Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 209 of 312
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TABLE A146 EVALUATION OF OBJECT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY SHAPE OF OBJECT, SHAPE NOT STATED Evaluation | All Years | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | 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 | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total 0-Balloon | 31 | 28 | 59 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 11.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 1-Astronomical | 62 | 42 | 104 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 20.1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 33.3 | 36.1 | 69.4 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 33.3 | 36.1 | 69.4 | 12 | 13 | 25 2-Aircraft | 55 | 31 | 86 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 16.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 4 | 1 | 5 3-Light Phenom. | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 4-Birds | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 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. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 98 | 0 | 98 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31.8 | 0.0 | 31.8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 4 | 0 | 4 7-Psychological | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 8-Unknown | 116 | 0 | 116 | 22.5 | 0.0 | 22.5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 9-Other | 32 | 5 | 37 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 Total | 408 | 108 | 516 | 79.1 | 20.9 | 100.0 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 90.0 | 10.0 | 100.0 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 12.7 | 27.3 | 100.0 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 61.1 | 38.9 | 100.0 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 61.1 | 38.9 | 100.0 | 22 | 14 | 36 Evaluation | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | 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 | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total 0-Balloon | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 14.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 9 | 3 | 12 | 19.6 | 6.5 | 26.1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 22.7 | 13.6 | 36.3 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 12.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15.2 | 10.9 | 26.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 17.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 73 | 0 | 73 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 10 | 0 | 10 | 21.7 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 29.5 | 0.0 | 29.5 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9-Other | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 7.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 37 | 9 | 46 | 80.4 | 19.6 | 100.0 | 35 | 9 | 44 | 79.5 | 20.5 | 100.0 | 280 | 68 | 348 | 80.5 | 19.5 | 100.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 200