MISSION 1023-1 17 -22 AUGUST 1965 PART I

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August 1, 1965
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Nallo Yip TAtEN1-KEIHOIE Control System Oaly TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1823-1 17-22 AUG 1965 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE TRACK OF MISSION HIGHLIGHTS MISSILES ' Q AIR FACILITIES NUCLEAR ENERGY ? NAVAL ACTIVITY/PORTS ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATIONS COMPLEXES OTHER ACTIVITY ATTACHMENTS 1 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TGS-811 /65 APPENDIX- Hindle t!i~ TALENT?KETHOLE Control System Onlr x,ene rie T~IENT-KETNOIE Ceetrel Srste^ OeIY TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 OAK -PART I MISSION 1023-I THIS IS THE FIRST OF TND OAK REPORTS ON MISSION 1023-1 AND PROVIDES INFDRMATION ON THOSE COMMITTEE ON OVERHEAD RECONNAISSAN1f3E (COMDR) TARGETS OBSERVED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY. ? TARGETS ARE ARRANGED IN THE OAK BY SUBJECT AND HITHIN EACH SUBJECT -.BY COMDR TARGET NUMBER. TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OBSERVED DURING THE OAK REPORTING PERIOD Af)2E LISTED NUMERICALLY UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT AFTER THE LISTING OF COMDR TARGETS. LOCATIONS OF TARGETS IN TH3S REPORT ARE INDICATED BY THE COUNTRY CODE SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCES FOR EACH TARGET OBSERVED AND REPORTED FOLLOM THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET. PASS NUMBERS ARE SUFFIXED KITH EITHER AN A FOR ASCENDING (SOUTH-TO-NORTH), D FOR DESCENDING (NORTH-TO-SOUTH), OR M FOR A MIXED ASCENDING AND DESCENDING PASS. THE LETTER F PRECEDING FRAME NUMBERS INDICATES THE FORNARO CAMERA, AND THE LETTER A INDICATES THE AFT CAMERA. UNIVERSAL REFERENCE GRID (X-Y) COORDINATES ARE GIVEN IN PARENTHESIS AFTER THE FRAME TO NHICH THEY APPLY. THIS GRID IS IDENTIFIED AS UNIVERSAL GRID NO 1, FEB 64. SYMBOLS INDICATING CONDITIONS NHICH AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY ARE -- C (CLEAR), SC (SCATTERED CLOUDS), HG (HEAVY CLOUDS), H (HAZE). CS (CLOUD SHADON), S (SNON), 0 (OBLICUITY), SD (SEMIDARKNESS), GG (GROUND COVER), CF (CAMOUFLAGE). AND GR (GROUND RESOLUTION). INTERPRETABILITY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY IS CATEGORIZED AS G (GOOD), F (FAIR), OR P (POOR). THE EXTENT OF PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE IS DENOTED BY THE SYMBOLS T (TOTAL) OR PT (PARTIAL). THE MODE? OF COVERAGE IS INDICATED BY ST (STEREO), NS (NON-STEREO),?OR PS (PARTIAL STEREO). 0 OAK RECIPIENTS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE INITIAL SCAN OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED IN A SHORT TIME AND PRIOR TO FINAL REFINEMENT OF EPHEMERIS DATA. GONSEDUENTLY, FUTURE DETAILED ANALYSIS MAY RESULT IN MINOR ALTERATIONS. ? 2 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Hendle Yie TALENT?KETxOIE Control System Only Approved For Release 2001/11/07 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500290067-6 Next 2 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2001/11/07 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500290067-6 Highlights 0 Nredl, Yir TALENT-IIFTHOLE Coatrel System 0,1~ TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 1. EIGHT OF THE 25 KNOWN DEPLOYED ICBM COMPLEXES ARE COVERED BY PHOTOGRAPHY. TATISHCHEYO AND TEYKOVO ARE COVERED BY CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHY. DROVYANAYA. KOSTROMA, KOZELSK, KARTALY, OLOVYANNAYA, AND ZHANGIZ-TORE ARE COVERED BY SCATTERED-TO-HEAVY CLOUDS. THE REMAINING"17 COMPLEXES AND THE TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER ARE EITHER CLOUD COVERED OR NOT COVERED. THIRTEEN TYPE IIID AND 2 TYPE IIIC LAUNCH SITES ARE NEWLY IDENTIFIED. SEVEN CONFIRMED AND 4 PROBABLE IIID SITES AT OLOVYANNAYA, 2 PROBABLE IIID SITES AT TATISHGHEVO, AND 1 CONFIRMED AND 1 PROBABLE IIIC SITE AT ZHANGIZ-TORE. 2. KAPUSTIN YAR~,VLADIMIROVKA MISSILE TEST CENTER CENTER IS 'COVERED BY FAIR-TO-POOR QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY. MISSILE ACTIVITY/EXERCISES ARE OBSERVED AT LAUNCH AREAS 1C, 2G, 4C, 5G?AND THE TROOP TRAINING ARFA WEST OF LAUNCH COMPLEX E. A NEW LOOP ROAD NON EXTENDS FROM THE RAIL LINE TO THE LAUNCH SITE 4G-1 ROAD