Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 198 of 312
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TABLE A126 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY SHAPE OF OBJECT, ELLIPTICAL 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 | 159 | 110 | 269 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 17.8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10.8 | 16.1 | 26.9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 4.7 1-Astronomical | 179 | 151 | 330 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 21.8 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 21.4 | 7.1 | 28.5 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 36.6 | 19 | 65 | 84 | 11.0 | 37.6 | 48.6 2-Aircraft | 181 | 141 | 322 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 21.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 12.7 3-Light Phenom. | 16 | 17 | 33 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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. | 134 | 0 | 134 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 7-Psychological | 17 | 8 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 8-Unknown | 331 | 0 | 331 | 21.8 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 17.9 9-Other | 42 | 10 | 52 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 Total | 1072 | 445 | 1517 | 70.7 | 29.3 | 100. | 49 | 7 | 56 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 100. | 52 | 41 | 93 | 55.9 | 44.1 | 100. | 97 | 76 | 173 | 54.1 | 43.9 | 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 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 13.1 | 115 | 90 | 205 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 20.2 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 13 | 7 | 20 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 14.8 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 23.9 | 110 | 55 | 165 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 16.2 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 15 | 2 | 17 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 12.6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 10.9 | 142 | 128 | 270 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 26.6 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | | | | | | 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | | | | | | 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 33 | 0 | 33 | 24.4 | 0.0 | 24.4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 6.4 | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 36 | 0 | 36 | 26.6 | 0.0 | 26.6 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 37.0 | 228 | 0 | 228 | 22.5 | 0.0 | 22.5 | | | | | | 9-Other | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | | | | | | Total | 122 | 13 | 135 | 90.4 | 9.6 | 100. | 39 | 7 | 46 | 84.8 | 15.2 | 100. | 713 | 301 | 1014 | 70.3 | 29.7 | 100. | | | | | | TABLE A127 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY SHAPE OF OBJECT, ROCKET AND AIRCRAFT 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 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 1-Astronomical | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.7 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 2-Aircraft | 21 | 28 | 49 | 14.3 | 19.0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 35.7 | 7.1 | 42.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 18.7 3-Light Phenom. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 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 | 0.0 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 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 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 6-Insuffic. Info. | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 7-Psychological | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 8-Unknown | 43 | 0 | 43 | 29.3 | 0.0 | 29.3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 9-Other | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Total | 97 | 50 | 147 | 66.0 | 34.0 | 100. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100. | 10 | 4 | 14 | 41.4 | 28.6 | 100. | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 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 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.7 | 46.2 | 53.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 9.1 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28.8 | 19.0 | 42.8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 11.7 | 28.6 | 40.3 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 | | | | | | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 5.2 | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 7.8 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 23.4 | 0.0 | 23.4 | | | | | | 9-Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 6.5 | | | | | | Total | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 100. | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2 | 23.8 | 100. | 46 | 31 | 77 | 59.7 | 40.3 | 100. | | | | | | 189