John Company

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

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TABLE A159 EVALUATION OF OBJECT 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 | 63 | 39 | 102 | 20.9 | 12.9 | 33.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2
1-Astronomical | 33 | 20 | 53 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 17.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 31.2 | 18.8 | 50.0
2-Aircraft | 23 | 12 | 35 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 12.4
3-Light Phenom. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 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
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 | 1.3 | 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
6-Insuffic. Info. | 24 | 0 | 24 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5
7-Psychological | 8 | 1 | 9 | 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 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2
8-Unknown | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17.5 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5
9-Other | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total | 219 | 83 | 302 | 72.5 | 27.5 | 100. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 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 | 0 | 5 | 31.2 | 0.0 | 31.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 21.1 | 15.4 | 36.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 5 | 0 | 5 | 31.2 | 0.0 | 31.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 27.3 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 13.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 13.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 1.6 | 2.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 6.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 18.6 | 0.0 | 18.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 4.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 15 | 1 | 16 | 93.8 | 6.2 | 100. | 10 | 1 | 11 | 90.9 | 9.1 | 100. | 174 | 73 | 247 | 70.4 | 29.6 | 100. |  |  |  |  |  |

TABLE A160 EVALUATION OF OBJECT 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 | 43 | 25 | 68 | 23.9 | 13.9 | 37.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37.5 | 6.2 | 43.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 21.4
1-Astronomical | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18.8 | 6.2 | 25.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 35.7 | 7.1 | 42.8
2-Aircraft | 13 | 19 | 32 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 17.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 12.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 14.3
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 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 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 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
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 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
6-Insuffic. Info. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1
7-Psychological | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 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
8-Unknown | 26 | 0 | 26 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1
9-Other | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1
Total | 118 | 62 | 180 | 65.6 | 34.4 | 100. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100. | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.7 | 31.1 | 100. | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3 | 35.7 | 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 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23.5 | 5.9 | 29.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 23.6 | 16.5 | 40.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 18.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 2.4 | 2.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 6 | 0 | 6 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 35.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 13.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 4.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 16 | 1 | 17 | 94.1 | 5.9 | 100. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100. | 77 | 50 | 127 | 60.6 | 39.4 | 100. |  |  |  |  |  |

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