Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)
CIA-UAP-015 · page 248 of 312
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TABLE A211 EVALUATION OF OBJECT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY NUMBER OF OBJECTS PER SIGHTING FOR DURATION OF SIGHTING, THREE TO TEN 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 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 1-Astronomical | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 2-Aircraft | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17.9 | 7.1 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 36.8 | 15.8 | 62.6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 40.0 | 6.7 | 46.7 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 4-Birds | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 21.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 13.4 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 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 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 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 17.9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31.6 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26.7 | 0.0 | 26.7 9-Other | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 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 Total | 19 | 9 | 28 | 67.9 | 32.1 | 100. | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100. | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7 | 26.3 | 100. | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3 | 26.7 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 6.1 1-Astronomical | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 14.5 2-Aircraft | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14.6 | 19.5 | 34.1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13.5 | 17.3 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 19.7 | 6.1 | 25.8 3-Light Phenom. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 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 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 19.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 22.7 7-Psychological | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 8-Unknown | 13 | 0 | 13 | 31.7 | 0.0 | 31.7 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 24.2 | 0.0 | 24.2 9-Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 Total | 27 | 14 | 41 | 65.9 | 34.1 | 100. | 35 | 17 | 52 | 67.3 | 32.7 | 100. | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0 | 24.0 | 100. | 57 | 9 | 66 | 86.4 | 13.6 | 100. TABLE A210 EVALUATION OF OBJECT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY NUMBER OF OBJECTS PER SIGHTING FOR DURATION OF SIGHTING, ELEVEN OR MORE 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 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 1-Astronomical | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 2-Aircraft | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14.3 | 28.6 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 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 | 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 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 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. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 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 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 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 8-Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 34.9 | 0.0 | 34.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 60.0 9-Other | 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 Total | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4 | 28.6 | 100. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 100. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 1-Astronomical | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 2-Aircraft | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 4-Birds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 8-Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 31.2 | 0.0 | 31.2 9-Other | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 Total | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0 | 30.0 | 100. | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 100. | 13 | 2 | 15 | 86.7 | 13.3 | 100. | 15 | 1 | 16 | 93.2 | 6.2 | 100. 239