{"type":"programs","slug":"project-mogul","title":"Project Mogul","url":"https://disclosdex.com/programs/project-mogul","description":"Secret balloon program to monitor Soviet nukes; Roswell debris came from one lost flight","date":"1947-02-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Craft"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","connectionCount":3,"content":{"markdown":"## High-Altitude Acoustics\n\nProject Mogul launched trains of balloons carrying microphones to detect distant nuclear blasts. Flights originated from New Mexico and the Pacific with Navy and Army sponsorship.\n\n## Legacy and the Roswell Debris\n\nFlight 4 disappeared on 4 June 1947. Debris from its radar reflectors surfaced near [Roswell](/events/the-roswell-incident) weeks later and fueled rumors once the project remained secret. [^1][^2][^3][^4][^5]\n\n[^1]: [US Air Force Mogul History](https://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/Fact-Sheets/Article/957081/project-mogul/)\n\n[^2]: [USAF Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert](https://www.physics.smu.edu/pseudo/UFOs/pt01a.pdf)\n\n[^3]: [Los Alamos Project Mogul overview](https://www.lanl.gov/museum/news/extras/project-mogul.php)\n\n[^4]: [National Archives: Project BLUE BOOK and Roswell Records](https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos)\n\n[^5]: [USAF Roswell Report: Project Mogul and Roswell Debris](https://www.physics.smu.edu/pseudo/UFOs/pt01a.pdf)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"events","slug":"the-roswell-incident","title":"The Roswell Incident","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/the-roswell-incident"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"edgar-mitchell","title":"Edgar Mitchell","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/edgar-mitchell"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"philip-j-corso","title":"Philip J. Corso","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/philip-j-corso"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/programs/project-mogul","title":"Project Mogul","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/programs/project-mogul","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}