Message posted by velvetelvis on July 01, 2011 at 10:32:42 PST:

Just wondering . . .

Has anyone made any FOIA requests specifically referencing the 'National Classified Test Facility'?

I suspect one would get a 'no records' determination in response, but even getting the typical "we have a variety of facilities throughout the Nellis complex" response that 'Area 51' and 'Groom Lake' queries yield, would seem to give "official" confirmation to the hypothesis that NCTF is a proper NAME of the base and not just a widely used (and perhaps officially sanctioned) DESCRIPTION.

(I recall Peter mentioning sometime back that 'NCTF' sometimes appeared capitalized, sometimes not).

Related Question: Is 'The Test Wing' considered an official name of DET3/AFFTC? It often appears capitalized, so I was wondering if it, too,is a name that could be referenced in a FOIA query.

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