John Company

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

CIA-UAP-015 · page 168 of 312

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TABLE A92 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS BY DURATION OF SIGHTING, 1950

Evaluation | 5 SECONDS AND LESS | 6-10 SECONDS | 11-30 SECONDS | 31-60 SECONDS
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 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1
1-Astronomical | 10 | 5 | 15 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37.5 | 6.2 | 43.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 22.2
2-Aircraft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 37.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 22.2
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 | 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. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3
9-Other | 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 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1
Total | 15 | 5 | 20 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100. | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100. | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 100.

Evaluation | 61 SECONDS - 5 MINUTES | 6-30 MINUTES | OVER 30 MINUTES | 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 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 23.1 | 5.1 | 28.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 7.0
1-Astronomical | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 27.3 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 23.6 | 9.7 | 33.3
2-Aircraft | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 18.1 | 4.2 | 22.3
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 | 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. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 22.2
7-Psychological | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 13 | 0 | 13 | 36.1 | 0.0 | 36.1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5
9-Other | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 13.9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8
Total | 31 | 5 | 36 | 86.1 | 13.9 | 100. | 32 | 7 | 39 | 82.1 | 17.9 | 100. | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 100. | 61 | 11 | 72 | 84.7 | 15.3 | 100.

TABLE A93 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS BY DURATION OF SIGHTING, 1951

Evaluation | 5 SECONDS AND LESS | 6-10 SECONDS | 11-30 SECONDS | 31-60 SECONDS
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
1-Astronomical | 8 | 2 | 10 | 53.3 | 13.3 | 66.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0
2-Aircraft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 60.0 | 20.0 | 80.0
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 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 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 | 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 | 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
8-Unknown | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26.7 | 0.0 | 26.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
9-Other | 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
Total | 13 | 2 | 15 | 86.7 | 13.3 | 100. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100. | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 100. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 100.

Evaluation | 61 SECONDS - 5 MINUTES | 6-30 MINUTES | OVER 30 MINUTES | 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 12.3
1-Astronomical | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 17.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6.1 | 16.3 | 22.4
2-Aircraft | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 17.3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8.7 | 17.4 | 26.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 8.2
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0
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. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 20.4
7-Psychological | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0
8-Unknown | 10 | 0 | 10 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 26.5
9-Other | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 6.1
Total | 18 | 5 | 23 | 78.3 | 21.7 | 100. | 18 | 5 | 23 | 78.3 | 21.7 | 100. | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5 | 17.5 | 100. | 37 | 12 | 49 | 75.5 | 24.5 | 100.

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