Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 202 of 312
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TABLE A133 EVALUATION OF UNIT 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 | 127 | 89 | 216 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 18.2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 21.7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 1.8 | 5.4 1-Astronomical | 150 | 122 | 272 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 22.9 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17.3 | 7.7 | 25.0 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 17.4 | 21.7 | 39.1 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 80 | 38.4 | 46.4 2-Aircraft | 142 | 118 | 260 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 21.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 10.7 3-Light Phenom. | 16 | 15 | 31 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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. | 111 | 0 | 111 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 7-Psychological | 15 | 8 | 23 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 8-Unknown | 220 | 0 | 220 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 9-Other | 34 | 8 | 42 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 Total | 823 | 367 | 1190 | 69.2 | 30.8 | 100. | 45 | 7 | 52 | 86.5 | 13.5 | 100. | 41 | 28 | 69 | 59.4 | 40.6 | 100. | 62 | 50 | 112 | 55.4 | 44.6 | 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 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12.7 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 13.5 | 97 | 77 | 174 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 20.7 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12.7 | 5.1 | 17.8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21.6 | 5.4 | 27.0 | 102 | 54 | 156 | 12.1 | 6.4 | 18.5 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13.9 | 2.5 | 16.4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 13.5 | 113 | 109 | 222 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 26.4 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | | | | | | 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | | | | | | 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 15 | 0 | 15 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 7.3 | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 20 | 0 | 20 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 25.3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 27.0 | 159 | 0 | 159 | 18.9 | 0.0 | 18.9 | | | | | | 9-Other | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | | | | | | Total | 70 | 9 | 79 | 88.6 | 11.4 | 100. | 30 | 7 | 37 | 81.1 | 18.9 | 100. | 575 | 266 | 841 | 68.4 | 31.6 | 100. | | | | | | TABLE A134 EVALUATION OF UNIT 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 | 2 | 5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 1-Astronomical | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 2-Aircraft | 21 | 23 | 44 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 35.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 45.4 | 9.1 | 54.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 21.4 3-Light Phenom. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 7-Psychological | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 8-Unknown | 37 | 0 | 37 | 29.6 | 0.0 | 29.6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 42.9 9-Other | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Total | 89 | 36 | 125 | 71.2 | 28.8 | 100. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100. | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 100. | 12 | 2 | 14 | 86.7 | 14.3 | 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 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11.1 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26.3 | 21.1 | 47.4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 13.6 | 25.8 | 39.4 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | | | | | | 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 6.1 | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31.6 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 22.7 | | | | | | 9-Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 | | | | | | Total | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 100. | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7 | 26.3 | 100. | 42 | 24 | 66 | 63.6 | 36.4 | 100. | | | | | | 193