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 |
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![]() | 1/6 | 1 h 30 m | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/8 | 80 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.9º N - 85.8º W |
![]() | 1/9 | 1 h 50 m | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | 20 miles WNW of Las Cruces, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 1/10 | 16 h | MOBY DICK | In Embry, Mississipi |
![]() | 1/12 | 1 h 40 m | MOBY DICK PROJECT - DUMMY LOAD | 10 miles S of Bent, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 1/12 | 1 h 30 m | BALLOON CONTROL BOX | 5 miles S of Three Rivers, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 1/19 | --- | BALLOON CONTROL BOX | Twin Buttes, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 1/20 | ~ 12 h | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | 6 miles S of Peacock, Texas, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 1/21 | ~ 12 h | COUNTER HODOSCOPE | Altus, Oklahoma, US |
![]() | 1/21 | --- | BALLOON CONTROL BOX | Sierra Blanca, Texas, US |
![]() | 1/23 | --- | COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/24 | ~ 9 h | CERENKOV COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/24 | 21 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | Near Fountain, Colorado |
![]() | 1/26 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER | Balloon developed a hole. Payload recovered near Big Lake, Texas, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 1/26 | 4 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.5º N - 114.6º W |
![]() | 1/26 | --- | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | In Eagle Nest, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 1/30 | ~ 11 h | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/30 | --- | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 1/30 | 20 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico |
![]() | 1/30 | 13 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Near St. Petesburg, Florida |
![]() | 2/?? | --- | E77 BALLOON MUNITION - BIOLOGICAL BOMB TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/1 | ~ 9 h | CLOUD CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/1 | 6 h 44 m | BALLOON TEST | 30 miles W of San Angelo, Texas, US |
![]() | 2/1 | --- | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | Gondola damaged by free fall |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/1 | 58 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.2º N - 103.1º W |
![]() | 2/3 | 8 h 53 m | CERENKOV COUNTER | Melon (?), Texas, US |
![]() | 2/3 | 10 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Morrison, Colorado |
![]() | 2/4 | 4 h 46 m | CLOUD CHAMBER | Gondola damaged by free fall |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/6 | 20 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | In Juan Aldama, Zacatecas, Mexico |
![]() | 2/6 | 13 h | MOBY DICK | Near Consulado, Mexico |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/7 | 29 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 30.2º N - 101.7º W |
![]() | 2/8 | 30 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles S of Anton Chico (Antonhy ?), New Mexico, US |
![]() | 2/8 | 30 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | 12 miles S of Saint Francis, Kansas, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/11 | 81 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Near Trinity, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/12 | 24 h 30 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE | Near Whiting Naval Air Station, Milton, Florida, US |
![]() | 2/13 | 33 h | MOBY DICK | Northwest of Range, Arizona |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/14 | 24 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles W of Goodlet, Texas |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/17 | 35 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Sheridan Lake, Colorado |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/19 | 15,4 h | MOBY DICK | 14 miles SW of Casa Grande, Arizona, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/20 | 29,4 h | MOBY DICK | 10 miles S of Kirkland, Arizona, US |
![]() | 2/21 | 57,2 h | MOBY DICK | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/21 | 81 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 35 miles N of Flagstaff, Arizona |
![]() | 2/22 | 9,6 h | MOBY DICK | 11 miles E of Springfield, Colorado, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/23 | 12 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 12 miles NW of Lena, Mississippi, US |
![]() | 2/25 | 9,4 h | MOBY DICK | At coordinates 37.3º N - 122.8º O |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 2/26 | 21 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 22 miles N of Coaldale, Nevada |
![]() | 2/26 | 37,6 h | MOBY DICK | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 2/27 | 36 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.0º N - 112.4º W |
![]() | 2/27 | 11 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 13 miles S of Woodward, Oklahoma, US |
![]() | 2/27 | 3 h 30 m | SAMPLER | 2 miles N of Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 2/28 | 14 h | MOBY DICK | Near Ganado, Arizona |
![]() | 3/1 | 39 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Barnum, Iowa |
![]() | 3/1 | 26 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles SW of Ashby, Nebraska |
![]() | 3/2 | 55 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Garden Valley, California |
![]() | 3/2 | 25 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | Near Crandon, Winsconsin |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/4 | 22 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Thompsonville, Illinois |
![]() | 3/4 | 8 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 43.5º N - 119.7º W |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/5 | 36 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 39.0º N - 83.0º W |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/6 | 79 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Iotta Valley, near the Tennessee river in Tennessee |
![]() | 3/6 | 56 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Hoehne, Colorado |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/7 | 51 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | On the sea 630 miles E of Miami, Florida, US |
![]() | 3/8 | 7 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles N and 5 miles E of Auburn, Nebraska |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/9 | 57 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Kitty Hawk, N Caroline |
