| Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
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 |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 1/10 | 16 h | MOBY DICK | In Embry, Mississipi |
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 |
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 |
NAS 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 |
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 |
NAS 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 |
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 --- |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 1/30 | 20 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico |
Pyote AFB (TX) | 1/30 | | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | --- No Data --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 1/30 | 13 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | Near St. Petesburg, Florida |
Dugway P.G. (UT) | 2/?? | --- | MUNICION DE GLOBO E77 - PRUEBA DE BOMBA BILOGICA | --- No Data --- |
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 |
Pyote AFB (TX) | 2/1 | | SCINTILLATION COUNTER | Gondola damaged by free fall |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 | --- | ANIMAL CAPSULE | Near Whiting Naval Air Station, Florida, US |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 2/13 | 33 h | MOBY DICK | Northwest of Range, Arizona |
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 |
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 --- |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 --- |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 2/26 | 21 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 22 miles N of Coaldale, Nevada |
NAS 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 |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 2/28 | 14 h | MOBY DICK | Near Ganado, Arizona |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/4 | 22 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Thompsonville, Illinois |
NAS 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 |
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 |
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 |
NAS 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 |
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 |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/6 | 56 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Hoehne, Colorado |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 3/6 | 79 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Iotta Valley, near the Tennessee river in Tennessee |
NAS 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 |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 3/12 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Grande Round, Washington |
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 |
NAS 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 |
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 |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 3/14 | 8 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | NE of Corner, Sanders County, Montana |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 3/20 | 9 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 2 miles SE of Farson, Wyoming, US |
NAS 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 |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 3/26 | --- | COSMIC RADIATION RESEARCH | --- No Data --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/28 | 38 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 8 miles E of New Albany, Mississippi |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 3/30 | 33 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 6 miles W of Nederland, Texas |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 3/30 | 34 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | Near Glasgow, Montana |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 3/30 | 12 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 10 miles E of Fort Wayne, Indiana, US |
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 |
NAS 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 |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 4/1 | 27 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Morse Hill, Missouri |
NAS 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 |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 4/9 | 18 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Moosonee, Ontario, Canada |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 4/9 | 14 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Lodge Pole, Nebraska |
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 |
NAS 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 |
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 |
NAS 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 |
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 |
NAS 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 |
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 |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 4/17 | 8 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 9 mile SW of Logmount, Colorado |
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 |
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 |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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) | 4/28 | 9 h | MOBY DICK | In Sabinas, Coahuila State, Mexico |
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 |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/3 | 51 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | In Salina Spring, Arizona |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 5/3 | 15 h 42 m | MOBY DICK | In Burnstad, N Dakota |
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 |
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 |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/15 | 7 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Lancaster, California |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 5/15 | 14 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | 15 miles W of Pentwater, Michigan, US |
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 |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 5/17 | 9 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Macedonia, Ohio |
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/?? | ~ 30m | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
Elmas | 6/?? | 6 h 50 m | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
Elmas | 6/?? | 1 h 30 m | CUT OFF RADIO SYSTEM TEST | --- No Data --- |
Elmas | 6/?? | 5 h 50 m | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
Elmas | 6/?? | | EMULSION PLATES | --- 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 |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 6/4 | 9 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Signal Point, Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming |
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 |
NAS 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 | --- | -- No Data -- | --- No Data --- |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 6/17 | 11 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 2 miles E of Glasgow, Montana, US |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 6/17 | 10 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | 15 miles E of Guadalupe Island, Mexico |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 6/17 | --- | -- No Data -- | --- No Data --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/17 | 50 h | MOBY DICK | In Kiowa, Colorado |