NETWORK. THE POSSIBLE LAUl~CH AREA PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN THE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX IS NOM CONFIRMED AS A SAM LAUNCH.AREA. ? A SMALL BLAST MARK iS VISIBLE AT A TEST BUILDING IN THE COMPONENTS TEST AREA LOCATED IN THE NW CORNER OF THE FACILITY. A FIXED FIELD SITE IS NEWLY IDENTIFIED 4.5 NM EAST OF SHATSK AT 53-26-10N O2T-~s9-38E. 5. SKRUNDA DUAL HEN HOUSE-.TYPE STRUCTURE (MISSILE BONUS) A NEWLY OBSERVED HEN HOUSE-TYPE ACTIVITY SIMILAR TO THE STRUCTURE NEAR OLENEGORSK IS LOCATED 3.5 NM NW OF SKRUNDA. A NEWLY IDENTIFIED AMM/SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX UNDER CONSTRUCTION IS LOCATED 4.5 NM ENE OF LIEPAJA. ' TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Hondle Yip TALENT?KETHOIE Coetrol System Only Needle Yie TALENT?KETNOIE Cntrel STste.Ool~ TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1023-1~ 17-22 AUG_1965 7. ZAOZERNYY ATOMIC ENERGY COMPLEX 25X1A ROOF OF CASCADE BUILDING D?IS NEARING COMPLETION. NEH SECURITY FENCE UNDER CONSTRUCTION WEST OF BUILDING D INCLUDES AREA FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE EXPANSION. VISIBLE DETAILS OF THE 645-FT HULL SUGGEST THAT IT IS A COMBATANT. A TRIANGULAR TOFIER MAST IS LOCATED AMID-SHIPS AND A SMALL RECTANGULAR STRUCTURE IS LOCATED AT ABOUT THE NORMAL FORWARD GUN POSITION. 8. NIKOLAYEV SHIPYARD NOSENKO 444 9. KEM PROB TALL KING FACILITY - A TALL KING FACILITY IS NEMLY IDENTIFIED 1.5 NM HEST OF KEM. 0 10. BELEV SENSITIVE OPERATIONS COMPLEX - TWO BUNKERS, BUNKERS 3 AND 4, ARE NEMLY IDENTIFIED. FIFTY COMDR TARGETS HERE OBSERVED DURING THE OAK REPDRTING PE~tIOD ANO ARE CONTAINED IN THIS OAK. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF 25X1A Needle Yie TAIENT?KETHOIE Control System Only xe.dle r. TALEMT?KETxOIE Ceetrsl S~ste^ Odd a ? TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF o 'MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 TCS-81140/65 MISSILES 25X1A DROVYANAYA ICBM COMPLEX UR 513,1N 11300E NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OBSERVED AT THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY, RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSFER POINT, THE UNIDENTIFIED AREA TO THE NORTH OF THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY, LAUNCH AREAS A (SITE 1), B (SITE 2~), G (SITE 4), D (SITE 3), E (SITE 5), OR F (SITE 6). CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT LAUNCH GROUP G ISITES 7-14, 16, 16). ALL. OF THE SITES EXCEPT G4 (SITE 101 AND G7 (SITE 13) ARE IN A LATE STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT LAUNCH GROUP H (SITES 15, 19'-26) AND ALL OF THE SITES REMAIN IN A MID-STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION. .KDSTROMA ICBM COMPLEX UR 5746N O41HLE LAUNCH AREAS B ISITE 2), E (SITE 5), ANO F (SITE 6) GAN BE IDENTIFIED ONLY. REMAINDER OF COMPLEX IS CLOUD COVERED. NO SIGNIFIGANT'GHANGE OBSERVED IN ANY OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE COMPLEX. KOIELSK ICBM COMPLEX UR .5356N 03549E NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OBSERVED AT.7HE CDMPLEX SUPPDRT FACILITY. RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSFER POINT. OR LAUNCH AREAS A (SITE 3l, 8 (SITE 2l, D (SITE 4), AND E (SITE 5l. LAUNCH AREA F .(SITE 6)~CAN BE IDENTIFIED ONLY. ACTIVITY CONTINUES AT THE UNIDENTIFIED AREA 13.7 NM SSW OF THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SINGE THE AREA WAS REPORTED ON MISSION THE OTHER AREAS OF UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY ARE TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF H.ndle rid TAIEHT~KEYHOIE CentfOl System Oely x,.dle ri^ TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Tcs-a1140i65 tALEMt?KErxoLE MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 Control System Oalr OLOVYANNAYA ICBM COMPLEX UR 5049N 11550E ' ELEVEN TYPE IIIO SITES HAVE BEEN NENLY,IDENTIFIED. SEVEN OF THESE SITES (G4-G10) COMPLETE LAUNCH GROUP G. THE 4 OTHER SITES HAVE BEEN TENTATIVELY DESIGNATED PROBABLE SITES F2-F5. ALL OF THE NEW SITES IN. LAUNCH GROUP G ARE SECURED ANO IN THE MID-STAGE OF LONSTRUCTION. SITE G4 (50-45N 115-48E)?IS SITUATED 3 NM NE OF G1. GS (50-42N 115-50E) IS SITUATED 4.7 NM SE OF G1. SITE G6 (56-40N.115-46E) IS 3.7 NM SSE OF G1. SITE G7 (50-41N 115-41E) IS 3 NM SSN OF Gl. G8 (50-39N 115-49E) IS 5.7 NM SSE OF G1. G9 (SH-39N) 115-4LE) IS 5.5 NM SSW OF G1. G10 .