What did the declassified documents reveal?

This is a declassified United States Air Force record concerning an attack on an RB‑45 reconnaissance aircraft over international waters off the west coast of North Korea, dated January twenty‑second, nineteen fifty‑four. The document is notable because it provides a contemporaneous operational report of an aerial engagement involving United States fighter escorts and a Soviet‑type MiG‑15. The record was released to the public through The Black Vault archive. The declassification authority is not specified in the release notes, and the document was originally classified Top Secret. The full text is available at the Black Vault URL archive dot org slash download slash us‑china‑intel‑CI01060 slash CI01060djvu dot txt. Top secret, red line. VG three three four D slash O. TLD D C S O red line reference: CS nine one nine seven five seven, date‑time‑group three zero one five four four slash Z, September fifty‑two. This message is in four parts. Part one – this is preliminary. Report of an incident, elaborations and corrections will follow as necessary. Unless contradicted by later messages, the information herein is firm. Part two – RB‑45, ninety‑first Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron escorted by sixteen F‑86 aircraft on a photo‑mission, attacked by MiG‑15 aircraft over international waters off the west coast of North Korea. Defensive

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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 An Attack On An Rb‑45 Reconnaissance

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This is a declassified United States Air Force record concerning an attack on an RB‑45 reconnaissance aircraft over international waters off the west coast of North Korea, dated January twenty‑second, nineteen fifty‑four. The document is notable because it provides a contemporaneous operational report of an aerial engagement involving United States fighter escorts and a Soviet‑type MiG‑15.

Date: OCT 2 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was United States Air Force Record Concerning An Attack On An Rb‑45 Reconnaissance about?: This is a declassified United States Air Force record concerning an attack on an RB‑45 reconnaissance aircraft over international waters off the west coast of North Korea, dated January twenty‑second, nineteen fifty‑four. The document is notable because it provides a contemporaneous operational report of an aerial engagement involving United States fighter escorts and a Soviet‑type MiG‑15.
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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