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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Fast-forward to a couple of missions later, and these two new visitors are getting sidetracked and causing unrelated mayhem with a flying saucer, naturally.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Previous documentaries include Trainwreck: P.I. Moms, about a failed reality series following a group of moms who work as private investigators, and Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, which revisits the 2009 hoax in which a 6-year-old boy was thought to be trapped inside a homemade flying saucer.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 July 2025
In the movie — made in about 3 1/2 weeks for less than $300,000 — David spies a flying saucer from his bedroom and notices his dad (Leif Erickson) acting weird.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
As a result, the Heene family immediately fell under intense scrutiny by law enforcement officials and the press, who began to question if what happened with the flying saucer was a publicity stunt.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Previous documentaries include Trainwreck: P.I. Moms, about a failed reality series following a group of moms who work as private investigators, and Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, which revisits the 2009 hoax in which a 6-year-old boy was thought to be trapped inside a homemade flying saucer.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 July 2025
In the movie — made in about 3 1/2 weeks for less than $300,000 — David spies a flying saucer from his bedroom and notices his dad (Leif Erickson) acting weird.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
As a result, the Heene family immediately fell under intense scrutiny by law enforcement officials and the press, who began to question if what happened with the flying saucer was a publicity stunt.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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“Flying saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20saucer. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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