![]() | 3/9 | 60 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 5 miles SW of Palmyra, Missouri |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/12 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Grande Round, Washington, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/12 | 38 h | MOBY DICK + ALBERT CAPSULE | In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/13 | 13 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 30 miles northeast of No. Platte, Nebraska |
![]() | 3/13 | 21 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 18 miles N of Ogallala, Nebraska, US |
![]() | 3/14 | 8 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | NE of Corner, Sanders County, Montana |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/15 | 12 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 9 miles NE of Corner, N Dakota |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/16 | 12 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.6º N - 116.9º W |
![]() | 3/16 | 39 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | Near Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana |
![]() | 3/17 | 30 h | MOBY DICK | Near Lonaconing, Maryland |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 3/18 | 1 h 36 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (NYU) | 5 miles E of Mayhill, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 3/20 | 9 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 2 miles SE of Farson, Wyoming, US |
![]() | 3/20 | --- | COMMAND SEPARATION GEAR | Aborted flight. Payload damaged on take off. 10 knots winds |
![]() | 3/23 | 8 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 7 miles NW of Enid, Oklahoma |
![]() | 3/24 | 38 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles southeast of Birchtree, Missouri |
![]() | 3/24 | 22 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In the Clay County near Teges, Kentucky |
![]() | 3/26 | --- | COSMIC RADIATION RESEARCH | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 3/26 | 4 h | COMMAND SEPARATION GEAR | In Sundown, Texas, US |
![]() | 3/28 | 38 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 8 miles E of New Albany, Mississippi |
![]() | 3/30 | 33 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 6 miles W of Nederland, Texas |
![]() | 3/30 | 34 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Near Glasgow, Montana |
![]() | 3/30 | 12 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 10 miles E of Fort Wayne, Indiana, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/1 | 27 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Morse Hill, Missouri |
![]() | 4/2 | 37 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.9º N - 119.5º W |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/9 | 14 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Lodge Pole, Nebraska |
![]() | 4/9 | 18 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Moosonee, Ontario, Canada |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/10 | 10 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 1 mile S of Kendrick, Wyoming, US |
![]() | 4/11 | 13 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Hamblin, Brown County, Indiana |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/13 | 41 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | 5 months later in Bend, Oregon, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/14 | 24 h | COSMIC RAY PLATES | 20 miles E of Van Horn, Texas, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/15 | 6 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 5 miles E of Young, Arizona |
![]() | 4/16 | 6 h | MOBY DICK | 6 miles E of Mt. Vernon, Ohio |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/17 | 8 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 9 mile SW of Logmount, Colorado |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/18 | 26 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | In Proctor, Nevada |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/21 | 82 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles southwest of Indian Springs Air Force Base, Nevada |
![]() | 4/22 | 45 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 12 miles SE of Dekalb, Illinois, US |
![]() | 4/23 | 56 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In the Gulf of Mexico, near Port Aronsas, Texas, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/24 | 39 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 75 miles SSE of Tonopah, Nevada |
![]() | 4/24 | 1 h 45 m | CONDUTIVITY METER | N of Pinon, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 4/24 | 14 h 20 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (NYU) | 100 days later 58 miles NW of Pecos, Texas, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/28 | 9 h | MOBY DICK | In Sabinas, Coahuila State, Mexico |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 4/29 | 15 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 12 miles W of Missoula, Montana, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 5/1 | 59 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | 15 miles NE of Sainte Anne Dulac, Quebec, Canada |
![]() | 5/2 | 13 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 1 mile W of Ariuaca, Arizona, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 5/3 | 51 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | In Salina Spring, Arizona |
![]() | 5/3 | 15 h 42 m | MOBY DICK | In Burnstad, N Dakota |
![]() | 5/3 | 8 h 48 m | MOBY DICK | In Plymouth, New York |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 5/5 | 45 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | In Grayham, Texas, US |
![]() | 5/7 | 19 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.7º N - 117.2º W |
![]() | 5/8 | 67 h 12 m | MOBY DICK | 2 1/2 miles SW of Wenatchee, Washington, US |
![]() | 5/9 | 13 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 5 miles NE of Potter, Nebraska |
![]() | 5/9 | 18 h 48 m | MOBY DICK | In Deep Canyon Ione, Nevada |
![]() | 5/9 | 81 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 26 miles W of Tucson, Arizona |
![]() | 5/11 | 18 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | 7 miles E of San Carlos, Arizona |
![]() | 5/11 | 6 h 48 m | MOBY DICK | 30 miles N of Fairfield, Idaho |
![]() | 5/12 | 19 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | 17 miles W of Needles, California, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 5/14 | 11 h 18 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles E of Heron Lake, Minnesota |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 5/14 | --- | DUMMY LOAD - MOBY DICK PROJECT | Balloon destroyed in 8 knots wind |
