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This is the July 1966 third edition of Dr. Leon Davidson's "Flying Saucers: An Analysis of the Air Force Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14", published by Ramsey-Wallace Corp. It reproduces early Air Force press releases, the 1953 CIA panel report, the 1966 Blue Book release and the full text of the May 1955 Special Report No. 14 with its tables and codes. Davidson also gives his view that the CIA was responsible for much saucer publicity.
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TABLE A1 EVALUATION OF ALL SIGHTINGS BY YEARS ALL YEARS 1947 1948 1949 Evaluation Number Per Cent Number Per Cent Number Per Cent Number Certain Doubtful Total Certain Doubtful Total Certain Doubtful Total Certain Doubtful Total Certain Doubtful Total Certain Doubtful Total Certain Doubtful Total 0-Balloon 270 180 450 8.4 5.6 14.0 7 0 7 6.0 0.0 6.0 17 20 37 8.3 9.5 18.1 16 5 21 41 12 5.3 1-Astronomical 476 341 817 14.9 10.6 25.5 52 8 40 27.4 6.8 34.2 36 39 45 17.5 19.0 36.5 74 132 206 18.7 33.5 52.2 2-Aircraft 354 288 642 11.1 9.0 20.1 2 2 4' 1.9 1.7 34' 16 5 21 7.8 2.4 10.2 31 26 57 7.8 64 44.4 3-Light Phenom. 32 24 56 1.0 0.8 1.8 2 0 2 1.7 0.0 1.7 2 6 8 1.0 2.9 3.9 0 0 0 00 00 00 4-Birds 19 10 29 0.6 0.3 0.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 3 5 1.0 1.5 2.5 4' 1 5 1.1 0.2 1.3 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. 12 13 25 0.4 0.4 2.8 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. 298 0 298 9.3 0.0 9.3 14 0 14' 12.0 0.0 12.0 19 0 19 9.3 0.0 9.3 36 0 36 9.1 0.0 9.1 7-Psychological 38 10 48 1.2 0.3 1.5 3 2 5 2.6 1.7 4.3 1 0 1 0.5 0.0 0.5 3 0 3 0.7 0.0 0.7 8-Unknown 689 0 689 21.5 0.0 21.5 28 0 25 23.9 0.0 23.9 27 0 27 13.2 0.0 13.0 56 0 56 14.2 0.0 14.2 9-Other 112 35 147 3.5 1.1 4.6 17 0 17 14.5 0.0 14.5 4 8 12 1.0 3.9 5.5 11 0 11 2.8 0.0 2.8 1950 1951 1952 Evaluation 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 33 7 40 10.8 2.3 13.1 10 4 14 6.2 2.5 8.9 187 144 331 9.3 7.1 14.4 1-Astronomical 49 25 74 16.0 8.2 24.2 25 17 42 15.6 10.6 26.2 260 120 380 12.9 6.0 18.9 2-Aircraft 39 15 54 12.7 4.9 17.6 16 8 24 10.0 5.0 15.0 250 232 482 12.4 11.5 23.9 3-Light Phenom. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 1 3 1.3 0.7 2.0 26 17 43 1.3 0.8 2.1 4-Birds 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1 1 0.0 0.7 0.7 13 5 18 0.6 0.2 0.8 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 13 25 0.6 0.6 1.2 6-Insuffic. Info. 49 0 49 16.0 0.0 16.0 14 0 14 8.7 0.0 8.7 166 0 166 8.2 0.0 8.2 7-Psychological 4 0 4 1.3 0.0 1.3 1 1 2 0.7 0.7 1.4 26 7 33 1.3 0.3 1.6 8-Unknown 71 0 71 23.2 0.0 23.2 52 0 52 32.5 0.0 32.5 455 0 455 22.6 0.0 22.6 9-Other 7 7 14' 2.3 2.3 4.6 8 0 8 5.0 0.0 5.0 65 20 85 3.2 1.0 4.2 ALL YEARS 1947 1948 1949 Evaluation 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 228 151 379 8.9 5.9 14.8 7 0 7 7.2 0.0 7.2 14 10 24 9.2 6.5 15.7 11 3 14 4.7 1.3 6.0 1-Astronomical 383 256 639 15.0 10.0 25.0 19 8 27 19.6 8.2 27.6 29 27 55 18.3 17.6 35.9 34 80 114 14.4 33.8 48.2 2-Aircraft 292 235 527 11.4 9.2 20.6 2 2 4 2.1 2.1 4.2 15 4 19 9.8 2.6 12.4 18 12 30 7.6 51 12.7 3-Light Phenom. 32 21 53 1.3 0.8 2.1 2 0 2 2.1 0.0 2.1 2 3 5 13 2.0 3.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4-Birds 18 10 23 0.5 0.4 0.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 3 5 1.3 2.0 3.3 2 1 3 0.8 2.4 1.2 5-Clouds, Dest, etc. 3 7 10 0.1 0.3 0.4 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. 261 0 261 10.2 0.0 10.2 12 0 12 12.4 0.0 12.4 17 0 17 11.1 0.0 11.1 33 0 33 14.0 0.0 14.0 7-Psychological 56 .9 45 1.4 0.4 1.8 3 2 5 3.1 2.1 5.2 1 0 1 0.7 0.0 0.7 3 0 3 1.3 0.0 1.3 8-Unknown 497 0 497 19.5 0.0 19.5 24 0 24 24.1 0.0 24.7 16 0 16 10.5 0.0 10.5 33 0 33 14.0 0.0 14.0 9-Other 92 28 120 3.6 1.1 4.7 16 0 16 14.5 0.0 16.5 9 7 11 2.6 4.6 7.2 6 0 6 2.5 0.0 2.5 1950 1951 1952 Evaluation 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 22 5 27 10.5 2.4 12.9 9 3 12 6.6 2.2 8.8 165 130 295 9.6 7.5 17.1 1-Astromanical 42 18 60 20.1 8.6 28.7 274 14 35 15.3 10.2 26.5 239 109 348 13.9 6.3 20.2 2-Aircraft 30 11 41 14.3 5.3 19.6 16 8 24 11.7 5.8 17.5 211 198 409 12.3 11.5 21.8 3-Light Phenom. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 1 3 1.5 0.7 2.2 26 17 43 1.5 1.0 2.5 4-Birds 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1 1 0.0 0.7 0.7 9 5 14 0.5 0.3 0.8 5-Clouds, Dust, etc. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 7 10 0.2 0.4 0.6 6-Inserfic. Info. 26 0 26 12.4 0.0 12.4 14 0 14 10.2 0.0 10.2 159 0 159 9.2 0.0 9.2 7-Psychological 2 0 2 1.0 0.0 1.0 1 1 2 0.7 0.7 1.4 26 6 32 1.5 0.8 1.8 8-Blankown 42 0 42 20.1 0.0 20.1 38 0 38 27.7 0.0 27.7 344 0 344 20.0 0.0 20.0 9-Other 6 5 11 2.9 2.4 5.3 8 0 8 5.8 0.0 5.8 52 16 68 3.0 0.9 3.9 </td
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