHIIOV 18 5313N 05019E IDENTIFICATION ONLY. SMALL SCALE, PRECLUDES INTERPRETATION. ZLATOUST ARMAMENTS PLANT 66 551ON 05938E NO ROCKET ENGINE OR MISSILE TEST STANDS OBSERVED= IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 25-NM RADIUS OF ZLATOUST TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19: C 00010023-0 Approved For ReIr 2009ptAlITC ARMAMENTS PLANT 66. PLANT 66: AND MOST OF SEARCH AREA ARE CLOUD COVERED MINSK AREA MISSILE PRODUCTION SEARCH 5353N 02734E NO MISSILE PRODUCTION FACILITIES OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 25-NM RADIUS OF:MINSK. AREA 95 PERCENT CLOUD COVERED. ENINGRAD AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLT 4668.(117) 5959N 03020E NO ROCKET ENGINE TEST. FACILITIES OBSERVED IN :.CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A.35-NM RADIUS OF LENINGRAD. SHCHERBAKOV A/C ENGINE.PLT 36 5803N 03849E NO ROCKET ENGINE TEST FACILITIES WERE OBSERVED IN CLEAR AREAS WITHIN A 35-NM RADIUS OF SHCHERBAKOV. SEARCH AREA APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT CLOUD COVERED. CHAPAYEVSK ARTILLERY PROVING RANGE 5256N 04936E NO ARTILLERY PROVING RANGE CAN BE IDENTIFIED WITHIN A 25-NM : RADIUS OF.CHAPAYEVSKC TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/12/19 : Approved For ReleMP06t1tL4kE1A NO