Launch baseDateFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
Sedalia AFB (MO)1/597 hMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.2º N - 72.0º W
Great Falls AFB (MT)1/6---TOASTMASTER - 100 balloons launched the same day--- No Data ---
Edwards AFB (CA)1/728 h 20 mMOBY DICKIn Pitt County, N Carolina
NAAS Vernalis (CA)1/916 hMOBY DICKIn San Angelo, Texas
New Brighton (MN)1/152 h 5 mCERENKOV COUNTER8 Miles SE of Catawba, Wisconsin, US
Edwards AFB (CA)1/2836 h 10 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.3º N - 94.8º W
New Brighton (MN)1/28---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)1/28---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)1/28---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
Edwards AFB (CA)1/3025 h 42 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 28.5º N - 102.0º W
Goodfellow AFB (TX)1/31----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/1----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/28 h-- No Data ----- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/4----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/5----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/68 hCERENKOV COUNTER--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)2/6---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/8----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Edwards AFB (CA)2/949 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.6º N - 80.9º W
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/99 hCERENKOV COUNTER--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/128 hCERENKOV COUNTERNear Lampasas, Texas, US
Edwards AFB (CA)2/1363 h 55 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 45.6º N - 85.8º W
NAAS Vernalis (CA)2/1523 h 30 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.4º N - 97.0º W
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/15----- No Data ----- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)2/16---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/17----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Edwards AFB (CA)2/1716 h 35 mMOBY DICKIn Durham, Kansas
NAAS Vernalis (CA)2/1883 h 20 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.7º N - 96.3º W
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/18----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Goodfellow AFB (TX)2/18----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Edwards AFB (CA)2/1919 h 5 mMOBY DICK12 miles E of Clanton, Alabama, US
New Brighton (MN)2/22---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)3/23 h 30 mTEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS IN FLIGHT--- No Data ---
Sedalia AFB (MO)3/474 h 30 mMOBY DICKIn Plymouth, England
Sedalia AFB (MO)3/930 h 30 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.9º N - 63.9º W
Edwards AFB (CA)3/1181 h 5 mMOBY DICK35 miles SE of Sasobe, State of Sonora, Mexico
Edwards AFB (CA)3/1583 h 25 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.6º N - 83.6º W
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Edwards AFB (CA)3/1856 h 35 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 35.1º N - 104.4º W
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Edwards AFB (CA)3/1960 h 35 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 30.6º N - 79.6º W
Sedalia AFB (MO)3/2143 h 35 mMOBY DICKS of Noss, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Great Falls AFB (MT)3/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Edwards AFB (CA)3/2620 h 30 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 40.4º N - 81.3º W
Sedalia AFB (MO)3/2740 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 40.8º N - 63.0º W
Edwards AFB (CA)3/2719 h 55 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.8º N - 85.3º W
Sedalia AFB (MO)3/3132 h 55 mMOBY DICKIn the Atlantic Ocean at the 36.4º N - 49.8º W
Edwards AFB (CA)4/162 h 40 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 30.5º N - 75.8º W
NAAS Vernalis (CA)4/232 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 33.6º N - 81.5º W
Edwards AFB (CA)4/257 h 50 mMOBY DICK30 miles SW of Ship Shoal Light, Gulf of Mexico
NAAS Vernalis (CA)4/340 hMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.3º N - 79.9º W
Edwards AFB (CA)4/732 h 40 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 38.5º N - 87.6º W
Pierre (SD)4/812 hSAMPLER MOTOR TESTNear Portage, Winsconsin, US
Edwards AFB (CA)4/1032 h 40 mMOBY DICK9 miles SE of Bloom, Kansas
Edwards AFB (CA)4/1326 h 55 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.1º N - 102.7º W
Sedalia AFB (MO)4/1465 h 10 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 22.2º N - 59.2º W
Edwards AFB (CA)4/159 h 20 mMOBY DICKIn Long Beach, Long Island, New York
Sedalia AFB (MO)4/1764 h 36 mMOBY DICKIn Richibucto Beach, New Brunswick Province, Canada
Edwards AFB (CA)4/199 h 25 mMOBY DICKIn the Cochise Dry Lake, Arizona
Edwards AFB (CA)4/2031 hMOBY DICK3 miles NW of Higbee, Missouri
NAAS Vernalis (CA)4/2157 h 20 mMOBY DICKIn Pinco Mesa, Tucunmari, New Mexico, US
Edwards AFB (CA)4/2232 h 50 mMOBY DICK4 miles W and 1 mile S of Indianola, Oklahoma
Sedalia AFB (MO)4/2490 h 15 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 28.1º N - 77.0º W
Edwards AFB (CA)4/247 h 25 mMOBY DICKIn the Atlantic Ocean at 31.1º N - 47.5º W
Sedalia AFB (MO)4/2941 h 30 mMOBY DICKIn Rocky Mt., Virgina
Edwards AFB (CA)4/2927 h 35 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 44.3º N - 100.1º W
