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Balloon launched on 3/20/1965, from Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, US

Purpose of the flight and payload description

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Details of the balloon flight

Balloon launched on: 3/20/1965
Launch site: Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, US
Balloon launched by: Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (AFCRL)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): ??/??/1965

External references

AFCRL Flight Record Scientific Ballooning, September 1965
The Roswell Report: Case Closed James McAndrews, Headquarters United States Air Force, 1997 pag. 156 - 158

Images of the mission

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