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SUBJECT: NATIONAL SIGHTING RESEARCH CENTER REPORT FILE: UFO2358
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MUFONET-BBS GROUP - MUFONET-BBS NETWORK
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The NEW JERSEY CHRONICLE - Volume 2, Number 4 - March/April 1992 - Page 14
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Copyright 1992 by The New Jersey Mutual UFO Network
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NATIONAL SIGHTING RESEARCH CENTER
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- UPDATE -
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by Paul Ferrughelli
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1991: THE UFO YEAR IN REVIEW
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BACKGROUND
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1991 was definitely a Year of Change. For the first time in five years, UFO
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reports described as "lights/illuminations" out numbered the reports of
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"objects/shapes".
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Lights and Illuminations represented 57.4% of 201 reported sightings. Another
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changed characteristic for 1991 was the Peak Month of UFO sighting activity.
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January became the peak month of UFO sightings, comprising 15% of the total
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for the whole year. For the past two years, October had been the Peak Month
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for UFO reports, but in 1991, October ranked LAST. The summer months were more
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active than in 1990.
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STATE SIGHTING BREAKDOWN
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Florida was the leader by a Substantial margin, Florida reported 54 sightings
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for 1991...83% (45) of these sighiings were described as
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"lights/illuminiations". Of the Florida total, Gulf Breeze reported 63% (34)
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of the Florida total. Indiana led the nation (7) in reporting Close Encounter
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UFO sightings. A usually quiet state, North Carolina ranked 4th in 1991 with
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14 UFO reports and 5 Close Encounter Sightings (CES). Other States with higher
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than normal averages were, Oregon and New Hampshire.
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New Jersey ranked 9th in 1991 with 4 UFO Sightings. All four reports were of
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"Objects/Shapes" and were observed during night time visibility. Two of the
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four reports were CES.
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TIME OF DAY
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A surprise for 1991 was the Peak Time of Day for UFO reports. The mode (peak)
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time is clearly 8:00 P.M. represents 21% sightings and the normal lull
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activity time was between 6:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M were only 9.3% of the
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sightings occurred. A consistent pattern over the past five years has been to
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observe UFO sighting activity in the LATE HOURS of the evening.
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RECURRING SIGHTING LOCATIONS
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In 1991 there were 20 towns or cities in 13 states reporting a total of 96 UFO
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sightings. Those twenty towns reported two or more sightings within the 12
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month period of 1991. Those 96 sightings represent 48% of the total reports
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for 1991. This is higher than normal but not unusual due to Gulf Breeze,
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Florida, reporting 34 sightings.
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HYNEK CLASS BREAKDOWN
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Nocturnal Lights accounted for 74.5% of the total reports, this is higher than
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the five year average of 67%. Daylight Disc reports for 1991 were 5.5%, which
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is lower than the five years average or 8.3%. The Close Encounter Sightings
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(CES) were also lower representing only 18% of the total, the five year
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average is 22%
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OBSERVATIONS
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Although 1991 was a year of change in some aspects of the UFO phenomena, there
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were no significant events that occurred. The fact that 57.5% of the total
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sightings were of lights/illuminations (15% higher than the five year average)
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may be significant in that it may be related to the 8:00 P.M. Peak Time for
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sightings (this has not occurred in the past 5 years). The quality of
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sightings occurring at 8:00 P.M. was actually higher than the five year
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average for the Combined Peak Times. There were 14 reports of Trace Cases of
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Crop Circies in the USA in 1991 (these were not included in the UFO data and
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are only considered applicable if a UFO was observed before or after the
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event).
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There were several odd "probability" sighting cases in 1991. There were two
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Deltoid sightings in North Carolina which occurred during the day in two
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separate towns at the SAME time of day, 11:45 A.M. These two reports occurred
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within 2 months of each other. The duration of these Deltoid reports were 3
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seconds and 4 seconds in length. What is the probability of two Deltoid
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reports to occur at the same time, and have a duration almost exactly the
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same? There were three reports of "Rectangular" shaped objects in Pennsyvania,
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two on the same day and both with five weeks of each other.
