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Stratospheric balloons launched on 1955

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Launch siteDateScientific ExperimentPayload landing site
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/11-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/11-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/12-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/12-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/13-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/13-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/17-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/17-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/19-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/19-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/22-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/24-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/24-- No Data ----- No data ---   
Holloman AFB (NM)2/23ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYThe load -an anthropomorphic dummy- landed 28 miles E of Roswell, New Mexico   
Holloman AFB (NM)3/1ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYThe load -an anthropomorphic dummy- landed 25 miles S of Caprock, New Mexico   
Holloman AFB (NM)3/3ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYThe load -an anthropomorphic dummy- landed 25 miles E/NE of Caprock, New Mexico   
Holloman AFB (NM)6/15ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYThe load -an anthropomorphic dummy- landed 5 miles NE of Dunkin, New Mexico   
Holloman AFB (NM)6/23ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYThe load -an anthropomorphic dummy- landed 35 miles SW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico   
Holloman AFB (NM)6/29ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYThe load -an anthropomorphic dummy- landed in the White Sands Missile Range, 25 miles west of Three Rivers, New Mexico   
International Falls (MN)7/??Balloon launching campaign.--- No data ---   
Holloman AFB (NM)7/7ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYThe load -an anthropomorphic dummy- landed in the White Sands Missile Range, 13 miles west of Tularosa Peak, New Mexico   
Holloman AFB (NM)7/15ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYThe load -an anthropomorphic dummy- landed 15 miles NE of Hatch, New Mexico   
Fleming Field (MN)7/18COSMIC RAY EXPOSITION FLIGHT--- No data ---   
Fleming Field (MN)7/19COSMIC RAY EXPOSITION FLIGHT--- No data ---   
International Falls (MN)8/??ANIMAL CAPSULE--- No data ---   
International Falls (MN)8/??ANIMAL CAPSULEIn a bog in Pine Island Minnesota. The payload was retrieved by a chopper sent by Duluth AFB.   
International Falls (MN)8/??ANIMAL CAPSULE1 mile west of Alexander, North Dakota. 90 mice rescued still alive but the tissue samples lost by congelation.   
International Falls (MN)8/22ANIMAL CAPSULE2 miles SE of Middle River, Minnesota.   
Holloman AFB (NM)8/26First use of balloon target in missile testing at Holloman AFB.--- No data ---   
Camp Ripley (MN)9/11STRATOLAB--- No data ---   
USS Staten Island9/23ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/24ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/24ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/25ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/27ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/27ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/27ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/28ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/28ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/28ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/28ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/28ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/29ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/29ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/29ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island9/30ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island10/4ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island10/6ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island10/6ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island10/11ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island10/11ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island10/13ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island10/13ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island10/13ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island10/13ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
USS Staten Island10/13ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon)Recovery no need   
Holloman AFB (NM)11/17ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYThe load -an anthropomorphic dummy- landed 8 miles NE of Roswell, New Mexico   
Holloman AFB (NM)11/21ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYThe load -an anthropomorphic dummy- landed in the Holloman base   
  1954 1956

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