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 …—
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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
Work on phase two is scheduled to begin in October with demolition of the flying saucer expected sometime in early 2027.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Two days before the Fourth of July, an alien mothership enters Earth’s atmosphere and dispatches envoys in the form of flying saucers across major cities worldwide.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
The chip-loving aliens succeed, but the snack food's bold flavor causes their flying saucer to split in half and explode, ending with a crunchy cross-universe cultural exchange.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 8 Mar. 2026
Work on phase two is scheduled to begin in October with demolition of the flying saucer expected sometime in early 2027.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Two days before the Fourth of July, an alien mothership enters Earth’s atmosphere and dispatches envoys in the form of flying saucers across major cities worldwide.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
The chip-loving aliens succeed, but the snack food's bold flavor causes their flying saucer to split in half and explode, ending with a crunchy cross-universe cultural exchange.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Flying saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20saucer. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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