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Launch siteDateScientific ExperimentPayload landing site
Vernalis NAAS (CA)1/8MOBY DICKLast known position of the balloon in flight was 33.9º N - 85.8º W  
Vernalis NAAS (CA)1/10MOBY DICKIn Embry, Mississipi  
Vernalis NAAS (CA)1/16MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.4º N - 78.9º W  
Vernalis NAAS (CA)1/18MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.2º N - 117.3º W  
Tillamook NAS (OR)1/20MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.7º N - 123.4º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)1/24MOBY DICKNear Fountain, Colorado  
Tillamook NAS (OR)1/26MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.1º N - 119.5º W  
Edwards AFB (CA)1/26MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.5º N - 114.6º W  
Edwards AFB (CA)1/28MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 27.5º N - 97.8º W  
Vernalis NAAS (CA)1/30MOBY DICKIn Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico  
Edwards AFB (CA)1/30MOBY DICKNear St. Petesburg, Florida  
Tillamook NAS (OR)2/1MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.2º N - 103.1º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/1MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.0º N - 79.0º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/3MOBY DICKIn Morrison, Colorado   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/4MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.1º N - 81.2º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/5MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.2º N - 112.9º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/6MOBY DICKIn Juan Aldama, Zacatecas, Mexico   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/6MOBY DICKNear Consulado, Mexico   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/7MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.2º N - 118.7º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/7MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 30.2º N - 101.7º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)2/8MOBY DICK4 miles S of Anton Chico (Antonhy ?), New Mexico   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/8MOBY DICK12 south of Saint Francis, Kansas   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/10MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.0º N - 109.2º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/10MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.6º N - 89.8º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/11MOBY DICKNear Trinity, New Mexico   
Holloman AFB (NM)2/12The objective of the flight was to expose hamsters to the effects of radiation at about 90,000 feet for a period of long duration.The capsule with mices landed the next day near Whiting Naval Air Station in Florida where it was promptly recovered.   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/12MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.8º N - 118.7º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/12MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.8º N - 117.3º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)2/13MOBY DICKNorthwest of Range, Arizona   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/13MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.9º N - 114.5º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/14MOBY DICK3 miles west of Goodlet, Texas   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/16MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.6º N - 111.4º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/16MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.1º N - 83.1º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/17MOBY DICKIn Sheridan Lake, Colorado   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/18MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.6º N - 114.5º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/19MOBY DICK14 miles SW of Casa Grande - Arizona   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/19MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.5º N - 112.7º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/20MOBY DICK10 miles S of Kirkland - Arizona   
Tillamook NAS (OR)2/21MOBY DICK35 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/21MOBY DICK--- No data ---   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/22MOBY DICK11 miles E of Springfield - Colorado   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/22MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.5º N - 114.4º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)2/23MOBY DICK12 miles northwest of Lena, Mississippi   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/25MOBY DICKPayload rescued landed in 37.3º N - 122.8º O   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/25MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.5º N - 77.5º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)2/26MOBY DICK22 miles north of Coaldale, Nevada   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)2/26MOBY DICK--- No data ---   
Tillamook NAS (OR)2/27MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.0º N - 112.4º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/27MOBY DICK13 miles south of Woodward, Oklahoma   
Edwards AFB (CA)2/28MOBY DICKNear Ganado, Arizona   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/1MOBY DICKIn Barnum, Iowa   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/1MOBY DICK4 miles SW of Ashby, Nebraska   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/2MOBY DICKIn Garden Valley, California   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/2MOBY DICKNear Crandon, Winsconsin   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/3MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.3º N - 110.3º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/4MOBY DICKIn Thompsonville, Illinois   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/4MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.5º N - 119.7º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/4MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.4º N - 90.2º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/5MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 39.0º N - 83.0º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/5MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.6º N - 109.5º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/5MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.5º N - 111.8º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/6MOBY DICKIn Hoehne, Colorado   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/6MOBY DICKIn Iotta Valley, near the Tennessee river in Tennessee   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/7MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.2º N - 120.2º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/7MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.9º N - 89.9º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/7MOBY DICKThe payload crashed on the sea 630 miles east of Miami, Florida   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/8MOBY DICK3 miles north and 5 miles east of Auburn, Nebraska   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/8MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 39.6º N - 97.0º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/9MOBY DICKIn