flying saucer
noun
plural flying saucers
: any of various unidentified flying objects usually described as being saucer-shaped or disk-shaped
Ra claims that in December of 1973, in the dish of a French volcano called Puy-de-Lassolas, he was taken onto a flying saucer, where he met a four-foot humanoid extraterrestrial with olive-colored skin, almond-shaped eyes, and long dark hair.—
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Howard hired an artist in 2023 to paint a mural depicting burger-like flying saucers piloted by aliens shooting ketchup and mustard.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
This nostalgic feature film is set in 1996 and focuses on a small town teenage girl named Denise, whose father mysteriously vanished one night years ago while investigating a flying saucer sighting in the nearby forested hills.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 9 May 2025
Since 1954, the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape has had a law forbidding flying saucers from landing in, taking off, or flying over its vineyards.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
Since then, there has been speculation that the US government encouraged the flying saucer mania as a cover for its experimental aircraft.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
This nostalgic feature film is set in 1996 and focuses on a small town teenage girl named Denise, whose father mysteriously vanished one night years ago while investigating a flying saucer sighting in the nearby forested hills.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 9 May 2025
Since 1954, the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape has had a law forbidding flying saucers from landing in, taking off, or flying over its vineyards.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
Since then, there has been speculation that the US government encouraged the flying saucer mania as a cover for its experimental aircraft.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Flying saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20saucer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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