(50-49N 115-43E) IS 5.3 NM NORTH OF G1. PROBABLE F2 l50 ~0N 115-56E} IS 3.5 NM ESE OF _ F1. F3 (50-47N 115-58E) IS 6.1 NM SE OF?F1. F4 +S (50-46N 115-54E1 IS 4.7 NM SSE OF F1. FS (SH-49N 115-52E) IS 3 NM SSW OF F1. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS OBSERVED AT LAUNCH AREAS A (SITE 1), B (SITE 2), C (SITE 3) OR AT SITES D1-7 (SITES 4-10). SITES D8-10 (SITES 11-13) ARE CLOUD . COVERED OR NOT COVERED. CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT SITES E1-10 (SITES 14-23). A GABLE DITCH NETNORK IS APPARENT BETWEEN THE SITES. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE ,IS OBSERVED AT SITES F1 (SITE 24) OR G1-3 (SITES 25-27) BUT CONSTRUCTIQN CONTINUES. PHOTOGRAPHIG.REFERENGES?FOR SIGNIFICANT ITEMS ON PASS TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Hnndle ri^ TIILENT?KEIH0LE Control System Only Hedle Yip TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Tcs-8114065 TAIENi-KEBxOIE MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 Control Sistem Oel~ ~. 25X1 D ONE CONFIRMED AND 1 PROBABLE LAUNCH AREA (G AND H), IN EARLY.STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION, ARE NEWLY .IDENTIFIED ON THIS MISSION. CONSTRUCTION STARTED ON BOTH THESE TYPE 25X1D IIIC LAUNCH AREAS AS EARLY AS MISSION 25X1D BUT CAN BE NEGATED ON MISSION LAUNCH AREA G.IS LOCATED '14 NM NN OF'THE COMPLEX ' SUPPORT FACILITY AT 49-20N 080-51E. ?IT CONSISTS OF A' SQUARE EXCAVATION CONTAINING AN APPARENT SILO GORING. TNO ?EARTH RAMPS EXTEND INTO THE:. EXCAVATION. A RECTANGULAR MOUND IS ON THE NN SIDE OF~THE EXCAVATION. GROUND SCARRING ANO tRACK ACTIVITY .EXTEND APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FT TO THE SE. - PROBABLE LAUNCH AREA H IS LOCATED 16 NM NN1i OF THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY AT 49-26N 080-57 E.. IT. CONSISTS OF A SQUARE EXCAVATION WITH 1, PDSSIBLY 2, - EARTH RAMPS. A RECTANGULAR MOUND IS ON THE NN SIDE OF THE EXCAVATION. NO SECURITY FENCING IS OBSERVED. THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY, LAUNCH AREAS B (SITE 2) . AND C (SITE 4) GAN BE IDENTIFIED ONLY. LAUNCH AREAS A (SITE 1), D (SITE 5), E (SITE 3), AND F (SITE b) ARE CLOUD COVERED. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OBSERVED IN COMPLEX SUPPORT- - FACILITY, THE RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSFER POINT, OR LAUNCH GROUP A (SITES 1-3, 5-11)~ LAUNCH SITE B3 (SITE 17) IS NOW A CONFIRMED TYPE IIID LAUNCH SITE. 1 0 Heedle Vie TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF ceni of sr temTO~ir x,adit rt TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TALENT-KEYHOLE MISSION- 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 Cetir,l S~st,m Odd TWO NEW PROBABLE LAUNCH SITES ARE LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 51-44N 045-16E AND 51-40N 845-03E. IT CANNOT BE DETERMINEO?IF THESE NEW SITES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EXISTING LAUNCH GROUPS OR IF THEY ARE PARTS OF A NEW GROUP. THEY ARE TENTATIVELY DESIGNATED C10 AND C11. . PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCES FOR SIGNIFICANT ITEMS ON PASS JABAL HAMZI SSM COMPLEX EG 3007N 03037E KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADIMIROVKA MSL TEST CTR UR 4835N 04545E CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT LAUNCH SITE 4C-1. THE ARCH-ROOFED BUILDING AND THE BUILDING PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED IN THE NEARBY EXCAVATION ARE NOW BOTH EARTH COVERED AND A NEW LOOP ROAD NON EXTENDS FROM THE RAIL' LINE TO THE SITE ROAD NETNORK. - MISSILE ACTIVITY/EXERCISES ARE OBSERVED AT LAUNGH,AREAS 1C (SITE 71, 2C '(SITE 6), 4C (SITE 4I, SG (SITE 2I, AND THE TROOP TRAINING AREA NEST QF.LAUNCH COMPLEX E (SITE .25X1 D NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS PRESENT ALONG THE ROAD BETWEEN LAUNCH COMPLEXES E AND H. ? THE POSSIBLE LAUNCH AREA IN THE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX, PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED ON MISSION IS NON A CONFIRMED SAM LAUNCH AREA. IT.CONSISTS OF 1 LAUNCH SITE (WITH A HEXAGONAL ROAD CONFIGURATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION) CONTAINING AT LEAST 2 PROBABLE LAUNCH