Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 154 of 312
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TABLE A68 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY NUMBER OF OBJECTS PER SIGHTING, THREE TO TEN OBJECTS Evaluation | ALL YEARS | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 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 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 1-Astronomical | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 2-Aircraft | 67 | 38 | 105 | 18.8 | 10.6 | 29.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.8 | 34.7 | 38.5 3-Light Phenom. | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 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. | 42 | 0 | 42 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 26.9 | 0.0 | 26.9 7-Psychological | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 8-Unknown | 108 | 0 | 108 | 30.3 | 0.0 | 30.3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 36.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 19.2 9-Other | 23 | 2 | 25 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Total | 273 | 84 | 357 | 76.5 | 23.5 | 100. | 24 | 1 | 25 | 96.0 | 4.0 | 100. | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7 | 53.3 | 100. | 16 | 10 | 26 | 61.5 | 38.5 | 100. Evaluation | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 8.4 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18.2 | 27.3 | 45.5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 11 | 1 | 12 | 39.3 | 3.6 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 50 | 28 | 78 | 19.8 | 11.1 | 30.9 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | | | | | | 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 8 | 0 | 8 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 32.1 | 0.0 | 32.1 | | | | | | 9-Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 6.3 | | | | | | Total | 26 | 2 | 28 | 92.9 | 7.1 | 100. | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12.7 | 27.3 | 100. | 192 | 60 | 252 | 16.2 | 23.8 | 100. | | | | | | TABLE A69 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY NUMBER OF OBJECTS PER SIGHTING ELEVEN OR MORE OBJECTS Evaluation | ALL YEARS | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 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 | 1 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 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 1-Astronomical | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 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 2-Aircraft | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 3-Light Phenom. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 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 4-Birds | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 22.2 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. | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 27.8 7-Psychological | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6 8-Unknown | 42 | 0 | 42 | 44.2 | 0.0 | 44.2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 9-Other | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6 Total | 81 | 14 | 95 | 85.3 | 14.7 | 100. | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 100. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100. | 17 | 1 | 18 | 94.4 | 5.6 | 100. Evaluation | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 15.5 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 12.0 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 5.2 | | | | | | 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 6.9 | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 48.3 | | | | | | 9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 5.1 | | | | | | Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 100. | 48 | 10 | 58 | 82.8 | 17.2 | 100. | | | | | | 145