Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 255
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Moonwatch Division
Records, 1956-1975
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Moonwatch Division |
| Title: | Records |
| Dates: | 1956-1975 |
| Quantity: | 24 cu. ft. (24 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Record Unit 255 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | These records document the history of the Moonwatch Division and the Volunteer Flight Officer Network. They include the outgoing correspondence of Albert Werner, 1968-1975; general correspondence of the Moonwatch Division, 1957-1975; Moonwatch station files, 1956-1975, including correspondence and other data from American and foreign Moonwatch teams; Moonwatch administrative files, 1956-1975; Moonwatch project files, 1956-1975, including correspondence and reports on various comets, satellites, and other projects assigned to Moonwatch to track; incoming and outgoing correspondence of Herbert E. Roth, 1966-1975; general correspondence of the VFON, 1966-1975; VFON airline files containing correspondence and sighting reports from member airlines; VFON administrative files, 1966-1975; Moonwatch and VFON Newsletters and Bulletins, 1956-1975; and a small number of slides, tapes, and movies, 1966 and undated. |
Historical Note
The Moonwatch Division of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory was created in 1956 as part of the Satellite Tracking Program established to track and photograph the artificial earth satellites to be launched during the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958. The surprise launch of Sputnik in 1957 generated much enthusiasm for the satellite program. Amateur astronomers, often supported by local businesses and schools, formed groups of volunteers who manned rows of telescopes searching for satellites. The Moonwatch Division directed and instructed the observers, loaned them equipment, and tabulated the data collected. Scientists were named in other parts of the world to help establish Moonwatch teams in many foreign countries. Gradually many "teams" came to be composed of a single observer, highly skilled in satellite tracking and often affiliated with a local observatory or university. Until its termination in 1975, the Moonwatch Division coordinated this network of volunteers and amassed a total of nearly 400,000 observations of satellites. Directors of the Division included Armand N. Spitz, 1956-1957; Leon Campbell, Jr., 1957-1962; Richard C. Vanderburgh, 1962-1964; William P. Hirst, 1964-1968; and Albert Werner, 1968-1975.
The Volunteer Flight Officer Network (VFON) was established in 1963 by Denver Moonwatch team leader Herbert E. Roth to collect eyewitness reports of satellites and meteor sightings from airline pilots and other flight personnel. Roth was employed by United Air Lines, which agreed to support the project by providing printing and mailing funds. In 1965 the VFON became affiliated with Moonwatch, which advised Roth and assumed a part of the mailing expenses. In 1969 Moonwatch assumed complete administrative control of the VFON under a contract with the United States Air Force. Before its termination in 1975, the VFON had grown to include the employees of 118 airlines in 57 countries and had collected approximately 4200 observations. Roth was its sole director.
Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry
These records document the history of the Moonwatch Division and the volunteer Flight Officer Network. They include the outgoing correspondence of Albert Werner, 1968-1975; general correspondence of the Moonwatch Division, 1957-1975; Moonwatch station files, 1956-1975, including correspondence and other data from American and foreign Moonwatch teams; Moonwatch administrative files, 1956-1975; Moonwatch project files, 1962-1973, including correspondence and reports on various comets, satellites, and other projects assigned to Moonwatch to track; the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Herbert E. Roth, 1966-1975; general correspondence of the VFON, 1969-1975; VFON airline files, 1963-1975, containing correspondence and sighting reports from member airlines; VFON administrative files, 1963-1975; Moonwatch and VFON newsletters and bulletins, 1956-1975; and a small number of slides, tapes, and movies.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Campbell, Leon, Jr.
- Hirst, William P.
- Roth, Herbert E.
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Moonwatch Division. Volunteer Flight Officer Network
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Satellite Tracking Program
- Spitz, Armand
- Sputnik (Spacecraft)
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- United States. Air Force
- Vanderburgh, Richard C.
- Werner, Albert
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 255, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Moonwatch Division, Records
Container List
Series 1
OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE OF ALBERT WERNER, 1968-1975. ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY.This series consists of the official outgoing correspondence of Albert Werner in his capacity as Moonwatch director, 1968-1975. The related incoming material will be found in Series 2 and Series 3. The letters in this series are addressed primarily to Moonwatch observers, but also to the public, NASA officials, and astronomers around the world. Topics include communications, equipment, monetary matters, current projects, and tracking and reporting procedures.
Box 1
Albert Werner correspondence, 1968.
Albert Werner correspondence, 1969.
Albert Werner correspondence, 1970.
Albert Werner correspondence, 1971.
Albert Werner correspondence, 1972.
Albert Werner correspondence, 1973.
Albert Werner correspondence, 1974.
Albert Werner correspondence, 1975.
Series 2
MOONWATCH CORRESPONDENCE, 1957-1975. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY.This series consists of miscellaneous correspondence of the Moonwatch Division, 1957-1975. A separate file originally existed that contained many requests, written mainly in 1957 by young people, for information about Moonwatch. A few of these letters were retained as samples and incorporated into this series. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1965-1975 and deals primarily with public inquiries from individuals, businesses, universities, and other groups. Topics include membership information and identification of sightings.
Box 1
Correspondence, A - Y. (18 folders)
Series 3
MOONWATCH STATION FILES, 1956-1975. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY.This series consists of the files maintained for each Moonwatch team or station according to its location. Originally the records were divided into two series: those teams active at the close of the program in 1975 and those inactive. These two files were merged to facilitate reference. The stations in the United States are arranged alphabetically by city, followed by the foreign teams arranged by country or area and then by city. Included is correspondence between team leaders and Moonwatch staff and directors as well as correspondence between the directors and prominent astronomers who were named as coordinators in parts of Europe, South America, and Africa. Also included are reports, articles, clippings, worksheets, charts, and photographs.
Box 1
Abilene, Texas, 1956-1957.
Akron, Ohio, 1974-1975. Team of Paul Cahill.
Akron, Ohio, 1962. Team of Dewey Phares.
Box 2
Akron, Ohio, 1965-1972. Team of Harold Brock.
Alamogordo, New Mexico, 1957-1963. Includes clippings and photographs.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1958-1963. Team of Robert Swain.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1956-1963. Team of Violet Hefferan. Includes photographs.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1964-1972, 1974.
Albuquerque East, New Mexico, 1969-1973.
Alliance, Ohio, 1962.
Altaville, California, 1957-1960.
Amarillo, Texas, 1957-1960, 1962-1963.
Ames, Iowa, 1962, 1964-1967. Team of Percy Carr.
Ames, Iowa, 1962. Team of Raymond Callahan.
Anderson, Indiana, 1957.
Andover, New Hampshire, 1968-1969.
Arlington, Virginia, 1956, 1958-1960. Includes clippings and photographs.
Athens, Georgia, 1956-1958.
Atlanta, Georgia, 1966-1974. Includes photographs.
Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1962-1963.
Austin, Texas, 1967-1975.
Baltimore, Maryland, 1957-1962, 1964-1965.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1957-1960.
Batavia, New York, 1962, 1964-1968.
Bayside, New York, 1962.
Biddeford, Maine, 1962, 1964.
Big Spring, Texas, 1957-1959.
Biloxi, Mississippi, 1957-1961. Includes clipping and photographs.
Blacksburg, Virginia, 1962.
Bloomington, Illinois, 1963-1966. Includes charts.
Boise, Idaho, 1957-1960.
Boulder, Colorado, 1966-1969, 1972-1973. Includes photographs.
