229 "General Symington,"... His first positions were chairman of the Surplus Property Board (1945), administrator of the Property Administration (1945–1946) and Assistant Secretary of War for Air (1946– 1947). On September 18, 1947, the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force was created and Symington became the first Secretary. Symington once formally requested a report from military sources regarding the possible existence of subterranean super humans. -- Reference Wikipedia.org back to 229) 230 "General Nathan Twining, ..." He was named commander of the Air Materiel Command, and in 1947 he took over Alaskan Air Command. In 1947, Twining was asked to study UFO reports he recom- mended that a formal study of the phenomenon take place Project Sign was the re- sult. When Hoyt Vandenberg retired in mid, Twining was selected as chief during his tenure, massive retaliation based on airpower became the national strategy. In 1957, President Eisenhower appointed Twining chairman of the Joint Chiefs. -- Reference Wikipedia.org back to 230)
