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Athelstan Spilhaus

1946-09-30what this date marks is not recorded

Athelstan Frederick Spilhaus (1911-1998), geophysicist and inventor of the bathythermograph. As NYU's Director of Research he oversaw the balloon project - but per the USAF report was never told the classified MOGUL name or purpose, illustrating the program's compartmentalization.

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Report of Air Force Research Regarding the "Roswell Incident" 1994-07-27

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Report of Air Force Research Regarding the "Roswell Incident"

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NYU Director of Research over the balloon project

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the NYU constant altitude balloon Director of Research, Dr. Athelstan F. Spilhaus

Report of Air Force Research Regarding the "Roswell Incident", 1994
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→ Project Mogul

led the NYU balloon work and, per the USAF report, knew the project's actual purpose but not its classified nickname

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printed p. 26 · PDF p. 20 checked against the page

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Athelstan Spilhaus → Project Mogul

led the NYU balloon work but per the USAF report was never told Mogul's classified name or purpose

led the NYU balloon work and, per the USAF report, knew the project's actual purpose but not its classified nickname

The map had it backwards while citing the document that says so. Weaver printed 26: "Doctor Spilhaus, Professor Moore, and certain others of the group were aware of the actual purpose of the project, but they did not know of the project nickname at the time."