Kitty Hawk, North Caroline   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/9MOBY DICK5 miles SW of Palmyra, Missouri   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/10MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.5º N - 105.0º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/11MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 40.9º N - 91.9º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/12MOBY DICKIn Grande Round, Washington   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/12MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 39.0º N - 106.3º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/13MOBY DICK18 miles north of Ogallala, Nebraska   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/13MOBY DICK30 miles northeast of No. Platte, Nebraska   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/13MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.2º N - 120.7º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/14MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.5º N - 111.7º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/14MOBY DICKNE of Corner, Sanders County, Montana   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/15MOBY DICK9 miles NE of Corner, North Dakota   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/15MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.0º N - 86.3º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/16MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.6º N - 116.9º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/16MOBY DICKNear Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/17MOBY DICKNear Lonaconing, Maryland   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/18MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.2º N - 119.5º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/18MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.8º N - 84.8º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/20MOBY DICK2 miles SE of Farson, Wyoming   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/23MOBY DICK7 miles NW of Enid, Oklahoma   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/24MOBY DICK3 miles southeast of Birchtree, Missouri   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/24MOBY DICKIn the Clay County near Teges, Kentucky   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/26COSMIC RADIATION RESEARCH--- No data ---   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/28MOBY DICK8 miles E of New Albany, Mississippi   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)3/30MOBY DICK6 miles west of Nederland, Texas   
Tillamook NAS (OR)3/30MOBY DICKNear Glasgow, Montana   
Edwards AFB (CA)3/30MOBY DICK10 miles E of Fort Wayne, Indiana   
Tillamook NAS (OR)4/1MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.0º N - 122.6º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/1MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.8º N - 119.8º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/1MOBY DICKIn Morse Hill, Missouri   
Tillamook NAS (OR)4/2MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.9º N - 119.5º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/2MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.6º N - 94.8º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/4MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.3º N - 116.6º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/9MOBY DICKIn Lodge Pole, Nebraska   
Tillamook NAS (OR)4/9MOBY DICKIn Moosonee, Ontario, Canada   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/9MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.7º N - 112.7º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)4/10MOBY DICK1 mile S of Kendrick, Wyoming   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/11MOBY DICKIn Hamblin, Brown County, Indiana   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/11MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.8º N - 75.7º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/13MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.8º N - 88.3º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)4/14MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.8º N - 76.1º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/14MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.8º N - 114.8º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/14MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.3º N - 110.5º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/15MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 30.0º N - 85.5º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)4/15MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.7º N - 86.3º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/15MOBY DICK5 miles E of Young, Arizona   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/16MOBY DICK6 miles east of Mt. Vernon, Ohio   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/17MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.8º N - 117.8º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)4/17MOBY DICK9 mile SW of Logmount, Colorado   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/17MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.9º N - 71.6º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/18MOBY DICKIn Proctor, Nevada   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/18MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.3º N - 81.9º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/20MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.2º N - 116.2º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/21MOBY DICK4 miles southwest of Indian Springs Air Force Base, Nevada   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/22MOBY DICK12 miles SE of Dekalb, Illinois   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/23MOBY DICKThe payload was found on the Gulf of Mexico, near Port Aronsas, Texas   
Tillamook NAS (OR)4/24MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.8º N - 118.9º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/24MOBY DICK75 miles SSE of Tonopah, Nevada   
Tillamook NAS (OR)4/25MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.2º N - 122.0º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/25MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.3º N - 81.5º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/26MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.1º N - 115.3º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/26MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.6º N - 113.2º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/28MOBY DICKIn Sabinas, Coahuila State, Mexico   
Tillamook NAS (OR)4/28MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.6º N - 121.7º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)4/29MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 42.3º N - 120.2º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)4/29MOBY DICK12 miles W of Missoula, Montana   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/1MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.2º N - 116.5º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/1MOBY DICK15 miles NE of Sainte Anne Dulac, Quebec, Canada   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/2MOBY DICK1 mile west of Ariuaca, Arizona   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/2MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.3º N - 112.7º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/3MOBY DICKIn Salina Spring, Arizona   
