Hr. David DuahDcll
MDNH
Air Force MiasUe Ilcftl~nt Center
Hollaun Air Force Bue, Rev Mexico
Dear !ir. Buahnella
It has taken !1M! much too long in ansveri.ng :your inquir1es or
9 October l9S8 but I hope thia Worat1on v1U be or SOlie nl.ue to
you in preparing a hi8to!'7 ot ~OOD operations at Holloman. 'Dlanka
&lao fflr the three reports 1d1ich 7011 eent •·
AzuNeriDc ~ 8J)ecino quatiou, rq EDC2IR to Holloun ... 20
Januarr 1948. I repeated ill about 1 Febl"UU7 1948. I ,_..d.1atel7
joiDed tlle Electna1c aDd Ataolpheric Projecta Section aDd rftY!1ned
in tllil .... bade CIII"'WAUOD throuch ita Tarious DDI8 chances fetr
.,- entire tour at. Holl.m.
I attended the JanUU7 19.$0 Claaa at the Air Tec:Ucal School,
TrJDdall Air roroe Bue, P'l.orl.da tor eixteen (16) veoka aDd returned
to HollCMD iJ7 1.5 Mq•
On 3l J11l7 l9SO I vu uaiped Chief, Qeophflical. Reeearcb trmt,
(BalloCG) Electzoadca ad Atlloapheric Br&Dcb, Teclmic&l Opentioaa
Seot1oa, Old' 011 Special Orden Ro. 152, par 24. 'lhia, I belten, vaa
the tlnt b&l.looa orcazdsat1oa. OD 29 Mq l9Sl, S.O. Ro. lll, par 8
redelipated • vithnt cbaD&e of u.s.p.Dt aa Chief, B&l.looa
At.o.pberi.c 17n1t., El.eotroDica I.DCI Abloepberic ~ De'ftl.~nt ·aDd
Teet SlotiOil Bue DS.notorate, TeohDioal OpentiODa. 'lben 1.11 s.c..
llo. 98, 13 lov&iilber 19Sl, par 11, I wu C211et, Bal.looa ...5oode SW>-
UDit., lleotroDioa ad Ataolpherlo UDit, Dnelopaent and Test SecUoa,
Operattou.
I vat nner the Hollc.an BaN We•tJter O!!'ietor. Lt Colonel Mau
vaa aallgned as Base Weather Oft1oer and as head or the W organisa-
tion as a dual aeeignment. tor a while.
'l'bere wae a continuit)- or organization tro• tbe earliest ba.Uooa
&ctift ties 1lp to the preMnt. 'l!le DI.Jie checed but the ll"'UJ> COG\1-
aud • 'l'be radar ""arch aot1'ri.t1ea• the Aerobee rocket atao.erio
iDneUcaticm.s and the balloon aoUrltiea vere eponaored oricinal..l7