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- p. 14 …New York University, Constant Level Balloons, Final Report, March 1,
1951
11. New York University, Constant…
- p. 18 …Developed partly under contract with leading
scientific institutions-such as New York University (NYU), Woods Hole…
- p. 19 …New York Times, "Balloon Staggers Down to Brooklyn Tavern, Hooks Itself to Roof and Upsets
Decorum…
- p. 41 …testing "constant level balloons" and
a New York University (NYU)/Watson Labs effort that used" ... meteorological…
- p. 72 …Foundation then
on 23rd Street in New York City. The pathological examination
disclosed a human with…
- p. 148 …i.L?...D"- Erun_2 o:f New York - Gm. ~ advised he would let hi!:: know…
- p. 183 …There was a project run by New York University, out ofHoDoman at that time. It
was…
- p. 206 …When we heard the news back in New York, w.e joked that they probably
found…
- p. 213 …early July 1947, to observe the New
York University balloon group. The "Roswell Incident" occurred after…
- p. 217 …he was Director of Research at New York
University at that time.
Q: We have gone…
- p. 220 …But anyway, Istvan initially went to New York hunting for a
source of supply and came…
- p. 222 …I've reviewed the New York
University documents and there's a very clear depiction in…
- p. 233 …you to join the
staff at New York University, or to continue your studies there?
A…
- p. 234 …So you went to New York University when?
A: Right after
had already started.
a copy…
- p. 237 …You went on board at New York University, and you
immediately set out, as documented in…
- p. 240 …So at this time in New York University you were cleared
but you had no need…
- p. 243 …In the New York University report it says that you were
provided two Japanese balloons.
A…
- p. 244 …they have reward tags, "Return to New York
University," or "Return to Roswell Army Air Field…
- p. 247 …so you made your plan in New York to fly •.• Your
primary research was the acoustical…
- p. 261 …The New York University reports are very voluminous.
There are three big bound volumes. I have…
- p. 275 …Charlie Moore and his crew from New York University.
Q: You said you went in July…
- p. 319 …W28-099-ac-82) for the acoustical
equipment, and to New York University (NYU) for the…
- p. 320 …NEW YORK UNIVERSITY "BALLOON GROUP"
From September 30, 1946, until December 31, 1950, the Research Division…
- p. 322 New York University, in accordance with contractual requirements, produced
monthly progress reports, technical reports, and final…
- p. 326 …worlk and
preparing to return to New York City, a train of events began to unfold…
- p. 327 …Kevin Randall and Donald Schmitt, UFO Crash at Roswell (New York, 1991), p. 103.
39. Intvw…
- p. 331 …Drawing-New York University Flight No. 2
4. 2 Depictions of AN I CRT-1 Sonabuoy…
- p. 419 10
New York University
Constant Level Balloons Final Report
March 1, 1951
- p. 421 …93.03
CJNSTANT LEVEL BALLOONS
FINAL REPORT
Constant Level Balloon Project
New York University
Prepared in…
- p. 424 …of the Department of
Meteorology of New York University.
A. Introduction and Statement of Problem
Contract…
- p. 426 …Essentially the system as developed at New York University con-
sists of a constant volume balloon…
- p. 430 …balloons as
developed and tested at New York University.
c. Telemetering From Balloon Systems
The second…
- p. 436 …Service fiights were carried out by New York UniTersit7 personnel
in conjunction with technical personnel from…
- p. 442 …Meteorological Analysis
As one phase of this project, New York University agreed to prepare
analyses of…
- p. 444 …b~1sh recorders for analysis at New
York University.
A total of 22 flights (two of…
- p. 445 …It is
this latter method which was used by the New York University
gro,p in…
- p. 450 …Research Division, College of Engineering, New York University,
Teclmical Re§ert 93 .02, Constant Level Balloons…
- p. 451 New York University
Constant Level Balloons
Section 1, General
November 15, 1949
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- p. 453 …93.02
CONSTANT LEVEL BALLOONS
Section l
GENERAL
Constant Level Balloon Project
New.York University
Prepared…
- p. 455 …Further extensions are under consideration whereby New York Uni-
versity will supply standardized flight gear and…
- p. 456 …office and storage space was pro-
vided by New York University (Figures 1 and 2). Field…
- p. 461 …Smith, Inc., lfame.roneck, lrew York.
In these balloons, 4 and 8 mil sheets were heat…
- p. 468 …Colle~e of Engineering, New York
University, New York. N.Y •• 1948.)