![]() | 5/15 | 14 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 15 miles W of Pentwater, Michigan, US |
![]() | 5/15 | 7 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Lancaster, California |
![]() | 5/15 | 55 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.7º N - 83.3º W |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 5/16 | 68 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Cuervo, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 5/17 | 9 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Macedonia, Ohio |
![]() | 5/17 | 58 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada |
![]() | 5/18 | 26 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Garden County, Nebraska |
![]() | 5/18 | 54 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Panama City, Florida |
![]() | 5/19 | 10 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.6º N - 111.0º W |
![]() | 5/20 | 55 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 6 miles E of Chula, Georgia |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 5/26 | 81 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Ganado, Arizona |
![]() | 6/?? | --- | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/?? | ~ 30m | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/?? | 6 h 50 m | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
![]() | 6/?? | 1 h 30 m | CUT OFF RADIO SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/?? | 5 h 50 m | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
![]() | 6/3 | 9 h 36 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles N of Maxbass, N Dakota |
![]() | 6/3 | 17 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Saratoga, Wyoming |
![]() | 6/4 | 9 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Signal Point, Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 6/5 | 12 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Gloucester County, Virginia |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 6/8 | 9 h | MOBY DICK | 3 miles N of Maywood, Nebraska |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 6/12 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/17 | 10 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 15 miles E of Guadalupe Island, Mexico |
![]() | 6/17 | 11 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 2 miles E of Glasgow, Montana, US |
![]() | 6/17 | 50 h | MOBY DICK | In Kiowa, Colorado |
![]() | 6/17 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/18 | 10 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In the province of Alberta, Canada |
![]() | 6/19 | 20 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Near Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
![]() | 6/20 | 64 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 10 miles SW of Belmont, Mississippi, US |
![]() | 6/20 | 6 h 50 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 6/21 | 51 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 36 miles NE of Sonora, Texas |
![]() | 6/22 | 6 h | MOBY DICK | In Meeker, Colorado |
![]() | 6/22 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 6/23 | 13 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Wild Horse, province of Alberta, Canada |
![]() | 6/23 | --- | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | Separtion failure |
![]() | 6/23 | 34 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Near Spokane, Washington, US |
![]() | 6/24 | 6 h 20 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 6/25 | 4 h | COMMAND SEPARATION GEAR | 25 miles W of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/26 | 7 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Orem Juab county, Utah |
![]() | 6/26 | 3 h | COMMAND SEPARATION GEAR | 3 miles N of Tularosa Peak, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 6/27 | 80 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Gap Mills, W Virginia |
![]() | 6/28 | 25 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 49.7º N - 118.5º W |
![]() | 6/30 | 7 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 300 miles NE of Winnipeg. Canada |
![]() | 7/?? | 4 h | EMULSION PLATES | Not Recovered |
![]() | 7/?? | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Not Recovered |
![]() | 7/?? | --- | TEST FLIGHT | In Sicily Italy |
![]() | 7/?? | 3 h | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
![]() | 7/?? | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Balloon burst. Load recovered |
![]() | 7/?? | 4 h 40 m | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered. Balloon envelope found in Austria |
![]() | 7/?? | ~ 15 m | EMULSION PLATES | Balloon burst. Load recovered |
![]() | 7/1 | 7 h | EMULSION PLATES | In Sardinia |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 7/1 | 2h 30 m | OZONE SONDE | Near Salinas Peak, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/2 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/2 | + 15 h | SAND BAGS + COSMIC RAY PLATES | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 7/3 | 9 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 9 miles E of Portland, Tennessee |
![]() | 7/3 | 8 h 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | In Spain |
![]() | 7/4 | 28 h | MOBY DICK | 15 miles W of Vancouver Island Cape Scott, Canada |
![]() | 7/5 | 6 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Bozeman, Montana |
![]() | 7/6 | 13 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Maysville, Missouri |
![]() | 7/6 | 29 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 9 miles SW of Norfolk, Nebraska |
![]() | 7/6 | 8 h | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 7/8 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/8 | 11 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | NE of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska |
![]() | 7/9 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/12 | 9 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Plumas County, California |
![]() | 7/13 | 7 h 10 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 7/14 | 57 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Mojave, California |
![]() | 7/14 | 4 h | SOLAR CONSTANT MEASUREMENTS | 10 miles E of Hurley, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/15 | 1 h 40 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | In White Sands Proving Grounds, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/16 | ~ 5 h | OZONE SENSOR | 4 miles N of Benson, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 7/16 | 22 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Basin, Wyoming |
