“Nevers”49 pages
- p. 17 …of alien beings and elusive vehicles which never quite
seem to manifest themselves. Regardless of one…
- p. 31 …Conversely, there
has never been any previous documentary evidence produced by those who
would debunk the…
- p. 32 …This had never been
officially done before, although most of the persons contacted reported that they…
- p. 40 …Lt Col Cavitt also
stated that he had never taken any oath or signed any agreement…
- p. 77 …Because this conclusion is based on
the absence of documentation, the issue can never be definitively…
- p. 99 …H written, there is
good evidence through accessioning and microfilming records that the Agency never
received…
- p. 101 …histories and
supporting documents, and it has never routinely received the kind of records which
might…
- p. 159 …I have never been sworn to any form of secrecy by anyone concerning this matter and…
- p. 165 …It never crossed my mind that it could be anything but a radio sonde.
RW: How…
- p. 168 …as far as I knew, I never heard anyone say, "Don't talk about this
and…
- p. 169 …I never met LaPaz personally, but I knew what he was.
RW: Did Rickett go with…
- p. 170 …I forget since I was there in the Washington
area for awhile but I never did…
- p. 172 …To the best of my recollection, I never met the rancher, Brazel.
RW: O.K., because…
- p. 173 …rve never seen a Geiger counter myseU: but I didn't know if you knew what…
- p. 174 …ordered Marcel to accompany the rancher back
to Corona, •· You said you never saw... and then…
- p. 175 …I never had any idea that it was anything with the V-2. They told us…
- p. 177 …You and I never saw this. You don't see
any military people or military vehicles…
- p. 178 …said in a facetious way: "Lets make out like it never existed, because we're wasting…
- p. 179 …to him the crash and recovery had never happened.
There was no investigation on the Foster…
- p. 182 …No, I never saw this.
SC: I don't know what that is from.
RW: "But…
- p. 183 …So, some of there
records were TS and still are.) That is because they have never…
- p. 185 …Cav never
told me anything. He said nl never tell you anything then you won't…
- p. 189 …I am quite sure that we never gave it a thought until that book.
- p. 190 …Now, we have never found the ftight records to
substantiate that, so I don't know…
- p. 202 …related
to this inquicy and I have never been threatened by US Government persons concerning not…
- p. 207 …related to this inquiry
and I have never been threatened by US Government persons concerning refraining…
- p. 213 …We never considered a ..planneq cover story; we were concerned with security.
I was the project…
- p. 214 …I never obsCJVed any of the balloon "trains" but I
did see some of the early…
- p. 225 …and subsequent models were
brand new, had never flown anything like that in this area.
A…
- p. 228 …I'd never heard the
name Mogul -- the classification was that high. I knew what we…
- p. 240 …I just wanted to see
if there had been anything stated to you never to discuss…
- p. 242 …but I never knew Marcel.
in my mind, and there are
Yeah, I knew that guy…
- p. 243 …I've never seen a Japanese balloon that I know
of, I've never seen the…
- p. 246 …No, I've never seen this.
Trakowski argued that even the name Mogul was classified,
and…
- p. 249 …Out PM with
several NYU men by weapons carrier, but we never located it.
Rocket postponed…
- p. 264 …As far as I know we just
never interfaced with the military.
Q: Where were you…
- p. 266 …We never saw
anybody in security. There was certainly nobody keeping us
secure. If anything, we…
- p. 273 …who was writing a story,
and I never quite could determine whether he was on the…
- p. 274 …I have never seen such a document nor have I ever heard of
any effort to…
- p. 277 …radar
reflectors for tracking purposes-but it never comes out talking about MOGUL and the instrumentation…
- p. 278 …I never met Richard Robert Crane. I knew him only by the path of debris he…
- p. 282 …They never said it, but I know they did because they left me free to
do…
- p. 318 …Before now, however, a larger portion of the story was never
told. Recent research indicates that…
- p. 320 …and Project MOGUL as first conceived was never put into operational 1use.
However, MOGUL did serve…
- p. 321 …Moore, NYU Constant-Level
Balloon Project Engineer, stated that they were never informed of the classified…
- p. 567 …and this flight 11as never recovered. Pre-
sumably the marked easterly flow then observed above 60…
- p. 591 …ficienoy since on-ot.f' operation was never per-
mitted.
The temperature data of' these flights…
- p. 740 …The theodolite lost the balloon in clouds earlier and
the airplane observer never succeeded in seeing…
- p. 815 …Out pm with several NYU by weapon carrier but we never located it. Rocket
postponed until…
When the contact is made, the load line is cut and the entire
weight of the dependent equipment is used to pull out a section of
the balloon wall. Through this rupture, the lifting gas can es-
cape, and the balloon descends, using the upper portion as a para-
chute. The rate of descent has been observed to vary from 600 to
1500 feet per minute when this system is employed.
For some special applications it has been desirable to cause the
balloon to descend after some predetermined time, instead of waiting
for the descent to air traffic lanes. In these cases, a clockwork
switch has been used instead of the pressure-activation unit. ~ben
docks are used they are kept free of lubricants which will freeze.
The best results have been obtained from the use of a Dow Corning
Silicone (DC 701) diluted with 30% kerosene. If this is not
available, it is better to send up a clock without any lubrication.
Given relatively loose mechanism (a cheap alarm clock) the differ-
ential expansion of parts which is encountered at low temperatures
is apt to cause less trouble than does the congealing of standard
lubricants.
IV. EQ.UATIOOS AND TF..EORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Development of a controlled altitude balloon has led to investigation
of many theoretical considerations applicable both directly and in-
directly to the description of variables encountered in balloon control.
Some of these relationships have been derived directly from standard
hydrodynamic or thermodynamic principlesJ others come from an empirical
study of results of laboratory tests and actual balloon flights. In
this section we will investigate these theoretical considerations and
endeavor to correlate them with actual flight results. A more simple
investigation of the equations necessary for the launching and tracking
of a controlled altitude balloon is contained in Part II of this report,
"Operations."
We shall first consider the relationships which aid in evaluating the
elementary characteristics of non-extensible balloon flight and those
which are helpful in carrying out inflation and launching operations
of such balloons. Next, we shall discuss more complex considerations
involved in balloon flights.
A. Floating Altitude and Altitude Sensitivi5Y
To determin& the altitude at which a non-extensible balloon will
float we must consider the weight of the balloon system, the volume
of the belloon, and the densities of the lifting gas and the
air. [If the lifting gas is 98% helium (molecular weight
4.50 lb./lb. mol), the lift of a unit of gas will be 24.4 lb./lb. mol.
Similarly, if 98% hydrogen were the lifting gas, the lift would be
26.6 lb./lb. mol.] By using these three basic parameters, we can
obtain an expression for the molar volume at which the balloon will
float:
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