NAAS Vernalis (CA)5/155 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 40.2º N - 120.2º W
NAAS Vernalis (CA)5/210 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.4º N - 113.2º W
Edwards AFB (CA)5/340 h 20 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 27.0º N - 80.7º W
Edwards AFB (CA)5/428 h 30 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.4º N - 78.3º W
Sedalia AFB (MO)5/588 h 20 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 41.3º N - 40.1º W
NAAS Vernalis (CA)5/533 h 10 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.9º N - 81.8º W
S.St.Paul (MN)5/6---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Edwards AFB (CA)5/633 h 20 mMOBY DICK74 miles SW of Tampa, Florida
New Brighton (MN)5/62 hHIGH ALTITUDE AIR SAMPLINGBalloon failure. Impact 5 miles N of Wabasha, Minnesota, US
Edwards AFB (CA)5/841 h 30 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 28.7º N - 79.0º W
Sedalia AFB (MO)5/1014 h 20 mMOBY DICK4 miles N of Golconda, Illinois
Edwards AFB (CA)5/1034 hMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 31.8º N - 80.4º W
Edwards AFB (CA)5/1128 h 10 mMOBY DICK3 miles NE of Galveston, Texas
NAAS Vernalis (CA)5/1271 h 55 mMOBY DICKIn Floyd, Virginia
Edwards AFB (CA)5/1260 h 15 mMOBY DICKIn Henefer, Utah
NAAS Vernalis (CA)5/137 hMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.5º N - 116.1º W
Edwards AFB (CA)5/1344 h 5 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 32.0º N - 80.3º W
Edwards AFB (CA)5/1445 h 55 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 29.2º N - 80.9º W
Edwards AFB (CA)5/1524 h 20 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 34.0º N - 119.7º W
S.St.Paul (MN)5/18---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)5/18---COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENTNear Waseca, Minnesota, US
Sedalia AFB (MO)5/1942 h 50 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.4º N - 92.7º W
S.St.Paul (MN)5/25------ No data ------ No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)5/254 hNEW BALLOON TEST FLIGHT3 miles E of Humbird, Winsconsin, US
Sedalia AFB (MO)5/299 h 20 mMOBY DICK3 miles N of Warrenton, Missouri
Sedalia AFB (MO)6/149 h 55 mMOBY DICK7 miles W of Sheldon, Missouri
NAAS Vernalis (CA)6/225 h 40 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.5º N - 96.5º W
S.St.Paul (MN)6/2---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
NAAS Vernalis (CA)6/359 h 25 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 36.2º N - 74.6º W
S.St.Paul (MN)6/4---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)6/425 h 25 m---No Data---5 miles SW of Wobridge, South Dakota, US
Sedalia AFB (MO)6/557 h 55 mMOBY DICKIn Jetmore, Kansas
Saskatoon (SK)6/61 h 4 m---No Data---2 miles SW of Mennon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatoon (SK)6/1310 h 35 h---No Data---16 miles S of Vermilion, Alberta, Canada
Saskatoon (SK)6/153 h 10 m---No Data---5 miles E-SE of Waldheim, Saskatchewan, Canada
NAAS Vernalis (CA)6/1511 h 40 mMOBY DICK50 mils S of Flagstaff, Arizona
New Brighton (MN)6/22---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)6/23---ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYIn the Holloman base
NAAS Vernalis (CA)6/248 h 25 mMOBY DICKPayload lost. Last known position of the balloon in flight was 37.5º N - 119.6º W
Holloman AFB (NM)6/28---ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYIn Dunkin, New Mexico, US
S.St.Paul (MN)6/30------ No data ------ No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)6/30------ No data ------ No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)6/3032 h---No Data---Signal lost. Not recovered
Holloman AFB (NM)6/30---ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY10 miles SW of the Holloman base, New Mexico, US, US
S.St.Paul (MN)7/7------ No data ------ No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)7/8---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
USS Atka7/11 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
Bismarck (ND)7/11 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
Saulte Sainte Marie (MI)7/15------ No data ------ No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/16---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/16---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
Bismarck (ND)7/17 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
USS Atka7/17 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
Saulte Sainte Marie (MI)7/18------ No data ------ No Data ---
USS Atka7/19 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
Bismarck (ND)7/19 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
USCGC Eastwind7/19---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/20---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
Saulte Sainte Marie (MI)7/21------ No data ------ No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/21---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/21---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/21---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/23---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/23---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/23---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/23---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/24---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/24---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
