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Let's have an old school whatziss...

Where I just tease you mercilessly with no context, no cat hair, and a crappy photo, to boot. Heck, I'm not even going to give you any scale. I was going to, but decided... I'll save that for later.  Heck, it's Friday, second lowest traffic day of the week, anyway. 
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You have got top be kidding!
 
The nose of Hindenburg, just prior to the conflagration...
 
Eric, no, I'm not.  There are some among us who's Google-fu is such, that they actually have a chance from just that much.

That said, I'm clearly planning on dragging this out all weekend, giving the snarkatrons maximum opportunity to display their particular brand of teh clever.
 
 The nose of Uncle Martin's space-ship, on "My Favorite Martian".
 
I dont think that's a gasbag or a hooker, the shape of it is too pronounced. it's either a float off a seaplane of some type, or it's part of one of Madonna's Turbo titslings.

The age would reccomend more of the Jayne Mansfield period, but that can be faked.
 
A Project Mogul or Skyhook ballon. Or not.
 
Actually, the shape is identical to the nose of the Spruce Goose, but the hughes Corporation Flying Boat does not have ribs.
 
Sorta looks like a WWII or Korean era medics helmet.  Picture taken with an old Brownie...
Spiff
 
 How did you get that picture? That operation hasn't been declassified. 
 
Soviet Airship.  Looks like Lenin era poster of one.
 
Nose of a Soviet airborne glider.
 
Looks a WWI zeppelin.
 
The nipple section of Valkyrie body armor (the breastworks so to speak)?

 
How about, "the flap on a shirt pocket". This would not be from the old fatigues, they were square.   
 
Van Gogh, anyone? Looks like the edge of "several" of his avant garde paintings. Starry, starry nights............
 
I'm with Mike L on this one.  It looks like an impressionist painting of the French waving the white flag.
 
Oooh, glider. Could be a Grunau baby II
 
I don't think it's a dirig, nor to I think it's a barrage balloon.

I am Stumpledcluelesskin. 
 
My WAG: not an airship.  Not enough support spars radiating from the nose.  I think it's some smaller kind of balloon, probably a WW1-era barrage balloon or perhaps a kytoon. 
 
 I'm with Wolfwalker on teh airship part. Can't say anything beyond that.
 
 As I have considered this picture, there are certain thoughts that come to the surface.

1.  Is this a micro picture or a macro picture? You could say, is this picture too close or too far?

2.  We all know John's fetish for  the "old fashioned mind screw". The more that I thought about it, I came back with the old fashioned starched fatigues blouse pocket flap, with the  corner tucked under the flap. The vintage of the fatigues  would be that of the Auld Soldier. Therefore my guess is the right hand side pocket flap of the left hand described above with certain lighting.

3. By the way, John, *Enjoy Yourself, Have Some Fun, You've earned it!"  8 ^ )
 
 

  I'd say it's the hilt of a cutlass bayonet for the P-58 Enfield Rifle. 
 
I know..I know!
One of those thingies out in the yarn facility... or maybe a winter camo over a Finn sniper. I think I neeanuther snort.
 
Banana!
 
I remain stunned that this photo is in your possession. I am worried for you, John. I hope you have your alibi. Although, everyone who was on that op has now passed... so you may be okay.
 
I see Saker's discovered the Joys of the Deployed.

Not a lot of choice in fresh fruit...
 
 I thought she was speaking in code...
   
 You're right. That  *never* goes on here. No code-talkin' at all. My bad.

You finish that prosciutto yet?
 
No, not here, Susan. From what I've read, that code word is only used by female midshipmen at the Naval Academy.