John Company

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

CIA-UAP-015 · page 213 of 312

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TABLE A153 EVALUATION OF UNIT 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 | 71 | 45 | 116 | 20.6 | 13.1 | 33.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6
1-Astronomical | 36 | 24 | 60 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 17.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 33.3 | 8.3 | 41.6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 55.6
2-Aircraft | 25 | 17 | 42 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 11.2
3-Light Phenom. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 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
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. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 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
6-Insuffic. Info. | 26 | 0 | 26 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1
7-Psychological | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6
8-Unknown | 62 | 0 | 62 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1
9-Other | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total | 244 | 100 | 344 | 70.9 | 29.1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100.0

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 | 0 | 6 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 35.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 59 | 44 | 103 | 20.9 | 15.5 | 36.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29.4 | 0.0 | 29.4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 25.0 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 12.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 13.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19.4 | 0.0 | 19.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 4.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 16 | 1 | 17 | 94.1 | 5.9 | 100.0 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 197 | 86 | 283 | 69.6 | 30.4 | 100.0 |  |  |  |  |  |

TABLE A154 EVALUATION OF UNIT 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 | 47 | 27 | 74 | 22.9 | 13.2 | 36.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 42.1 | 5.3 | 47.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 16.7
1-Astronomical | 20 | 11 | 31 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21.1 | 5.3 | 26.4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 44.4
2-Aircraft | 18 | 21 | 39 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 11.1
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 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
4-Birds | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 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
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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 | 0.0
6-Insuffic. Info. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 6.6
7-Psychological | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 33 | 0 | 33 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7
9-Other | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6
Total | 138 | 67 | 205 | 67.3 | 32.7 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7 | 26.3 | 100.0 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100.0

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 | 1 | 5 | 21.1 | 5.3 | 26.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 22.4 | 16.1 | 38.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 11.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 5 | 0 | 5 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 26.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 20.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 2.1 | 2.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
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. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31.6 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 15.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 18 | 1 | 19 | 94.7 | 5.3 | 100.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 89 | 54 | 143 | 62.2 | 37.8 | 100.0 |  |  |  |  |  |

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