![]() | 7/16 | 6h 40 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 7/16 | 1 h 50 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | S of Lake Lucero, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/17 | 18 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles S of Richmond, Ontario Province, Canada |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 7/18 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-08 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/19 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-10 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/19 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-11 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/19 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-09 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/19 | 10 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 50 miles NW of White Sulphur Springs, Montana |
![]() | 7/19 | 20 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Holden, Utah |
![]() | 7/20 | 30 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Lost 100 miles W of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
![]() | 7/21 | 6 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 11 miles E of Gibbon, Oregon, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 7/22 | 6h 50m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 7/22 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - RED BAG | Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 7/22 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/22 | 2 h | PROJECT GOPHER - DUMMY CYLINDER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 7/24 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-12 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/24 | 7 h | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 7/24 | 15 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Balloon found near Great Falls. Payload never recovered. |
![]() | 7/24 | --- | PROJECT GOPHER - RED BAG | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/26 | 14 h | MOBY DICK | At 55.3º N - 76.6º W |
![]() | 7/27 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/27 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 7/28 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-13 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 7/28 | 6 h 40 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 7/28 | 1 h 45 m | PROJECT GOPHER - DUMMY CYLINDER | 25 miles NW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 7/29 | 7 h 10 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 7/31 | 16 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Rhame, Bowman County, N Dakota |
![]() | 8/1 | 7 h 18 m | MOBY DICK | In Cando, Saskatchewan Province, Canada |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 8/2 | 17 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Nova Scotia, Canada |
![]() | 8/2 | 10 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | 20 miles N of Zurich, Montana |
![]() | 8/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-14 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 8/5 | --- | OZONE SENSOR | 2 miles N New Brighton airport, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 8/5 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-01 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/5 | 8 h 15 m | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | 20 miles SW of Safford, Arizona, US |
![]() | 8/6 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-16 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/6 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-15 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/7 | 3 h 25 m | OZONE SENSOR | 5 miles NE of Miesville, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 8/7 | --- | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/8 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-02 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/9 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-03 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/9 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-17 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/10 | --- | SKYPAK (19 launches) | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/11 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-04 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 8/12 | 26 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles SW of Albion, Nebraska |
![]() | 8/12 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/12 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/12 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/13 | 1 h 30 m | OZONE SENSOR | Balloon burst at 51.000 ft. Payload in Downing, Wisconsin, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 8/13 | 15 m | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | Hole in balloon. Impact in Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/14 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/14 | 5 h 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/14 | 91 h 42 m | MOBY DICK | In Manns Harbor, N Carolina |
![]() | 8/14 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 10 miles NW of Wasatch, Utah, US |
![]() | 8/14 | 18 h 15 m | CYLINDER (Aberdeen Proving Ground) | Recovered 5 months later after 15 miles W Collidge Dam, Arizona, US |
![]() | 8/16 | 6 h 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/17 | 5 h | OZONE SENSOR | 3 miles E of Flying Cloud airport, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 8/17 | 8 h 30 m | SKY BRIGHTNESS MEASUREMENTS | Payload free fell. Impact 9 miles NW of Silver City, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/18 | 12 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Randolph, Utah |
![]() | 8/18 | 37 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 2 miles SW of Winowa, Kansas, US |
![]() | 8/19 | 3 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 13 miles N of Hatch, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/20 | 4 h 20 m | OZONE SENSOR | 2 miles SE of Monticello, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 8/21 | 52 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Fort McCouitt, Texas |
![]() | 8/21 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/21 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/22 | 27 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | On the Black Hills, South Dakota |
![]() | 8/25 | 9 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | 6 miles NW of Forrest City, Arkansas |
