Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 145 of 312
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TABLE A46 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY SIGHTING RELIABILITY GROUPS, MILITARY OBSERVERS 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 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 10.3 | 49 | 34 | 83 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 16.1 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 10.4 | 6.3 | 16.7 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 17.5 1-Astronomical | 28 | 19 | 47 | 13.7 | 9.3 | 23.0 | 83 | 57 | 140 | 16.1 | 11.1 | 27.2 | 73 | 43 | 116 | 20.0 | 11.8 | 31.8 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 27.3 2-Aircraft | 27 | 13 | 40 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 19.6 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 13.0 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 13.1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 11.9 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 4-Birds | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 10.5 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 8-Unknown | 77 | 0 | 77 | 37.7 | 0.0 | 37.7 | 155 | 0 | 155 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 30.2 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 24.7 | 0.0 | 24.7 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 9-Other | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 9.1 Total | 162 | 42 | 204 | 19.4 | 20.6 | 100.0 | 378 | 136 | 514 | 13.5 | 26.5 | 100.0 | 270 | 95 | 365 | 14.0 | 26.0 | 100.0 | 94 | 49 | 143 | 65.7 | 34.3 | 100.0 TABLE A47 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY SIGHTING RELIABILITY GROUPS, CIVILIAN OBSERVERS 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 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 51 | 29 | 80 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 14.4 | 62 | 57 | 119 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 36 | 14 | 50 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 13.1 1-Astronomical | 17 | 11 | 28 | 16.3 | 10.6 | 26.9 | 83 | 53 | 136 | 14.9 | 9.5 | 24.4 | 129 | 95 | 224 | 13.8 | 10.2 | 24.0 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 22.7 2-Aircraft | 14 | 6 | 20 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 19.3 | 73 | 73 | 146 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 26.2 | 131 | 113 | 244 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 26.1 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 15.6 3-Light Phenom. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 132 | 0 | 132 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 88 | 0 | 88 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 8-Unknown | 31 | 0 | 31 | 29.8 | 0.0 | 29.8 | 127 | 0 | 127 | 22.8 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 113 | 0 | 113 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 66 | 0 | 66 | 17.2 | 0.3 | 17.5 9-Other | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 Total | 82 | 22 | 104 | 18.8 | 21.2 | 100.0 | 376 | 180 | 556 | 67.6 | 32.4 | 100.0 | 636 | 297 | 933 | 68.2 | 31.8 | 100.0 | 302 | 80 | 382 | 78.9 | 21.1 | 100.0 TABLE A48 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR 1947 BY SIGHTING RELIABILITY GROUPS, MILITARY OBSERVERS 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 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 1-Astronomical | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 2-Aircraft | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 22.2 | 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-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 8-Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 9-Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Total | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9 | 11.1 | 100.0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 TABLE A49 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR 1947 BY SIGHTING RELIABILITY GROUPS, CIVILIAN OBSERVERS 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 1-Astronomical | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 40.0 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 39.0 | 7.3 | 46.3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 46.2 2-Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 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 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30.1 | 0.0 | 30.1 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 8-Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 15.4 9-Other | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Total | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0 | 24.0 | 100.0 | 38 | 3 | 41 | 92.7 | 7.3 | 100.0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 136