“Project Mogul”60+ pages
- p. 3 …The importance of attachment 32, Lieutenant McAndrew's synopsis, derives from his
description of Project MOGUL…
- p. 13 …Photographs, Project MOGUL Balloon Trains
27. Table No.7, Summary of NYU Constant-Level Balloon Flights…
- p. 14 …Crane as Project Officer for MOGUL and TORRID, June 18,
1946
9. Memo, Maj Gen Curtis…
- p. 15 …Army GR-3 Sound Ranging Set, TNT Detonation, and Project MOGUL PT Boat
Project MOGUL Neoprene…
- p. 18 …Project MOGUL resulted from two important post-World War II priorities set by the
Commanding General…
- p. 19 …However, too much activity
was going on for the project to remain completely hidden. A MOGUL…
- p. 25 …balloon project, designed to
attempt to monitor Soviet nuclear tests, known as Project MOGUL. Additionally,
several…
- p. 41 …Its name was Project MOGUL (Atch 19).
Project MOGUL was a then-sensitive, classified project, whose…
- p. 42 …These interviews confirmed that Project MOGUL was a compartmented,
sensitive effort. The NYU group was responsible…
- p. 43 …so because
he was either aware of Project MOGUL and was trying to deflect interest from…
- p. 44 …Trakowski provided specific details on Project MOGUL and described
how the security for the program was…
- p. 45 In order to provide a more detailed discussion of the specifics of Project MOGUL
and how…
- p. 46 …First, the
recovered wreckage was from a Project MOGUL balloon. There were no "alien"
passengers therein…
- p. 48 …Illustration of Project MOGUL "Balloon Trains"
26. Two Photos of Project MOGUL "Balloon Trains"
27. Log…
- p. 183 …It was called Project Mogul.
SC: Never heard of it.
RW: Mogul was designed to run…
- p. 195 …Equipments used in
project "Mogul" are common to other systems or sets that are now class…
- p. 201 …secrecy agreements for various projects, and I understand that this activity
(Mogul, etc. is now declassified…
- p. 205 …I was not
aware that the project had the name MOGUL until1992 when I was contacted…
- p. 206 …The Watson Lab gear was the microphone equipment specifically for MOGUL.
The idea was proposed in…
- p. 213 …I have also been contacted by several researchers and writers and discussed project Mogul
and provided…
- p. 217 …We have gone through many of the various technical
documents related to Project Mogul and some…
- p. 218 …Project Mogul was probably involved in this incident. The
materials that were being used in Mogul…
- p. 220 …it
was offered and was the project officer on Mogul. I have some
paperwork here from…
- p. 226 …proving ground across the Tulerosa Valley; and Project
Mogul.
I joined the NYU group in January…
- p. 237 …So you were the project engineer?
A: I was the project engineer, and Schneider was the…
- p. 241 …I
interpreted that as saying someone was covering up on Mogul.
That was my interpretation when…
- p. 242 …so you went, moving into Mogul, you did go on the June
and July field trips…
- p. 244 …The balloons that you did launch for Project Mogul and
some of the other test balloons…
- p. 246 …Mogul was classified,
and he said it had the same classification as the Manhattan
Project had…
- p. 255 …But the
aircraft operation here was entirely to support Project Mogul.
We didn't consider ourselves…
- p. 273 …The balloon was not a weather balloon, but was then a classified project, Project
MOGUL, which…
- p. 274 …I came into being as
the project officer on Project MOGUL about November of 1946. I…
- p. 275 …I remained project officer of Project MOGUL through our move of the
laboratory from Watson Laboratories…
- p. 278 …But we were
aware of the sensitivity and of the weakness of security in Project MOGUL…
- p. 281 …At some point in Project MOGUL did you utilize equipment based at Roswell Army Air
Field…
- p. 289 26
Photographs
Project MOGUL Balloon Trains
- p. 299 …60's; we have no reference to Project MOGUL"
Ms Betsy xxxxxxxxxx
d) Sperry Hagley Museum…
- p. 300 …Archivist (202) 504-5416
"no records of Project Mogul; recommend checking with DOE historian or the…
- p. 318 …The project's classified code name was MOGUL.
