In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1953, which are currently available in StratoCat's database. Each row shows basic data about the launch base from which departed, date and time of the launch, and if available the duration of the mission and the site of termination or landing place of the payload.
Regarding the kind of payload or experiment transported in each balloon mission, if you click the experiment name a text will be displayed showing the name of the scientific institutions involved in that mission, a brief resume of the purpose of the experiment carried onboard as well the scientific results obtained, and other information of relevance from that particular mission. Finaly at the bottom of the window there are links to external references. In some cases, these references are available throught scientific websites or journals for free. In other cases however, the information was published on journals only accesible throught direct suscription or using the access provided by Universities or research centers.
| Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/6 | 1 h 30 m | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 1/8 | 80 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.9º N - 85.8º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/9 | 1 h 50 m | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | 20 miles WNW of Las Cruces, New Mexico, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 1/10 | 16 h | MOBY DICK | In Embry, Mississipi |
| Truth or Consequences (NM) | 1/12 | 1 h 40 m | MOBY DICK PROJECT - DUMMY LOAD | 10 miles S of Bent, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/12 | 1 h 30 m | BALLOON CONTROL BOX | 5 miles S of Three Rivers, New Mexico, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 1/16 | 52 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.4º N - 78.9º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 1/18 | 15 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.2º N - 117.3º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/19 | --- | BALLOON CONTROL BOX | Twin Buttes, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 1/20 | --- | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS + GEIGER COUNTER | The balloon was found floating in the gulf near Port Arthur, Texas and the payload was found four months later in Nemo, Texas, US |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 1/20 | ~ 12 h | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | 6 miles S of Peacock, Texas, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 1/20 | 7 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.7º N - 123.4º W |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 1/21 | ~ 12 h | COUNTER HODOSCOPE | Altus, Oklahoma, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/21 | --- | BALLOON CONTROL BOX | Sierra Blanca, Texas, US |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 1/23 | --- | COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 1/24 | ~ 9 h | CERENKOV COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 1/24 | 21 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Near Fountain, Colorado |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 1/26 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER | Balloon developed a hole. Payload recovered near Big Lake, Texas, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 1/26 | 7 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.1º N - 119.5º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 1/26 | 4 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.5º N - 114.6º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 1/26 | --- | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | In Eagle Nest, New Mexico, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 1/28 | 30 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 27.5º N - 97.8º W |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 1/30 | ~ 11 h | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 1/30 | --- | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 1/30 | 20 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 1/30 | 13 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Near St. Petesburg, Florida |
| Dugway P.G. (UT) | 2/?? | --- | E77 BALLOON MUNITION - BIOLOGICAL BOMB TEST | --- No Data --- |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 2/1 | --- | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | Gondola damaged by free fall |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 2/1 | ~ 9 h | CLOUD CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 2/1 | 6 h 44 m | BALLOON TEST | 30 miles W of San Angelo, Texas, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/1 | 51 h 6 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.0º N - 79.0º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 2/1 | 58 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.2º N - 103.1º W |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 2/3 | 8 h 53 m | CERENKOV COUNTER | Melon (?), Texas, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/3 | 10 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Morrison, Colorado |
| Pyote AFB (TX) | 2/4 | 4 h 46 m | CLOUD CHAMBER | Gondola damaged by free fall |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/4 | 48 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.1º N - 81.2º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/5 | 11 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.2º N - 112.9º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/6 | 20 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | In Juan Aldama, Zacatecas, Mexico |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/6 | 13 h | MOBY DICK | Near Consulado, Mexico |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/7 | 13 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.2º N - 118.7º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/7 | 29 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 30.2º N - 101.7º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/8 | 30 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | 12 miles S of Saint Francis, Kansas, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 2/8 | 30 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles S of Anton Chico (Antonhy ?), New Mexico, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/10 | 30 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.0º N - 109.2º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/10 | 42 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.6º N - 89.8º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/11 | 81 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Near Trinity, New Mexico, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/12 | 32 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.8º N - 118.7º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/12 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.8º N - 117.3º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/12 | 24 h 30 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE | Near Whiting Naval Air Station, Milton, Florida, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/13 | 55 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.9º N - 114.5º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 2/13 | 33 h | MOBY DICK | Northwest of Range, Arizona |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/14 | 24 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles W of Goodlet, Texas |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/16 | 18 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.6º N - 111.4º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/16 | 63 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.1º N - 