POSITIONS, A CENTRAL GUIDANCE/CONTROL AREA. AND A LARGE REVETMENT OF UNIDENTIFIED FUNCTION. THE MISSILE SYSTEM TOP SECRET .CHESS RUFF Hondlt Yip TALENT?KETHOLE _ Control STslem Only N~nAle Yip 1AlENT?KEIHOLE Control STstem Oaly TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF, Tcs-81140/65 MISSION 1023-1 ~17-22 AUG 1965 AT THE NEW LAUNCH AREA CANNOT BE SPECIFICALLY DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. ALL OTHER SAM FACILITIES ' OBSERVED SHOW NO SIGNIFICANT GRANGE. _ CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES IN THE PROBABLE ASSEMBLY AND CHECKOUT AREA. THE INTERFEROMETER FACILITY LOCATED 0.5 NM NORTH OF THE FORMER ROCKET LAUNCH COMPLEX IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. A CONTROL BUILDING HAS BEEN COMPLETED ? 25X1D SINCE MISSION IN THE CENTRAL CONTROL AREA. SARY-SHAGAN ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER 25X1 D ALl FACILITIES AT THE TEST CENTER ARE COVERED BY FAIR IMAGE QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY EXCEPT SITE 13. SITE 14. AND POSSIBLE SITE 16. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE OBSERVED SINCE MISSION - - EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS -- AMM/SAM LAUNCH AREA I -- CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES. AMM/SAM LAUNCH AREA 2 --.MINOR CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES. TWO VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE POSITIONED IN THE CENTRAL GUIDANCE/CONTROL POSITION OF BOTH LAUNCH SITES. AT THE ELECTRONIC SITE SUPERIMPOSED ON SAM SITE BO4-2, AN UNIDENTIFIED RADAR tHORIZONTAL REFLECTORISII IS ON A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED PREPARED POSITION ALONG EACH OF THE TWO NEW LOOP ROADS. WORK CONTINUES ON THE GROUND SCAR FOR A PROBABLE CABLE LINE WHICH WILL PROBABLY EXTEND TO LAUNCH AREA B. 12 Hendle Yie TAIENT?KETHOIE TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF ccntral sr:tem only H?n, Yl, TOP SECRET CHESS -RUFF TGS-81140/65 ? TALENT?KETHOLE Control System Oaly M I S$ I ON 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 PROBABLE LAUNCH AREA A -- MINOR 'CONSTRUCTION OBSERVED. THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED,SECOND BACKNET RADAR IS NON POSITIONED ON A MOUND IN THE ELECTRONIC SITE. - PROBABLE LAUNCH AREA B -- A GROUND SCAR (PROBABLY A o CABLELINE) AND SEVERAL NEN TRAILS ARE OBSERVED. LAUNCH COMPLEX A (SITE 2B3~1 -- NORK CONTINUES IN SE SECTOR OF LAUNCH SITE'S. THE ENTIRE AIRSTRIP AT THE' COMPLEX IS BEING WIDENED. ~WU PARKING-APRONS.AND SEVERAL TAXIWAYS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. LAUNCH COMPLEX B (SITE 1614) -- A RELATIVELY LONG LINEAR OBJEC~'IS OBSERVED CLOSE TO THE P~ISSIBLE LAUNCH POSITION ON WESTERN LOOP ROADeAT?LAUNCH FACILITY 8. INSTRUMENTATION SItE 2 -- WORK HAS PROGRESSED ON THE ROOF OF LARGE TRIAD BUILDING. INTERFEROMETER SITE IN THE SUPPORT BASE -- ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED IN VICINITY. NGES FOR SIGNIFICANT 25X1A SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MISSILE TEST CENTER CH 4107N 10020E NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OBSERVED AT ANY OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE TEST CENTER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING -- AT THE SAM R6D AREA, 3 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA OF LAUNCH AREA A, AND 1 PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE HOLD AREA. FIVE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE ? 13 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Yin TALENT-KETHOIE Control System Only xee~le Yie TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TGS-81140/65 tAIENT?KErxolE MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 Ceetnl STstem Ootr MOTOR POOL AT THE SAM HOUSING AND SUPPORT AREA. TWO SMALL BUILDINGS AND AN UNIDENTIFIED STRUCTURE ARE OBSERVED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SSM ASSEMBLY AND - CHECKOUT AREA. FIVE BUILDINGS AND 2 POSSIBLE BUILDING _ FOUNDATIONS ARE NON LOCATED IN AN~AREA OF CONSTRUCTION _ACTIVITY FIEST OF THE SSM-SAH ASSEMBLY AND CHECKOUT GONPLEX. TNO POSSIBLE BUILDING FOUNDATIONS ARE VISIBLE - IN THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AREA OF-NEW ACTIVITY .W NN OF THE POSSIBLE PROPELLANT HANDLING AND