Bristol, Tennessee, 1957-1959, 1967.
Bristol, Virginia, 1962-1963.
Broderick, California, 1962-1963.
Browning, Montana, 1962. Reports.
Brownville, New York, 1962-1964.
Bryan, Texas, 1956-1960.
Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, 1957-1960.
Buffalo Center, Iowa, 1962.
Buffalo, New York, 1956-1960.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956-1958.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1959-1961, 1963. Includes photographs.
Canton, Ohio, 1966, 1969.
Carmichael, California, 1962-1963, 1966.
Cary, North Carolina, 1957-1958, 1962-1964. Includes photographs.
Castle Rock, Colorado, 1968-1972, 1974.
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1956-1959. Includes clipping and photographs.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1962. Team of Robert Melvin.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1962. Team at the Morehead Planetarium.
Charlotte, North Carolina, 1956-1960.
Charlottesville, Virginia, 1962-1963.
Chatham, New Jersey, 1962-1965, 1967.
Box 3
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1956-1964.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1965-1970, 1972-1974.
Chevy Chase, Maryland, 1971-1972.
Chicago, Illinois, 1956-1965. Team of Rodney Faxon. Includes clippings and photographs.
Chicago, Illinois, 1957-1959. Team of James Caplan.
Chicago, Illinois, 1962. Team at the Adler Planetarium.
Chicago, Illinois, 1962-1964. Team of Stanley Wojciechowski.
Chicago, Illinois, 1962. Team of Arthur Orlich.
China Lake, California, 1957-1959.
China Lake, California, 1960-1964.
China Lake, California, 1965-1970. Includes photographs.
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1956-1964, 1966.
Clearwater, Florida, 1966-1967.
Cleveland, Ohio, 1956-1962, 1964-1965. Team of Thomas Petrie.
Cleveland, Ohio, 1962-1970. Team of Dan Snow.
Cleveland, Ohio, 1962-1963. Team of Joseph Zelle.
Cleveland, Ohio, 1963-1965. Team of Michael Turjanica.
Clinton, Mississippi, 1957-1958.
Cobleskill, New York, 1962-1963.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1967, 1969.
Columbus, New Mexico, 1964-1967, 1969.
Columbus, Ohio, 1956-1962, 1965-1967. Includes photographs.
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 1963.
Cortland, New York, 1962-1963.
Creston, Iowa, 1962.
Culver City, California, 1957-1960.
Cupertino, California, 1970. Includes photographs.
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 1966-1967.
Dallas, Texas, 1957-1960.
Dallas, Texas, 1961-1966, 1968, 1973.
Danville, Illinois, 1956-1960. Team of Everett Oliver.
Danville, Illinois, 1962-1965. Team of Richard Schroeder.
Davenport, Iowa, 1963-1964.
Dayton, Ohio, 1957-1965. Includes photographs. Team of Richard C. Vanderburgh, Moonwatch director, 1962-1964.
Dayton, Ohio, 1966-1969, 1971.
Dayton, Ohio, 1962. Team of Ron Cornwell.
Decatur, Georgia, 1956-1960.
Denver, Colorado, 1956-1961.
Denver, Colorado, 1962-1965. Team of Herbert E. Roth, Volunteer Flight Officer Network Director, 1963-1975. Includes photographs.
Denver, Colorado, 1966-1969.
Box 4
Des Moines, Iowa, 1956-1957. Includes photographs.
Detroit, Michigan, 1957-1960.
Dodson, Texas, 1957-1958.
Dover, New Jersey, 1956-1960. Includes photographs.
Edinburg, Texas, 1956-1961.
Edinburg, Texas, 1962-1965.
Edinburg, Texas, 1966-1968, 1970-1971, 1975. Includes photographs.
El Paso, Texas, 1958-1960.
Elyria, Ohio, 1962-1963.
Eureka, Illinois, 1962.
Evanston, Illinois, 1960-1963, 1965. Includes photographs.
Evansville, Indiana, 1957-1960.
Falls Church, Virginia, 1957-1963, 1967. Includes photograph.
Flint, Michigan, 1962-1964.
Floydada, Texas, 1957.
Ft. Dodge, Iowa, 1963-1965.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1966-1967.
Fort Worth, Texas, 1957-1961. Team of Dr. Charles Sehested.
Fort Worth, Texas, 1962-1965, 1967-1974.
Fort Worth, Texas, 1957-1960. Team of Miss Charlie Noble. Includes clippings.
Frankfort, Kentucky, 1962-1965, 1967-1968, 1971.
Fremont, Ohio, 1962-1963.
Galena, Alaska, 1959-1961.
Galesburg, Illinois, 1963.
Gardena, California, 1962.
Geneva, New York, 1962.
Granby, Massachusetts, 1965-1970, 1972.
Grand Junction, Colorado, 1962-1963.
Greensboro, North Carolina, 1956-1960.
Haddam, Connecticut, 1962-1967, 1973-1975.
Hamdon, Connecticut, 1963-1966.
Hammond, Indiana, 1962-1963, 1965.
Hapeville, Georgia, 1956-1960, 1962-1964.
Hapeville, Georgia, 1957-1962. Robert H. Granthum incoming correspondence.
Hapeville, Georgia, "Space Hounds" preamble by Forrest Park, GA, students.
Hapeville, Georgia, 1958-1959. Miscellaneous messages (incoming Robert H. Granthum).
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1957, 1959.
Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1956-1960.
Hartville, Ohio, 1962-1966, 1968-1974. Includes photographs.
Harvard, Massachusetts, 1962-1963, 1965.
Honolulu, Hawaii, 1956-1960. Includes photographs.
Houston, Texas, 1971-1973.
Huntsville, Alabama, 1957.
Hyde Park, Massachusetts, 1967-1968.
Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1956-1960.
Indianapolis, Indiana, 1957-1959.
Ithaca, New York, 1962-1965, 1968. Team of Paul Kirchner.
Ithaca, New York, 1962-1963, 1965-1966, 1968. Team of Gale Sprague. Includes photograph.
Jacksonville, Florida, 1962-1965, 1969.
Jersey City, New Jersey, 1956.
Johannesburg, Michigan, 1962-1964.
Kansas City, Missouri, 1956-1968. Includes photographs. Team of D. D. Clarke.
Kansas City, Missouri, 1963-1964. Team of Brook Sandford.
Lake Forest, Illinois, 1966-1969.
Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey, 1962-1963.
Lakeland, Florida, 1956-1957.
Lansing, Michigan, 1956-1961. Includes clippings.
Box 5
Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1957-1964.
Latta, South Carolina, 1963-1964.
Lawton, Oklahoma, 1957-1963.
Lemont, Illinois, 1956-1960.
Lima, Ohio, 1965-1966, 1969-1970, 1974-1975.
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1956-1960.
Lockport, New York, 1966.
Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1956-1960, 1962.
Los Angeles, California, 1957-1960. Team of Clarke Harris.
Los Altos, California, 1956-1959.
Louisville, Colorado, 1963-1964.
Madison, Wisconsin, 1960-1963, 1965, 1967-1968. Team of Morton Newcomb.
Madison, Wisconsin, 1962-1963. Team of George Rippen.
Madison, Wisconsin, 1957-1958. Team of Stephen Robinson.
Manhattan, Kansas, 1957-1960. Includes photograph.
Massilon, Ohio, 1962, 1966-1967.
Memphis, Tennessee, 1957-1959.
