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Old 1st Nov 2018, 09:29
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Back in the day it was inadvertently referred to in the Pentagon's annual publication "Soviet Military Power" - according to Flight International the document was hastily gathered back in at a press event when one of the journos noticed it...

So in answer to your question, it definitely did exist on paper.

Edited to add: I'm sure some people hereabouts will be familiar with the story about some unknown & allegedly secret US mil aircraft having a mishap at Boscombe in the nineties or early noughties, resulting in much activity on the site with screens erected etc etc.
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