83.1º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/17 | 35 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Sheridan Lake, Colorado |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/18 | 5 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.6º N - 114.5º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/19 | 15,4 h | MOBY DICK | 14 miles SW of Casa Grande, Arizona, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/19 | 5 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.5º N - 112.7º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/20 | 29,4 h | MOBY DICK | 10 miles S of Kirkland, Arizona, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/21 | 57,2 h | MOBY DICK | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 2/21 | 81 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 35 miles N of Flagstaff, Arizona |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/22 | 9,6 h | MOBY DICK | 11 miles E of Springfield, Colorado, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/22 | 9 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.5º N - 114.4º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 2/23 | 12 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 12 miles NW of Lena, Mississippi, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/25 | 9,4 h | MOBY DICK | At coordinates 37.3º N - 122.8º O |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/25 | 37 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.5º N - 77.5º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 2/26 | 37,6 h | MOBY DICK | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 2/26 | 21 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 22 miles N of Coaldale, Nevada |
| Tillamook (OR) | 2/27 | 36 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.0º N - 112.4º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/27 | 11 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 13 miles S of Woodward, Oklahoma, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 2/27 | 3 h 30 m | SAMPLER | 2 miles N of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/28 | 14 h | MOBY DICK | Near Ganado, Arizona |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/1 | 39 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Barnum, Iowa |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/1 | 26 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles SW of Ashby, Nebraska |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/2 | 55 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Garden Valley, California |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/2 | 25 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Near Crandon, Winsconsin |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/3 | 9 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.3º N - 110.3º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/4 | 8 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.5º N - 119.7º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/4 | 22 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Thompsonville, Illinois |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/4 | 77 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.4º N - 90.2º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/5 | 36 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 39.0º N - 83.0º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/5 | 36 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.6º N - 109.5º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/5 | 7 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.5º N - 111.8º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/6 | 79 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Iotta Valley, near the Tennessee river in Tennessee |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/6 | 56 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Hoehne, Colorado |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/7 | 12 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.2º N - 120.2º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/7 | 44 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.9º N - 89.9º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/7 | 51 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | On the sea 630 miles E of Miami, Florida, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/8 | 7 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles N and 5 miles E of Auburn, Nebraska |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/8 | 25 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 39.6º N - 97.0º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/9 | 57 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Kitty Hawk, N Caroline |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/9 | 60 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 5 miles SW of Palmyra, Missouri |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/10 | 25 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.5º N - 105.0º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/11 | 22 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 40.9º N - 91.9º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/12 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Grande Round, Washington, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/12 | 32 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 39.0º N - 106.3º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/12 | 38 h | MOBY DICK + ALBERT CAPSULE | In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/13 | 9 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.2º N - 120.7º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/13 | 13 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 30 miles northeast of No. Platte, Nebraska |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/13 | 21 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 18 miles N of Ogallala, Nebraska, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/14 | 8 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | NE of Corner, Sanders County, Montana |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/14 | 21 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.5º N - 111.7º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/15 | 12 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 9 miles NE of Corner, N Dakota |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/15 | 31 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.0º N - 86.3º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/16 | 12 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.6º N - 116.9º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/16 | 39 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Near Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/17 | 30 h | MOBY DICK | Near Lonaconing, Maryland |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/18 | 11 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.2º N - 119.5º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/18 | 30 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.8º N - 84.8º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/18 | 1 h 36 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (NYU) | 5 miles E of Mayhill, New Mexico, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/20 | 9 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 2 miles SE of Farson, Wyoming, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/20 | --- | COMMAND SEPARATION GEAR | Aborted flight. Payload damaged on take off. 10 knots winds |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/23 | 8 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 7 miles NW of Enid, Oklahoma |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/24 | 38 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles southeast of Birchtree, Missouri |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/24 | 22 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In the Clay County near Teges, Kentucky |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/26 | --- | COSMIC RADIATION RESEARCH | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/26 | 4 h | COMMAND SEPARATION GEAR | In Sundown, Texas, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/28 | 38 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 8 miles E of New Albany, Mississippi |
