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

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TABLE A222 EVALUATION OF OBJECT SIGHTINGS FOR ALL YEARS BY
UNITED STATES REGIONAL LOCATION
TOTAL
NORTH EAST
CENTRAL EAST
SOUTH EAST
Number
Per Cent
Number
Per Cent
Number
Per Cent
Number
Per Cent
Evaluation
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
184
121
305
9.6
6.3
15.9
7
/
8
18.9
2.7
21.6
38
27
65
9.7
6.9
16.6
/
0
/
45
O.V
4.5
1-Astronomical
237
182
419
12.4
9.5
21.9
4
3
7
10.8
81
18.9
46
24
70
11.7
6.1
17.8
4
/
5
18.2
4.5
22.7
2-Aircraft
245
188
433
12.8
9.8
22.6
3
5
8
8.1
13.5
21.6
62
50
112
15.8
12.7
28.5
5
/
6
22.7
45
21.2
3-Light Phenom.
27
17
44
14
0.9
2.3
/
/
2
2.7
2.7
5.4
3
6
9
0.8
1.5
2.3
/
/
2
4.5
45
9.0
4-Birds
10
8
18
0.5
0.4
0.9
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
0
3
0.8
0.0
0.8
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5-Clouds, Dust, etc.
2
6
8
0.1
D.3
04
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
3
3
0.0
0.8
0.8
0
0
I
0.0
0.0
0.0
6-Insuffic. Info.
205
I
205
10.7
0.0
10.7
3
0
3
8.1
0.0
8.1
38
0
38
9.7
0.0
9.7
2
0
2
9.1
0.0
9.1
7-Psychological
34
8
42
1.8
0.4
2.2
/
0
/
2.7
0.0
2.7
7
2
9
1.8
0.5
2.3
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8-Unknown
359
0
359
18.7
0.0
18.7
8
0
8
21.6
0.0
21.6
69
0
69
17.6
0.0
17.6
4
0
4
18.2
0.0
18.2
9-Other
67
16
83
35
0.8
43
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13
2
15
3.3
0.5
3.8
2
0
2
9.1
0.0
9.1
Total
1370
546
1916
71.5
28.5
100.
27
10
37
73.0
27.0
100.
279
114
393
71.0
29.0
100.
19
3
22
86.4
13.6
CO.
NORTH MIDWEST
CENTRAL MIOWEST
SOUTH MIDWEST
Number
Per Cent
Number
Per Cent
Number
Per Cent
Evaluation
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
D-Balloon
3
7
10
4.8
11.3
16.1
30
28
58
8.0
7.5
15.5
25
28
53
6.4
7.2
13.6
1-Astronomical
8
3
11
12.9
4.8
17.7
53
24
77
142
6.4
20.6
51
59
110
13.0
15.1
281
2-Aircraft
5
4
9
8'1
6.5
14.6
42
35
77
11.2
9.4
20.6
50
41
91
12.8
19.5
23.3
3-Light Phenom.
0
2
2
0.0
3.2
3.2
11
5
16
2.9
1.3
4.2
4
0
4
1.2
0.0
1.0
4-Birds
/
0
/
1.6
0.0
1.6
3
2
5
0.8
0.5
1.3
3
3
6
0.8
0.8
1.6
5-Clouds, Dust, etc.
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
I
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
D.O
0.0
6-Insuffic. Info.
8
0
8
12.9
0.0
12.9
57
0
57
15.2
0.0
15.2
35
0
35
9.0
0.0
9.0
7-Psychological
/
0
/
1.6
0.0
1.6
12
0
12
3.2
0.0
3.2
3
3
6
0.8
0.8
1.6
8-Unknown
18
0
18
29.0
0.0
29.0
57
0
57
15.2
0.0
15.2
74
0
74
18.9
0.0
18.3
9-Other
2
0
2
3.2
0.0
3.2
14
/
15
37
0.3
40
8
4
12
2.0
1.0
3.0
Total
46
16
62
14.2
25.8
100.
279
95
374
746
25.4
100.
253
138
391
647
35.3
100.
NORTH WEST
CENTRAL WEST
SOUTH WEST
Number
Per Cent
Number
Per Cent
Number
Per Cent
Evaluation
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
0-Balloon
3
2
5
11.5
7.7
19.2
3
/
4
51
17
6.8
28
5
33
12.6
2.2
14.8
1-Astronomical
3
/
4
11.5
3.8
15.3
11
9
20
18.6
153
33.9
31
34
65
13.9
15.2
29.1
2-Aircraft
5
/
6
19.2
13.8
23.0
3
3
6
5/
5.1
10.2
21
21
42
9.4
9.4
18.8
3-Light Phenom.
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
/
0
/
17
0.0
1.7
2
2
4
0.9
2.9
1.8
4-Birds
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
/
0.0
1.7
1.7
0
2
2
0.0
0.9
0.9
5-Clouds, Dust, etc.
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
/
2
3
2.4
0.9
1.3
6-Insuffic. Info.
3
0
3
115
0.0
11.5
5
0
5
8.5
0.0
8.5
14
0
14
6.3
0.0
6.3
7-Psychological
2
0
2
77
0.0
77
4
0
4
6.8
0.0
6.8
0
0
0
0.0
C.O
0.0
B-Unknown
3
0
3
11.5
0.0
11.5
15
0
15
25.4
0.0
25.4
53
0
53
23.5
5.0
23.8
9-Other
3
0
3
11.5
0,0
11.5
3
0
3
5.1
0.0
51
4
3
7
1.8
1.3
3.1
Total
22
4
26
84.6
15.4
100.
45
14
59
76.3
23.7
100.
154
69
223
69.1
30.9
100.
NORTH FARWEST
CENTRAL FARWEST
SOUTH FARWEST
Number
Per Cent
Number
Per Cent
Number
Per Cent
Evaluation
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
Certain
Doubtful
Total
0-Balloon
13
3
16
13.6
3.2
16.8
16
9
25
12.2
6.9
19.1
17
10
27
6.5
9.7
26.2
1-Astronomical
10
8
18
10.5
8.4
18.9
//
6
17
8.4
4.6
13.0
5
10
15
4.9
9.7
6
2-Aircraft
12
9
21
12.6
9.5
22.1
24
12
36
18.3
9.2
275
13
6
9
12.6
5.8
18.4
3-Light Phenom.
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
/
0
/
0.8
0.0
0.8
3
0
3
2.9
0.0
2.9
4-Birds
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
0
0
0.0
D.D.
0.2
5-Clouds, Dust, etc.
/
0
/
1.1
0.0
1.1
0
/
/
0.0
0.8
0.8
0
0
:-
0.0
0.0
2.0
6-Insuffic. info.
10
0
10
10.5
0.0
10.5
22
0
22
16.8
0.0
16.8
8
0
S
7.8
O.V
7.5
7-Psychological
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
/
2
3
0.8
1.5
2.3
3
/
-
29
.0
3.9
8-Unknown
21
0
21
22.1
0.0
22.1
22
0
22
16.8
0.0
16.8
15
0
15
146
0.0
14.6
9-Other
8
0
8
8.4
0.0
8.4
2
2
4
1.5
1.5
3.0
8
4
12
7.8
3.9
11.7
Total
75
20
95
78.9
21.1
100.
9.9
32
131
75.6
24.4
100.
72
31
103
69.9
30.1
100.
247