Menlo Park, California, 1962-1964.
Menomenie, Wisconsin, 1962.
Millbrook, New York, 1956-1960.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1962-1963. Team of Richard Regent.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1956-1962. Team of Mr. Edward Halbach. Includes material on the recovery of Sputnik 4 fragments.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1963-1965. Includes material on the recovery of Sputnik 4 fragments.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1966-1974.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1962-1965, 1967.
Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, 1963.
New Britain, Connecticut, 1957-1958.
New Haven, Connecticut, 1957-1961.
New Kensington, Pennsylvania, 1962-1963.
New London, Connecticut, 1958-1960. Includes photographs.
New Lothrop, Michigan, 1962-1963.
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1957-1964. Team of J. F. Thomson.
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1965-1968.
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1956-1961. Team of Brother Wendel Adam. Includes photograph.
New York, New York, 1956-1960.
North Canton, Ohio, 1956-1959.
North Canton, Ohio, 1960-1964.
North Canton, Ohio, 1965-1970, 1972-1975. Includes photographs.
North Riverside, Illinois, 1962-1964.
Norwalk, Connecticut, 1957-1959.
Oakland, California, 1956-1960.
Oceanport, New Jersey, 1962-1965.
Oceanport, New Jersey, 1966-1975. Includes photographs.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1957-1960.
Orono, Maine, 1962.
Overton, Texas, 1963.
Box 6
Pacific Palisades, California, 1962-1965.
Palestine, Texas, 1963, 1965.
Palmer Lake, Colorado, 1962-1963.
Palmyra, Missouri, 1962-1966, 1970.
Panama City, Florida, 1957-1960, 1962, 1965-1975. Includes photographs.
Pasadena, California, 1963-1965, 1967.
Paterson, New Jersey, 1957-1971. Team of Philip Del Vecchio.
Paterson, New Jersey, 1962-1963. Team of Thomas Michelli.
Paterson, New Jersey, 1962-1963. Team of Robert Mazzarone.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1962.
Pendleton, Oregon, 1962-1966, 1969-1970. Includes photographs.
Peoria, Illinois, 1956-1960.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1957-1960. Includes photographs and charts. Team of Edwin Bailey.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963-1964, 1966. Team of Leonard Sattler.
Phoenix, Arizona, 1956-1959. Team of Amos Hoff.
Phoenix, Arizona, 1960-1964. Team of R. K. Reynolds.
Phoenix, Arizona, 1965-1973, 1975.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1963. Team of Anthony Gaglierd.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1956-1958. Team of Harry Doerzbacher.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1959-1962.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1962-1965, 1967-1969.
Portland, Oregon, 1957-1963, 1965. Includes photographs.
Port Tobacco, Maryland, 1962.
Raceland, Louisiana, 1963, 1966.
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, 1957-1961.
Rantoul, Illinois, 1957-1960. Includes photographs.
Red Bank, New Jersey, 1957-1960.
Red Bluff, California, 1962-1963.
Redmond, Oregon, 1962.
Reno, Nevada, 1958-1959.
Roanoke, Virginia, 1956-1964. Includes photographs.
Rochester, New York, 1957-1960.
Rochester, New York, 1961-1964.
Rochester, New York, 1965-1974. Includes photographs.
Royal Oak, Michigan, 1962.
Box 7
Sacramento, California, 1956-1958.
Sacramento, California, 1959-1960.
Sacramento, California, 1961-1962.
Sacramento, California, 1963-1965.
Sacramento, California, 1966-1975.
St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1964.
St. Paul, Minnesota, 1957-1962, 1964-1966, 1968, 1971-1972. Includes photographs.
St. Petersburg, Florida, 1957-1961.
St. Petersburg, Florida, 1962-1965.
St. Petersburg, Florida, 1966-1972, 1974. Includes photographs.
Salem, Illinois, 1957-1960.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 1964-1965.
San Angelo, Texas, 1957-1960.
San Antonio, Texas, 1960-1965. Team of Charles Burmeister.
San Antonio, Texas, 1957-1963. Team of Paul Seabase and Fred Ball.
San Antonio, Texas, 1964-1970. Team of Paul Maley and Fred Ball.
San Antonio, Texas, 1957-1958. Team of Major F. W. Miller.
San Diego, California, 1957-1963. Team of Charles Johnson.
San Diego, California, 1962-1964. Team of T. M. Hemphill.
San Francisco, California, 1956-1960.
San Jose, California, 1957-1969, 1972.
San Mateo, California, 1962.
Santa Barbara, California, 1957-1959.
Santa Monica, California, 1957-1960. Team of Richard Mayhew.
Santa Monica, California, 1963. Team of Dr. Gerhard Schilling.
Santa Monica, California, 1962-1966. Team of Dr. Carl Gazley.
Sayerville, New Jersey, 1963.
Schenectady, New York, 1957-1960.
Seattle, Washington, 1962. Team of Patricia Jones.
Seattle, Washington, 1962-1967. Team of Gary Peterson.
Sedallia, Missouri, 1957.
Seguin, Texas, 1959-1960.
Box 8
Silver City, New Mexico, 1956-1961, 1969, 1971-1975.
Silver Spring, Maryland, 1962. Team of Albert Syeles.
Silver Spring, Maryland, 1957-1960, 1962-1963, 1965-1966, 1968. Team of Robert Wright.
South Lansing, New York, 1962-1964.
Spokane, Washington, 1957-1960.
State College, Pennsylvania, 1956-1961.
State College, Pennsylvania, 1962-1965, 1967-1972, 1974. Includes photographs.
Stockton, California, 1956-1961.
Strongsville, Ohio, 1963.
Struthers, Ohio, 1956-1959.
Sylacauga, Alabama, 1956-1960.
Tempe, Arizona, 1958-1959.
Terre Haute, Indiana, 1957-1958.
Terre Haute, Indiana, 1959-1960.
Terre Haute, Indiana, 1961-1962.
Terre Haute, Indiana, 1963-1965.
Terre Haute, Indiana. Photographs.
Topango, California, 1962.
Tucson, Arizona, 1957-1963.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1962-1963. Team of Dan White.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1962-1965. Team of Louis Desjardins.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1956-1959. Team of James Westphal.
Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1957-1958.
Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, 1962.
Urbana, Illinois, 1962-1963, 1965, 1968.
Valparaiso, Indiana, 1962-1963, 1965.
Van Nuys, California, 1957-1958.
Van Nuys, California, 1959-1962.
Van Nuys, California, 1963-1968.
Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1963.
Waco, Texas, 1957-1959. Team of George Miles.
Waco, Texas, 1957-1959. Team of A. J. Griffin.
Walnut Creek, California, 1957-1959.
Walnut Creek, California, 1960-1964.
Walnut Creek, California, 1965-1969.
Warren, Ohio, 1956.
Box 9
Washington, D.C., 1956-1959. Includes photographs.
West Jefferson, North Carolina, 1963-1964.
Weston, West Virginia, 1963-1965.
West Palm Beach, Florida, 1957-1961. Team of Albert Werner, Moonwatch director, 1968-1975.
West Palm Beach, Florida, 1962-1965.
West Palm Beach, Florida, 1966-1969, 1971, 1973.
Whittier, California, 1957-1963, 1965-1968. Includes photographs.
Wichita, Kansas, 1956-1960.
Wichita, Kansas, 1961-1965.
Wichita, Kansas, 1966-1970. Includes photographs.
