Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)

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TABLE ATI EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY NUMBER OF OBJECTS PER SIGHTING, ONE OBJECT

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 | 190 | 123 | 313 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 16.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 17.8 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 7.0
1-Astronomical | 353 | 227 | 580 | 18.4 | 11.8 | 30.2 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 29.8 | 10.5 | 40.3 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 21.8 | 18.5 | 40.3 | 28 | 76 | 104 | 15.2 | 41.3 | 56.5
2-Aircraft | 190 | 160 | 350 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 18.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 11.4
3-Light Phenom. | 19 | 10 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
4-Birds | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 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. | 182 | 0 | 182 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 11.4
7-Psychological | 29 | 3 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5
8-Unknown | 338 | 0 | 338 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 19.3 | 0.0 | 19.3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 10.3
9-Other | 59 | 22 | 81 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.7
Total | 1364 | 553 | 1917 | 71.2 | 28.8 | 100 | 49 | 8 | 57 | 86.0 | 14.0 | 100 | 82 | 42 | 124 | 66.1 | 33.9 | 100 | 99 | 85 | 184 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 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 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 13.9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 135 | 102 | 237 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 18.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 39 | 18 | 57 | 22.7 | 10.5 | 33.2 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 17.1 | 9.4 | 26.5 | 222 | 93 | 315 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 25.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 18 | 9 | 27 | 10.5 | 5.2 | 15.7 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 18.8 | 133 | 132 | 265 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 21.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 21 | 0 | 21 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 111 | 0 | 111 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 8.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 34 | 0 | 34 | 19.8 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 227 | 0 | 227 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 36 | 14 | 50 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 4.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 136 | 36 | 172 | 49.1 | 20.9 | 100 | 94 | 23 | 117 | 80.4 | 19.6 | 100 | 904 | 359 | 1263 | 71.6 | 28.4 | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |

TABLE A12 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY NUMBER OF OBJECTS PER SIGHTING, TWO 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 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1
1-Astronomical | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14.3 | 28.6 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21.4 | 28.6 | 50.0
2-Aircraft | 42 | 38 | 80 | 19.2 | 17.4 | 36.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 28.6
3-Light Phenom. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 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. | 19 | 0 | 19 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 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
7-Psychological | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 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 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3
9-Other | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total | 145 | 73 | 218 | 66.6 | 33.4 | 100 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4 | 28.6 | 100 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0 | 30.0 | 100 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1 | 42.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 18.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 4 | 1 | 5 | 40.0 | 10.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 18.3 | 20.0 | 38.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |
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. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 10.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 85 | 0 | 35 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0 | 10.0 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 114 | 61 | 175 | 65.2 | 34.8 | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |

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