Tillamook NAS (OR)5/3MOBY DICKIn Burnstad, North Dakota   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/3MOBY DICKIn Plymouth, New York   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/4MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.3º N - 94.5º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/7MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.7º N - 117.2º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)5/8MOBY DICK2 1/2 miles SW of Wenatchee, Washington   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/9MOBY DICK5 miles NE of Potter, Nebraska   
Tillamook NAS (OR)5/9MOBY DICKIn Deep Canyon Ione, Nevada   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/9MOBY DICK26 miles W of Tucson, Arizona   
Tillamook NAS (OR)5/11MOBY DICK30 miles N of Fairfield, Idaho   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/11MOBY DICK7 miles E of San Carlos, Arizona   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/12MOBY DICK17 miles W of Needles, California   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/13MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.7º N - 84.2º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/13MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 41.3º N - 91.0º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/14MOBY DICK4 miles E of Heron Lake, Minnesota   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/14MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.1º N - 84.8º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/15MOBY DICKIn Lancaster, California   
Tillamook NAS (OR)5/15MOBY DICK15 miles W of Pentwater, Michigan   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/15MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.7º N - 83.3º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)5/16MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 42.8º N - 122.4º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/16MOBY DICKIn Cuervo, Guadalupe County, New Mexico   
Tillamook NAS (OR)5/17MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.4º N - 119.2º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/17MOBY DICKIn Macedonia, Ohio   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/17MOBY DICKIn Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/18MOBY DICKIn Garden County, Nebraska   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/18MOBY DICKIn Panama City, Florida   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/19MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.6º N - 111.0º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/20MOBY DICK6 miles E of Chula, Georgia   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/22MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.2º N - 74.0º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)5/24MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.8º N - 111.8º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/25MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.2º N - 116.5º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)5/26MOBY DICKIn Ganado, Arizona   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)6/3MOBY DICK4 miles N of Maxbass, North Dakota   
Edwards AFB (CA)6/3MOBY DICKIn Saratoga, Wyoming   
Tillamook NAS (OR)6/4MOBY DICKIn Signal Point, Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)6/4MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.5º N - 109.2º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)6/5MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.6º N - 105.8º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)6/5MOBY DICKIn Gloucester County, Virginia   
Edwards AFB (CA)6/8MOBY DICK3 miles N of Maywood, Nebraska   
Tillamook NAS (OR)6/8MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.8º N - 124.8º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)6/9MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.3º N - 75.3º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)6/11MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 50.3º N - 120.2º W   
Fleming Field (MN)6/12-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Fleming Field (MN)6/17-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Edwards AFB (CA)6/17MOBY DICKIn Kiowa, Colorado   
Tillamook NAS (OR)6/17MOBY DICK2 miles E of Glasgow, Montana   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)6/17MOBY DICK15 miles E of Guadalupe Island, Mexico   
Tillamook NAS (OR)6/18MOBY DICKIn the province of Alberta, Canada   
Edwards AFB (CA)6/20MOBY DICK10 miles SW of Belmont, Mississippi   
Edwards AFB (CA)6/21MOBY DICK36 miles NE of Sonora, Texas   
Tillamook NAS (OR)6/21MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.7º N - 116.5º W   
Fleming Field (MN)6/22GOPHER--- No data ---   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)6/22MOBY DICKIn Meeker, Colorado   
Tillamook NAS (OR)6/23MOBY DICKIn Wild Horse, province of Alberta, Canada   
Tillamook NAS (OR)6/25MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.3º N - 111.9º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)6/25MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 39.0º N - 120.3º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)6/26MOBY DICKIn Orem Juab county, Utah   
Edwards AFB (CA)6/27MOBY DICKIn Gap Mills, West Virginia   
Tillamook NAS (OR)6/28MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.7º N - 118.5º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)6/30MOBY DICK300 miles NE of Winnipeg. Canada   
Edwards AFB (CA)7/1MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.9º N - 116.4º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)7/3MOBY DICK9 miles E of Portland, Tennessee   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/3MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.3º N - 116.9º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/4MOBY DICK15 miles W of Vancouver Island Cape Scott, Canada   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/5MOBY DICKIn Bozeman, Montana   
Edwards AFB (CA)7/6MOBY DICK9 miles SW of Norfolk, Nebraska   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/6MOBY DICKIn Maysville, Missouri   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/7MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.6º N - 120.9º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)7/8MOBY DICKNE of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)7/12MOBY DICKIn Plumas County, California   
Edwards AFB (CA)7/14MOBY DICKIn Mojave, California   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/16MOBY DICKIn Basin, Wyoming   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/17MOBY DICK3 miles S of Richmond, Ontario Province, Canada   
Edwards AFB (CA)7/17MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.1º N - 122.0º W   
USCGC Eastwind7/18DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind7/19DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind7/19DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind7/19DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/19MOBY DICK50 miles NW of White Sulphur Springs, Montana   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)7/19MOBY DICKIn Holden, Utah   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/21MOBY DICK11 miles E of Gibbon, Oregon   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/22MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.8º N - 117.5º W   
