1953 10 6981901 Norfolk Virginia
Cold open. This episode presents document number one nine five three dash ten dash six nine eight one nine zero one, titled Norfolk Virginia, issued by the Department of Defense on October nineteen fifty-three. It is notable as an early unclassified observation form that appears in the public archives of The Black Vault.
- Agency
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Date
- JUL 18 · 2026
- Release
- Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
- Source document
- View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/1953-10-6981901-Norfolk-Virginia
Episode notes
Cold open. This episode presents document number one nine five three dash ten dash six nine eight one nine zero one, titled Norfolk Virginia, issued by the Department of Defense on October nineteen fifty-three. It is notable as an early unclassified observation form that appears in the public…
Source document: https://archive.org/details/1953-10-6981901-Norfolk-Virginia
Questions about this case
- What was 1953 10 6981901 Norfolk Virginia about?
- Cold open. This episode presents document number one nine five three dash ten dash six nine eight one nine zero one, titled Norfolk Virginia, issued by the Department of Defense on October nineteen fifty-three. It is notable as an early unclassified observation form that appears in the public archives of The Black Vault.
- Why was this case declassified?
- This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.
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