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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
11
- 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
12
- 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…
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model I think that flight #4 was the flight that was launched out of Alamogordo on June 4, 1947.
This is based on Dr. Crary's actual diary of the launch and other events. This is also one of those
events where we went to multiple radar targets because we were not having good success with
single targets. This flight was with multiple balloons and targets and may have had a sonobouy
(black box?). The Watson Lab gear was the microphone equipment specifically for MOGUL.
The idea was proposed in a 1945 letter from Dr Ewing (Woods Hole and Columbia) to Gen
Spaatz that we might be able to detect nuclear blasts via pressure waves and low frequency
microphones. This was developed from a study of the 1883 Krakatoa explosion where the
pressure waves circled the earth seven times. Dr Cracy was sent to Ascension island (the
antipodal) to attempt to detect the Crossroads shot for Operation Crossroads on Kilohuea or
Bikini. He didn't get anything. In December, 1946, Dr Crazy was sent to Alamogordo to run the
field stations for MOGUL. There were several ground microphone sites for detecting blasts
(bombs) detonated off the New Jersey coast. He also initiated activities offBennuda and Panama.
Dr Crazy and Dr Peoples were the advance people and scientific monitors for our project Dr
Peoples told us to use the cover story of meteorology and to enforce the need-to-know-in fact I
had been reluctant to discuss any of this until only a few years ago. Your letter (SAFI AA) is the
• first official document I've seen that says this is declassified. Concerning the Japanese balloons,
we did not use any of them for MOGUL. We didn't pattern our work after the Japanese balloons.
We were very secretive of our work, but the.cover story was not a detailed developed cover story.
Our new hires were not even aware of the purpose. They thought they were just handling
meteorological equipment Any of the flights that had "tags" would have stated, "Research
Balloon Flight, Request Return to NYU". The "senice flights" for Dr Peoples were specific ones
carrying the microphone gear. The radar test flights were not recorded. There was a lot of
pressure to develop the constant level balloons. The tracking was to be done by the Watson Labs
radar for the V-2launches, etc. Starting in early June, 1947 the 307(B) targets came from NYU.
We also lalUlched TNT on some of the balloons to simulate airbursts for detection. All of these
balloons were accolUlted for. These and the radar test flights had no tags-we did not want these
to be associated with our project and the explosive ones would all be destroyed with pressure
switches. To my knowledge, the NYU group were the only ones using balloons in New Mexico
during this time but others were involved in other activities so debris from rockets, aircraft
dropsondes, etc. may have been folUld throughout this area. Initially we did not coordinate any of
our balloon launches with the Civil Aeronautics Administration. We had no contact with any of
the Roswell personnel- although Cracy or Peoples may have. •There were two July 8th press
releases: in the earlier release, Col J D Ryan stated that radar reflectors were being used to track
balloons for wind information. July 8th is the same day the NYU group returned to NYU, so we
had no contact with the Roswell personnel when the announcement was made concerning having ·
folUld the "discs". When we heard the news back in New York, w.e joked that they probably
found one of our balloons. From that time up until about 1980, no one, officially or otherwise
made any contact with me concerning the possible association between MOGUL and the "Roswell
incident"( it was in about 1980 that William Moore contacted me and asked questions about
balloons making "gouges" in the earth). The July lOth Alomorgodo News article shows a
demonstration of some of our multiple balloons and target trains. We had no one there so it was
surprising to see this. It alrilost appears that there was some type of "umbrella cover story" to
protect our work with MOGUL. C' ;f-?:..1...,1