Nathan Farragut Twining Quotes

United States, Air Force General
October 11, 1897 – March, 29, 1982.

Nathan Farragut Twining (/ˈtwaɪnɪŋ/ TWY-ning) was a United States Air Force general, born in Monroe, Wisconsin. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1953 until 1957, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1957 to 1960. He was the first member of the Air Force to serve as Chairman. Twining was a distinguished "mustang" officer, rising from private to four-star general and appointment to the highest post in the United States Armed Forces in the course of his 45-year career.

This 'flying saucer' situation is not at all imaginary or seeing too much in some natural phenomena. Something is really flying around. The phenomenon is something real and not visionary or fictitious.

Nathan Farragut Twining
- Real
- Flying
- Phenomenon
If our airforces are never used, they have achieved their finest goal.

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- Goal
- Used
- Airforces

A top World II ace once said that fighter pilots fall into two broad categories: those who go out to kill and those who, secretly, desperately, know they are going to get killed-the hunters and the hunted.

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- War
- Categories
- Pilots
The phenomenon is something real and not visionary or fictitious. There are objects approximating the shape of a disc, some of which appear flat on bottom and domed on top. These objects are as large as man-made aircraft and have a metallic or light-reflecting surface. Further they exhibit extreme rates of climb and maneuverability with no associated sound and take action which must be considered evasive when contacted by aircraft and radar.

Nathan Farragut Twining
- Real
- Phenomenon