Wichita Falls, Texas, 1958-1960.
Wilmore, Kentucky, 1957-1959.
Woodbridge, Connecticut, 1962-1963, 1966-1972.
Wooster, Ohio, 1962-1963.
Yankton, South Dakota, 1956-1960.
Yuma, Arizona, 1965. Team of Gary Emerson.
Yuma, Arizona, 1957-1960. Team of Kevin Keough. Includes photographs.
Foreign correspondence, 1956-1961. Primarily inquiries.
Algeria: Bouzareah, 1969-1970. Includes photographs.
Argentina: general correspondence, 1956-1958.
Argentina: Teofilo Tabanera correspondence, 1956-1958. Tabanera was vice president of the International Astronautical Federation and a prime contact for Moonwatch in South America. Included are translations into Spanish of Moonwatch bulletins and lists of possible volunteers.
Argentina: Buenos Aires, 1956-1960, 1963-1967. Includes correspondence with three different teams.
Argentina: Cordoba, 1957-1960, 1963-1964, 1966-1967.
Argentina: Merlo, 1957-1960.
Argentina: Mendoza, 1965-1973.
Argentina: San Juan, 1958-1960, 1963.
Austria: Hinterbruehl, 1962-1965, 1967-1969, 1973.
Austria: Klosterneuburg, 1965-1974. Includes photographs.
Austria: Vienna, 1966-1967, 1969-1973.
Australia: general correspondence, 1956-1959.
Australia: Adelaide, 1957-1959.
Australia: Adelaide, 1960-1963.
Australia: Adelaide, 1964-1967.
Australia: Adelaide, 1968-1971.
Box 10
Australia: Adelaide, 1972-1975.
Australia: Antarlo, 1972.
Australia: Brisbane, 1963.
Australia: Ipswich, 1963-1969. Includes photographs.
Australia: Melbourne, 1957-1962.
Australia: Morwell, 1962-1963.
Australia: Perth, 1957-1963. Team of Ronald Boggis.
Australia: Perth, 1965-1967, 1969. Includes photographs.
Australia: Perth, 1971-1974. Team of Richard Calver.
Australia: Sydney, 1957-1971. Includes diagrams and photographs.
Australia: Terranora, 1967-1969.
Australia: Thallon, 1967-1968, 1970-1975.
Australia: Townsville, 1959-1962.
Australia: Townsville, 1963-1965.
Australia: Townsville, 1966-1975. Includes diagrams and photographs.
Australia: Woomera, 1957-1961.
Belgian Congo: Lwiro, 1957-1959.
Belgium: Erps Kwerps, 1965-1974.
Belgium: Londerzeel, 1973-1975.
Bolivia: general correspondence, 1957.
Brazil: general correspondence, 1957-1958, 1961.
Brazil: Bauru, 1958-1963.
Brazil: Curvelo, 1962-1964.
Brazil: Paraiba, 1962-1969, 1975.
Brazil: Porto Alegre, 1962-1963.
Brazil: Sao Paulo, 1957-1964, 1967-1968.
British West Indies: general correspondence, 1956-1957.
British West Indies: Montserrat, 1970-1971.
Canada: general correspondence, 1956-1958.
Canada: Assiniboia, 1963.
Canada: Baie d'Urfe, 1962-1963.
Canada: Brandon, 1962-1966.
Canada: Calgary, 1964-1969. Team of E. M. Rogers.
Canada: Calgary, 1960-1964. Team of S. Wieser.
Canada: Dewdney, 1959, 1962-1968.
Canada: Don Mills, 1962-1964, 1967-1968.
Canada: Edmonton, 1960-1965.
Canada: Mission City, 1962-1969, 1971-1975.
Canada: Montreal, 1957-1959.
Canada: Newbrook, 1962-1963.
Canada: New Westminster, 1968-1969, 1973-1974.
Canada: Ottawa, 1962.
Canada: Penticton, 1962.
Box 11
Canada: Richmond, 1963-1964. Team of G. C. Bell.
Canada: Richmond, 1962-1965, 1967-1972. Team of Martin Potter.
Canada: Royal Oak, 1962.
Canada: Ste. Foy, 1962-1968, 1970. Includes photograph.
Canada: Saskatoon, 1963-1967. Team of Ronald Peters.
Canada: Saskatoon, 1963-1967. Team of Gordon Olson.
Canada: Toronto, 1959-1964. Team of Archie Ostrander.
Canada: Toronto, 1962-1975. Team of John Langford.
Canada: Winnipeg, 1963. Team of D. M. Kent.
Canada: Winnipeg, 1960-1962, 1964-1965, 1967-1972. Team of Paul Moffat.
Chile: general correspondence, 1956-1957.
Chile: Antofagasta, 1956-1960, 1962.
Chile: Santiago, 1956-1960, 1962-1963. Includes correspondence with several teams.
China: general correspondence, 1957.
Colombia, 1956-1958, 1962. Includes correspondence with two teams.
Costa Rica, 1956-1957.
Cuba, 1957-1958.
Curacao, 1957-1961.
Denmark: Copenhagen, 1962-1975.
Ecuador: Quito, 1956-1960.
Egypt: Helwan, 1956-1957.
England: Correspondence with the coordinator, 1956-1964. The British Interplanetary Society, led by Mr. L. J. Carter, its secretary, acted as coordinator in the organization and operation of Moonwatch teams in England.
England: general correspondence, 1956-1957. Primarily inquiries.
England: Aldershot, 1967-1970, 1972.
England: Bolton, 1965-1967.
England: Bournemouth, 1969-1975.
England: Bristol, 1959-1967. Includes photographs.
England: Chelmsford, 1968-1969.
England: Copthorne, 1971.
England: Cowbeech, 1962-1972.
England. Farnham, 1964-1965.
England: Farnham, 1966-1970.
England: Farnham, 1971-1975. Includes biography of Desmond G. King-Hele.
England: Frimley, 1968-1969, 1971-1974.
England: Isle of Wight, 1959-1961.
England: Malvern, 1965-1975.
England: Radio and Space Research Station, Slough, 1967-1974.
England: Stevenage, 1969-1973.
England: Sudbury, 1968-1969, 1975.
England: Thames Ditton, 1967-1969.
England: Waltham Abbey, 1969-1970, 1975.
Fiji: Suva, 1973, 1975. Team of L. E. Thompson.
Fiji: Suva, 1962-1965. Team of F. M. Gray.
France: Forcalquier, 1967-1970.
France: Hautes-Pyrenees, 1965, 1969.
France: Meudon, 1968-1971, 1974-1975.
France: Meudon Observatory, 1974.
Box 12
Germany: general correspondence, 1956-1957, 1959.
Germany: correspondence with the coordinator, Dr. H. K. Paetzold, 1957-1962.
Germany: Bautzen, 1964-1968.
Germany: Berlin, 1958-1975. Includes photographs and reports.
Germany: Bochum, 1958-1972, 1974. Includes photographs and reports.
Germany: Bonn, 1969-1974.
Germany: Celle-Hanover, 1965-1975.
Germany: Eilenburg, 1964-1972.
Germany: Fulda, 1969-1971, 1973.
Germany: Fulda - E, 1972-1973.
Germany: Hannover, 1958-1964.
Germany: Heidelberg, 1962-1964.
Germany: Munich, 1958-1960.
Germany: Potsdam, 1963-1967.
Germany: Recklinghausen, 1958-1960, 1962. Includes photographs.
