{"type":"documents","slug":"1956-usaf-special-report-14","title":"USAF Special Report #14","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/1956-usaf-special-report-14","description":"Statistical Air Force study evaluating UFO reports and classifying many as unknowns","date":"1956-05-05T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Study"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":7,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Summary\n\n[Project Blue Book](/programs/project-blue-book) compiled thousands of sightings into Special Report No. 14, applying statistical methods to categorize cases. Analysts found a significant percentage remained unexplained after evaluation.[^1]\n\nThe study emphasized improved data collection but argued sightings offered no evidence of hostile intent or advanced technology.[^2]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/CIA-RDP81R00560R000100060001-5.pdf\" />\n\n[^1]: [Air Technical Intelligence Center, \"Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14: Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects,\" Project No. 10073, 5 May 1955, CIA Reading Room release mirrored by The Black Vault](https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/CIA-RDP81R00560R000100060001-5.pdf), summary pp. vii-viii and introduction pp. 1-2.\n[^2]: [Air Technical Intelligence Center, \"Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14: Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects,\" Project No. 10073, 5 May 1955, CIA Reading Room release mirrored by The Black Vault](https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/CIA-RDP81R00560R000100060001-5.pdf), summary pp. vii-ix and conclusions p. 94.","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"programs","slug":"project-blue-book","title":"Project Blue Book","url":"https://disclosdex.com/programs/project-blue-book"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/1956-usaf-special-report-14","title":"USAF Special Report #14","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/1956-usaf-special-report-14","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}