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flying saucer

noun

  1. any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space. Compare UFO ( def ), UAP ( def ).


flying saucer

noun

  1. any disc-shaped flying object alleged to come from outer space
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Origin of flying saucer1

First recorded in 1945–50
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What has been observed may look like flying saucers but they are actually lenticular clouds, also referred to by some as pancake or UFO clouds.

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In the early 20th century, not long after Pierre de Coubertin relaunched the modern Olympic Games, Yale students noticed that their local pie tins zipped through the air like flying saucers.

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Unveiled on Friday, the new patches feature the official city logo of a flying saucer with a classic beam radiating downward to form the letter “R.â€

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Traditional academia has mostly avoided UAP research because of the stigma of flying saucers and space invaders.

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Compared to those, gray, almond-eyed aliens in flying saucers, hellbent on destroying humanity, feel like a throwback to simpler times.

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