Germany: Rodental, 1973-1975.
Germany: Rodewisch, 1964-1968, 1971, 1973-1974.
Germany: Schwerin, 1957, 1964-1969, 1971-1972. Includes brochure and photographs.
Germany: Stade/Elbe, 1969-1972. Primarily observation reports.
Germany: Stade/Elbe, 1973-1975. Primarily observation reports.
Germany: Stade/Elbe, 1963-1965. Correspondence.
Germany: Stade/Elbe, 1966-1975. Correspondence.
Germany: Ulm Donau, 1958-1960.
Germany: Weissenau, 1958-1960.
Greece: Athens, 1962-1964, 1966-1971, 1973-1974.
Greece: Athens College, 1963.
Greece: Larissa, 1962-1975.
Guatemala: Guatemala City, 1957-1960. Includes correspondence of the National Committee of Guatemala for the International Geophysical Year.
Ice Island: T-3 and Charlie, 1959-1960.
India: general correspondence, 1956-1958, 1962.
India: Calcutta, 1962.
Iran: Shiraz, 1957-1962.
Israel: Haifa, 1959-1964.
Italy: general correspondence, 1957, 1962-1963.
Italy: Messina, 1962-1971, 1975.
Japan: general correspondence, 1966, 1970. Includes addresses of Japanese Moonwatch teams, coordinates for Asahikawa, and photographs.
Japan: correspondence with the coordinator, 1956-1970.
Japan: Higashi-Matsuyama, 1969, 1971-1972. Includes photographs.
Japan: Sapporo, 1969, 1971. Includes photograph.
Kenya: Thika, 1965.
Malaya: Kampar, 1961-1962.
Mauritius: Port Louis, 1963, 1965, 1968-1969.
Mexico: Puebla, 1956-1964.
Mexico: Puebla, 1965-1975. Includes photographs.
Box 13
Netherlands: Achel I and II, 1967-1969, 1971-1974.
Netherlands: Baarn, 1969.
Netherlands: Breda, 1969-1975.
Netherlands: Denekamp, 1967-1970, 1972.
Netherlands: Gorinchem, 1972.
Netherlands: Groningen, 1967-1969, 1972, 1974.
Netherlands: Groningen II, 1973-1974.
Netherlands: Hoeven, 1967-1970, 1972-1975.
Netherlands: Leek, 1969.
Netherlands: Leiden, 1962, 1969.
Netherlands: 's-Hertogenbosch, 1971.
Netherlands: Ulestraten, 1968-1969, 1973.
Netherlands: Utrecht, 1958, 1966-1972, 1974. Includes photographs.
Netherlands: Waalwijk, 1968-1969, 1971.
New Zealand: Auckland, 1966-1970, 1972.
New Zealand: Christchurch, 1964-1971, 1973. Includes photographs.
New Zealand: Invercargill, 1965-1975. Includes photograph.
New Zealand: Nelson, 1962-1969. Includes photographs and diagrams.
New Zealand: Taradale, 1968-1972, 1974.
Pacific Islands: general correspondence, 1957-1958.
Pacific Islands: Guam, 1958-1960.
Pacific Islands: Pago Pago, 1957-1960, 1962-1964. Includes correspondence with two teams.
Pacific Islands: Truk, 1957-1959.
Pacific Islands: Wake, 1957-1960, 1962-1964
Pacific Islands: Yap, 1957-1960.
Pakistan: Karachi, 1962-1965.
Peru: general correspondence, 1956-1958.
Peru: Arequipa, 1956-1960.
Peru: Lima, 1959-1960, 1963.
Peru: Huancayo, 1958-1960, 1963.
Philippines: general correspondence, 1957.
Philippines: Baguio City, 1957, 1959-1963, 1965.
Philippines: Iloilo City, 1963-1964.
Philippines: Manila, 1962-1964.
Philippines: Mindinao, 1960, 1962-1966.
Philippines: Pasay City, 1958-1965.
Philippines: Pasay City, 1966-1973, 1975.
Philippines: Quezon City, 1957-1969. Includes photograph.
Portugal: Lisbon, 1960-1961.
Rhodesia: Bancroft, 1957, 1959-1963. Includes photographs and diagrams.
Romania: Bucharest, 1967-1968, 1970-1972, 1975.
Romania: Cluj, 1973-1975.
Scotland: Ashley, 1967-1969, 1971.
Scotland: Earlyburn, 1962, 1964-1965, 1968-1972, 1974.
Scotland: Elphard, 1966-1967.
Scotland: Glasgow, 1959-1962, 1964.
Scotland: Willowbrae, 1966-1969, 1972-1975.
South Africa: general correspondence, 1956-1957. Includes inquiries about Moonwatch, a report on the importance of South Africa as an observing location, and correspondence with Dr. David Evans, the first coordinator.
South Africa: correspondence with the coordinators, 1959-1961.
Box 14
South Africa: correspondence with the coordinators, 1962-1964, 1966, 1969.
South Africa: Bloemfontein, 1957-1963. Includes reports and photographs.
South Africa: Cape Town, 1957-1964. Includes much correspondence with William P. Hirst, Moonwatch director, 1964-1968, who was the leader of this team until 1963.
South Africa: Cape Town, 1965-1975. The bulk of this correspondence is between Albert Werner and Hirst, who retired to Cape Town and became an active observer again.
South Africa: Colbyn, 1968-1969.
South Africa: Durban, 1961-1964.
South Africa: Escombe, 1967-1969.
South Africa: Johannesburg, 1969-1970, 1974. Team of Gregory Roberts.
South Africa: Johannesburg II, 1973. Team of R. Lake.
South Africa: Johannesburg, 1957-1959. Team of Dr. Charles N. Williams.
South Africa: Kenilworth, 1966-1969.
South Africa: Murrayfield, 1966-1968, 1973.
South Africa: Pretoria, 1957-1965.
South Africa: Pretoria, 1966-1969, 1971-1972, 1974. Includes photographs.
South Africa: Riviera, 1967-1970.
South Africa: Valhalla, 1966-1969.
Spain: general correspondence, 1957.
Spain: Almeria, 1968-1970, 1972-1974.
Switzerland: Zug, 1971-1972, 1975.
Switzerland: Zurich, 1965-1967, 1969, 1971.
Taiwan: Hsingchu City, 1962. Includes photographs.
Taiwan: Taipei, 1957-1969.
Tanganyika, 1962-1964.
Turkey, 1956.
Uganda: Kampala, 1962, 1964.
Uruguay: Montevideo, 1956-1963.
Venezuela: general correspondence, 1957.
Zambia: Lusaka, 1963-1969, 1972.
Series 4
MOONWATCH ADMINISTRATIVE FILES, 1956-1975. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY.This series consists of an administrative subject file kept by the Moonwatch Division. The file includes correspondence, memoranda, lists, reports, bulletins, forms, charts, maps, and photographs.
Box 14
Address lists, 1973, and undated.
American Meteorite Laboratory, 1965. Includes correspondence between William P. Hirst, Moonwatch director, and Glenn I. Huss, laboratory director, in addition to questionnaires concerning meteorites.
American Meteor Society, 1968, 1970-1975. Includes correspondence between Albert Werner and Professor Charles P. Olivier, director emeritus; meteor reports; newsletters and bulletins.
Awards: correspondence and lists, 1974-1975. Includes list of Moonwatch volunteers who received awards, an article concerning Moonwatch volunteers, sample of award letter and certificates, and correspondence.
