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Project Blue Book continued to screen and evaluate all reports as soon as possible after being received. The following represents a breakdown of the number of reports by month and the percentage breakdown of evaluations;

	Conclusion	No.	Percentage
March:-	Astronomical	21	35.6
	Balloon	7	11.8
	Aircraft	8	13.6
	Insufficient Data	12	20.3
	Other *	8	13.6
	Unknown	3	5.1
	Total	59	100.0
April:-	Astronomical	4	25.0
	Balloon	1	6.2
	Aircraft	5	31.3
	Insufficient Data	3	18.8
	Other *	1	6.2
	Unknown	2	12.5
	Total	16	100.0
May:-	Astronomical	1	7.1
	Balloon	5	35.8
	Aircraft	4	28.6
	Insufficient Data	1	7.1
	Other *	2	14.3
	Unknown	1	7.1
	Total	14	100.0

January	63
February	75
March	59
April	16
May	14
Total	227	Reports

* Water reflections
  Strange cloud formations
  Sun-Moon dogs
  Flying paper, etc.

An average of 45 reports received monthly since the first of 1953. 10% of all reports in 1953 are classified as unknown.

II. CANADIAN FLYING SAUCER

In the 11 February 1953 edition of the "Toronto Star" there appeared an article entitled "Canadian Flying Saucer". This article stated that a revolutionary type aircraft had "been produced at the Avro Canada's Malton, Ontario, factory. This aircraft was reported to have a speed of 1500 mph, and that vertical takeoff and hovering would be possible.

Project Blue Book attempted to obtain more information through the Air Attache in Ottawa. The reply stated that there is no reason to believe that a "flying saucer" is under development in Canada at the present time.

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