Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 218 of 312
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TABLE A163 EVALUATION OF OBJECT 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 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 1-Astronomical | 35 | 24 | 59 | 35.4 | 24.2 | 59.6 | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 11 | 46.2 | 38.5 | 84.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 2-Aircraft | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 8.1 | | | | | | | 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 4-Birds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | | | | | | 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 8.1 | | | | | | | 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 8-Unknown | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 16.2 | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 9-Other | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Total | 69 | 30 | 99 | 69.7 | 30.3 | 100. | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5 | 38.5 | 100. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 | 3.0 | 3.0 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6 | 44.4 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12.5 | 37.5 | 50.0 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 34.3 | 14.9 | 49.2 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | | | | | | 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 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | | | | | | 6-Insuffic. Info. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 10.4 | | | | | | 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 17.9 | | | | | | 9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | | | | | | Total | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6 | 44.4 | 100. | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 100. | 51 | 16 | 67 | 76.1 | 23.9 | 100. | | | | | | TABLE A164 EVALUATION OF OBJECT 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 | 63 | 40 | 103 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 12.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 7.6 1-Astronomical | 115 | 89 | 204 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 24.5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 17.2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 13.7 | 19.6 | 33.3 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 18.5 | 33.7 | 52.2 2-Aircraft | 83 | 75 | 158 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13.7 | 2.0 | 15.7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 9.8 3-Light Phenom. | 16 | 9 | 25 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 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. | 134 | 0 | 134 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 15.2 7-Psychological | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 8-Unknown | 136 | 0 | 136 | 16.4 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 7.6 9-Other | 34 | 12 | 46 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20.7 | 0.0 | 20.7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 Total | 599 | 232 | 831 | 72.1 | 27.9 | 100. | 27 | 2 | 29 | 93.1 | 6.9 | 100. | 32 | 19 | 51 | 62.7 | 37.3 | 100. | 59 | 33 | 92 | 64.1 | 35.9 | 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 | 2 | 10 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 14.3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 43 | 32 | 75 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 14.3 | | | | | | 1-Astronomical | 12 | 4 | 16 | 17.1 | 5.7 | 22.8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7.9 | 12.7 | 20.6 | 71 | 34 | 105 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 20.0 | | | | | | 2-Aircraft | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 20.0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 15.8 | 53 | 63 | 116 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 22.1 | | | | | | 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.2 | | | | | | 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | | | | | | 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. | 13 | 0 | 13 | 18.6 | 0.0 | 18.6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 14.6 | | | | | | 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | | | | | | 8-Unknown | 14 | 0 | 14 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 17.3 | | | | | | 9-Other | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 4.7 | | | | | | Total | 59 | 11 | 70 | 84.3 | 15.7 | 100. | 46 | 17 | 63 | 73.0 | 27.0 | 100. | 376 | 150 | 526 | 71.5 | 28.5 | 100. | | | | | | 209