NAS 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 | 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 |
NAS 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 --- |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 6/23 | 13 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Wild Horse, province of Alberta, Canada |
Great Falls AFB (MT) | 6/23 | 17 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE | Near Spokane, Washington, US |
Elmas | 6/24 | 6 h 20 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
NAS 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 |
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 |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 6/26 | 7 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Orem Juab county, Utah |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 6/27 | 80 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Gap Mills, W Virginia |
NAS 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 | EMULSION PLATES | Not Recovered |
Elmas | 7/?? | 4 h 40 m | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered. Balloon envelope found in Austria |
Elmas | 7/?? | ~ 15 m | EMULSION PLATES | Balloon burst. Load recovered |
Elmas | 7/?? | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Not Recovered |
Elmas | 7/?? | --- | EMULSION PLATES | Balloon burst. Load recovered |
Elmas | 7/?? | 3 h | EMULSION PLATES | Not recovered |
Elmas | 7/?? | --- | TEST FLIGHT | In Sicily Italy |
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 |
Elmas | 7/1 | 7 h | EMULSION PLATES | In Sardinia |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/2 | --- | --- No data --- | --- No Data --- |
NAS 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 |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 7/4 | 28 h | MOBY DICK | 15 miles W of Vancouver Island Cape Scott, Canada |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 7/5 | 6 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Bozeman, Montana |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 7/8 | 11 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | NE of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska |
New Brighton (MN) | 7/8 | --- | --- No data --- | --- No Data --- |
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 |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USS Staten Island | 7/19 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USS Staten Island | 7/19 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USS Staten Island | 7/19 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 7/19 | 20 h 30 m | MOBY DICK | In Holden, Utah |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 7/19 | 10 h 40 m | MOBY DICK | 50 miles NW of White Sulphur Springs, Montana |
Great Falls AFB (MT) | 7/20 | | ANIMAL CAPSULE | Lost over British Columbia, Canada |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 7/21 | 6 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 11 miles E of Gibbon, Oregon, US |
NAS 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 |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/22 | --- | --- No data --- | --- No Data --- |
Elmas | 7/22 | 6h 50m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
USS Staten Island | 7/24 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
NAS 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 |
Great Falls AFB (MT) | 7/24 | 15 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE | Balloon found near Great Falls. Payload never recovered. |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 7/26 | 14 h | MOBY DICK | At 55.3º N - 76.6º W |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/27 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 7/27 | --- | ---No Data--- | --- No Data --- |
USS Staten Island | 7/28 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
Elmas | 7/28 | 6 h 40 m | EMULSION PLATES | In the Mediterranean Sea |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
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 |
USS Staten Island | 8/5 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USS Staten Island | 8/6 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USS Staten Island | 8/6 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USS Staten Island | 8/8 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USS Staten Island | 8/9 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USS Staten Island | 8/9 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
NAS 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 | --- | SKYPAK (19 launches) | --- 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 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
USS Staten Island | 8/11 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
NAS 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 |
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 --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/12 | 26 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | 4 miles SW of Albion, Nebraska |
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 |
Padova | 8/14 | 5 h 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
NAS 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 |
Padova | 8/16 | 6 h 30 m | EMULSION PLATES | --- No Data --- |
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 |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/21 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/21 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/21 | 52 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Fort McCouitt, Texas |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 8/22 | 27 h 15 m | MOBY DICK | On the Black Hills, South Dakota |
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 --- |
Camp Ripley (MN) | 8/25 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
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 |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 8/28 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 8/30 | 41 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Holyoke, Colorado |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/30 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/30 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USCGC Eastwind | 8/30 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
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 --- |
NAS 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 --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 9/2 | 32 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Jack Ward Township, New Mexico, US |
USCGC Eastwind | 9/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USCGC Eastwind | 9/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USCGC Eastwind | 9/3 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USCGC Eastwind | 9/4 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
USCGC Eastwind | 9/4 | --- | DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON) | --- No Data --- |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 9/6 | 25 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In Freeport, Illinois |
