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

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TABLE A214 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Evaluation | TOTAL | NORTH AMERICA | SOUTH AMERICA | EUROPE
Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent
Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total
0-Balloon | 270 | 179 | 449 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 14.0 | 251 | 169 | 420 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 14.1
1-Astronomical | 475 | 341 | 816 | 14.8 | 10.7 | 25.5 | 448 | 329 | 772 | 14.9 | 11.1 | 26.0
2-Aircraft | 354 | 288 | 642 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 20.1 | 349 | 260 | 603 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 20.4
3-Light Phenom. | 32 | 24 | 56 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8
4-Birds | 19 | 10 | 29 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 12 | 13 | 25 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7
6-Insuffic. Info. | 298 | 0 | 298 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 271 | 0 | 271 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1
7-Psychological | 38 | 10 | 48 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.6
8-Unknown | 689 | 0 | 689 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 638 | 0 | 638 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 21.5
9-Other | 112 | 35 | 147 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 97 | 22 | 119 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 4.0
Total | 2249 | 900 | 3199 | 11.9 | 28.1 | 100. | 2135 | 834 | 2969 | 11.9 | 28.1 | 100.

Evaluation | ASIA | AFRICA | AUSTRALIA |
Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent
Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total
0-Balloon | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 13.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0
1-Astronomical | 18 | 7 | 25 | 15.7 | 6.1 | 21.8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 32.0
2-Aircraft | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 28.0
3-Light Phenom. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
4-Birds | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
6-Insuffic. Info. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 20.0
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 32 | 0 | 32 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 27.8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 16.0
9-Other | 12 | 4 | 16 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total | 86 | 29 | 115 | 14.8 | 25.2 | 100. | 16 | 9 | 25 | 64.0 | 36.0 | 100.

TABLE A215 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Evaluation | TOTAL | NORTH AMERICA | SOUTH AMERICA | EUROPE
Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent
Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total
0-Balloon | 228 | 150 | 378 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 14.8 | 214 | 143 | 357 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 15.0
1-Astronomical | 382 | 256 | 638 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 359 | 246 | 605 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 25.5
2-Aircraft | 292 | 235 | 527 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 20.6 | 281 | 213 | 494 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 20.9
3-Light Phenom. | 32 | 21 | 53 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1
4-Birds | 13 | 10 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4
6-Insuffic. Info. | 261 | 0 | 261 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 236 | 0 | 236 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0
7-Psychological | 36 | 9 | 45 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 36 | 8 | 44 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.8
8-Unknown | 497 | 0 | 497 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 455 | 0 | 455 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 19.2
9-Other | 92 | 28 | 120 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 79 | 20 | 99 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 4.1
Total | 1836 | 716 | 2552 | 11.9 | 28.1 | 100. | 1704 | 666 | 2370 | 11.9 | 28.1 | 100.

Evaluation | ASIA | AFRICA | AUSTRALIA |
Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent
Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total
0-Balloon | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7
1-Astronomical | 12 | 5 | 17 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 19.1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 28.6 | 4.7 | 33.3
2-Aircraft | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.5 | 11.2 | 15.7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 19.0
3-Light Phenom. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
4-Birds | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
6-Insuffic. Info. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23.8 | 0.0 | 23.8
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 26 | 0 | 26 | 29.2 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 19.0
9-Other | 10 | 2 | 12 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total | 67 | 22 | 89 | 15.3 | 24.7 | 100. | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4 | 28.6 | 100.

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