Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 152 of 312
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TABLE A6.5 EVALUATION OF OBJECT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY COLORS REPORTED Evaluation | TOTAL | WHITE OR GLOWING WHITE | METALLIC | COLOR NOT STATED 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 | 207 | 132 | 339 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 15.4 | 56 | 45 | 101 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 56 | 28 | 84 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 1-Astronomical | 274 | 205 | 479 | 12.5 | 9.3 | 21.8 | 66 | 58 | 124 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 2-Aircraft | 265 | 209 | 474 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 21.6 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 85 | 52 | 137 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 3-Light Phenom. | 30 | 18 | 48 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 6-Insuffic. Info. | 240 | 0 | 240 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 7-Psychological | 35 | 9 | 44 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 8-Unknown | 434 | 0 | 434 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 19.7 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 76 | 0 | 76 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 9-Other | 85 | 24 | 109 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 Total | 1585 | 614 | 2199 | 72.1 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 355 | 162 | 517 | 16.1 | 7.4 | 23.5 | 291 | 98 | 389 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 17.7 | 224 | 47 | 271 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 12.3 Evaluation | ORANGE OR GLOWING ORANGE | RED OR GLOWING RED | GREEN OR GLOWING GREEN | LIGHT GLOW, COLOR NOT KNOWN 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 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 1-Astronomical | 30 | 25 | 55 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 38 | 16 | 54 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 43 | 55 | 98 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 2-Aircraft | 18 | 22 | 40 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 3-Light Phenom. | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 4-Birds | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 6-Insuffic. Info. | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 7-Psychological | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 8-Unknown | 49 | 0 | 49 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 9-Other | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 Total | 153 | 68 | 221 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 10.1 | 135 | 44 | 179 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 81 | 63 | 144 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 108 | 44 | 152 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 6.9 Evaluation | YELLOW OR GLOWING YELLOW | BLUE OR GLOWING BLUE | BLACK OR GLOWING BLACK | LIGHT GLOW, INDETERMINATE COLOR 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 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 1-Astronomical | 24 | 14 | 38 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 2-Aircraft | 22 | 14 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 3-Light Phenom. | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 4-Birds | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 7-Psychological | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 8-Unknown | 31 | 0 | 31 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 9-Other | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Total | 117 | 42 | 159 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 72 | 21 | 93 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 38 | 19 | 57 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 Evaluation | VIOLET OR GLOWING VIOLET | GLOWING GRAY | VIOLET OR GLOWING GRAY | GLOWING GRAY 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 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4-Birds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 143