PHYSICAL TRACES ASSOCIATED

WITH

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

An Interim Report

RESULTS OF PROCESSING DATA

1490 - 2004

Ted R. Phillips

CENTER FOR PHYSICAL TRACE RESEARCH

archaeoanom@inter-linc.net

INTRODUCTION

This report presents a statistical analysis of data given in 3,059 reports involving observations of anomalous phenomena or objects on or near the ground resulting in physical residues generated by the observed phenomena or objects. These observations took place in 91 countries between 1490 and 2004.

The analysis permits certain regularities of these phenomena to be brought out. The data indicates there is a certain type of phenomenon which shows stable statistical properties.

This research began in 1968 and after 36 years it is yet premature to consider the nature of these phenomena on the basis of the data presented to date . The developments of methods of obtaining more reliable data and expansion of the initial information used will result in a database of the most important piece of the UFO puzzle - physical evidence.

At this point there seems to be no relation to the more popular crop circles which are much larger and complex than UFO landing sites. The current problem is the inclination on the part of investigators to identify possible landing sites as crop circles - if it’s circular, it must be a crop circle.

SUGGESTED FUTURE RESEARCH

To obtain more definite conclusions, more reliable and detailed data must be obtained. These events must be well documented and sampled for laboratory analysis. There needs to be a central repository for landing/physical evidence events. Currently, the data is scattered among numerous investigators in many countries.

A central repository should produce interim reports to be available to the general public and serious investigators. This will produce new data and a much more complete database. The entire database should be available in some form as physical trace events will give us the most substantial evidence for - or against - the existence of Unidentified Flying Objects.

Pre 1900	24 cases	0.78%
1900 - 1939	22 cases	0.72%
1940 - 1949	28 cases	0.92%
1950 - 1959	303 cases	9.91%
1960 - 1969	534 cases	17.46%
1970 - 1979	1109 cases	36.25%
1980 - 1989	498 cases	16.28%
1990 - 1999	435 cases	14.22%
2000 - 2004	106 cases	3.46%

Fig. 1 - DISTRIBUTION OF EVENTS BY YEAR

1954	105 CASES	3.43%
1969	133 CASES	4.35%
1973	159 CASES	5.20%
1974	125 CASES	4.01%
1975	147 CASES	4.81%
1976	114 CASES	3.73%
1977	119 CASES	3.90%
1979	121 CASES	4.00%
1980	103 CASES	3.37%
TOTALS	1126 CASES	36.80%

Fig. 2 - PEAK YEAR DISTRIBUTION

2300	256 cases
2000	251 cases
2100	245 cases
2200	200 cases
0200	142 cases
2400	137 cases
1900	137 cases
0400	124 cases
1700	119 cases
1800	98 cases

Fig. 3 - PEAK TIME DISTRIBUTION (local times)

United States	979 cases
France	245 cases
Canada	214 cases
Brazil	199 cases
Italy	184 cases
Australia	168 cases
England	168 cases
New Zealand	153 cases
Argentina	122 cases
Venezuela	93 cases
	2525 cases (82.5%)

Fig. 4 - PEAK DISTRIBUTION COUNTRIES

Missouri	43 cases
Iowa	39 cases
Illinois	38 cases
California	35 cases
Indiana	33 cases

Fig. 5 - PEAK DISTRIBUTION STATES

Multiple Witness Events: 40.4% (1,236 cases)

Occupants/Beings Reported: 23.9% (731 cases)

More than one being seen: 63.2% (461 cases)

Being described as small: 57.1% (417 cases)

Circular	57.2%
Oval	21.2%
Sphere	14.6%
Cylinder/Cigar	6.0%
Various Shapes	1.0%

Fig. 6 - SHAPE DISTRIBUTION OF OBJECTS

Metallic	59.6%
Red	11.0%
White	10.1%
Orange-Red	5.5%
Orange	3.7%
Yellow	3.7%
Blue-White	2.8%
Green	2.8%
Gold	0.8%

Fig. 7 - OBJECT COLOR

Sound Heard	9.3%
Whistling	31.1%
Humming	22.6%
Hissing	11.3%
Buzzing	11.1%
Beeping	10.0%
“Electronic”	10.0%
Roaring	4.9%

Fig. 8 - SOUND RELATED TO OBJECT

Graph below indicates the object dimensions as estimated by witnesses. Dimensions in meters are as follows;

A: one - three B: four - seven

C: eight - twelve D: twelve - sixteen

E: seventeen - twenty-one F: twenty-two - twenty-five

G: twenty-five +

Fig. 9 - ESTIMATED OBJECT DIMENSIONS

Graph below indicates the duration of the observations. Duration in minutes as follows:

A: Less than 1 minute B: 1 - 2 minutes

C: 2 - 5 minutes D: 5 - 10 minutes

E: 10 - 20 minutes F: 20 - 30 minutes

G: 30 minutes - 1 hour H: one hour +

Fig. 10 - DURATION OF OBSERVATION

Circular	78.7%
Oval	15.2%
Irregular	6.1%

Fig. 11 - CONFIGURATION OF PRIMARY TRACES

Burnt	47.7%
Depressed	40.0%
Dehydrated	12.3%

Fig. 12 - CONDITION OF PRIMARY SITE

Fig. 13 - OBJECT (light gray) & SITE DIMENSIONS

in meters

A: 1 - 3 B: 4 - 7 C: 8 - 12 D: 12 - 16 E: 17 - 21 F: 22 - 25

G: 25+

Human Effects	5.3%
Animal Effects	2.8%
Vehicle Damage	6.5%
Structure Damage	1.2%
Footprints	7.7%
Tree Damage	9.1%
Radiation	1.7%
Electromagnetic Effects	7.6%
Angel Hair	8.9%
Fragments Recovered	8.1%
Liquid Residue	2.0%
White Residue	3.8%

Fig. 14 - SECONDARY TRACES

Imprints	31.1%
Three	69.9%
Four	28.3%
Five	0.4%
Six	1.4%

Fig. 15 - LANDING GEAR IMPRINTS

SUMMARY

Currently UFO landing events with physical traces are occurring at a rate of 2.2 events per month. Prime time viewing for such an event would be between 8 pm and midnight with secondary peaks at 2 am and 4 am. Best location would be Missouri, Iowa or Illinois.

Objects generating traces are most often circular, metallic in color. There are three primary types of object observed.

Type 1: One to three meters in diameter, disc or spherical in shape. These objects tend not to make ground contact but hover close to the surface, leaving behind burnt or dehydrated circular effects.

Type 2: Four to seven meters in daimeter, oval or disc-shaped. Landing with imprints, either 3 or four. Sites are burnt or depressed and circular to oval in shape.

Type 3: Eight to twelve meters in diameter, disc-shaped with 3 landing legs, leaving burnt or depressed sites.

Most trace events have an observation window of 2 to 5 minutes with the object less than 20 meters away.

Eight in ten sites are circular, burnt or depressed. 91% of site diameters between 1 and 12m. 1 - 3m: 33%, 4 - 7m: 37%, only 3% 17m or greater.

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