John Company

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

CIA-UAP-015 · page 215 of 312

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TABLE A157 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY REPORTED SPEEDS OF OBJECTS

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 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 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
1-Astronomical | 48 | 31 | 79 | 39.3 | 25.4 | 64.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 35.8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0
2-Aircraft | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 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
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 | 0.8 | 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
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
6-Insuffic. Info. | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 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
7-Psychological | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 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 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
9-Other | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 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
Total | 85 | 37 | 122 | 69.7 | 30.3 | 100. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100. | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1 | 42.9 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3 | 35.7 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 55.5 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 38.5 | 14.1 | 52.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 10.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 1.3 | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 10.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 1.3 | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 17.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3 | 35.7 | 100. | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100. | 61 | 17 | 78 | 78.2 | 21.8 | 100. |  |  |  |  |  |

TABLE A158 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY REPORTED SPEEDS OF OBJECTS

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 | 69 | 49 | 118 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 11.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9
1-Astronomical | 179 | 112 | 291 | 17.7 | 11.1 | 28.8 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 28.6 | 4.8 | 33.4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13.0 | 22.2 | 35.2 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 17.6 | 37.0 | 54.6
2-Aircraft | 92 | 87 | 179 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 14.9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 7.6
3-Light Phenom. | 17 | 11 | 28 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
4-Birds | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 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. | 147 | 0 | 147 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3
7-Psychological | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8
8-Unknown | 169 | 0 | 169 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 11.8
9-Other | 38 | 14 | 52 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4
Total | 730 | 280 | 1010 | 72.3 | 27.7 | 100. | 40 | 2 | 42 | 95.2 | 4.8 | 100. | 33 | 21 | 54 | 61.1 | 38.9 | 100. | 73 | 46 | 119 | 61.3 | 38.7 | 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 | 3 | 11 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 11.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 48 | 40 | 88 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 14.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 24 | 6 | 30 | 25.0 | 6.3 | 31.3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 20.0 | 109 | 40 | 149 | 17.3 | 6.4 | 23.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 12 | 7 | 19 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 19.8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 14.3 | 59 | 73 | 132 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 21.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 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. | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.6 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 85 | 0 | 95 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 13.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 31.4 | 0.0 | 31.4 | 108 | 0 | 108 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 17.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 79 | 17 | 96 | 82.3 | 17.7 | 100. | 53 | 17 | 70 | 75.7 | 24.3 | 100. | 452 | 177 | 629 | 71.9 | 28.1 | 100. |  |  |  |  |  |

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