| Tillamook (OR) | 3/30 | 34 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Near Glasgow, Montana |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/30 | 33 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 6 miles W of Nederland, Texas |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/30 | 12 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 10 miles E of Fort Wayne, Indiana, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/1 | 8 h 12 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.0º N - 122.6º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/1 | 8 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.8º N - 119.8º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/1 | 27 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Morse Hill, Missouri |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/2 | 37 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.9º N - 119.5º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/2 | 31 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.6º N - 94.8º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/4 | 13 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.3º N - 116.6º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/9 | 14 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Lodge Pole, Nebraska |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/9 | 18 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Moosonee, Ontario, Canada |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/9 | 16 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.7º N - 112.7º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/10 | 10 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 1 mile S of Kendrick, Wyoming, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/11 | 13 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Hamblin, Brown County, Indiana |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/11 | 76 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.8º N - 75.7º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/13 | 41 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | 5 months later in Bend, Oregon, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/13 | 25 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.8º N - 88.3º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/14 | 8 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.8º N - 114.8º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/14 | 56 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.8º N - 76.1º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/14 | 8 h 12 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.3º N - 110.5º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/14 | 24 h | COSMIC RAY PLATES | 20 miles E of Van Horn, Texas, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/15 | 45 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.7º N - 86.3º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/15 | 32 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 30.0º N - 85.5º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/15 | 6 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 5 miles E of Young, Arizona |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/16 | 6 h | MOBY DICK | 6 miles E of Mt. Vernon, Ohio |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/17 | 7 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.8º N - 117.8º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/17 | 8 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 9 mile SW of Logmount, Colorado |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/17 | 68 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.9º N - 71.6º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/18 | 26 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | In Proctor, Nevada |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/18 | 43 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.3º N - 81.9º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/20 | 83 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.2º N - 116.2º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/21 | 82 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles southwest of Indian Springs Air Force Base, Nevada |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/22 | 45 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 12 miles SE of Dekalb, Illinois, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/23 | 56 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In the Gulf of Mexico, near Port Aronsas, Texas, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/24 | 7 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.8º N - 118.9º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/24 | 39 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 75 miles SSE of Tonopah, Nevada |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/24 | 14 h 20 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (NYU) | 100 days later 58 miles NW of Pecos, Texas, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 4/24 | 1 h 45 m | CONDUTIVITY METER | N of Pinon, New Mexico, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/25 | 15 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.2º N - 122.0º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/25 | 54 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.3º N - 81.5º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/26 | 40 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.1º N - 115.3º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/26 | 12 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.6º N - 113.2º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/28 | 9 h | MOBY DICK | In Sabinas, Coahuila State, Mexico |
| Tillamook (OR) | 4/28 | 35 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.6º N - 121.7º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/29 | 29 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 42.3º N - 120.2º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/29 | 15 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 12 miles W of Missoula, Montana, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/1 | 5 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.2º N - 116.5º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/1 | 59 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | 15 miles NE of Sainte Anne Dulac, Quebec, Canada |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/2 | 13 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 1 mile W of Ariuaca, Arizona, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/2 | 38 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.3º N - 112.7º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 5/3 | 15 h 42 m | MOBY DICK | In Burnstad, N Dakota |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/3 | 51 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | In Salina Spring, Arizona |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/3 | 8 h 48 m | MOBY DICK | In Plymouth, New York |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/4 | 32 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.3º N - 94.5º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/5 | 45 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | In Grayham, Texas, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/7 | 19 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.7º N - 117.2º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 5/8 | 67 h 12 m | MOBY DICK | 2 1/2 miles SW of Wenatchee, Washington, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/9 | 13 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 5 miles NE of Potter, Nebraska |
