John Company

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

CIA-UAP-015 · page 208 of 312

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TABLE A144 EVALUATION OF OBJECT 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 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
1-Astronomical | 32 | 17 | 49 | 30.2 | 16.0 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 43.8 | 18.8 | 62.6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13.3 | 53.3 | 66.7
2-Aircraft | 16 | 8 | 24 | 15.1 | 7.5 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13.3 | 6.7 | 20.0
3-Light Phenom. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 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
4-Birds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 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
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 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3
7-Psychological | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
9-Other | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 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 | 72 | 34 | 106 | 67.9 | 32.1 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 100 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0 | 60.0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 4 | 1 | 5 | 50.0 | 12.5 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 29.0 | 6.5 | 35.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 17.7 | 9.7 | 27.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 1.6 | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 11.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 11.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 7 | 1 | 8 | 81.5 | 12.5 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100 | 47 | 15 | 62 | 75.8 | 24.2 | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |

TABLE A145 EVALUATION OF OBJECT 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 | 14 | 46 | 13.0 | 5.7 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 8.2
1-Astronomical | 23 | 19 | 42 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 17.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 33.3
2-Aircraft | 28 | 27 | 55 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 20.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 20.8
3-Light Phenom. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 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 | 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. | 19 | 0 | 19 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5
7-Psychological | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 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
8-Unknown | 54 | 0 | 54 | 21.9 | 0.0 | 21.9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 20.8
9-Other | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 4.1
Total | 176 | 91 | 247 | 71.3 | 28.7 | 100 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 100 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 79.2 | 20.8 | 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 | 20.7 | 3.4 | 24.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 13.1 | 7.8 | 20.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 20.6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.8 | 14.3 | 19.1 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 13.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13.8 | 6.9 | 20.7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 23.8 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 23.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 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 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23.8 | 0.0 | 23.8 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 22.9 | 0.0 | 22.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 4.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 21 | 8 | 29 | 72.4 | 27.6 | 100 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0 | 19.0 | 100 | 106 | 47 | 153 | 69.3 | 30.7 | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |

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