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From: Kevin Randle <KRandle993@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 09:22:24 EDT
Fwd Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 17:05:34 -0400
Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: Stats Needed


> Dear List

> Would anyone happen to know anywhere I could get some facts and
> figures on UFO observations/abductions/experiences?

> Figures about the UK would be preferable on any subjects relating
> to UFOs (I'm thinking of 45% of people claim to have seen a UFO,
> for example-does this seem feasible?).

> By Friday if possible

> All the best

> Ben Field

While working on my dissertation I came across the following
that might be of help.

>From Psychotherapy in Private Practice Vol. 6(3) 1988, p. 159:

Of adults 18 and over - 9% reported seeing something they thought
of as a UFO. 49% thought UFOs were "real" and 30% thought they
were imaginary. 21% weren't sure.

>From The Journal of Social Psychology Vol. 123, Second Half, Aug
1984, p. 199

Among American applied scientists and engineers, the possible
sighting rate is 18%.  Astronomers reported a rate of 11% (which
just goes to show you that Astronomers do see UFOs and at a rate
larger than the general population) but international
astronomers saw them at a 5% rate. This article also mentioned,
but gave no figures for a UFO encounter of the first kind, by
those above mentioned applied scientists and engineers.

The Abduction statistics can be found at the NIDS website. They
just reconducted the Roper Poll and found the numbers to be
about half of what was discovered in the first, more famous
poll. I don't have that in front of me, but it seemed that the
rate of abduction was inside the margine of error. I'm sure John
Velez or one of the others can point you in that direction.

Hope this is what you needed.

KRandle