John Company

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

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TABLE A137 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY SHAPE OF OBJECT, FLAME

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 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
1-Astronomical | 46 | 24 | 70 | 33.8 | 17.6 | 51.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 43.8 | 18.8 | 62.6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10.5 | 52.6 | 63.1
2-Aircraft | 17 | 10 | 27 | 12.5 | 7.4 | 19.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 15.8
3-Light Phenom. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 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
4-Birds | 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
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 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 10.5
7-Psychological | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 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
8-Unknown | 15 | 0 | 15 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 10.5
9-Other | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total | 93 | 43 | 136 | 68.4 | 31.6 | 100. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100. | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 100. | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42.1 | 57.9 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 9 | 3 | 12 | 60.0 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 32.9 | 8.9 | 41.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 15.2 | 10.1 | 25.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 1.3 | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 11.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 8.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 12 | 3 | 15 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 100. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 100. | 59 | 20 | 79 | 74.7 | 25.3 | 100. |  |  |  |  |  |

TABLE A138 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY SHAPE OF OBJECT, OTHER SHAPES

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 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 12.0 | 5.6 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 7.6
1-Astronomical | 29 | 21 | 50 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 18.9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23.1 | 11.5 | 34.6
2-Aircraft | 31 | 29 | 60 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 20.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 19.2
3-Light Phenom. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 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
4-Birds | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 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. | 21 | 0 | 21 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 15.4
7-Psychological | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 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
8-Unknown | 55 | 0 | 55 | 20.7 | 0.0 | 20.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 19.2
9-Other | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3.8
Total | 189 | 77 | 266 | 71.1 | 28.9 | 100. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 100. | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100. | 20 | 6 | 26 | 76.9 | 23.1 | 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 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18.2 | 3.0 | 21.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 19.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.8 | 14.3 | 19.1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 16.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21.2 | 9.1 | 30.3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 23.8 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 22.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 5.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23.8 | 0.0 | 23.8 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 21.7 | 0.0 | 21.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 4.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 24 | 9 | 33 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 100. | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0 | 19.0 | 100. | 115 | 51 | 166 | 69.3 | 30.7 | 100. |  |  |  |  |  |

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