Awards: registration forms, 1974.
Blue bulletin: drafts and notes, 1963. Articles by observers on various topics concerning Moonwatch.
Budget, 1960-1961, 1963-1970, 1974. Includes memoranda and cost summaries.
Center for Short-lived Phenomena, 1968-1969. Includes news releases, Apollo 8 schedule, and form letters written by Robert Citron, Project Administrator.
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, 1966, 1968-1969, 1971-1972. Includes annual report and circulars issued by the Bureau.
Charts: North Polar Sequence and photographs, 1945; Spherical Diagrams, 1955; Satellite Apparent Position Calculator, 1958; Messier Objects Chart, 1966; Meridional Stereographic Projection Charts, undated; Flow Chart for EPHSIX, undated.
COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) correspondence, 1963, 1966-1969, 1972, 1974. Includes memoranda, lists of stations, and COSPAR code booklet.
Communications, 1966-1968. Includes memoranda, report, and bulletin.
Computer, 1965, 1967-1969. Includes memoranda and code explanation.
Draft of Moonwatch manual, 1963, and undated.
Ephemeris VI: original instructions, 1972-1974. Instruction booklet and correspondence.
Equipment, 1964, 1966-1970, 1973.
Box 15
Equipment inventories, 1965.
Evaluation forms, 1958.
Evaluation forms, Japanese teams, 1958.
Grants, 1960, 1964-1971. Includes correspondence and semiannual Progress Reports.
Graph method of recording and checking Moonwatch observations, 1959-1960.
Index to Moonwatch newsletters, volumes XIII to XVI, undated.
Instructions for observers, 1962-1963, 1966, 1968, and undated.
Instructions and information with incomplete forms, undated.
Internal memoranda, 1961, 1966-1973, and undated.
Laser observations, 1965, 1967, 1970.
Letter for Moonwatch history, 1958.
Maintenance of government property.
Manufacturing procedures: Alt-Az mount and reticles, 1966.
Map of Moonwatch and Baker-Nunn sites.
Maps showing locations of Moonwatch stations, B-L.
Maps showing locations of Moonwatch stations, M-R.
Maps showing locations of Moonwatch stations, S-W.
Monthly re-entry reports, 1963-1969.
Moonwatch Technical Bulletins, 1957-1963, 1964, 1966-1968. (2 folders)
NASA: miscellaneous correspondence, 1969-1973.
NORAD (North American Air Defense Command): Ent Air Force Base: Satellite elements, 1969, 1972-1973.
NORAD: miscellaneous correspondence, 1956, 1966-1975.
NORAD: reports of decays, 1965-1969.
Observatory registration forms.
Office for Satellite Scatter Coordination.
Personnel, 1966-1969, 1971-1972.
Questionnaires for Moonwatch history.
Records management.
Box 16
Reports and papers, 1962-1969.
Satellite magnitudes.
Satellite photometry.
STADAD (Satellite Tracking and Data Acquisition Department) memos, 1966-1969.
STP (Satellite Tracking Program) memos, 1967, 1969.
Space decay graph, 1957-1968.
Special Bulletins. Instructions for observers that were part of the Moonwatch manual.
Standard instructions and procedures.
Standing Instructions: Administrative (S.I.A.) bulletins.
Station coordinates file, undated. Forms showing the latitude and longitude for each site.
Status reports, 1965-1970. Periodic reports concerning the number of satellite observations made.
Team histories, A-F.
Team histories, I-T.
Team newsletters.
Team questionnaires, 1958. A-L.
Team questionnaires, 1958. M-Y.
Team registration forms, A-B.
Team registration forms, C-D.
Team registration forms, E-G.
Team registration forms, H-K.
Team registration forms, L-N.
Team registration forms, O-Q.
Team registration forms, R-S.
Team registration forms, T-Z.
Telescope and camera-size questionnaires, 1966.
Telescope diagram, undated.
Termination of Moonwatch, 1975.
Test Alert #1, May 1957. Notes. Includes map, photographs, instructions, address lists, and rough notes concerning the first test of Moonwatch teams.
Box 17
Test Alert #1, May 1957. A-K. Reports from the teams on their performance during the test.
Test Alert #1, May 1957. L-Y.
Test Alert #2, July 1957. Notes. Includes address lists and rough notes on the second alert.
Test Alert #2, July 1957. A-D. Responses on team performances.
Test Alert #2, July 1957. E-N.
Test Alert #2, July 1957. O-Y.
Unidentified photographs. (3 folders)
Western Satellite Research Network, 1966-1969. Includes bulletins of the network, an amateur satellite observing group composed of many of the same volunteers who belonged to Moonwatch.
Series 5
MOONWATCH PROJECT FILES, 1962-1973. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY.These files consist of correspondence, TWX bulletins, reports, and photographs of some of the various satellites and rockets assigned to Moonwatch to track. In many cases the records include only TWX bulletins and are thus incomplete. Of note are the records pertaining to Sputnik 4, the Russian satellite that scattered fragments in Wisconsin upon its re-entry in 1962.
Box 17
Anna, 1962.
Apollo 10, 1969.
Apollo 11, 1969.
Apollo 12, 1969-1970. Includes correspondence and observation accounts.
Apollo 13, 1970. Includes correspondence and photographs.
Apollo 14, 1971. Includes correspondence, reports, and photographs.
Apollo 14, S IV B Lunar Impact Project, 1971.
Apollo 15, 1971.
Apollo 16, 1972.
Apollo 17, 1972-1973.
Barium Ion Cloud Project, 1971. Correspondence.
Barium Ion Cloud Project. Reports and brochures.
Barium Ion Cloud Project. TWX bulletins.
Bellcomm, Inc., 1969-1970. Reports on Apollo tracking.
Centaur 3, 1964.
Comet White, 1970.
Cosmos 2, 1962.
Cosmos 5, 1963.
Cosmos 11, 1964.
Cosmos 19, 1964.
Cosmos 23, 1964.
Cosmos 27, 1964.
Cosmos 46, 1964.
Box 18
1961 Delta, 1963-1964.
Echo C, 1964.
1960 Epsilon, 1962.
1962 Eta 3, 1962.
Extreme Altitude Clouds, 1973.
Gemini-Titan, 1964.
1968 Hellos. Photographs.
Infrasonic Unknowns: 120 Seconds or less, 1965, 1968.
Infrasonic Unknowns: Long Duration, 1968.
Jupiter's Moons Occultation Project, 1973.
Kohoutek, 1973.
Mercury-Atlas (MA-9), 1963.
Miscellaneous projects.
NORAD Decay Predictions, 1964.
NORAD Decay Predictions, 1965.
NORAD Decay Predictions, 1966.
Re-entry 73.
Salyut, 1973.
Saturn 5, 1963-1964.
Saturn 6, 1964.
Saturn 7, 1964.
Skylab, 1972-1973.
Skynet 2, 1970.
Sputnik 4, 1962. Correspondence and observations.
Sputnik 4. Mailing lists, instructions, TWX bulletins.
Sputnik 4. Reports, articles, clippings, photographs.
Starlette, 1974.
1962 Theta, 1964.
Two Line Elements Test, 1973.
United Kingdom 4 (UK 4), 1972.
Vostok 5 & 6, 1963.
Way Out Satellites.
