Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-10-20 | Page 9 | Weather Balloon Travels 43 Miles before Bursting

Weather Balloon I Travels 43 Miles Before Bursting I For or the purpose of stud studying ing upper air currents a small balloon was released Wednesday morning from the top of the Boston bull building ding by officials of the United States weather er bureau The small bag traveled tra a distance of ot 43 63 miles mlles and attained a height of 2170 miles mlles before it finally burst high in the air all over Center in Community valley valje southwest south south- southwest west of Salt Lake The balloon Inflated t to a diameter diameter diame diame- ter of thirty inches was let loose at 8 15 and traveled until 11 1130 30 ac according according according ac- ac cording to J J. J Cecil Alter local me- me this flight set a record in Utah and only two flights lights have equalled or exceeded this one in the United States in the past fifteen years ears ears The observations which are being made in this country and Europe are made at the request of ot the International Upper Air Research Research Re Re- search association Claude R R. Bird was at the theodo theodo- lite when the balloon finally burst and Dale G G. G Knarr equipped with a portable phone and slide rule computed computed computed com com- its location and velocity for consecutive minutes