Show T r yf f I r IS LIKELY STRATO STRATa RECORD y LIKELY TO STAND FOR SOME TIME The official altitude figure flure of 72 feet miles for the highest t up r of 0 the National 1 G Geographic society society- United Silt States army stratosphere night flight of November 11 recently de de- lIe lIe- determined determined by National of Standards calibration of the sealed scaled Is n record that trill probably stand for some time It Is la higher by not quite n 11 mile than the Ii figure ure for tor the Ill Ill Ill- Ill fated fated fatell Soviet balloon of 1 that In binding with lIh fatal fata result to 10 Its crew rew of three It Is s more than thant two t vo miles 1118 feet higher hl her than the official record set In 1013 by the Settle Settle-Fordney American night flight the official mark marl of which was Gl feet The routine lights flights g of instrument instrument- carrying carrying balloons used In weather observations do do not often orten reach higher than the tilE new record for fo man carrying man man- carrying strain balloons just an nu announced flounced Sounding balloons or sm sma small I balloons that do Jo not carry anything I but themselves aloft often go o higher than the new wor worlds world's s 's record The I American record re for these sounding dates from 1913 und and Is 20 miles The highest claimed Is la 22 miles In German Germany but hut there Is la doubt about these records ns as there are arc reasons for or doubting whether whether balloons can rise yond be-yond be about 19 m 0 miles I seem to be the lie best bet I for the future In atte attempts ts to probe I farther out In spa Science I ServIce I |