Series 6
HERBERT E. ROTH CORRESPONDENCE, 1966-1975. INCOMING AND OUTGOING. ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY.This series consists of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Herbert E. Roth in his capacity as director of the Volunteer Flight Officer Network (VFON), 1966-1975. Roth material concerning his Denver Moonwatch station can be found in Series 2; correspondence with VFON member airlines is in Series 8. Most of this correspondence is with William P. Hirst and Albert Werner. Topics include the scope and funding of the VFON, supplies and equipment, disposition of sighting reports, and other matters of VFON operation.
Box 18
Herbert E. Roth correspondence, 1966.
Herbert E. Roth correspondence, 1967.
Herbert E. Roth correspondence, 1968. Includes a controversy between Roth and Hirst regarding the purpose of the VFON.
Herbert E. Roth correspondence, 1969. Includes Roth's outline of the procedures followed in processing pilot reports.
Herbert E. Roth correspondence, 1970-1971.
Herbert E. Roth correspondence, 1972. Includes a letter of March 23, 1972, in which Roth details the history of the VFON.
Herbert E. Roth correspondence, 1973.
Herbert E. Roth correspondence, 1974-1975.
Series 7
VOLUNTEER FLIGHT OFFICER NETWORK MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE, 1969-1975. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY.This file consists of miscellaneous correspondence of the VFON. Correspondents include Herbert E. Roth, Albert Werner, various astronomers, and the public. Topics include newsletter requests, address changes, satellite information, and reports of unusual sightings.
Box 18
VFON miscellaneous correspondence, A-Z.
Series 8
VFON AIRLINE FILES, 1963-1975. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY.This series consists of the files maintained for each member airline in the VFON, correspondence with airlines that refused to join, and the approximately 4200 sighting reports submitted to the VFON. The sighting or pilot reports were numbered by Roth as they were received and marked with the name of the submitting airline. Some reports were filed according to airline, some according to the type of the sighting (satellite re-entry, meteor, unprocessed, or other), and some in numerical groups. Other categories included ground sightings and reports from unidentified airlines. To facilitate reference, most of the reports have been placed in the files of the airlines where possible and separated by the nature of the sighting. Although the majority of the early reports (1963-1968) are presumably from United Air Lines personnel, they are arranged chronologically here after the airline files. Each folder also contains Roth's correspondence with the airline regarding its membership, acknowledgments of reports, and discussions of unusual sightings.
Box 18
Adastra Airways, 1968.
Aerial Agriculture Pty., Limited, 1967.
Box 19
Aer Lingus, 1966-1971.
Aerolineas Argentinas, 1966-1967.
Aerolineas Peruanas, 1967.
Aeronaves de Mexico, S. A., 1967, 1973-1974.
Aerotaxis Montevideo, 1968-1969, 1971-1972.
Air Afrique, 1967.
Air Asia Company, 1966-1967.
Air Canada, 1966-1968, 1970, 1972, 1974.
Air Canada: meteor sightings. 1966-1967.
Air Canada: meteor sightings, 1968-1969.
Air Canada: meteor sightings, 1970-1975.
Air France, 1972-1973, 1975.
Air India, 1968-1970, 1972-1974.
Air Jamaica, 1972.
Airlift International, Inc., 1967.
Air Malawi, 1967, 1970.
Air Mauritius, 1969.
Airlines of New South Wales, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972.
Air New Zealand, 1965-1971, 1974-1975.
Air New Zealand: meteor sightings, 1966-1970.
Air New Zealand: meteor sightings, 1971-1974.
Air Rhodesia, 1967-1968, 1971, 1974.
Air Vietnam, 1967, 1969.
Alaska Airlines, 1965-1967.
ALIA: The Royal Jordanian Airlines, 1966-1967, 1973.
Alitalia, 1966-1967, 1970.
Alleghany Airlines, 1966-1967.
ALM: Dutch Antillean Airlines, 1967, 1975.
Aloha Airlines, 1966-1967.
American Airlines, 1965-1971.
American Airlines: meteor sightings, 1966.
American Airlines: meteor sightings, 1967-1975.
Ansett Airlines: ANA, 1966-1970.
Ansett-MAL, 1966-1967.
ARDIC, 1967, 1969.
Associated Airlines Proprietary, Ltd., 1967-1969.
BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), 1966-1971, 1973-1974.
BOAC satellite sightings, 1967-1968, 1970-1974.
BOAC: meteor sightings, 1966-1967.
BOAC: meteor sightings, 1968-1969.
BOAC: meteor sightings, 1970-1971.
BOAC: meteor sightings, 1972.
BOAC: meteor sightings, 1973.
BOAC: meteor sightings, 1974.
BOAC: meteor sightings, 1975.
Bonanza Airlines, 1966-1967.
Braniff International Airways, 1966-1971.
Bristow Helicopters, 1967.
B. C. Air Lines, Limited, 1967-1969.
BEA Helicopters, Ltd., 1967.
British European Airways, 1966-1967, 1969.
BKS Air Transport, Ltd., 1967.
British Midland Airways, 1967.
British United Airways, 1967-1970.
British West Indian Airways, Ltd., 1965-1967, 1969.
Caledonian/British United Airways, 1971-1974.
Cambrian Airways, 1967, 1971.
Canadian Pacific Airlines, 1966-1967, 1969-1975.
Caraibische Lucht Transport, 1967.
Cathay Pacific Airways, 1966-1971, 1974.
Cathay Pacific Airways: meteor sightings, 1967-1975.
Central African Airways, 1967-1968.
Chicago Helicopter Airways, 1967.
China Airlines, 1972-1973.
CIA. Mexicana Aviacion S.A., 1966-1967, 1969.
Civil Air Transport, 1967.
Conair of Scandinavia, 1966-1967.
Connellan Airways, Pty., Ltd., 1966-1967.
Continental Airlines, 1972-1973.
Cyprus Airways, 1965-1967, 1972.
Dansk Luftfart Service, 1967, 1974.
Delta Airlines, 1966-1968, 1970, 1974.
Delta Airlines: meteor sightings, 1967-1973, 1975.
Box 20
Dominicana de Aviacion, 1966-1967.
East African Airways, 1967-1973.
Eastern Airlines, 1966-1967, 1969-1972, 1974.
Eastern Airlines: satellite sightings, 1966-1969, 1971-1973.
Eastern Airlines: meteor sightings, 1966-1967.
Eastern Airlines: meteor sightings, 1968.
Eastern Airlines: meteor sightings, 1969-1970.
Eastern Airlines: meteor sightings, 1971.
Eastern Airlines: meteor sightings, 1972.
Eastern Airlines: meteor sightings, 1973.
Eastern Airlines: meteor sightings, 1974-1975.
Eastern Provincial Airways, Ltd., 1967.
East West Airlines, 1966-1967, 1969.
El-Al Israel Airlines, 1965-1968, 1970, 1973-1974.
Ethiopian Airlines, S.C., 1968-1970, 1974.
Far Eastern Air Transport, 1967.
Finnair, Aero O/Y, 1967-1974.
Flying Tiger Line, 1967.
Frontier Airlines, 1966-1968, 1972-1973.
Ghana Airways, 1967, 1969.
Hawaiian Airlines, 1966-1968.
Helicopter Sales, Ltd., 1967, 1970.
Hemisphere Air Transportation, 1967, 1970.
Iberia Airlines, 1966-1969.
Icelandair, 1966-1968.
Internord Aviation, 1967.
Interstate Air Services Pty., Ltd., 1967.