| Tillamook (OR) | 5/9 | 18 h 48 m | MOBY DICK | In Deep Canyon Ione, Nevada |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/9 | 81 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 26 miles W of Tucson, Arizona |
| Tillamook (OR) | 5/11 | 6 h 48 m | MOBY DICK | 30 miles N of Fairfield, Idaho |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/11 | 18 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | 7 miles E of San Carlos, Arizona |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/12 | 19 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | 17 miles W of Needles, California, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/13 | 57 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.7º N - 84.2º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/13 | 45 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 41.3º N - 91.0º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/14 | 11 h 18 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles E of Heron Lake, Minnesota |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/14 | 56 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.1º N - 84.8º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 5/14 | --- | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | Balloon destroyed in 8 knots wind |
| Tillamook (OR) | 5/15 | 14 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 15 miles W of Pentwater, Michigan, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/15 | 7 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Lancaster, California |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/15 | 55 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.7º N - 83.3º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 5/16 | 9 h 12 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 42.8º N - 122.4º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/16 | 68 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Cuervo, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/17 | 9 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Macedonia, Ohio |
| Tillamook (OR) | 5/17 | 31 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.4º N - 119.2º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/17 | 58 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/18 | 26 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Garden County, Nebraska |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/18 | 54 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Panama City, Florida |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/19 | 10 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.6º N - 111.0º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/20 | 55 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 6 miles E of Chula, Georgia |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/22 | 78 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.2º N - 74.0º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 5/24 | 9 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.8º N - 111.8º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/25 | 12 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.2º N - 116.5º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/26 | 81 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Ganado, Arizona |
 Elmas | 6/?? | 6 h 50 m | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
| Elmas | 6/?? | --- | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
| Elmas | 6/?? | 5 h 50 m | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
| Elmas | 6/?? | ~ 30m | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
| Elmas | 6/?? | 1 h 30 m | CUT OFF RADIO SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 6/3 | 9 h 36 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles N of Maxbass, N Dakota |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/3 | 17 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Saratoga, Wyoming |
| Tillamook (OR) | 6/4 | 9 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Signal Point, Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 6/4 | 18 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.5º N - 109.2º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 6/5 | 12 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Gloucester County, Virginia |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/5 | 28 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.6º N - 105.8º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 6/8 | 7 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.8º N - 124.8º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/8 | 9 h | MOBY DICK | 3 miles N of Maywood, Nebraska |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/9 | 78 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.3º N - 75.3º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/11 | 31 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 50.3º N - 120.2º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 6/12 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 6/17 | 10 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 15 miles E of Guadalupe Island, Mexico |
| Tillamook (OR) | 6/17 | 11 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 2 miles E of Glasgow, Montana, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/17 | 50 h | MOBY DICK | In Kiowa, Colorado |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 6/17 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 6/18 | 10 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In the province of Alberta, Canada |
| Great Falls AFB (MT) | 6/19 | 20 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Near Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/20 | 64 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 10 miles SW of Belmont, Mississippi, US |
| Elmas | 6/20 | 6 h 50 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
| Tillamook (OR) | 6/21 | 27 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.7º N - 116.5º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/21 | 51 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 36 miles NE of Sonora, Texas |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 6/22 | 6 h | MOBY DICK | In Meeker, Colorado |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 6/22 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 6/23 | 13 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Wild Horse, province of Alberta, Canada |
| Great Falls AFB (MT) | 6/23 | 34 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Near Spokane, Washington, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/23 | --- | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | Separtion failure |
| Elmas | 6/24 | 6 h 20 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 6/25 | 7 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 39.0º N - 120.3º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 6/25 | 25 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.3º N - 111.9º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/25 | 4 h | COMMAND SEPARATION GEAR | 25 miles W of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 6/26 | 7 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Orem Juab county, Utah |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 6/26 | 3 h | COMMAND SEPARATION GEAR | 3 miles N of Tularosa Peak, New Mexico, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/27 | 80 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Gap Mills, W Virginia |
