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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Guests boarded individual flying saucers that hovered in the air, going in whatever direction the rider leaned.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Perched like a flying saucer on the 24th floor of the hotel, the revolving restaurant opened in 1976 and is the only Arizona restaurant of its kind.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 5 Jan. 2026
That’s where former intelligence service experts testify that flying saucers have been hidden in secret government garages for decades (or something along those lines).
—Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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, 20 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Perched like a flying saucer on the 24th floor of the hotel, the revolving restaurant opened in 1976 and is the only Arizona restaurant of its kind.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 5 Jan. 2026
That’s where former intelligence service experts testify that flying saucers have been hidden in secret government garages for decades (or something along those lines).
—Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Flying saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20saucer. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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