The "Twining Memo", attributed to then US Air Force Lt General Nathan Twining, is infamous in ufology for certain statements regarding UFO sightings of the era, namely that many of the reported sightings seemed to be of something "real" and "not visionary or fictitious". However, one particular statement made in the memo has been relatively overlooked throughout the decades. The statement in question: It is possible within the present U.S. knowledge -- provided extensive detailed development is undertaken -- to construct a piloted aircraft which has the general description of the object… which would be capable of an approximate range of 7000 miles at subsonic speeds. This dovetails interestingly with statements later made by US Air Force Captain Edward Ruppelt, who was the head of the Air Force's "Project Blue Book" from 1951-1953. As well as certain CIA reports. When World War II ended, the Germans had several radical types of new aircraft and guided missiles under development. The majority of these projects were in the most preliminary stages, but they were the only known craft that could even approach the performance of the objects reported by UFO observers. - Edward Ruppelt, "The Report On Unidentified Flying Objects" …Flying saucers have been known to be an actuality since the possibility of their construction was proven in plans drawn up by German engineers toward the end of World War II. - From a declassified CIA report, August 18th, 1953 Full text of the memo: https://www.project1947.com/shg/condon/appndx-r.html Further reading: https://open.substack.com/pub/theprometheanflame/p/ufos-demystified-part-one?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=57dssq submitted by /u/knowstradamus7 [link] [comments]