| Tillamook (OR) | 6/28 | 25 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.7º N - 118.5º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 6/30 | 7 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 300 miles NE of Winnipeg. Canada |
| Elmas | 7/?? | 4 h 40 m | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered. Balloon envelope found in Austria |
| Elmas | 7/?? | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Not Recovered |
| Elmas | 7/?? | 4 h | EMULSION PLATES | Not Recovered |
| Elmas | 7/?? | 3 h | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
| Elmas | 7/?? | --- | TEST FLIGHT | In Sicily Italy |
| Elmas | 7/?? | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Balloon burst. Load recovered |
| Elmas | 7/?? | ~ 15 m | EMULSION PLATES | Balloon burst. Load recovered |
| Elmas | 7/1 | 7 h | EMULSION PLATES | In Sardinia |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 7/1 | 19 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.9º N - 116.4º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/1 | 2h 30 m | OZONE SONDE | Near Salinas Peak, New Mexico, US |
| New Brighton (MN) | 7/2 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/2 | + 15 h | SAND BAGS + COSMIC RAY PLATES | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/3 | 11 h 12 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 47.3º N - 116.9º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 7/3 | 9 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 9 miles E of Portland, Tennessee |
| Elmas | 7/3 | 8 h 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | In Spain |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/4 | 28 h | MOBY DICK | 15 miles W of Vancouver Island Cape Scott, Canada |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/5 | 6 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Bozeman, Montana |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/6 | 13 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Maysville, Missouri |
| Elmas | 7/6 | 8 h | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 7/6 | 29 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 9 miles SW of Norfolk, Nebraska |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/7 | 17 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.6º N - 120.9º W |
| New Brighton (MN) | 7/8 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 7/8 | 11 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | NE of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/9 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 7/12 | 9 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Plumas County, California |
| Elmas | 7/13 | 7 h 10 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 7/14 | 57 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Mojave, California |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/14 | 4 h | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 10 miles E of Hurley, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/15 | 1 h 40 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | In White Sands Proving Grounds, New Mexico, US |
| New Brighton (MN) | 7/16 | ~ 5 h | OZONE SENSOR | 4 miles N of Benson, Minnesota, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/16 | 22 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Basin, Wyoming |
| Elmas | 7/16 | 6h 40 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/16 | 1 h 50 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | S of Lake Lucero, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/17 | 18 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles S of Richmond, Ontario Province, Canada |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 7/17 | 51 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.1º N - 122.0º W |
 USS Staten Island | 7/18 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-08 | Payload no recoverable |
| USS Staten Island | 7/19 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-10 | Payload no recoverable |
| USS Staten Island | 7/19 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-09 | Payload no recoverable |
| USS Staten Island | 7/19 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-11 | Payload no recoverable |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 7/19 | 20 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Holden, Utah |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/19 | 10 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 50 miles NW of White Sulphur Springs, Montana |
| Great Falls AFB (MT) | 7/20 | 30 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Lost 100 miles W of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/21 | 6 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 11 miles E of Gibbon, Oregon, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/22 | 11 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.8º N - 117.5º W |
| Elmas | 7/22 | 6h 50m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/22 | 2 h | PROJECT GOPHER - DUMMY CYLINDER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/22 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - RED BAG | Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/22 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| USS Staten Island | 7/24 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-12 | Payload no recoverable |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/24 | 8 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.2º N - 116.1º W |
| Elmas | 7/24 | 7 h | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/24 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - RED BAG | --- No Data --- |
| Great Falls AFB (MT) | 7/24 | 15 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Balloon found near Great Falls. Payload never recovered. |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/26 | 14 h | MOBY DICK | At 55.3º N - 76.6º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/27 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/27 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| USS Staten Island | 7/28 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-13 | Payload no recoverable |
| Elmas | 7/28 | 6 h 40 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/28 | 1 h 45 m | PROJECT GOPHER - DUMMY CYLINDER | 25 miles NW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/29 | 7 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.3º N - 120.3º W |
| Elmas | 7/29 | 7 h 10 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
| Tillamook (OR) | 7/30 | 7 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 48.1º N - 119.9º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 7/31 | 16 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Rhame, Bowman County, N Dakota |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 8/1 | 7 h 18 m | MOBY DICK | In Cando, Saskatchewan Province, Canada |
| Tillamook (OR) | 8/1 | 16 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 50.6º N - 118.7º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 8/2 | 17 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/2 | 10 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | 20 miles N of Zurich, Montana |
| USS Staten Island | 8/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-14 | Payload no recoverable |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/4 | 6 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.1º N - 115.9º W |
| New Brighton (MN) | 8/5 | --- | OZONE SENSOR | 2 miles N New Brighton airport, Minnesota, US |