There are three undesirable…
- p. 475 …A drawing of the temperature chamber designed
and built at New York University is shown in…
- p. 514 …the Electrical Eng-
ineering Department of New York University was adapted to re-
place or supplement…
- p. 531 New York University
Constant Level Balloons
Section 3, Summary of Flights
July 15, 1949
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- p. 533 …93.02
CONSTANT LEVEL BALLOONS
Section 3
SUMMARY OF FLIGHTS
Constant Level Balloon Project
New York…
- p. 535 Introcluction
In November, 1946 the Research Division of the College of Eng.1neer1ng
of New York…
- p. 559 …o£ graduate studenta o£ meteorology at New York University.
By conatructing constant-pressure maps £ram the…
- p. 568 …A New York University AM-1 transmitter was
used to send out pressure data.
An automatic…
- p. 594 …Assuming gao-
strophic tlaw, members or a graduate class in meteorology at New York
- p. 597 …graduate ola.ss ot
meteorology at New York University (Figure 67). Using an airplane tix
FLIGHT…
- p. 601 New York University
Technical Report No. 1
Constant Level Balloon
April 1, 1948
13
- p. 603 …April 1, 1948
New York 63, New York
- p. 609 …the Re.search Division of the College of
Engineering of New York University entered into Contract…
- p. 640 …At a
meeting in New York an 20 .March 1947, the New York Air Space Sub…
- p. 671 …in the Electrical Engineering Laboratories
at New York University. ln previous tests, this has
provided clearer…
- p. 707 …Air Coordinating Committee, New York Sub-
committee on Airspace, Rules of the Air and Air Traffic…
- p. 708 …AIR COORDINATING COMMITTEE
NEW YORK SUBCOMMITTEE ON AIRSPACE
RULES OF 'ffiE AIR AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL…
- p. 709 …A period of six hours
will be the maximum duration of flight.
(4) New York University…
shrouded in secrecy, some of its operations obviously could not. The deployment of giant
trains of balloons--over thirty research balloons and experimental sensors strung together
and stretching more than 600 feet-could be neither disguised nor hidden from the public.
Moreover, operational necessity required that these balloons be launched during daylight
hours. It was therefore not surprising that these balloons were often mistaken for UFOs.
In fact, MOGUL recovery crews often listened to broadcasts of UFO reports to assist them
in their tracking operations. Additionally, the balloons were unsteerable, leading to such
amusing events as the one reported by the New York Times in which a secret MOGUL
balloon "floated ·blithely over the rooftops of Flatbush . . . causing general public
excitement ... before it came to rest on top of a [Brooklyn] tavem."2 In another episode,
MOGUL balloon recovery technicians directed a B-17 bomber, which was tracking one
of the tests, to buzz and scare off a curious oil rig crew that was about to "capture" a
balloon train that had fallen near Roswell. The ruse worked. However, too much activity
was going on for the project to remain completely hidden. A MOGUL project officer later
noted, "It was like having an elephant in your backyard . . . and hoping no one would
notice." 3 These occurrences were typical, leading the recovery crews to describe
themselves as Balloonatics, due to the predicaments in which the wandering balloons
sometimes placed them, but the information the balloons were attempting to obtain was
vital.
To attempt to limit unauthorized disclosure, the Air Force employed a security mechanism
known as compartmentation. Compartmentation controlled access to classified information
by dispersing portions of the research among several facilities and institutions. Each
participating entity received only enough information necessary to accomplish its assigned
tasks. In the case of MOGUL, only a small circle of Air Force officers received the
intimate details that linked together these unrelated research projects. The use of
compartmentation along with strict enforcement of the need to know enabled MOGUL to
remain a secret-despite its obvious security difficulties-and to remain unevaluated for
many years as the cause of the Roswell Incident.
The issue of compartmentation was significant because some UFO researchers assert that
the persons who recovered the MOGUL equipment, members of the 509th Bombardment
Group stationed at Roswell Army Airfield, should have been able to recognize the debris
collected at the crash site as that of a research balloon. Although members of the 509th
possessed high-level clearances, they were not privy to the existence of MOGUL; their job
was to deliver nuclear weapons, not to detect them. The unusual combination of
experimental equipment did not encourage easy identification that undoubtedly left some
members of the 509th with unanswered questions. Some UFO enthusiasts have
manipulated these unanswered questions to support their flying'isaucer recovery scenario,
while eagerly supplying unfounded explanations of extraterrest'rial visitation and cosmic
conspiracy. Additionally, many claims of a flying saucer crash at Roswell rest on the
description of debris collected at the Foster ranch site. UFO researchers, including those
2. New York Times, "Balloon Staggers Down to Brooklyn Tavern, Hooks Itself to Roof and Upsets
Decorum," Oct 1, 1948.
3. New York Times, "Wreckage of a 'Spaceship': Of This Earth (and U.S.)," Sep 18, 1994.
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