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This is a declassified United States Air Force record concerning the interception of an RB‑45 aircraft, dated October fifteenth, nineteen fifty‑one. The document is listed in the public archive of The Black Vault. The record was made available through The Black Vault’s online collection, released as part of a broader declassification effort by the United States Air Force. The entry was posted on the archive site on an unspecified date, and the document is presented in its original top‑secret letter format, reproduced as a digital text file. The document reads as follows: if Hives Brenkoys re ace ith beet percennl vegerdey ee Se oe aes kote Teh A SSC GRE RITA: Hm ocorer EU intONnanninrmneitee nent mttrentnennintintritadnncmettntrternpenmninetn fe had te wear ether of 2h Rept nities eae Por; sabtadnel inferratdon AFOIN‑V/Col. Adams/h£/55909 - typed 13 Pa D 4 oe TAP Boies mm erenertenrnnnmmenil Lm CS, Use? Tobe CONT. ig / : Doke RQ USAF “IRD A I Bb ET Fa ERS ANS HET 45 Osteher 1051 mn the Zerec AB a foot AWLEL be deldvreres iv Pa mays of ne Mimercly, STONED | Ue Be VWINIRG General, USa Vice Chie? of Statt Oe SUTUTM], Ue soz Ldo5 The United States Air Force, in a brief explanatory note accompanying the release, stated that the material reflects an internal communication regarding operational considerations of the RB‑45 aircraft during the early 1950s. The agency’s note emphasizes that the content is reproduced exactly as found in the original file, without editorial alteration, and that any unintelligible sections are the result of the condition of the source document. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. storyflo.com https://archive.org/download/us-china-intel-CI00822/CI00822djvu.txt

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This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

United States Air Force Record Concerning The Interception Of An Rb‑45 Aircraft

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This is a declassified United States Air Force record concerning the interception of an RB‑45 aircraft, dated October fifteenth, nineteen fifty‑one. The document is listed in the public archive of The Black Vault. The record was made available through The Black Vault’s online collection, released as part of a broader declassification effort by the United States Air Force.

Date: OCT 17 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was United States Air Force Record Concerning The Interception Of An Rb‑45 Aircraft about?: This is a declassified United States Air Force record concerning the interception of an RB‑45 aircraft, dated October fifteenth, nineteen fifty‑one. The document is listed in the public archive of The Black Vault. The record was made available through The Black Vault’s online collection, released as part of a broader declassification effort by the United States Air Force.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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