Person
Nathan F. Twining
Also known as General Twining, Twining
- Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Air Forces; Commander, Air Materiel Command (1947); later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1957–1960)
Lt. Gen. Nathan F. Twining commanded the Army Air Forces' Air Materiel Command in 1947 and later became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1957–1960). On 23 September 1947 he signed the memo stating that "the phenomenon reported is something real and not visionary or fictitious" and recommending a classified study, which became Project Sign.
Sources: Twining memo (1947)
Facts and claims
- documented As commander of Air Materiel Command, Twining signed the 23 September 1947 letter stating that “the phenomenon reported is something real and not visionary or fictitious”, which led to Project Sign. Source: Twining memo: AMC Opinion Concerning “Flying Discs”
Connected files
Documents
Programs
- Project Sign (led to)
Mentioned in documents and records
- Air Force Regulation 200-2, Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (12 August 1954)
- Michael Shellenberger written testimony + appendices
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base