MUFON Case Management System
Ballester-Guasp Report Evaluator
Information Quality Index
Select the Information gathering method used.
(You must select one)
Direct Investigation
At the site >= 2 hrs
At the site < 2 hrs
Person to person Interview >= 1 hr
Person to person Interview < 1 hr
Telephone interview >= 1/2 hr
Telephone interview < 1/2 hr
Indirect Investigation
Questionnaire w/ follow-up Extensive
Questionnaire w/ follow-up Brief
Letter w/ follow-up Extensive
Letter w/ follow-up Brief
Other Investigation
Questionnaire, no follow-up
Letter/Narrative , no follow-up >= 1 page
Letter/Narrative , no follow-up < 1 page
Newspaper >= 500 words
Newspaper < 500 words
Radio / TV
Witness Relative
Verbal / Rumor / Unknown
Reliability Index
Select Witness Characteristics
(You must select one in each section)
Number of Witnesses Geographical relationship at time of sighting
0 Unknown
1 Together / Single Witness
2 Independent / Separate
3 - 5 Witness activity at time of sighting (Main witness)
6 - 10 Not Specified
More than 10 Recreational
Witness Profession / Occupation Traveling
Not Specified Cultural or Intellectual
Students At Work (going to or from)
Laborers/Farmers/Housewives Age of witness
University Students Unknown



Traders/Businessmen/Artists Under 10
Technicians/Police/Pilots 10 - 17
Graduates / Military 18 - 34
Familial / Social relationship between witnesses 35 - 64
Unknown 65 - 74
Friends Over 75
Family or Single Witness
Professional / Co-workers
No Relationship
Strangeness Index
What events and/or effects best describe the sighting?
(Check all that apply. You must select at least one.)
Anomalous appearance Close encounter (500 feet or less)
Existence of anomalous movements Presence of beings associated with the UFO
Apparition of physical-spatial incongruities Finding of traces or production of effects
Technological detection