Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 234 of 312
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TABLE A185 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY COLORS REPORTED FOR DURATION OF SIGHTING, OBJECT COLOR NOT STATED Evaluation | 5 SECONDS OR LESS | 6-10 SECONDS | 11-30 SECONDS | 31-60 SECONDS 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 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 1-Astronomical | 11 | 6 | 17 | 37.9 | 20.7 | 58.6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 35.7 | 7.1 | 42.8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 2-Aircraft | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 17.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 21.4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 26.5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 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 | 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 7-Psychological | 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 8-Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 36.0 9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5.9 | 14.7 | 20.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 Total | 21 | 8 | 29 | 72.4 | 27.6 | 100 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 78.6 | 21.4 | 100 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 100 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0 | 24.0 | 100 Evaluation | 61 SECONDS - 5 MINUTES | 6-30 MINUTES | OVER 30 MINUTES | DURATION NOT STATED 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 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 17.9 | 7.5 | 25.4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10.5 | 15.8 | 26.3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 14.6 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 9.5 1-Astronomical | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 12.5 | 29 | 12 | 41 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 19.5 2-Aircraft | 9 | 7 | 16 | 13.4 | 10.4 | 23.8 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 14.8 | 6.6 | 22.4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 16.7 3-Light Phenom. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 25.2 | 0.0 | 25.2 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 8-Unknown | 21 | 0 | 21 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 31.3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 31.2 | 0.0 | 31.2 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 15.7 9-Other | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 8.1 Total | 53 | 14 | 67 | 79.1 | 20.9 | 100 | 56 | 20 | 76 | 73.7 | 26.3 | 100 | 42 | 6 | 48 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 100 | 169 | 41 | 210 | 80.5 | 19.5 | 100 TABLE A186 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY COLORS REPORTED FOR DURATION OF SIGHTING, ORANGE OR GLOWING ORANGE OBJECTS Evaluation | 5 SECONDS OR LESS | 6-10 SECONDS | 11-30 SECONDS | 31-60 SECONDS 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 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 16.7 1-Astronomical | 14 | 8 | 22 | 31.1 | 17.8 | 48.9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 46.7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 42.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 22.2 2-Aircraft | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.4 | 13.3 | 17.7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 6.7 | 26.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 22.2 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 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6 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. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 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 7-Psychological | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.6 8-Unknown | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31.6 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 22.2 9-Other | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Total | 29 | 16 | 45 | 64.4 | 35.6 | 100 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 93.3 | 6.7 | 100 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4 | 31.6 | 100 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100 Evaluation | 61 SECONDS - 5 MINUTES | 6-30 MINUTES | OVER 30 MINUTES | DURATION NOT STATED 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 | 5 | 8 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 16.3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16.7 | 5.6 | 22.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 7.2 1-Astronomical | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20.0 | 26.7 | 46.7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14.3 | 10.7 | 25.0 2-Aircraft | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8.2 | 16.3 | 24.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14.3 | 8.9 | 23.2 3-Light Phenom. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 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. | 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. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 7-Psychological | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 8-Unknown | 13 | 0 | 13 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 26.5 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 19.6 9-Other | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 Total | 31 | 18 | 49 | 63.3 | 36.7 | 100 | 29 | 7 | 36 | 80.6 | 19.4 | 100 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 100 | 40 | 16 | 56 | 71.4 | 28.6 | 100 225