John Company

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

CIA-UAP-015 · page 210 of 312

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TABLE A147 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY REPORTED SPEEDS OF OBJECTS, STATIONARY

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 | 89 | 51 | 140 | 21.4 | 12.3 | 33.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 30.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0
1-Astronomical | 41 | 33 | 74 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 17.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30.8 | 7.7 | 38.5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32.0 | 36.0 | 68.0
2-Aircraft | 29 | 19 | 48 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0
3-Light Phenom. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 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 | 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. | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 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
6-Insuffic. Info. | 26 | 0 | 26 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0
7-Psychological | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0
8-Unknown | 79 | 0 | 79 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0
9-Other | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total | 296 | 120 | 416 | 71.2 | 28.8 | 100. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100. | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9 | 23.1 | 100. | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 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 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 23.5 | 73 | 50 | 123 | 21.7 | 14.8 | 36.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 22.7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11.8 | 17.6 | 29.4 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 11.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29.4 | 0.0 | 29.4 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 20.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 4.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 20 | 2 | 22 | 90.9 | 9.1 | 100. | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5 | 23.5 | 100. | 238 | 99 | 337 | 70.6 | 29.4 | 100. |  |  |  |  |  |

TABLE A148 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY REPORTED SPEEDS OF OBJECTS, LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED MILES PER HOUR

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 | 49 | 30 | 79 | 19.3 | 11.8 | 31.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 27.6 | 6.9 | 34.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 20.0
1-Astronomical | 23 | 21 | 44 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17.2 | 24.1 | 41.3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32.0 | 20.0 | 52.0
2-Aircraft | 20 | 23 | 43 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 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
4-Birds | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 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
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 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. | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0
7-Psychological | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 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
8-Unknown | 49 | 0 | 49 | 19.3 | 0.0 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 12.0
9-Other | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0
Total | 170 | 84 | 254 | 66.9 | 33.1 | 100. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100. | 16 | 13 | 29 | 55.2 | 44.8 | 100. | 14 | 11 | 25 | 56.0 | 44.0 | 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 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17.2 | 3.4 | 20.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 20.1 | 14.0 | 34.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 10.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20.7 | 0.0 | 20.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 7.3 | 12.2 | 19.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 4.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 4.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 14 | 0 | 14 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 48.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 17.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 28 | 1 | 29 | 96.6 | 3.4 | 100. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 100. | 106 | 58 | 164 | 64.6 | 35.4 | 100. |  |  |  |  |  |

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