Iran National Airlines, 1967-1968, 1974.
KAR-AIR OY, 1967-1969, 1971-1972.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, 1966-1974.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: meteor sightings, 1966-1967.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: meteor sightings, 1968-1969.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: meteor sightings, 1970.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: meteor sightings, 1971.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: meteor sightings, 1972.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: meteor sightings, 1973.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: meteor sightings, 1974.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: meteor sightings, 1975.
Lake Central Airlines, 1966-1967.
Lanica Airlines, 1966-1967.
LEBCA: Linea Expresa Bolivar C.A., 1966-1967.
Lufthansa, 1966-1975.
Lufthansa: meteor sightings, 1966-1967.
Lufthansa: meteor sightings, 1968-1969.
Lufthansa: meteor sightings, 1970-1971.
Lufthansa: meteor sightings, 1972-1973.
Lufthansa: meteor sightings, 1974-1975.
Maersk Air, 1969, 1972-1973.
Malaysia-Singapore Airlines, Ltd., 1966-1967, 1969, 1973.
Middle East Airlines, 1966-1967.
Mount Cook Airlines, 1967, 1969.
National Airlines, 1965-1967, 1969, 1972, 1974.
New Zealand National Airways, 1966-1967, 1970, 1972, 1974.
Northeast Airlines, 1965-1967.
Northern Executive Aviation, Ltd., 1967.
Northwest Orient Airlines, 1966-1968.
Olympic Airways, 1972.
Pacific Airlines, 1966-1967.
Pakistan International Airlines, 1967, 1969, 1971-1972.
Pan African Airlines, 1967, 1969.
Pan American World Airways, 1965-1970, 1972-1973.
Pan American World Airways: meteor sightings, 1966-1971, 1973, 1975.
Philippine Airlines, 1966-1969.
Qantas, 1966-1975.
Box 21
Qantas: meteor sightings, 1965-1970.
Qantas: meteor sightings, 1971-1975.
Quebecair, 1966-1967, 1971.
Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc., 1967.
SATENA: Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales, 1967.
Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, 1967-1969.
Seaboard World Airlines, 1967.
Servicio Aereo de Honduras, S.A., 1967.
SFO Helicopter Airlines, 1967.
SUFOI: Skandinavisk UFO Information, 1965-1973.
South African Airways, 1967, 1969, 1972-1975.
Sterling Airways, 1966-1971, 1973-1974.
Sudan Airways, 1966-1968.
Surinam Airways, Ltd., 1967.
Swissair, 1966-1968, 1971-1975.
Taca International Airlines, 1967.
Territory Airlines Pty., Limited, 1967.
Transair, Limited, 1967.
Trans Australia Airlines, 1966-1975.
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde, 1967.
Transportes Aereos Portugueses, 1967-1968, 1971-1974.
Trans World Airlines, 1967-1970, 1973-1974.
Trek Airways, 1967.
Tunis Air, 1967.
United Air Lines: meteor sightings, January 1969-June 1969.
United Air Lines: meteor sightings, July 1969-December 1969.
United Air Lines: meteor sightings, 1970.
United Air Lines: meteor sightings, January 1971-June 1971.
United Air Lines: meteor sightings, July 1971-December 1971.
United Air Lines: meteor sightings, 1972.
United Air Lines: meteor sightings, 1973.
United Air Lines: meteor sightings, 1974.
United Air Lines: meteor sightings, 1975.
United Air Lines: other sightings, 1965-1967, 1969, 1972-1974.
United Air Lines: satellite decays or sightings.
United Air Lines: unprocessed sightings, 1965-1967, 1969-1970.
Western Airlines, 1972-1974.
Whirl-Wide Aviation Ltd., 1967.
Airlines refusing to join, A-O.
Airlines refusing to join, S-T.
Satellite sighting reports, 1965-1968.
Sighting reports, unidentified airlines, 1966, 1968-1974.
Sighting reports, non-airline sources, 1967-1968, 1970-1975.
Sighting reports, 1963-1964.
Sighting reports, 1965.
Sighting reports, 1966.
Sighting reports, January 1967-June 1967.
Sighting reports, July 1967-December 1967.
Sighting reports, 1968.
Series 9
VFON ADMINISTRATIVE FILES, 1963-1975. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY.This series consists of an administrative subject file maintained at Moonwatch Division for the VFON and includes correspondence, memoranda, lists, reports, form letters, and worksheets.
Box 21
Address lists, undated.
ARINC: Aeronautical Radio, Inc., 1969-1970.
Box 22
Contracts, 1969-1971.
Contracts, 1972-1975.
Mailings to airlines, 1965-1968, 1972.
Newsletter cover, 1973-1974.
Official list of participating airlines, 1970, 1974.
Orbital data requests, 1970.
Progress report, 1970.
Progress reports, 1971.
Progress reports, 1972.
Progress reports, 1973.
Progress reports, 1974.
Proposal worksheets, 1973-1975.
Salary receipts: Herbert E. Roth, 1970, 1972-1975.
Satellite decay dates, 1966-1968.
Satellite materials identification, 1970-1971.
SAO confirmation of VFON reports, 1963-1969.
Series 10
NEWSLETTERS AND BULLETINS, 1956-1975.This series consists of three groups of publications produced at SAO for Moonwatch and VFON observers. It includes the Bulletin for Visual Observers of Satellites, 1956-1963; Moonwatch Newsletter, 1958-1975; and VFON Satellite Re-entry Newsletter, 1973-1975.
Box 22
Bulletin for Visual Observers of Satellites, 1956-1963.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1958.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1959.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1960.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1961.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1962.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1963.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1964.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1965.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1966.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1967.
Box 23
Moonwatch newsletters, 1968.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1969.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1970.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1971.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1972.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1973.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1974.
Moonwatch newsletters, 1975.
VFON Satellite Re-entry Newsletter, 1973-1975.
Series 11
SLIDES, TAPES, AND MOVIES, 1959, 1966, AND UNDATED.This series consists primarily of a small number of slides, some of which are unidentified. Arrangement is alphabetical by the name of the Moonwatch station that submitted each slide. Subjects include team members, equipment, Sputnik 4, and views of satellite transits or comets. Also included are two unidentified movies and three tapes, which contain the addresses heard at a meeting on November 3, 1966, of Smithsonian and SAO scientists.
Box 24
SLIDES.
Adelaide, Australia.
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Arlington, Virginia.
Bryan, Texas.
Chicago, Illinois.
China Lake, California.
Comet Pereya.
Dallas, Texas.
Echo I.
Edinburg, Texas.
Fort Worth, Texas.
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Kansas City, Missouri.
Lawton, Oklahoma.
Manhattan, Kansas.
Millbrook, New York.
North Canton, Ohio.
Perth, Australia.
Sacramento, California.
San Antonio, Texas.
San Jose, California.
Silver Spring, Maryland.
Sputnik 4.
State College, Pennsylvania.
Sydney, Australia.
Sylacauga, Alabama.
Terre Haute, Indiana.
Walnut Creek, California.
Whittier, California.
Unidentified.
TAPES AND MOVIES.
Gemini 6&7 Rendezvous with Various Ground Stations; January 5, 1966; 1/4" audiotape.
SI-SAO Scientific Conference Presentation; November 3, 1966; Tapes #1-3; 1/4" audiotape. (3 boxes)
Movie: Satellite, Grace & Bob; 16mm film.
Unidentified movie; 16mm film.
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