![]() | 8/25 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/25 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/25 | 3 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 15 miles S of Engle, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 8/26 | 6 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Cody, Wyoming |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 8/27 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Separation failure. Not recovered |
![]() | 8/28 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 8/30 | 41 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Holyoke, Colorado |
![]() | 8/30 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-18 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/30 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-19 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/30 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-20 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 8/31 | 14 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 70 miles S of St.George, Utah |
![]() | 8/31 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 9/1 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/1 | 3 h 15 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | 2 miles NE of Engle, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/2 | 32 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Jack Ward Township, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-23 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 9/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-22 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 9/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - SUI-21 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 9/4 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-06 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 9/4 | --- | DEACON ROCKOON (Rocket-Balloon) - NRL-05 | Payload no recoverable |
![]() | 9/6 | 25 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Freeport, Illinois |
![]() | 9/7 | 7 h 55 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 1º 7' S 97º 59' W |
![]() | 9/7 | ? | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Impact Unknown. Last signal at 1º 1'S 97º 50' W |
![]() | 9/8 | 3 h 50 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 25' S 92º 15' W |
![]() | 9/8 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In the Coyote dry lake, California |
![]() | 9/8 | 8 h 15 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 31.8' S 96º 26.7' W |
![]() | 9/8 | 6 h 20 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 33.5' S 94º 37' W |
![]() | 9/8 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/9 | 1 h 15 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 17' S 90º 39' W |
![]() | 9/9 | 4 h 10 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Albemarle Island at 0º 25' S 91º 5' W |
![]() | 9/9 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/10 | ? | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Not recovered |
![]() | 9/10 | 6 h 10 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 22' S 92º 3' W |
![]() | 9/11 | 14 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | 35 miles W of Meeker, Colorado |
![]() | 9/11 | 1 h 10 m | ORIENTED NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 30.5' S 90º 43' W |
![]() | 9/11 | 7 h 55 m | ORIENTED NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | In Pacific Ocean at 1º 21.1' S 95º 10.5' W |
![]() | 9/11 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 9/12 | 76 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 22 miles W of Hereford, Texas |
![]() | 9/12 | 3 h 25 m | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 0' S 98º 54' W |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 9/15 | 8 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles SW of Maple Rapids, Michigan |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 9/16 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 2 miles N of Unionville, Missouri, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 9/16 | 3 h 45 m | DUMMY LOAD (CYLINDER) | 6.2 miles SSW of Valmont, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/18 | 26 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Lexington, N Carolina |
![]() | 9/21 | 6 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Sandy Lake, Manitoba Province, Canada |
![]() | 9/21 | 15 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (NYU) + RED BAG | W of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 9/22 | 83 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | 18 miles E of Le Grande, California, US |
![]() | 9/23 | 32 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 8 miles NW of McCamey, Texas |
![]() | 9/24 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 9/25 | 54 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In the Fenwick Island, Delaware |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 9/29 | 6 h 15 m | DUMMY LOAD (CYLINDER) | 35 miles SSE of Vaughn, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 10/2 | 1 h 10 m | DUMMY LOAD (CYLINDER) | Balloon burst at 55.000 ft. Impact near Ruidoso, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 10/2 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/4 | 9 h 55 m | MOBY DICK | In McGill, Nevada |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/5 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/8 | 8 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 11 miles S of Georgetown, Colorado, US |
![]() | 10/8 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/9 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/12 | --- | CERENKOV COUNTER + CLOUD CHAMBER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/13 | 31 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Shelton, Washington |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/15 | 35 h | DUMMY LOAD (CYLINDER) | In Saltillo, Mexico |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/16 | 5 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Gold Basin, Arizona |
![]() | 10/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/17 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/20 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/20 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/21 | 29 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles W of Appleton, Winsconsin |
