Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 212 of 312
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TABLE A151 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY REPORTED SPEEDS OF OBJECTS, METEOR-LIKE SPEEDS 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 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 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 1-Astronomical | 57 | 34 | 91 | 38.3 | 22.8 | 61.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31.5 | 43.8 | 81.3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 2-Aircraft | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 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 | 0.0 3-Light Phenom. | 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 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. | 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 6-Insuffic. Info. | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 0.0 7-Psychological | 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 8-Unknown | 27 | 0 | 27 | 18.1 | 0.0 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 9-Other | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 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 Total | 108 | 41 | 149 | 72.5 | 27.5 | 100. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100. | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.2 | 43.8 | 100. | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 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 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.2 | 43.8 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 60.0 | 36 | 11 | 47 | 36.7 | 11.2 | 47.9 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 12.2 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | | | | | 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 8.2 | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.4 | 0.0 | 22.4 | | | | | | 9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | | | | | | Total | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.2 | 43.8 | 100. | 7 | 3 | 10 | 100.0 | 30.0 | 100. | 80 | 18 | 98 | 81.6 | 18.4 | 100. | | | | | | TABLE A152 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY REPORTED SPEEDS OF OBJECTS, SPEED NOT STATED 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 | 82 | 55 | 137 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 5.2 1-Astronomical | 241 | 160 | 401 | 18.3 | 12.2 | 30.5 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 36.5 | 3.8 | 40.3 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14.9 | 21.6 | 36.5 | 55 | 83 | 138 | 23.7 | 35.8 | 59.5 2-Aircraft | 122 | 115 | 237 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10.8 | 1.4 | 12.2 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 12.1 3-Light Phenom. | 17 | 12 | 29 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 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 6-Insuffic. Info. | 175 | 0 | 175 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 8.6 7-Psychological | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 8-Unknown | 232 | 0 | 232 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 9.9 9-Other | 53 | 19 | 72 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 19.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 Total | 943 | 372 | 1315 | 71.7 | 28.3 | 100. | 50 | 2 | 52 | 96.2 | 3.8 | 100. | 44 | 30 | 74 | 59.5 | 40.5 | 100. | 139 | 93 | 232 | 59.9 | 40.1 | 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 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 53 | 40 | 93 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 12.6 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 31 | 6 | 37 | 20.8 | 4.0 | 24.8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 18.9 | 119 | 45 | 164 | 16.2 | 6.1 | 22.3 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 18 | 11 | 29 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 19.5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 13.5 | 71 | 89 | 160 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 21.8 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | | | | | | 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | | | | | | 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 34 | 0 | 34 | 22.8 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 12.1 | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 28 | 0 | 28 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 35.1 | 0.0 | 35.1 | 142 | 0 | 142 | 19.3 | 0.0 | 19.3 | | | | | | 9-Other | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 5.4 | | | | | | Total | 125 | 24 | 149 | 83.9 | 16.1 | 100. | 57 | 17 | 74 | 77.0 | 23.0 | 100. | 528 | 206 | 734 | 71.9 | 28.1 | 100. | | | | | | 203