| USS Staten Island | 8/5 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-01 | Payload no recoverable |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/5 | 8 h 15 m | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | 20 miles SW of Safford, Arizona, US |
| USS Staten Island | 8/6 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-15 | Payload no recoverable |
| USS Staten Island | 8/6 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-16 | Payload no recoverable |
| New Brighton (MN) | 8/7 | 3 h 25 m | OZONE SENSOR | 5 miles NE of Miesville, Minnesota, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/7 | --- | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
| USS Staten Island | 8/8 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-02 | Payload no recoverable |
| USS Staten Island | 8/9 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-17 | Payload no recoverable |
| USS Staten Island | 8/9 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-03 | Payload no recoverable |
| Tillamook (OR) | 8/10 | 10 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.0º N - 120.7º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/10 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/10 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/10 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/10 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/10 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/10 | --- | SKYPAK (19 launches) | --- No Data --- |
| USS Staten Island | 8/11 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-04 | Payload no recoverable |
| Tillamook (OR) | 8/11 | 26 h 17 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.2º N - 113.2º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/12 | 26 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles SW of Albion, Nebraska |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/12 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/12 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/12 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| New Brighton (MN) | 8/13 | 1 h 30 m | OZONE SENSOR | Balloon burst at 51.000 ft. Payload in Downing, Wisconsin, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 8/13 | 12 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.8º N - 121.4º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/13 | 15 m | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | Hole in balloon. Impact in Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
| New Brighton (MN) | 8/14 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
| Padova | 8/14 | 5 h 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 8/14 | 91 h 42 m | MOBY DICK | In Manns Harbor, N Carolina |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/14 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 10 miles NW of Wasatch, Utah, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/14 | 18 h 15 m | CYLINDER (Aberdeen Proving Ground) | Recovered 5 months later after 15 miles W Collidge Dam, Arizona, US |
| Padova | 8/16 | 6 h 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
| New Brighton (MN) | 8/17 | 5 h | OZONE SENSOR | 3 miles E of Flying Cloud airport, Minnesota, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/17 | 8 h 30 m | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | Payload free fell. Impact 9 miles NW of Silver City, New Mexico, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 8/18 | 12 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Randolph, Utah |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/18 | 37 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 2 miles SW of Winowa, Kansas, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/19 | 3 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 13 miles N of Hatch, New Mexico, US |
| New Brighton (MN) | 8/20 | 4 h 20 m | OZONE SENSOR | 2 miles SE of Monticello, Minnesota, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/21 | 52 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Fort McCouitt, Texas |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/21 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/21 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/22 | 27 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | On the Black Hills, South Dakota |
| Camp Ripley (MN) | 8/25 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/25 | 9 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | 6 miles NW of Forrest City, Arkansas |
| Camp Ripley (MN) | 8/25 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/25 | 3 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 15 miles S of Engle, New Mexico, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 8/26 | 6 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Cody, Wyoming |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/27 | 11 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.2º N - 114.7º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/27 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Separation failure. Not recovered |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/28 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 8/30 | 41 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Holyoke, Colorado |
| USCGC Eastwind | 8/30 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-19 | Payload no recoverable |
| USCGC Eastwind | 8/30 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-20 | Payload no recoverable |
| USCGC Eastwind | 8/30 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-18 | Payload no recoverable |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 8/31 | 14 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 70 miles S of St.George, Utah |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/31 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 9/1 | 5 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.3º N - 122.2º W |
| Camp Ripley (MN) | 9/1 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/1 | 3 h 15 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 2 miles NE of Engle, New Mexico, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 9/2 | 32 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Jack Ward Township, New Mexico, US |
| USCGC Eastwind | 9/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-21 | Payload no recoverable |
| USCGC Eastwind | 9/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-23 | Payload no recoverable |
| USCGC Eastwind | 9/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-22 | Payload no recoverable |
| USCGC Eastwind | 9/4 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-05 | Payload no recoverable |
| USCGC Eastwind | 9/4 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-06 | Payload no recoverable |
| Tillamook (OR) | 9/6 | 25 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Freeport, Illinois |
| USS Currituck | 9/7 | 7 h 55 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 1º 7' S 97º 59' W |
| USS Currituck | 9/7 | ? | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Impact Unknown. Last signal at 1º 1'S 97º 50' W |
| USS Currituck | 9/8 | 6 h 20 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 33.5' S 94º 37' W |
| USS Currituck | 9/8 | 8 h 15 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 31.8' S 96º 26.7' W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 9/8 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In the Coyote dry lake, California |
| USS Currituck | 9/8 | 3 h 50 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 25' S 92º 15' W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/8 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| USS Currituck | 9/9 | 1 h 15 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 17' S 90º 39' W |
