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    1. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 30 May 2017

      CIA #Museum Artifact of the Week: #Skyhook Extraction Mechanism Instructions http://bit.ly/2rRxlDo pic.twitter.com/z6cBq1bkC0

      29 replies 138 retweets 343 likes
    2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 30 May 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      #Skyhook was an adaptation of UK & US devices used in 1940s & 1950s to allow a plane to pick up people or cargo from ground without landing.

      16 replies 47 retweets 78 likes
    3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 30 May 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      Helium balloon would lift a 500-foot line into the air. Cargo or person was strapped to harness @ other end of the line. #Skyhookpic.twitter.com/VPnnjDDbYY

      15 replies 44 retweets 74 likes
      CIA‏Verified account @CIA 30 May 2017

      A low-flying, slow-moving plane, like a B-17, w #Skyhook device on its nose would snag lift line, sweeping cargo or person off the ground.

      12:30 PM - 30 May 2017
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      15 replies 42 retweets 118 likes
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        2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 30 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          Plane’s crew winched harness aboard aircraft in a few minutes. Used in 1962 as part of Operation COLDFEET. #Skyhook http://1.usa.gov/1GZlB3x pic.twitter.com/XhoJHEw3vY

          44 replies 94 retweets 188 likes
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        2. Murph Da Surf‏ @MurphDaSurf1956 30 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          . . . and you get to leave your entrails on the ground where you started from!

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Christopher Barton‏ @Craneger 30 May 2017
          Replying to @MurphDaSurf1956 @CIA

          Please remain in the upright position . . .

          0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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        1. Stavros Medaliano‏ @badgers_tadger 30 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          I've seen an RAF Hercules do this as a demonstration at an air show. Very impressive

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        1. BATMAN‏ @Batmancanseeyou 30 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          pic.twitter.com/V8yadmOYBm

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        1. Sully‏ @dunstoncheckdin 30 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          Duh, We've all seen @Batman

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        1. Christopher Barton‏ @Craneger 30 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          Slow-moving! You mean ~240 feet per second? That's a lot of slack in the cord.

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        2. eastariel‏ @arieleast 30 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          This may be off-topic, Pompeo, but Mueller's going to be pissed when he sees what Comey did to his FBI. They're all a bunch of liberals now.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. eastariel‏ @arieleast 31 May 2017
          Replying to @arieleast @CIA

          I stopped calling Andrew "Batman" so he doesn't look suspicious in front of Mueller. Mueller was in the Marines. I call Andy something else.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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        1. JungleFritz‏ @Jungle_Fritz 30 May 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          As seen in "Ice Station Zebra"?

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        1. Re-Elect Chris Alemany‏ @chrisalecanada 30 May 2017
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          good golly! but was it ever used!? *gulp*

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        1. Halil ibrahim‏ @bayiskendr 30 May 2017
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          A low-flying, slow-moving plane, like a B-17, w #Skyhook device on its nose would snag lift line, sweeping cargo or person off the ground.

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