Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 211 of 312
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TABLE A149 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY REPORTED SPEEDS OF OBJECTS, ONE HUNDRED TO FOUR 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 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 11.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4.3 | 21.7 | 26.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 1-Astronomical | 16 | 19 | 35 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 17.3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 10.3 2-Aircraft | 72 | 35 | 107 | 22.7 | 11.0 | 33.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17.4 | 4.3 | 21.7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 30.8 3-Light Phenom. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 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 6-Insuffic. Info. | 26 | 0 | 26 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 20.5 | 0.0 | 20.5 7-Psychological | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 8-Unknown | 88 | 0 | 88 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 27.8 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 55.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 9-Other | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 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 Total | 245 | 72 | 317 | 77.3 | 22.7 | 100. | 19 | 1 | 20 | 95.0 | 5.0 | 100. | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9 | 39.1 | 100. | 29 | 10 | 39 | 74.4 | 25.6 | 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 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17.6 | 2.9 | 20.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 8.5 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 11.2 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 28.6 | 7.1 | 35.7 | 17 | 27 | 78 | 27.3 | 14.4 | 41.1 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | | | | | | 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 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 10 | 0 | 10 | 29.4 | 0.0 | 29.4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 25.1 | 0.0 | 25.1 | | | | | | 9-Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | | | | | | Total | 29 | 5 | 34 | 85.3 | 14.7 | 100. | 12 | 2 | 14 | 85.7 | 14.3 | 100. | 142 | 45 | 187 | 75.9 | 24.1 | 100. | | | | | | TABLE A150 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY REPORTED SPEEDS OF OBJECTS OVER FOUR 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 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 1-Astronomical | 98 | 74 | 172 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 23.0 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 26.3 | 10.5 | 36.8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 28.0 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 4.4 | 36.8 | 41.2 2-Aircraft | 101 | 94 | 195 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 19.1 3-Light Phenom. | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 4.4 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 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. | 54 | 0 | 54 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 7.4 7-Psychological | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 8-Unknown | 214 | 0 | 214 | 28.5 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 34.2 | 0.0 | 34.2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 22.1 9-Other | 27 | 4 | 31 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 Total | 538 | 212 | 750 | 71.7 | 28.3 | 100. | 31 | 7 | 38 | 81.6 | 18.4 | 100. | 31 | 19 | 50 | 62.0 | 38.0 | 100. | 34 | 34 | 68 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 8.0 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.6 | 16.1 | 19.7 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 32.5 | 2.5 | 35.0 | 63 | 28 | 91 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 18.3 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 9 | 4 | 13 | 16.1 | 7.1 | 23.2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 79 | 27 | 156 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 31.4 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | | | | | | 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | | | | | | 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 7 | 0 | 7 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 17 | 0 | 17 | 30.4 | 0.0 | 30.4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 32.5 | 0.0 | 32.5 | 145 | 0 | 145 | 29.1 | 0.0 | 29.1 | | | | | | 9-Other | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | | | | | | Total | 41 | 15 | 56 | 73.2 | 26.8 | 100. | 35 | 5 | 40 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 100. | 366 | 132 | 498 | 73.5 | 26.5 | 100. | | | | | | 202