USCGC Eastwind7/24DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/24MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.2º N - 116.1º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/26MOBY DICKAt 55.3º N - 76.6º W   
USCGC Eastwind7/28DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/29MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.3º N - 120.3º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)7/30MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.1º N - 119.9º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)7/31MOBY DICKIn Rhame, Bowman County, North Dakota   
Tillamook NAS (OR)8/1MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 50.6º N - 118.7º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)8/1MOBY DICKIn Cando, Saskatchewan Province, Canada   
Tillamook NAS (OR)8/2MOBY DICKIn Nova Scotia, Canada   
Edwards AFB (CA)8/2MOBY DICK20 miles N of Zurich, Montana   
USCGC Eastwind8/3DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
Edwards AFB (CA)8/4MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.1º N - 115.9º W   
USCGC Eastwind8/5DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind8/6DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind8/6DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind8/8DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind8/9DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind8/9DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
Tillamook NAS (OR)8/10MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.0º N - 120.7º W   
USCGC Eastwind8/11DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
Tillamook NAS (OR)8/11MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.2º N - 113.2º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)8/12MOBY DICK4 miles SW of Albion, Nebraska   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)8/13MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.8º N - 121.4º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)8/14MOBY DICKIn Manns Harbor, North Carolina   
Edwards AFB (CA)8/14MOBY DICK10 miles NW of Wasatch, Utah   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)8/18MOBY DICKIn Randolph, Utah   
Edwards AFB (CA)8/18MOBY DICK2 miles SW of Winowa, Kansas   
Fleming Field (MN)8/21GOPHER--- No data ---   
Edwards AFB (CA)8/21MOBY DICKIn Fort McCouitt, Texas   
Edwards AFB (CA)8/22MOBY DICKOn the Black Hills, South Dakota   
Camp Ripley (MN)8/25GOPHER--- No data ---   
Camp Ripley (MN)8/25GOPHER--- No data ---   
Edwards AFB (CA)8/25MOBY DICK6 miles NW of Forrest City, Arkansas   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)8/26MOBY DICKIn Cody, Wyoming   
Edwards AFB (CA)8/27MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.2º N - 114.7º W   
Fleming Field (MN)8/28GOPHER--- No data ---   
USCGC Eastwind8/30DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind8/30DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind8/30DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
Tillamook NAS (OR)8/30MOBY DICKIn Holyoke, Colorado   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)8/31MOBY DICK70 miles S of St.George, Utah   
Tillamook NAS (OR)9/1MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.3º N - 122.2º W   
Camp Ripley (MN)9/1GOPHER--- No data ---   
Edwards AFB (CA)9/2MOBY DICKIn Jack Ward Township, New Mexico   
USCGC Eastwind9/3DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind9/3DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind9/3DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind9/4DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
USCGC Eastwind9/4DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)No Data   
Tillamook NAS (OR)9/6MOBY DICKIn Freeport, Illinois   
Edwards AFB (CA)9/8MOBY DICKIn the Coyote dry lake, California   
Tillamook NAS (OR)9/11MOBY DICK35 miles W of Meeker, Colorado   
Tillamook NAS (OR)9/12MOBY DICK22 miles W of Hereford, Texas   
Edwards AFB (CA)9/13MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.0º N - 117.8º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)9/14MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.7º N - 81.5º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)9/15MOBY DICK3 miles SW of Maple Rapids, Michigan   
Tillamook NAS (OR)9/16MOBY DICK2 miles N of Unionville, Missouri   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)9/16MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.8º N - 123.7º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)9/16MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.4º N - 123.1º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)9/18MOBY DICKIn Lexington, North Carolina   
Tillamook NAS (OR)9/21MOBY DICKIn Sandy Lake, Manitoba Province, Canada   
Edwards AFB (CA)9/22MOBY DICK18 miles E of Le Grande, California   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)9/23MOBY DICK8 miles NW of McCamey, Texas   
Tillamook NAS (OR)9/24MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 41.2º N - 78.4º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)9/25MOBY DICKIn the Fenwick Island, Delaware   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)9/27MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.6º N - 118.2º W   
Fleming Field (MN)10/2GOPHER--- No data ---   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)10/3MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.5º N - 123.2º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)10/4MOBY DICKIn McGill, Nevada   
Tillamook NAS (OR)10/5MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.2º N - 113.0º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)10/6MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.2º N - 73.5º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)10/7MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.6º N - 114.7º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)10/8MOBY DICK11 miles S of Georgetown, Colorado   
Edwards AFB (CA)10/11MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 40.7º N - 122.0º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)10/12MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.0º N - 123.9º W   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)10/13MOBY DICKIn Shelton, Washington   
Tillamook NAS (OR)10/15MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.3º N - 123.3º W   
Edwards AFB (CA)10/16MOBY DICKIn Gold Basin, Arizona   
Fleming Field (MN)10/17GOPHER--- No data ---   
Edwards AFB (CA)10/21MOBY DICK3 miles W of Appleton, Winsconsin   
Tillamook NAS (OR)10/23MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.8º N - 124.5º W   
Fleming Field (MN)10/24GOPHER--- No data ---   
Tillamook NAS (OR)10/25MOBY DICK10 miles S of McEwen, Oregon   
Edwards AFB (CA)10/25MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.2º N - 68.3º W   
Tillamook NAS (OR)10/26MOBY DICKIn Lame Deer, Montana   
Edwards AFB (CA)10/26MOBY DICK70 miles N of Flagstaff, Arizona   
Holloman AFB (NM)10/27MOBY DICKThe balloobn drifted across the Atlantic Ocean and six days after reached England  
Edwards AFB (CA)10/28MOBY DICKIn Vermontville, Michigan   
Fleming Field (MN)10/29GOPHER--- No data ---   
Vernalis NAAS (CA)10/29MOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was