Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 241 of 312
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TABLE A199 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY NUMBER OF OBJECTS PER SIGHTING FOR DURATION OF SIGHTING, ONE OBJECT 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 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 12.4 1-Astronomical | 136 | 138 | 274 | 36.8 | 37.3 | 74.1 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 31.6 | 19.1 | 50.7 | 46 | 15 | 61 | 22.4 | 7.3 | 29.7 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 14.3 2-Aircraft | 20 | 16 | 36 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 19.9 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 27.4 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 18.6 | 11.2 | 29.8 3-Light Phenom. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 6-Insuffic. Info. | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 7.5 7-Psychological | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 8-Unknown | 23 | 0 | 23 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 31.7 | 0.0 | 31.7 9-Other | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 Total | 207 | 163 | 370 | 55.9 | 44.1 | 100.0 | 92 | 44 | 136 | 67.6 | 32.4 | 100.0 | 144 | 61 | 205 | 70.2 | 29.8 | 100.0 | 122 | 39 | 161 | 75.8 | 24.2 | 100.0 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 | 55 | 33 | 88 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 23.9 | 68 | 42 | 110 | 19.8 | 12.2 | 32.0 | 37 | 17 | 54 | 18.0 | 8.3 | 26.3 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 12.6 1-Astronomical | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 40 | 12 | 52 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 15.2 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 19.9 | 118 | 86 | 204 | 19.0 | 13.8 | 32.8 2-Aircraft | 46 | 38 | 84 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 22.8 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 17.5 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 11.7 | 52 | 37 | 89 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 14.4 3-Light Phenom. | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 6-Insuffic. Info. | 34 | 0 | 34 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 16.3 7-Psychological | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 8-Unknown | 104 | 0 | 104 | 28.3 | 0.0 | 28.3 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 17.8 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 23.3 | 0.0 | 23.3 | 110 | 0 | 110 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 17.7 9-Other | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 4.1 Total | 270 | 98 | 368 | 43.4 | 26.6 | 100.0 | 248 | 95 | 343 | 72.3 | 27.7 | 100.0 | 154 | 52 | 206 | 74.8 | 25.2 | 100.0 | 1462 | 159 | 621 | 74.4 | 25.6 | 100.0 TABLE A200 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY NUMBER OF OBJECTS PER SIGHTING FOR DURATION OF SIGHTING, TWO 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 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 1-Astronomical | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9.5 | 19.0 | 28.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 2-Aircraft | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4.8 | 23.8 | 28.6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30.8 | 7.7 | 38.5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24.1 | 17.2 | 41.3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11.1 | 33.3 | 44.4 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 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. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 8-Unknown | 6 | 0 | 6 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 38.5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 22.2 9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 Total | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52.4 | 47.6 | 100.0 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9 | 23.1 | 100.0 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 65.6 | 34.5 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4 | 55.5 | 100.0 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 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 23.0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 26.6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 9.1 1-Astronomical | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 11.7 2-Aircraft | 17 | 11 | 28 | 27.9 | 18.0 | 45.9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13.3 | 17.8 | 31.1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 50.0 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 16.9 | 5.2 | 22.1 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 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 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 6-Insuffic. Info. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 7-Psychological | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 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 8-Unknown | 11 | 0 | 11 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 36.4 9-Other | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 9.1 Total | 42 | 19 | 61 | 68.9 | 31.1 | 100.0 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 62.2 | 37.8 | 100.0 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 65 | 12 | 77 | 84.4 | 15.6 | 100.0 232