Anthropomorphic dummy balloon drop test

Footage from the launch and drop operations under the "High Dive" program back in the middle 50's.

These dummies where used to study the behavior of a human like body in free fall in the framework of a project devoted to develope a escape system for future astronauts whom would need to bailout from the stratosphere.

These research drop test lead to another program (Excelsior) that used a human being as test subject.

According to the Air Force, these test carried out in the desert over New Mexico, are probably the source (among other confusion and myths) of the "Alien bodies" allegations in regard the UFO Crash at Roswell in 1947.

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[JDVide0s]

take "Anthropomorphic" out of your name cuz its a lie idiot,

[Stratoballoon]

@JDVide0s Oh yeah! they are alien bodies... of course ... please forgive me :-)

[FoxPaul1]

@40390576 Your welcome :)

[FoxPaul1]

@40390576 No u

[FoxPaul1]

@Hydrogenperoxidefox Haha, Anthropomorphic means something that is not human with human feature, idk what this guy was thinking when he name this video though

[JayLaMarr7]

@klausmorgan dumb.

[Hydrogenperoxidefox]

where was the furry?

[fqwgads]

kind of beautiful, in a way

[dumbtreeclimber]

r0cktsm0k3: The 3 jumps that Joe Kittinger did back in 1960ish was part of Project Excelsior. He was also in Project Manhigh. I've never heard of Project Adam.

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

It isnt any faster from 100,000 feet than from 5,000 feet. Terminal velocity.  So it would have been a huge waste. They could have dropped 100 from a plane for the same effort.