BornOctober 11, 1897 - Monroe, Wisconsin
DiedMarch 29, 1982 - San Antonio, Texas
AliasesNathan Twining, Nathan F. Twining, General Twining, Nathan Farragut Twining
Service1918-1960 (U.S. Army / U.S. Air Force)
ClearanceTS (highest available; former)
Summary
Four-star General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who authored the pivotal 1947 'Twining Memo' - an authenticated, now-declassified government document formally concluding that flying saucers are 'real and not visionary or fictitious.' His recommendations directly spawned Projects Sign, Grudge, and Blue Book. The Twining Memo is considered one of the most significant official UAP documents in existence.
Roles
- -Commanding General, Air Materiel Command (1945-1947)
- -Chief of Staff, United States Air Force (1953-1957)
- -Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (1957-1960)
- -Author - The Twining Memo (1947)
Organizations
U.S. Army Air ForcesU.S. Air ForceAir Materiel CommandJoint Chiefs of Staff
Education
- -United States Military Academy, West Point - Class of 1918
Early Career
- -Graduated West Point in 1918; served in the U.S. Army infantry and later aviation
- -Rose through Army Air Forces ranks during and after World War II
- -Commanded Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio from 1945 - overseeing testing and evaluation of advanced aircraft