Talk:E77 balloon bomb

What does this mean? Reference confusion...
The text in the article's background section reads:
 * The inspiration for the E77 balloon bomb came from the Japanese use of balloon bombs. Two works that have been called the only authoritative works on the Japanese balloon munition failed to connect the E77 to those weapons despite it being clear that the inspiration came directly from the Japanese munitions.

What I don't get is that the same reference (#2, Whitby) is used to say there was no connection found between the E77 and Japanese balloon munitions, but that there was a connection ("The inspiration for the E77 balloon bomb came from the Japanese use of balloon bombs"). I don't have the cited reference handy, but at best, this is confusing and poorly-written.
 * Basically he is saying these two books failed to mention the connection, but there was one. Fix it as you see fit. --IvoShandor (talk) 00:41, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Further: U.S. Army documents confirm the E77 was inspired and based on the fire balloon, these books do not mention that. --IvoShandor (talk) 00:54, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I will try to clarify this later tonight, and repair the confusing and poorly written syntax. Thanks for your comments. --IvoShandor (talk) 01:25, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * What you wrote seems ok, I can't find my other source, the Army doc, right now, I will try to dig it up. It may have been released after these books were published, but I would note Deadly Cultures was published four years after the book that says no direct connection was made. Cultures states that the E77 was "based upon" the Japanese design. --IvoShandor (talk) 01:31, 16 December 2008 (UTC)