John Company

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

CIA-UAP-015 · page 252 of 312

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TABLE A217 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY NORTH AMERICAN LOCATION

Evaluation | NORTH AMERICA | UNITED STATES | CANADA | ALASKA
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 | 251 | 169 | 420 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 14.1 | 241 | 163 | 404 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 14.4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 8.6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 6.4
1-Astronomical | 443 | 329 | 772 | 14.9 | 11.1 | 26.0 | 403 | 310 | 713 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 25.5 | 23 | 6 | 31 | 28.4 | 9.9 | 38.3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 25.5 | 0.0 | 25.5
2-Aircraft | 343 | 260 | 603 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 20.4 | 329 | 256 | 585 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 21.0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12.3 | 1.2 | 13.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 6.4
3-Light Phenom. | 31 | 23 | 54 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.1
4-Birds | 14 | 9 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
6-Insuffic. Info. | 271 | 0 | 271 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 261 | 0 | 261 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 4.3
7-Psychological | 38 | 9 | 47 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 37 | 9 | 46 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 638 | 0 | 638 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 582 | 0 | 582 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 21.2 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 46.8
9-Other | 97 | 22 | 119 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 88 | 21 | 109 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 8.5
Total | 2135 | 834 | 2969 | 71.9 | 28.1 | 100. | 1993 | 802 | 2795 | 71.3 | 28.7 | 100. | 66 | 15 | 81 | 81.5 | 18.5 | 100. | 46 | 1 | 47 | 97.9 | 2.1 | 100.

Evaluation | MEXICO | HAWAII |  |
Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number |  | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 12.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 20.0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12.9 | 29.0 | 41.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 6 | 0 | 6 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19.4 | 0.0 | 19.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 12 | 3 | 15 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 100. | 18 | 13 | 31 | 58.1 | 41.9 | 100. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

TABLE A218 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY NORTH AMERICAN LOCATION

Evaluation | NORTH AMERICA | UNITED STATES | CANADA | ALASKA
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 | 214 | 143 | 357 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 205 | 137 | 342 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 15.3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 8.8
1-Astronomical | 359 | 246 | 605 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 25.5 | 328 | 228 | 556 | 14.7 | 10.2 | 24.9 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 28.3 | 11.7 | 40.0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 26.5
2-Aircraft | 281 | 213 | 494 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 20.8 | 272 | 210 | 482 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 21.7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 8.8
3-Light Phenom. | 31 | 20 | 51 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.9
4-Birds | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
6-Insuffic. Info. | 236 | 0 | 236 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 226 | 0 | 226 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 5.9
7-Psychological | 36 | 8 | 44 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 35 | 8 | 43 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 455 | 0 | 455 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 19.2 | 418 | 0 | 418 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 38.2 | 0.0 | 38.2
9-Other | 79 | 20 | 99 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 72 | 19 | 91 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 8.8
Total | 1704 | 666 | 2370 | 71.9 | 28.1 | 100. | 1598 | 636 | 2234 | 71.5 | 28.5 | 100. | 47 | 13 | 60 | 78.3 | 21.7 | 100. | 33 | 1 | 34 | 97.1 | 2.9 | 100.

Evaluation | MEXICO | HAWAII |  |
Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number |  | 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 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 13.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1-Astronomical | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 25.0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13.3 | 30.0 | 43.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2-Aircraft | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 10.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3-Light Phenom. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6-Insuffic. Info. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
8-Unknown | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100. | 17 | 13 | 30 | 56.7 | 43.3 | 100. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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