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Gulf Breeze, Florida is still reporting high numbers of UFO reports in 1991.
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Several of these sightings have been documented of video tape. Many of the
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Gulf Breeze reports were that of a single "red light". When looking at the
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sighting data over the past five years of with respect to COLOR ONLY, Red was
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the leading color. To be continued............
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1991 SUMMARY RECAP DATA
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Annual Total............................... 201 Reports
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Peak Month........................ January 15% of Total
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Geographical Span........................... 66% of USA
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Leading State.................... Florida 26.8% of Total
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Peak Distribution Month)............ 21st to 31st 34.4%
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Peak Time of Day.................. 8-9 P.M. 21% ot Total
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Lull Time of Day..... 6 A.M - 5 P.M..... 9.3% of Total
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Peak Day of Week.............. Wednesday 18.1% of Total
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Lull Day of Week................. Monday 11.7% of Total
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Peak Reports by Shape Class........
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Lights/Illuminations...... 57.4% of Total
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Lull Reports by Shape Class........
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Rectangular .............. 2.6% of Total
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Peak Reports by Hynek Class........
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Nocturnal Lights.......... 74.4% of Total
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Peak Duration of Report................. 3 to 9 Minutes
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Sightings Reporting Sound............... 8.3% of Total
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Sightings Reporting No Sound............ 91.7% of Total
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Sightings During Daytime Visibility..... 9.2% of Total
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Sightings During Twilight Visibility.... 4.6% of Total
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Sightings During Nighttime Visibility... 86.2% of Total
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Reports Described as Objects/Shapes
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......................... 42.6% of Total
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Reports Described as Lights llluminations.
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......................... 57.4% of Total
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Multiple Witness Reports ............... 68.8% of Total
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Signal Witness Reports.................. 31.2% of Total
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Most Common Sound Reported......................... HUM
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Leading Single UFO Description................... LIGHT
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Top Five Ranking States............. FL, IN, CA, NC, PA
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Recurring Sighting Locations........ 20 Towns/13 States
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FIVE YEAR SUMMARY DATA ON 1000 UFO REPORTS
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1986 THRU 1990
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An important aspect of the UFO Data Base is to compare Annual Data to the
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cumulative average data compiled over time. With 1000 UFO reports in the data
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base, it is now possible to compare the 1991 data and look for any significant
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changes in the data. Below is the five year recap data on those 1000
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sightings.
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1986 - 1990 SUMMARY DATA BREAKDOWN
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Peak year for UFO reports................. 1988 with 291
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Peak year/Month of reports........ October 1989 with 47
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Combined Peak Month over 5 years
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.............. October.. 13% of total
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Combined Lull Month................. June. 4.3% of total
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Peak State Reporting over 5 years
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............ Indiana.. 21.5% of total
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Combined Peak Time of Day..........9 PM.... 17% of total
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Combined Lull Time of Day......... 8 AM... 0.4% of total
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Combined Peak day of Week .....Wednesday..17.1% of total
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Combined Lull Day of Week......Saturday...10.6% of total
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Combined Peak Reports by Shape Class
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Lights/llluminations..... 35.7% of total
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Combined Lull Reports by Shape Class
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Rectangular........... 3.0% of total
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Combined Hynek Class...Nocturnal Lights.. 66.7% of total
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Peak Duration of Reports..1 to 5 minutes. 20.6% of total
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Combined Sightings Reporting Sounds...... 12.5% of total
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Comblned Sightings Reporting No Sound.... 87.5% of total
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Reports During Daytime Visibility........ 9.5% of total
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Reports During Twilight Visibillty....... 5.6% of total
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Reports During Night Time Visibility..... 84.9% of total
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Reports Described as Objects/Shapes...... 60.0% of total
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Reports Described as Lights/llluminations.40.0% of total
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Combined Multiple Witness Reports........ 36.6% of total
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Most Common Sound Reported............... HUM
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Top 5 Ranking States over 5 Years........ IN,FL,PA,CA,MI
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