| USS Currituck | 9/9 | 4 h 10 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Albemarle Island at 0º 25' S 91º 5' W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/9 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| USS Currituck | 9/10 | 6 h 10 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 22' S 92º 3' W |
| USS Currituck | 9/10 | ? | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Not recovered |
| Tillamook (OR) | 9/11 | 14 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | 35 miles W of Meeker, Colorado |
| USS Currituck | 9/11 | 1 h 10 m | ORIENTED NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 30.5' S 90º 43' W |
| USS Currituck | 9/11 | 7 h 55 m | ORIENTED NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | In Pacific Ocean at 1º 21.1' S 95º 10.5' W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/11 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 9/12 | 76 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 22 miles W of Hereford, Texas |
| USS Currituck | 9/12 | 3 h 25 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 0' S 98º 54' W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 9/13 | 10 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.0º N - 117.8º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 9/14 | 77 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.7º N - 81.5º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 9/15 | 8 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles SW of Maple Rapids, Michigan |
| Tillamook (OR) | 9/16 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 2 miles N of Unionville, Missouri, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 9/16 | 29 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.8º N - 123.7º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 9/16 | 65 h 42 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.4º N - 123.1º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/16 | 3 h 45 m | DUMMY LOAD (CYLINDER) | 6.2 miles SSW of Valmont, New Mexico, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 9/18 | 26 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Lexington, N Carolina |
| Tillamook (OR) | 9/21 | 6 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Sandy Lake, Manitoba Province, Canada |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/21 | 15 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (NYU) + RED BAG | W of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 9/22 | 83 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | 18 miles E of Le Grande, California, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 9/23 | 32 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 8 miles NW of McCamey, Texas |
| New Brighton (MN) | 9/24 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 9/24 | 46 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 41.2º N - 78.4º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 9/25 | 54 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In the Fenwick Island, Delaware |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 9/27 | 7 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.6º N - 118.2º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/29 | 6 h 15 m | DUMMY LOAD (CYLINDER) | 35 miles SSE of Vaughn, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/2 | 1 h 10 m | DUMMY LOAD (CYLINDER) | Balloon burst at 55.000 ft. Impact near Ruidoso, New Mexico, US |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/2 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 10/3 | 25 h 36 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.5º N - 123.2º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 10/4 | 9 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | In McGill, Nevada |
| Tillamook (OR) | 10/5 | 51 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.2º N - 113.0º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/5 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 10/6 | 81 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.2º N - 73.5º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 10/7 | 14 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.6º N - 114.7º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 10/8 | 8 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 11 miles S of Georgetown, Colorado, US |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/8 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| New Brighton (MN) | 10/9 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/11 | 76 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 40.7º N - 122.0º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 10/12 | 7 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 46.0º N - 123.9º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/12 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER + CLOUD CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 10/13 | 31 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Shelton, Washington |
| Tillamook (OR) | 10/15 | 27 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.3º N - 123.3º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/15 | 35 h | DUMMY LOAD (CYLINDER) | In Saltillo, Mexico |
| Moody AFB (GA) | 10/16 | 20 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.3º N - 78.4º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/16 | 5 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Gold Basin, Arizona |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Moody AFB (GA) | 10/17 | 40 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.1º N - 78.9º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/17 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/20 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/20 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Moody AFB (GA) | 10/21 | 14 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 28.1º N - 81.8º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/21 | 29 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles W of Appleton, Winsconsin |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/21 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/21 | 3 h 25 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 10/23 | 58 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.8º N - 124.5º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/24 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/24 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Tillamook (OR) | 10/25 | 25 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 10 miles S of McEwen, Oregon, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/25 | 77 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.2º N - 68.3º W |
| Pierre (SD) | 10/26 | 28 h 30 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | 30 miles N of St.Joseph, Missouri, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 10/26 | 14 h 45 m | MOBY DICK | In Lame Deer, Montana |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/26 | 70 h | MOBY DICK | 70 miles N of Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/26 | 2 h 30 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | 15 miles E of Dunken, New Mexico, US |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/26 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/27 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/27 | 2 h 45 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/27 | + 50 h | DUMMY LOAD (DRUM) - MOBY DICK PROJECT | Detected by radar over England |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/28 | 78 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Vermontville, Michigan |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 10/29 | 80 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.8º N - 70.6º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/29 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 10/30 | 15 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | In Ciudad Obregon, Sonora State, Mexico |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/30 | 6 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.3º N - 115.7º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/30 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/30 | 1 h 40 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | In Pinon, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/30 | 2 h 55 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | 10 miles E of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/31 | 8 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Meeca, California |
