flying saucer

noun

plural flying saucers

: any of various unidentified flying objects usually described as being saucer-shaped or disk-shaped

Raël 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 …

—Toby Lester

Examples of flying saucer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For decades, the public has been obsessed with the idea of little green men piloting flying saucers visiting Earth. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Its quiet assurance that experts had a handle on flying saucers and a plan to meet them felt comforting. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

But in the case of flying saucers and unidentified anomalous phenomena, what's truly going on seems elusive. —Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026

While Lopez snapped photos inside the club, outside Doja Cat levitated over Wynn Golf Club on a hydraulic platform, performing several hits in a metallic spacesuit as drones buzzed overhead like flying saucers. —Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 8 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flying saucer

• crosser
• rosser

Kids Definition

flying saucer

noun

: any of various unidentified flying objects often reported to be saucer-shaped or disk-shaped