![]() | 10/21 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/21 | 3 h 25 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/24 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/24 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/25 | 25 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 10 miles S of McEwen, Oregon, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/26 | 28 h 30 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | 30 miles N of St.Joseph, Missouri, US |
![]() | 10/26 | 14 h 45 m | MOBY DICK | In Lame Deer, Montana |
![]() | 10/26 | 70 h | MOBY DICK | 70 miles N of Flagstaff, Arizona |
![]() | 10/26 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/26 | 2 h 30 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | 15 miles E of Dunken, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 10/27 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/27 | 2 h 45 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/27 | + 50 h | DUMMY LOAD (DRUM) - MOBY DICK PROJECT | Detected by radar over England |
![]() | 10/28 | 78 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Vermontville, Michigan |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/29 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/30 | 15 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | In Ciudad Obregon, Sonora State, Mexico |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 10/30 | 1 h 40 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | In Pinon, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 10/30 | 2 h 55 m | CONDUCTIVITY METER | 10 miles E of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 10/30 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 10/31 | 8 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Meeca, California |
![]() | 11/1 | 1 h 7 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | 30 miles E of Pierre, South Dakota, US |
![]() | 11/2 | 26 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 18 miles NW of Pipestone, Minnesota, US |
![]() | 11/3 | 1 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Miller, South Dakota, US |
![]() | 11/3 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/4 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/5 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/5 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 11/10 | 8 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Near Iowa City, Iowa, US |
![]() | 11/10 | --- | DUMMY LOAD (50 GALLONS DRUM) | Aborted flight. Hole discovered in balloon after removal of reefer |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 11/11 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/11 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 30 miles N and 6 miles W of Kingman, Arizona |
![]() | 11/11 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/12 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/12 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/12 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/13 | 20 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | Near Cleveland, Ohio, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 11/13 | 2 h 30 m | DUMMY LOAD (50 GALLONS DRUM) | Balloon failure in altitude. Impact 10 miles S of Ruidoso, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 11/15 | 15 h 42 m | MOBY DICK | In Mazapil, Zacatecas State, Mexico |
![]() | 11/17 | 1 h 50 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 10 miles S of Sacramento Peak, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 11/17 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/17 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 11/18 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 11/20 | 4 h | CO2 & C14 SAMPLING | 12 miles N of Denver City, Texas, US |
![]() | 11/28 | 29 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Castello Branco, Fayal, Azores Islands |
![]() | 11/30 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 12/2 | 16 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 19 miles NW of Albany, Texas, US |
![]() | 12/2 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/6 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 12/7 | 30 m | PARACHUTE TEST GONDOLA | 4 miles NW of Alamogordo, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 12/8 | 12 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Near Center, Texas |
![]() | 12/8 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/8 | 8 h10 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 30 miles N of Hondo, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 12/9 | 82 h | MOBY DICK | In Half Moon Bay, Lake Ontario, Canada |
![]() | 12/10 | 1 h | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 7 miles SE of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 12/11 | 8 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | Near Hobbs, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 12/11 | 7 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Mazatlan, Sinaloa State, Mexico |
![]() | 12/12 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/13 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/14 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/14 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 12/15 | 8 h 10 m | ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR | 10 miles E of Heathden, New Mexico, US |
![]() | 12/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/16 | 12 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (UM) | 37 miles E of El Paso, Texas, US |
![]() | 12/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/17 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/17 | 82 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.1º N - 76.9º W |
![]() | 12/17 | 15 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Alberta Province, Canada |
![]() | 12/17 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/17 | --- | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/18 | 11 h | MOBY DICK | Payload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.4º N - 85.7º W |
![]() | 12/19 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/19 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/20 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/22 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
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![]() | 12/22 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/23 | --- | GRAB BAG SAMPLING SYSTEM | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/23 | 7 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Peoria, Illinois, US |
![]() | 12/30 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
![]() | 12/30 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
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