STORAGE AREA. ACTIVITY AT SHUANG-CHENG-TZU AIRFIELD IS REPORTED UNDER 25X1A coMOR ~ - NO NEW SAM ACTIVITY NOTED IN W T RN 85 PERCENT OF T.HE 50-NM-RADIUS SEARCH AREA ON PA OR IN THE WESTERN 25X1D 10 PERCENT OF THE AREA ON PASS EMAINING PORTIONS OF THE SEARCH AREA NOT COVERED. p a MAGADAN SUSPECT MISSILE TEST FACILITY UR 6000t~t 15300E NO SSN OR UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE DNEPROPETROVSK MISSILE DEVELOP PROD CTR UR 4826N 03459E A SMALL SECTION HAS BEEN AOOED TO BUILDING 13, A SECTION HAS BEEN AODEO TO THE NEST END DF BUILDING 8, ANO A SMALL BULLDING HAS BEEN ADDED IN THE CENTER OF THE NORTH PRODUCTION AREA. BUILDING 2 IN THE SOUTH PRODUCTION AREA IS COMPLETE. CLOUD SHADOW?PRECLUDES DETERMINATION OF ACTIVITY IN THE TEST AREA. TAI-YUAN SOLID PROPELLANT TEST FACILITY CH 3759N 11233E NO EVIDENCE OF MISSILE PRODUCTION OR REGENT. ACTIVITY OBSERVED. TOP SECRET CHESS RUff Hendle Yie TALENT?KETxOIE Control System Onlr Na.eia ri? TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TCS-8I 140/65 TALENT?IIETxOLE MISSION? 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 Control Systes Odd ~ ? - PEIPING RKT ENG TEST FAG GHANG-FtSIN-TIEN GH 3950N 11608E THREE~BUILOINGS INTERCONNECTED BY PIPELINES AND SEVERAL SMALL STRUCTURES ARE VISIBLE IN THE AREA OF CONTINUING CONSTRUCTION AT THE NORTH END OF THE TEST FACILITY. NO ? OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY OBSERVED. A SMAt,L BLAST MARK IS-VISIBLE AT A.TEST BUILDING IN THE GOMPONENTS_ TEST AREA LOCATED IN THE NN CORNER OF .THE FACILITY. STAINS IN THE EFFLUENT SUMPS AND EARTH SCARRING IN-THE BLAST PITS OF THE 3 VERTICAL TEST STANDS-ARE INDICATIVE OF CONTINUING TEST ACTIVITY. ? o ENTIRE SEARCH AREA IS COVERED. NORTHERN THIRD IS OBSCURED BY.~CATTEREO-TO-HEAVY CLOUDS. THE REMAINDER OF THE SEARCH AREA IS COVERED BY GOOD, STEREO. PHOTOGRAPHY. NO NEN SAM AG7IVITY OBSERVED IN - CLOUD-FREE AREAS. _ _ 25X1 D PERM ROCKET ENGINE TEST FACILITY UR 5801N 05634E - AREA ?75 PERCENT IN CLOUD SHADON. NO NEN CONSTRUCTION, MISSILES OR MISSILE-RELATED EQUIPMENT OBSERVED. ? ZHOANOV SUSPECT ANTI-SATELLITE LNGH FAG UR 4705N 03730E NO ANTI-SATELLITE LAUNCH FACILITY OBSERVED NITHIN 50-NM RADIUS OF ZHDANOV. - 15 N~ndle Yia TAIENT~KETHOLE .TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Coalrol STslem Only ONE FLOATING DOCK OCCUPIED BY A PARTIALLY SHED-COVERED LARGE SS ANO ONE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT REMAIN OUT OF HATER ON UNFLOOOED.SHALLON SIDE OF MAIN LAUNCH BASIN. TNO BARGES REMAIN IN FLOODED SIDE OF MAIN BASIN. VESSELS PRESENT 'IN REMAINDER OF YARD/BASE INCLUDE 2 , LARGE UNIDENTIFIED SS, 3 LARGE POSSIBLE UNIDENTIFIED SS, 1 POSSIBLE J-CLASS SSG, 1 POSSIBLE MEDIUM UNIDENTIFIED SS,~2 PROBABLE DE, 1 POSSIBLE DE,~1 'PROBABI-E APL,~AND SEVERAL UNIDENTIFIED SURFACE VESSELS. POSSIBLE DOUBLE-HULLED GRAFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION REMAINS ON SIpE LAUNCHING NAY. CUBA OLENYA SUBMARINE BASE UR 6913N 03323E NO MISSILES OR RELATED ECUIPMENT, NEN CONSTRUCTION, CAMOUFLAGE OR CONCEALMENT OBSERVED. VESSELS -- 11 MEDIUM SS. o N~n11, rig ~ TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Tcs-81148/65 TALENT-KETNOIE M I SS I ON 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 coetrol s~a,m only 25X1A 25X1D TWO BARRACKS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN THE SOUTH AREA SINGE MISSION TWO ANTI-SUBMARINE NETS _ ARE NENLY IDENTIFIED AT THE ENTRANCE TO CUBA LITSA. 25X1 D VESSELS -- 1 POSSIBLE E-CLASS.SSGN, 7 PROBABLE N-CLASS SSNs 6 LARGE UNIDENTIFIED SS, 2 POSSIBLE LARGE UNIDENTIFIED SS, 1 PROBABLE DON-CLASS AUXILIARY. AND .SEVERAL-SMALL CRAFT. CUBA LITSA NAVAL MISSILE STORAGE UR 6925N 03226E NO CHANGI= OBSERVED IN FACILITIES IN STORAGE AREA SINCE MISSION ? TWO NEN BARRACKS, 1 POSSIBLE PROCESSING BI~ILDING, AND SEVERAL STORAGE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN THE BARRACKS/ADMINISTRATIVE AREA SINCE MISSION CUBA URA NAVAL BASE UR 6920N 03249E 25X1 D PP ENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINCE MISSION _ VESSELS -- 18 POSSIBLE N/R-CLASS SS, 1 POSSIBLE ATREK ASL, AND 2 SMALL UNIDENTIFIED SURFACE CRAFT. CUBA PALA NAVAL BASE AND SHIP REPAIR YARD UR 6912N 03326E 25X1D THE LARGE NEW BUILDING REPORTED ON MISSION IS COMPLETE AND APPEARS TO BE A FABRICATION BU L N . VESSELS -- 1 PROBABLE LARGE SS IN FLOATING DOCK, 1 POSSIBLE MEDIUM SS, ANO APPROXIMATELY 7 POSSIBLE SURFACE VESSELS. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF N~ndle Yio TALENT?KETNOLE Control System Only Naedie Yia ? ~ TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Tcs-81140ib5 TALENi?KEYHDIE M I S S I ON 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 CeetrOi S]ftem Oei] _ LENINGRAD AMM/SAM LAUNCH COMPLEXES UR 5955N 03020E THE LENINGRAD NW, SW, AND NE AMM/SAM LAUNCH COMPLEXES ARE NOT COVERED. NO APPARENT CHANGE OBSERVED A7 THE AMM/SAN TRAINING SITE CO-LOCATED WITH LENINGRAD SAM TRAINING FACILITY ' C-06. ONLY EXTREME EAST AND SE TIONS OF SEARCH AREA ARE 25X9 COVERED ON((?~~P~H070GRAPHY. NEW AMM/SAM LAt~NGH FACILITIES, OR NEW P ECTRONIG FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMM/SAM ltki~NCH.GOMPLEXES OBSERYEO. `~~ OLENEGDRSK DUAL HEN HOUSE-TYPE STRUCTURE UR 6806N 03355E 25X1D NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE MISSION NO NEW COMMUNICATIONS OR ELECTRONIC FACILITIES OBSERVED. .? c? 25X1 D TALLINN AMM/SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX UR 5924N 02419E COMPLEX IS CLOUD COVERED. NO ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC OR COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IDENTIFIED IN CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS OF THE 25-NM SEARCH AREA. CHEREPOVETS AMM/SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX UR 5906N 03810E COMPLEX IS CLOUD COVERED. NO ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC OR COMHUNICATION~FACILITIES IDENTIFIED IN CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS OF THE 50-NM SEARCH TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Yia TAIENT~KETHOIE Control S]stem Onl] Ne.dlevie - TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Tcs-s1140i6s ? TALENT-KETNOIE CeetrelSTSteAOei~ MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 SHATSK FIXED FIELD MRBM SITE 2 UR 5326N 02749E BONUS 1 4.5 NH EAST OF SHATSK ANO 2.5 NM EAST OF MARINA GORKA MRBM LAUNCH SITE AT 53-26-1ON 027-49-3OE. SITE CONSISTS OF 4 ELONGATED `LAUNCH POSITIONS IN A DIAMOND PATTERN SITUATED ON AN IRREGULAR ROAD PATTERN IN A WOODED AREA. EACH OF THE LAUNCH POSITIONS CONTAINS A POSSIBLE SMALL UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT. AN ,. ASSOCIATED LARGE CLEARING CONTAINS 3 POSSIBLE READY TENTS. A SMALL CIRCULAR AREA BETWEEN 2 OF THE LAUNCH POSITIONS ALSO CONTAINS A SMALL UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT. . THE AZIMUTHS OF THE LAUNCH POSITIONS CLOSELY APPROXIMATE THE AZIMUTHS OF THE LAUNCH PADS AT MARINA GORKA MRBM LAUNCH SITE. SITE CAN BE NEGATED ON MISSION SKRUNDA DUAL HEN HOUSE-TYPE STRUCTURE UR 5643N 02157E BONUS 2 25X1 D NENLY OBSERVED HEN HOUSE-TYPE ACTIVITY CONSISTS OF AN OPERATIONS AREA, A POWER SUBSTATION APPROXIMATELY 0.5 NM NE AND A SUPPORT AREA APPROXIMATELY 1 NM NE. THE OPERATIONS AREA CONSISTS OF A CENTRAL CONTROL BUILDING AND 2 LINEAR STRUCTURES WHICH FORM A BOWED PATTERN, SIMILAR TO THE DUAL HEN HOUSE-TYPE STRUCTURE NEAR OLENEGORSK, PROBABLY FACING IN A GENERALLY NW .DIRECTION. THE CENTRAL BUILDING AND LINEAR STRUCTURES APPEAR TO BE EXTERNALLY COMPLETE. MENSURATION AND ISEE ATTACHMENT) TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Hendle Yie TALENT?KETHOLE Coettol STslem Only ",.ale Yia TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TGS-81140/65 TAIENT?IIETNOLE CootrelS~stem0el~ MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 PROBABLY SECURED COMPLEX UNDER CONSTRUCTION INCLUDES 3 LAUNCH SIYES UNDER CONSTRUCTION, EACH SERVED BY AN ACCESS ROAD LEADING FROM THE LAUNCH AREA MAIN ROAD, AND AN ,ELECTRONIC SITE WITH.3 fLEYATED POSITIDNS AND CLEARINGS .FOR TNO ADDITIONAL PROBABLE POSITIONS. A.' RECTANGULAR ROAD PATTERN AND A LOOP ROAD EXTEND TO THE NEST FROM THE LAUNCH AREA MAIN ROAD. A RECTANGULAR BUIlOING IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION HEST OF THE LAUNCH AREA. A SMALL SUPPORT AREA IS LOCATED ON 7HE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE COMPLEX. THE COMPLEX SOME'OF HAS THE NOT PRESENT ON MISSION COMPLEX SERVICE ROADS HERE PRESENT 20 DAYS LATER ON MISSION 25X1D ESEE ATTACHMENT) q TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Hee11e Vie 1ALENT?1(EYHOLE Coelrol System Only Air Facilities HI.111 r. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF_ .TI1lENT?KETHOIE MISSION 1023-1 ~17-22 AUG 1965 laltnl STsUn OdY TGS-81140/65 GHEPELEYKA AIRFIELD UR 4947N 03026E NO NEW SPECIAL WEAPONS STORAGE FACILITIES OR CHANGES IN EXISTING?FAGILITIES OBSERVED. AIRCRAFT -- 29 BEAR, 1 BEAR/BISON, AND 2 MEDIUM STRAIGHT-WING ON HARDSTANDS AND PARKING APRONS ALONG LOOP.TAXIWAY, 4 BEAR AND 1 BEAR/BISON ON TAXIWAYS ANO APPRDXIHATEIY 20 UNIDENTIFIED:SMALI SWEPT-WING IN LOADING AREA. ` ENGELS AIRFIELD =UR 5129N 04611E A IRGRAFT -- 38 B I SON ON -FIAi~N PARKING APRON, 2 BADGER, 1 GAB; 2 LARGE AND 4 SMALL SWEPT-WING FIGHTERS ON PARKING APRON OFF SW END OF RUNWAY? 2 GAB, 2 MEDIUM' STRAIGHT-NING,~A ND 1 SMALL STRAIGHT-WING ON PARKING APRON AT SW -E ND OF RUNWAY, AN0 2 POSSIBLE SMALL ' SWEPT-WING FIGHTERS ON PARKING APRON AT NE END OF RUNWAY. SIAUIIAI AIRFIELD UR 5553N 02323E AIRCRAFT -- 8 BISON AND 6 SMALL SWEPT-WING ON HARDSTANDS AND PARKING APRONS ALONG LOOP TAXIWAY, 7 LIGHT STRAIGHT-WINGr 32 SMALL SWEPT-WING/ AND ,S SMALL STRAIGHT-WING ON APRON WEST OF NORTH END OF-RUNWAY, AND 7 SMALL SWEPT-WING IN NW MAINTENANCE AREA. NO ASMS OBSERVED. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Hlndl/ Yip TALENT-KEYHOLE Coltfll System Only 25X1 D NeeQt Yie TALENT-KEYNOTE C,etrel S~ste^ OeIY TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1023-1 1T-22 AUG 1965 BARANOVICHI AIRFIELD UR 5306N 02603E AIRCRAFT -- 19 BLINDER, 15 BADGER, 1 CAB, ANO 25 SMALL SWEPT-WING. NO APPARENT CHANGE SINGE MISSION - AIRCRAFT -- 18 BLINDER, 4 ~ADGER, 1 MEDIUM STRAIGHT-WING, ANO 27 SMALL SWEPT-WING. MOtDOK AIRFIELD ''~ 25X1D NO APPARENT CHANGE SINGE MISSION UR 4347N 04436E AIRCRAFT -- 21 BEAR AND 19 PROBABLE AIR TO SURFACE MISSILES. ~, A NEW CONCRETE PARKING APRON HAS BEEN GONSTRUGTEO ALONG TAXIWAY BETWEEN EAST AND WEST PARKING APRONS. NO ELECTRONIC, NUCLEAR OR ASM FACILITIES OBSERVED. AIRGRAFT?-- 20 BLINDER AND 5 BADGER-ON NEST PARKING APRON. AIRCRAFT -- 8 BEAR (2 WITHOUT TAIL ASSEMBLIES) AND 50 BADGER ON HARDSTAND$ AND GRASS ALONG LOOP TAXIWAY AND 6 BADGER jN MAINTENANCE AREA. 22 - Handle Yie ~ TALENT-KEYHOLE TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF @ceetrei sr:tam oeiY N~:dla Ylt TOP SECRET~CHESS RUFF Tcs-81140/bs TALENT?KETNOLE CtttrtlS~stte0al~ MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965' ZHI70MIR/SKOMORKHI AIRFIELD UR S010N 02844E AIRCRAFT -- 29 BADGERr 1 CABr AND 1 SMALI~STRAIGHT-KING ON HARDSTANDS AND GRASS ALONG LOOP TAXIWAY, 3 PROBABLE SMALL DELTA-RING IN MAINTENANCE AREA AT SE END OF FIELO, AND 2 BADGER IN NE MAiNTENANGE~.AREA. ` NEZHIN AIRFIELp UR 5105N 03152E RUNMAY EXTENSION ON THE NSN END APPEARS TO BE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION. NO OTHER CHANGES _ OBSERVED. a AIRCRAFT -- NDNE OBSERVED: GOMEL/PRIBYTKI AIRFIELD UR 5218N 03110E TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Yia TAIENT?KETHOIE Loatrol STslem Only Nuclear Ener9Y Approved For Release 2001/11/07 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500290067-6 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2001/11/07 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500290067-6 Nava Activity/ Ports xeed~e vie TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TAIENT?KETNOLE TG$-81 140/65 CeetretS~stee0el~ MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 . PECHENGA PtAVAL BASE LINAKHAMARI UR 6939N 03122E 25X1 D 25X1 D NO 'APPARENT CHANGE, IN FACILITIES SINCE MISSION VESSELS -- 8 POSSIBLE MEDIUM S5, 11 PROBABLE MSF, 7 PROBABLE PC, AND 3 UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS UNDERWAY OUTBOUND. NIKOLAYEV SHIPYARD NOSENKO 444 ~ UR 4657N 03159E 25X1 D 25X1 D N0~ ENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES S1~NCE`MISSION - NO IDENTIFIABLE SUBMARINE FACILITIES OBSERVED. VISIBLE DETAIL-S OF THE 645-F7 HULL SUGGEST THAT IT IS A COMBATANT. A TRIANGULAR TOWER MAST IS LOCATED AMID-SHIPS ANO A SMALL RECTANGULAR STRUCTURE IS LOCATED AT ABOUT THE NORMAL FORWARD GUN POSITIDN FOR A VESSEL {lF THIS SIZE. THE AFT PORTION OF THE VESSEL IS ? CLUTTERED WITH PROBABLE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED WITH~'SHIP BUILDING. A SECOND VESSEL OF THE SAME HULL CONFIGURATION AND DIMENSIONS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE SAME BUILDING NAY ON WHICH THE FIRST 645-FT HULL WAS BUILT. VESSELS -- 1 MERCHANT VESSEL ON THE BUILDING WAYS, 2 SMALL MERCHANT SHIPS IN THE FITTING OUT SLIP, 1 LARGE AND 1 SMALL MERCHANT SHIP IN THE BASIN, 1 DNEPR-GLASS AR ANO 2 SMALL MERCHANT VESSELS AT THE QUAYS, AND 1 FLOATING ORYDOCK AND 1 SMALL MERCHANT VESSEL AT THE WEST END OF THE .YARD.. (SEE ATTACHMENT) . NIKOLAYEV SHPYD NORTHERN 61 KOMMUNA 445 UR 4659N 03201E 25X1 D NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES SINGE MISSION - - NO SHORE-BASED SUBMARINE FACILITIES OBSERVED. GLUUD-SHADOW OBSCURES VESSELS ON THE BUILDING WAYS. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF 25X1A Handle Yie TAIENT?KEYHOIE Control System Only Naadla Yia TAIENT?tiETHOIE Coatrol System Oal1 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 VESSELS'-- 2 DD, 1 PROBABLE OD, 1 PROBABLE DE, 2 LARGE MERCHANT VESSELS, 1 MERCHANT VESSEL IN A FLOATING ORYDOCK, AND 2 UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS. 25X1 D 27 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handla ria TAIENT NETHOIE Coatrol System Onlr ?~ Electronics/ Communications xnad~e rin TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TGS-81140/65 TAIENT?KEYHOIE M I S S [ ON 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 Control System Oair 25X1 D VINNITSA SUSPECT SPACE TRACKING FACILITY UR 4913N 0284bE ~, NO APPARENT CHANGE SINCE MISSIDN NO RADAR OBSERVED. KEM PROB TALL KING FACILITY UR 6457N 3429E 1.5 NM NEST OF KEM. SINGLY SECURED FAGIIiTY CONTAINS 1 PROBABLE TALL KING ANTENNA, 1 PROBABLE ANTENNA BUILDING, 1 PROBABLE SUPPORT BUILDING, 1 POSSIBLE GENERATOR BUILDING. AND APPROXIMATELY 5 UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. TOP SECRET CHESS RIFF Hindle ru TALENT KEYHOLE Control System Onlr xendit vi, TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TCS-81140/65 TALENT?KETHOIE CottrolSrstemOnly MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 PING-HSIANG GOMPLEk CH 2207N 10646E TRANSSHIPMENT FACILITY IS FILLED 70 50 PERCENT OF CAPACITY. OBLIQUITY PRECLUDES FURTHER INTERPRETATION. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Hindle Vii TIILENT?KETHOIE Control System Onlr ottie~ act~~~ty Heelle Yie TAIENT?KEYNOIE C,etrol System Otly 70P SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1023-1 17-22 AUG 1965 TGS-81140/65 OTHER ACTIVITY ~ 25X1A BELEV SENSITIVE OPERATIONS COMPLEX UR 5332N 03630E A SINGLE RAIL SPUR HAS BEEN EXTENOEO FROM THE RAIL FACILITY INTO THE OPERATIONS AREA. THE SPUR TERMINATES ALONGSIDE A LOOP ROAD AND IS THE PROBABLE FUTURE LOCATION OF THE BRIDGE CRANE. BUNKER 1, FIRST OBSERVED ON , IS IN A VERY EARLY STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION. BUNKER 2, ALSO FIRST~OBSERVED ON IS CLOUD COVERED. BUNKER 3, AN .ETA BUNKER UNDER CONSTRUCTION IS NEWLY IDENTIFIED ANO BUNKER 4, NEWLY IDENTIFIED, IS ,ALSO I~N AN EARLY STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION. lSEE ATTACHMENT) ~ ' TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Hendlt Yie TAIENT~KETHOIE Control Systtm Only Attact~rr~ents H~ndlc YID TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only ~Ga_ RAIL-LINE TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1023-1. 17-22 AUGUST 1965 ~~~ ~i. ~ EARTH?COVERED ~BUILDING~ 1~.'=~ TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF - H~nCle Vii TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System OnIY ~~iu REVETMENT Haodle Yip TALENT-KEYHOLE Cootrol System OnIT TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1013.1,17.21 AUGUST 1965 Hindle Yie TALENT-KEYHOLE TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Control System onlT -i -~ O ~ O N N ? V1 m rn n ~ ?~ o ~ w ~ . ~~~ -_. ('~ CENTRAL _ r? ~ ~, P1 = CONTROL BUILDING ~ ~ rn N \ _ a =~ \ ~. ~ V1 C r, J POWER SUBSTATION "' C ~. P `~ T1 "' TI ;~ e~ N T 2 ~ ~-1 Z C = w ~ O L Approved For Release 2001/11/07 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500290067-6 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2001/11/07 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500290067-6 x,.dl. r. TALEMT?KETNOIE Cntrel STStem OdE TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MISSION 1023-1, 17.22 AUGUST 1955 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Yie TAIEMT?KETHOLE Control System Only