The current investigation discovered that an experimental ba1loon…
- p. 319 PROJECT MOGUL
Project MOGUL was first conceived by Dr. Maurice Ewing of Columbia University,
NY, and…
- p. 320 …Over the course of the project, MOGUL
had three military project officers, or "chiefs": Maj Robert…
- p. 321 Air Forces, in conjunction with Project MOGUL. 10 The NYU "balloon group" was
to develop and…
- p. 322 …advance team made the first launch for Project MOGUL from Alamogordo
(NYU flight no. 3). The…
- p. 323 …Radiosondes, along with aircraft, were to be
the primary method to track the Project MOGUL balloons…
- p. 326 …Over the course of Project MoGUL,
several balloons had landed and been recovered from that area…
- p. 327 …There, it was identified
by Colonel Duffy, under whose purview Project MOGUL operated. Colonel Duffy,
a…
- p. 328 …briefing bf the
projects, including constant-level balloons, that made up Project MOGUL.40 While
crashed…
- p. 329 …Pritchard, a Watson Laboratory Project Officer (not assigned to MOGUL)
stationed at Alamogordo AAF. This article…
- p. 330 …One instance, on April 7, 1947, Crary gave Pritchard
a "progress report for MOGUL project to…
- p. 331 …Project MoGUL Classification Letter
10. Drawing of "Hieroglyphics" by Prof. C.B. Moore
11. Alamogordo Daily…
- p. 411 …Crane as
Project Officer for MOGUL and
TORRID
June 18, 1946
- p. 810 …Gave him memo of progress report
for MOGUL project to date, talked to Lt Dyer of…
- p. 975 …a strong influence on the high-
priority Project MoGUL (see Apps 8 and 9 ). He also…
- p. 979 …Crary (left) and technician
Phil Chantz taking a break during
Project MOGUL operations at White
Sands…
- p. 980 …received and
resulted in the initiation
of Project MOGUL (see
App 6 ). Photo Courtesy of
Woods…
- p. 981 …Marcellus Duffy, a highly capable scientific
research officer, was a MOGUL project officer. Maj. Gen.
Curtis…
- p. 982 MOGUL Project Scientist Dr.
James Peoples. Peoples's deci-
sion not to bring the radiosonde
tracking…
- p. 984 …This modified PT boat that was assigned to Project MOGUL is
shown here off Block Island…
- p. 985 Launch of Project MOGUL neoprene balloons, Alamogordo AAF,
NM, June 1947. While awaiting the experimental polyethylene…
- p. 986 …Moore (right and reaching down) prepares
experimental Project MOGUL microphones for launch (Holloman AFB, Alamogor-
do…
~lon~l Oecar c, Mai~r. 0-16096
Retention: Indefinite. No known renlacement in the AAJ.
Dut1e,: Chief, ~lectronic Plana Sootion, Electronic Subdivision.
Thi• officer should be retained in hie present aasignment due to the
back~round or knowledce and experience which he baa with reference to
electronic reaearch and develonment •• well aa meteorolocioal research
Pnd development and the ph7aict ot the upper air. Oolonel Maier hat
comoletP.d nll require~enta tor a Ph. D. de1ree froa the California
Institute of Technology excePt tor six month• reaidenc7. During the
n•)riod 1 l'ebruary 1945 to 1 Jllnua17 1946. Oolonel Maier had been
Commanding Officer of Watson Laboratories in charce ot retearch and
development of ground radar, radio and electronic• nqu1pment neculiar
to the Ar~ Air lorcet, previoua to which ~· waa in ooam&Dd ot
various Si,nal Corpa laboratories. Furthermore, he hat oomnlete
t"chnical knowledce and underetandlng of the "'::ro.1ech bein~t c&rried
on by l·iatson ll•boratoriea and 0111bridge 'field Station. which can onl7
be achieved b7 7eara of active participation in the actual research
and development of that particular type of electronic ground equipment.
O.oJ nnel KN'$~.ll.!a G, ~ftr. 0-18373.. «C •.• _~ ..
Retent1Qn: Indefinite. No known replacement in the AAr.
Duties; Assitant Chief, Electronic Plane Section, Electronic
Subdivision. This officer bat an extensive background and knowledge
in meteorological and electronic reiearch and development. He la a
graduate or M,I.T. in seteorolo17. Colonel Duf!7 v&e ll~iaon officer
from the OoiDJllanding General, AAF, to the Chief Signal Officer totdut7
in connection with meteorological equipment tor th~ period 1942-1~46.
During this oeriod he set up AAl requirement•, ttandards and training
programs for weather equipment and personall7 followed thit equipment
from the laboratories to ita introduction in all combat theaters.
From September 1946 to Januar,r 1947, Colonel Dut!7 WRI in charge of
apnlled nropagation of coapreaaional and a&«netio va•e• at Vataon
Laboratories. At the present time, Colonel Duff7 it monitorinl the
unnor air research prograa tor the AAr in addition to hie dutiee as
AsRi~tant Chief of the llftctronic Plane Section, With the Air lo~e
cornpetin~ against other aervicea in the upper air research proeraa,
guided m1eaile• and meteorologioal research, a comnetent, practical
and theoretical officer h oonddered euential in the Pb.nt s~cUon,
~1ectronic Subdivltion,
Colonel Ralnb L. Vaaatll. 0-2?3ia
Retentio~: Indefinite. lo known replacement in the AAl,
Dutlet: Chief of Onerationa tor Power Plant Laborator.y. In thit
capacity he ie responsible direotl7 to the Laborator,r Ohio! for the
nl~nntn~ and e~ecution o! the entire engine development program.
Specltically, he le resnonaible tor tuperv1t1on of the Rotating ~gine
Branch and the lon-lotating Encine Branch. In order to succesetull7
exAcute hh responllb111Uee, Oolonel Wa11ell autt ooordina\e and
approve the initiation ot all retearoh and development project• tor
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