Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 139 of 312
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TABLE A25 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS BY SIGHTING RELIABILITY GROUPS, ALL YEARS Evaluation | EXCELLENT | GOOD | DOUBTFUL | POOR Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total 0-Balloon | 19 | 13 | 32 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 100 | 63 | 163 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 15.2 | 100 | 80 | 180 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 13.9 | 51 | 24 | 75 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 14.3 1-Astronomical | 45 | 30 | 75 | 14.6 | 9.7 | 24.3 | 166 | 110 | 276 | 15.5 | 10.3 | 25.8 | 202 | 138 | 340 | 15.6 | 10.6 | 26.2 | 63 | 63 | 126 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 2-Aircraft | 41 | 19 | 60 | 13.3 | 6.2 | 19.5 | 105 | 108 | 218 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 19.9 | 157 | 135 | 292 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 22.5 | 51 | 26 | 77 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 14.7 3-Light Phenom. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 4-Birds | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 19.6 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 8-Unknown | 108 | 0 | 108 | 35.1 | 0.0 | 35.1 | 282 | 0 | 282 | 26.4 | 0.0 | 26.4 | 203 | 0 | 203 | 15.6 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 96 | 0 | 96 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 18.3 9-Other | 17 | 0 | 17 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 42 | 11 | 53 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 42 | 12 | 54 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.9 Total | 244 | 64 | 308 | 79.2 | 20.8 | 100. | 754 | 316 | 1070 | 70.5 | 29.5 | 100. | 906 | 392 | 1298 | 69.8 | 30.2 | 100. | 396 | 129 | 525 | 75.4 | 24.6 | 100. TABLE A26 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS BY SIGHTING RELIABILITY GROUPS, 1947 Evaluation | EXCELLENT | GOOD | DOUBTFUL | POOR Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total 0-Balloon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 11.8 1-Astronomical | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19.4 | 11.1 | 30.5 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 35.6 | 8.9 | 44.5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 35.3 2-Aircraft | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 35.3 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 8-Unknown | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31.6 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 30.5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 11.8 9-Other | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19.4 | 0.0 | 19.4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Total | 18 | 1 | 19 | 94.8 | 5.3 | 100. | 30 | 6 | 36 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 100. | 40 | 5 | 45 | 88.9 | 11.1 | 100. | 17 | 0 | 17 | 100. | 0.0 | 100. TABLE A27 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS BY SIGHTING RELIABILITY GROUPS, 1948 Evaluation | EXCELLENT | GOOD | DOUBTFUL | POOR Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total 0-Balloon | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 13.2 | 11.8 | 25.0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 15.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 1-Astronomical | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29.2 | 20.8 | 50.0 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 19.1 | 10.3 | 29.4 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 14.6 | 25.3 | 39.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 2-Aircraft | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 13.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 8-Unknown | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 Total | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100. | 48 | 20 | 68 | 70.6 | 19.4 | 100. | 51 | 52 | 103 | 49.5 | 50.5 | 100. | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0 | 100 | 100. TABLE A28 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS BY SIGHTING RELIABILITY GROUPS, 1949 Evaluation | EXCELLENT | GOOD | DOUBTFUL | POOR Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total 0-Balloon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 9.5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 1-Astronomical | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 45.6 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 4.1 | 48.7 | 52.8 | 47 | 59 | 106 | 23.3 | 29.2 | 52.5 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 19.0 | 34.5 | 53.5 2-Aircraft | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 18.9 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 16.8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 6.0 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 10.7 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 8-Unknown | 9 | 0 | 9 | 25.7 | 0.0 | 25.7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 21.4 9-Other | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 Total | 26 | 9 | 35 | 74.3 | 25.7 | 100. | 28 | 46 | 74 | 37.8 | 62.2 | 100. | 123 | 79 | 202 | 60.9 | 39.1 | 100. | 54 | 30 | 84 | 64.3 | 35.7 | 100. 130