John Company

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

CIA-UAP-015 · page 217 of 312

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TABLE A161 EVALUATION OF OBJECT 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 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 11.7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 10.5
1-Astronomical | 12 | 13 | 25 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5
2-Aircraft | 58 | 26 | 84 | 24.3 | 10.9 | 35.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21.1 | 10.5 | 31.6
3-Light Phenom. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
4-Birds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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
6-Insuffic. Info. | 22 | 0 | 22 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 26.3
7-Psychological | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 58 | 0 | 58 | 24.3 | 0.0 | 24.3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 21.1
9-Other | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total | 186 | 53 | 239 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 100 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 93.3 | 6.7 | 100 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0 | 35.0 | 100 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 78.9 | 21.1 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 9.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 9.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 22.7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27.3 | 9.1 | 36.4 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 27.0 | 14.5 | 41.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 1.3 | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 6 | 0 | 6 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 19 | 3 | 22 | 86.4 | 13.6 | 100 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8 | 18.2 | 100 | 116 | 36 | 152 | 76.3 | 23.7 | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |

TABLE A162 EVALUATION OF OBJECT 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 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
1-Astronomical | 63 | 49 | 112 | 11.5 | 8.9 | 20.4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16.1 | 12.9 | 29.0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 27.3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.7 | 37.2 | 41.9
2-Aircraft | 82 | 75 | 157 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 28.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 12.1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 25.6
3-Light Phenom. | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
4-Birds | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3
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. | 46 | 0 | 46 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 7.0
7-Psychological | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3
8-Unknown | 145 | 0 | 145 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 26.5 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 41.9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21.2 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 18.6 | 0.0 | 18.6
9-Other | 23 | 4 | 27 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3
Total | 394 | 154 | 548 | 71.9 | 28.1 | 100 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 77.4 | 22.6 | 100 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 63.6 | 36.4 | 100 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 48.8 | 51.2 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 7.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.9 | 11.4 | 14.3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 29.2 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 45 | 19 | 64 | 11.8 | 5.0 | 16.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 25.7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 20.9 | 64 | 62 | 126 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 33.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
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. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 8.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 11 | 0 | 11 | 31.4 | 0.0 | 31.4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 29.2 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 99 | 0 | 99 | 25.9 | 0.0 | 25.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 4.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 25 | 10 | 35 | 71.4 | 28.6 | 100 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 91.7 | 8.3 | 100 | 281 | 101 | 382 | 73.6 | 26.4 | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |

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