Saulte Sainte Marie (MI)7/25------ No data ------ No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/25---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/25---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/25---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/25---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/26---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
USCGC Eastwind7/26---DEACON ROCKET (ROCKOON)--- No Data ---
Bismarck (ND)7/28 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
USS Atka7/28 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
Saulte Sainte Marie (MI)7/29------ No data ------ No Data ---
Saulte Sainte Marie (MI)8/2------ No data ------ No Data ---
USS Atka8/3 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
Bismarck (ND)8/3 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
Saulte Sainte Marie (MI)8/6------ No data ------ No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)8/629 hIONIZATION CHAMBER15 miles E-NE of Newell, South Dakota, US
Saulte Sainte Marie (MI)8/10------ No data ------ No Data ---
Thule8/10---IONIZATION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
Bismarck (ND)8/10 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
USS Atka8/10 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
USS Atka8/17 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
USS Atka8/18 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
Bismarck (ND)8/19 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
USS Atka8/19 IONIZATION CHAMBER 
S.St.Paul (MN)8/243 hBORON TRIFLUORIDE PROPORTIONAL COUNTER 
S.St.Paul (MN)8/284 hBORON TRIFLUORIDE PROPORTIONAL COUNTER 
S.St.Paul (MN)8/29------ No data ------ No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)9/2---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)9/10---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)9/11---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
St.Cloud (MN)9/22------ No data ------ No Data ---
St.Cloud (MN)9/22------ No data ------ No Data ---
St.Cloud (MN)9/22------ No data ------ No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)9/22------ No data ------ No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)9/25---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)9/26---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)9/27---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/9---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
Novi Ligurie10/12~ 8 hG-STACK (Nuclear Emulsions)Near Berceto, Italy
New Brighton (MN)10/15---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
NAS Lakehurst (NJ)10/16---INFLATION TEST - BALLOON 128TTNo flight. Inflation test inside hangar during three days
New Brighton (MN)10/19---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/20------ No data ------ No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/20------ No data ------ No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/20---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/20---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)10/20---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/21------ No data ------ No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/21------ No data ------ No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/21---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/23---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/23---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/27---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)10/27---BARBERSHOP--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)10/27---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
Camp Ripley (MN)11/2----- No Data ----- No Data ---
Camp Ripley (MN)11/2----- No Data ----- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)11/2---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)11/4---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)11/5------ No data ------ No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)11/8---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)11/9---TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)11/11------ No data ------ No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)11/22---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)11/22---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)11/30---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)12/1---ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYIn the Holloman base
Holloman AFB (NM)12/2---ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY12 miles S of Artesia, New Mexico, US, US
S.St.Paul (MN)12/3------ No data ------ No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)12/4------ No data ------ No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)12/4---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)12/6---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)12/6---ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMYnear Twin Buttes, New Mexico, US
Holloman AFB (NM)12/9---ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY3 miles W of Twin Buttes, New Mexico, US
New Brighton (MN)12/10---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)12/19---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)12/20---SKYPAK 130--- No Data ---
S.St.Paul (MN)12/23---SKYPAK 130--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)12/27---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)12/27---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---
New Brighton (MN)12/29---GRAB BAG--- No Data ---