USS Currituck | 9/7 | ? | ---No Data--- | Impact Unknown. Last signal at 1º 1'S 97º 50' W |
USS Currituck | 9/7 | 7 h 55 m | ---No Data--- | In Pacific Ocean at 1º 7' S 97º 59' W |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/8 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
USS Currituck | 9/8 | 3 h 50 m | ---No Data--- | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 25' S 92º 15' W |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 9/8 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | In the Coyote dry lake, California |
USS Currituck | 9/8 | 6 h 20 m | ---No Data--- | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 33.5' S 94º 37' W |
USS Currituck | 9/8 | 8 h 15 m | ---No Data--- | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 31.8' S 96º 26.7' W |
USS Currituck | 9/9 | 1 h 15 m | ---No Data--- | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 17' S 90º 39' W |
USS Currituck | 9/9 | 4 h 10 m | ---No Data--- | 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 | ---No Data--- | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 22' S 92º 3' W |
USS Currituck | 9/10 | ? | ---No Data--- | Not recovered |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 9/11 | 14 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | 35 miles W of Meeker, Colorado |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 9/11 | --- | --- No data --- | --- No Data --- |
USS Currituck | 9/11 | 1 h 10 m | ---No Data--- | In Pacific Ocean at 0º 30.5' S 90º 43' W |
USS Currituck | 9/11 | 7 h 55 m | ---No Data--- | In Pacific Ocean at 1º 21.1' S 95º 10.5' W |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 9/12 | 76 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | 22 miles W of Hereford, Texas |
USS Currituck | 9/12 | 3 h 25 m | ---No Data--- | 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 |
NAS 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 |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 9/15 | 8 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles SW of Maple Rapids, Michigan |
NAS 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 |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 9/18 | 26 h 10 m | MOBY DICK | In Lexington, N Carolina |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 9/21 | 6 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | In Sandy Lake, Manitoba Province, Canada |
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 |
NAS 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 |
New Brighton (MN) | 9/24 | --- | GRAB BAG | --- No Data --- |
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 |
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 |
NAS 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 | --- | --- No data --- | --- No Data --- |
NAS 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 |
NAS 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 | --- 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 |
NAS 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 | --- | --- No data --- | --- No Data --- |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 10/13 | 31 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Shelton, Washington |
NAS 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 |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/16 | 5 h 20 m | MOBY DICK | In Gold Basin, Arizona |
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 |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/17 | --- | GOPHER | --- 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) | 10/20 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/20 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/21 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/21 | 29 h 50 m | MOBY DICK | 3 miles W of Appleton, Winsconsin |
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 |
NAS 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 --- |
NAS 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 - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | 30 miles N of St.Joseph, Missouri, US |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 10/26 | 14 h 45 m | MOBY DICK | In Lame Deer, Montana |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/26 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/26 | 70 h | MOBY DICK | 70 miles N of Flagstaff, Arizona |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 10/27 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
Holloman AFB (NM) | 10/27 | --- | MOBY DICK | 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 --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 10/31 | 8 h 25 m | MOBY DICK | In Meeca, California |
Pierre (SD) | 11/1 | 1 h 7 m | ANIMAL CAPSULE - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | 30 miles E of Pierre, South Dakota, US |
NAS 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 - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Miller, South Dakota, US |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 11/3 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 11/4 | --- | --- No data --- | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 11/5 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 11/5 | --- | GRAB BAG | --- 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 - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Near Iowa City, Iowa, US |
Camp Ripley (MN) | 11/11 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
Camp Ripley (MN) | 11/11 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
Edwards AFB (CA) | 11/11 | 7 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | 30 miles N and 6 miles W of Kingman, Arizona |
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 |
Camp Ripley (MN) | 11/12 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
Camp Ripley (MN) | 11/12 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 11/12 | --- | GRAB BAG | --- No Data --- |
Pierre (SD) | 11/13 | 20 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Near Cleveland, Ohio, US |
NAS 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 |
NAAS Vernalis (CA) | 11/15 | 15 h 42 m | MOBY DICK | In Mazapil, Zacatecas State, Mexico |
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 --- |
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 |
Sedalia AFB (MO) | 12/8 | 12 h 35 m | MOBY DICK | Near Center, Texas |
Camp Ripley (MN) | 12/8 | --- | GOPHER | --- No Data --- |
NAS 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 |
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 | --- | --- No data --- | --- 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 |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/16 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- 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 |
NAS Tillamook (OR) | 12/17 | 15 h 5 m | MOBY DICK | In Alberta Province, Canada |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/17 | --- | --- No data --- | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/17 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 12/17 | --- | GRAB BAG | --- 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 | --- No Data --- |
New Brighton (MN) | 12/23 | 7 h | ---No Data--- | Peoria, Illinois, US |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/30 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |
S.St.Paul (MN) | 12/30 | --- | TOASTMASTER | --- No Data --- |