“New York Times”42 pages
- p. 19 …New York Times, "Balloon Staggers Down to Brooklyn Tavern, Hooks Itself to Roof and Upsets
Decorum…
- p. 183 …There was a project run by New York University, out ofHoDoman at that time. It
was…
- p. 206 …New York, w.e joked that they probably
found one of our balloons. From that time…
- p. 217 …was Director of Research at New York
University at that time.
Q: We have gone through…
- p. 222 …I've reviewed the New York
University documents and there's a very clear depiction in…
- p. 233 …invite you to join the
staff at New York University, or to continue your studies there…
- 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. 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 …by Charlie Moore and his crew from New York University.
Q: You said you went in…
- 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 …their worlk and
preparing to return to New York City, a train of events began to…
- p. 424 …members .of the Department of
Meteorology of New York University.
A. Introduction and Statement of Problem…
- p. 426 …Essentially the system as developed at New York University con-
sists of a constant volume balloon…
- p. 430 …from balloons as
developed and tested at New York University.
c. Telemetering From Balloon Systems
The…
- p. 436 …Flights•
Service fiights were carried out by New York UniTersit7 personnel
in conjunction with technical personnel…
- p. 442 …Meteorological Analysis
As one phase of this project, New York University agreed to prepare
analyses of…
- p. 444 …on b~1sh recorders for analysis at New
York University.
A total of 22 flights (two…
- p. 445 …It is
this latter method which was used by the New York University
gro,p in…
- p. 456 …office and storage space was pro-
vided by New York University (Figures 1 and 2). Field…
- p. 594 …Assuming gao-
strophic tlaw, members or a graduate class in meteorology at 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 …developed in the Electrical Engineering Laboratories
at New York University. ln previous tests, this has
provided…
- 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…
- p. 715 …Smith of New York University and Lt. V. D.
Thompson of Alamogordo A.AF, at El…
- p. 729 New York Universi~
Research Division
Balloon Project
Supplementary Information tor Flight No. -----Release: Site date time…
- p. 736 …Moore
College of Engineering, New York University
(Manuscript received 4 December 1947)
ABSTRACT
The results of…
- p. 760 …New York.
In addition to the abo-ve tull-time employees, the following
part-time penonDel…
- p. 785 …The already-inflated balloons were cut free and the
equipment was brought back to New York…
- p. 790 …AIR COOF.DINSTING COMHITTEE
NEW YORK SUBCO~IITTEE CN AIRSPACE
RULES OF' THE AIR HID .AIR…
- p. 791 …New York Universit,y will file a Notice to Airmen at least
twelve (12) hours in…
- p. 804 …Oliva setting up new
GRJ for Alamogordo. Got oscillograph operating with J T-21 microphones.
Jec…
- p. 861 …Division of the College of Engineer-
ing, New York University. The charta and tables which were…
- p. 874 …Report Number 2
of the Balloon Project, New York University.
c. Flight· Termination Gear
When a…
- p. 908 …2, Balloon Project, New York University
Research Division.
(1) Olland Cycle Pressure Measuring Instrument
This instrument…
- p. 941 New York University
Research Division
Balloon Project
Supplemental"'/ Information for Flight No. ------
Release: Site________.,..__ date-----·--- time…
PROFESSOR MOORE - 6/8/94
Q: But you had them available for study, but you didn't
launch them.
A: No, they didn't have any.
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Q: In the New York University report it says that you were
provided two Japanese balloons.
A: That's interesting, because I have no memory of them
whatsoever. Spilhaus may have. But I have no memory that I ever
saw them. In the spirit of being given proper scientific credit,
in the paper that you have, the Journal of Meteorology Paper,
we, heavily written by Spilhaus, credited the Japanese with
doing, with their trans-Pacific flights. So what we were doing
certainly was based, came after what they had done, and we didn't
want to take credit away from them. But I'm told that on my own,
completely free from this, I talked with Wadati and others on a
Japanese balloon. I've never seen a Japanese balloon that I know
of, I've never seen the payload, but I do have fragments of the
Mulberry Favor.
Frankly, we did not depend on the Japanese balloons. The
Japanese just preceded us. But we didn't pattern what we were
trying to do on what the Japanese did. After all, they had
opaque balloons, and my belief from the beginning is balloons
ought to be transparent so they don't absorb sunlight so at
sunset you don't have the cooling and the ballasting. So we owe
nothing to the Japanese other than the fact they were ahead of
us.
Q: You went on these field trips. When you left, getting
back to the cover story, you were the project engineer. Did
people come to you and say you need to put something together in
case one of these things falls in somebody's hands?
You didn't.
Did you brief your people, your personnel, when they were
there, that they if should go into town for food or something if
someone says "Why are you there?" •••
A: We were certainly secretive and not talkative, but at
the same time •••
Q: In other words, was there a developed cover story where
everyone got together, discussed what you were going to say or
not say concerning the various activities that were going on at
Alamagordo and other locations?
A: That's a good question. I have no memory of such a
thing. I'm just aware that we were under very strong stricture
not to encourage speculation on what we were doing.