| Pierre (SD) | 11/1 | 1 h 7 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | 30 miles E of Pierre, South Dakota, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 11/2 | 26 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 18 miles NW of Pipestone, Minnesota, US |
| Pierre (SD) | 11/3 | 1 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Miller, South Dakota, US |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 11/3 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 11/4 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| New Brighton (MN) | 11/5 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 11/5 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 11/6 | 6 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.3º N - 118.4º W |
| Pierre (SD) | 11/10 | 8 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Near Iowa City, Iowa, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/10 | --- | DUMMY LOAD (50 GALLONS DRUM) | Aborted flight. Hole discovered in balloon after removal of reefer |
| Moody AFB (GA) | 11/11 | 10 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.8º N - 77.4º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 11/11 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 30 miles N and 6 miles W of Kingman, Arizona |
| Camp Ripley (MN) | 11/11 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| Camp Ripley (MN) | 11/11 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| New Brighton (MN) | 11/12 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
| Camp Ripley (MN) | 11/12 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Camp Ripley (MN) | 11/12 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| Pierre (SD) | 11/13 | 20 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Near Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 11/13 | 15 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.2º N - 117.5º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/13 | 2 h 30 m | DUMMY LOAD (50 GALLONS DRUM) | Balloon failure in altitude. Impact 10 miles S of Ruidoso, New Mexico, US |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 11/15 | 15 h 42 m | MOBY DICK | In Mazapil, Zacatecas State, Mexico |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/17 | 1 h 50 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 10 miles S of Sacramento Peak, New Mexico, US |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 11/17 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 11/17 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 11/18 | 16 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.3º N - 108.8º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 11/18 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/20 | 4 h | CO2 & C14 SAMPLING | 12 miles N of Denver City, Texas, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 11/28 | 29 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Castello Branco, Fayal, Azores Islands |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 11/30 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Moody AFB (GA) | 12/1 | 10 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.3º N - 78.3º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 12/2 | 16 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 19 miles NW of Albany, Texas, US |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/2 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/6 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Sedalia AFB (MO) | 12/7 | 51 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 41.3º N - 70.2º W |
| NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 12/7 | 45 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 42.9º N - 70.8º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/7 | 30 m | PARACHUTE TEST GONDOLA | 4 miles NW of Alamogordo, New Mexico, US |
| Sedalia AFB (MO) | 12/8 | 12 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Near Center, Texas |
| Camp Ripley (MN) | 12/8 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/8 | 8 h10 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 30 miles N of Hondo, New Mexico, US |
| Tillamook (OR) | 12/9 | 20 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 41.7º N - 123.6º W |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 12/9 | 82 h | MOBY DICK | In Half Moon Bay, Lake Ontario, Canada |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/10 | 1 h | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 7 miles SE of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, US |
| Sedalia AFB (MO) | 12/11 | 8 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Near Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 12/11 | 7 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Mazatlan, Sinaloa State, Mexico |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/12 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/13 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/14 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/14 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Edwards AFB (CA) | 12/15 | 11 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.5º N - 110.0º W |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/15 | 8 h 10 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 10 miles E of Heathden, New Mexico, US |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 12/16 | 12 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | 37 miles E of El Paso, Texas, US |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| New Brighton (MN) | 12/17 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
| Sedalia AFB (MO) | 12/17 | 82 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.1º N - 76.9º W |
| Tillamook (OR) | 12/17 | 15 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Alberta Province, Canada |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/17 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/17 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
| Sedalia AFB (MO) | 12/18 | 11 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.4º N - 85.7º W |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/19 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/19 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/20 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/22 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/22 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/22 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| New Brighton (MN) | 12/23 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
| New Brighton (MN) | 12/23 | 7 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Peoria, Illinois, US |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/30 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
| S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/30 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
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