Flying Saucer
TopicCraft TypeFlying Saucer
TopicCraft TypeHistoric term for disc-shaped unidentified objects, popularized after Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting and central to the imagery of the modern UFO era.
Historic term for disc-shaped unidentified objects, popularized after Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting and central to the imagery of the modern UFO era.
“Flying saucer” is the historic popular term for a disc- or saucer-like unidentified object. It can describe what a witness thought an object looked like, but it is not a technical classification and does not identify origin. Reports filed under the label have included metallic discs, oval lights, lenticular forms, and ordinary objects seen at unfamiliar angles. The phrase now carries an extraterrestrial association that the observation alone does not establish.
The expression entered mass circulation after private pilot Kenneth Arnold reported nine bright objects near Mount Rainier on June 24, 1947. Arnold described their motion with a comparison to saucers skipping over water, and early wire reports used “saucer-like” language; newspapers quickly turned the phrase into a name for a presumed kind of craft. The Kenneth Arnold sighting helped trigger a wave of reports and made the saucer silhouette the defining image of the early modern UFO era.
The U.S. Air Force investigated the surge through Project Sign, Project Grudge, and Project Blue Book. Blue Book ultimately cataloged 12,618 reports, leaving 701 classified as unidentified, while the Air Force said its work found no evidence that those cases represented technology beyond contemporary scientific knowledge or extraterrestrial vehicles. Many identified reports involved balloons, aircraft, astronomical objects, reflections, or hoaxes. “Unidentified” meant that the available information did not support a confident explanation; it did not mean that investigators had verified a saucer-shaped machine.
The flying saucer remains historically important because it shaped both reporting and expectation. Once the image became familiar, witnesses, journalists, filmmakers, and officials used it as shorthand even when accounts described other forms. Modern UAP language is broader and often organizes cases by sensor, behavior, or morphology rather than assuming one craft type. Within UFO history, the saucer is therefore both a recurring reported shape and a cultural template—one that records should preserve without allowing the label to settle what an observer actually saw.
Prof. Avi Loeb & Tim Pool discuss a mysterious metallic disc flying saucer hovered over Chicago’s O’Hare airport before shooting off straight into the sky In November 2006 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, multiple United Airlines employees and other witnesses reported a metallic gray disc hovering silently above Gate C-17 for several minutes. The object then shot straight upward at high speed, punching a clean circular hole through the low cloud cover with sunlight visible through i...
Example a: https://vimeo.com/222366976/0c171ef640 Example b: It's just weird. As far as I understand Lucis Trust is an occult nonprofit. If you have a more nuanced explanation that encompasses further, please share. Jim Ryder, Lockheed's Ex VP, proposed transferring a flying saucer to Stratton’s AAWSAP team for research according to Stratton's recent book. In short, he was a real in the know fella according to Out Of The Shadows.
[Retweeted] Are some alien abductions staged by humans? @Jason_Jorjani recounts claims he attributes to Andrija Puharich about manufactured abduction experiences. “90% of UFOs that people have close encounters with are the U.S. flying saucer fleet.” “And he said they’re staging half of the abductions.” “Puharich wasn’t some random guy. He was one of the earliest architects of MK Ultra.” “If anyone knew how to fake an alien abduction, it was Puharich.” So how do we distinguish a genuine encoun...
Are some alien abductions staged by humans? @Jason_Jorjani recounts claims he attributes to Andrija Puharich about manufactured abduction experiences. “90% of UFOs that people have close encounters with are the U.S. flying saucer fleet.” “And he said they’re staging half of the abductions.” “Puharich wasn’t some random guy. He was one of the earliest architects of MK Ultra.” “If anyone knew how to fake an alien abduction, it was Puharich.” So how do we distinguish a genuine encounter from a m...
Not the most juicy dump. It's the biggest file released in tranche 7. The most interesting bit is this: The portion of McCoy’s record that makes his inclusion in the UAP archive significant is his assignment from October 1947 through mid-1949. His duty card records him as Chief of the Intelligence Department at Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson, Ohio, with the military occupational specialty code 9349 – denoting intelligence work. It was during this period that the Air Forc...
This video, presented by Dr. Chom as part of the Project Vimana series, is an independent engineering investigation into the 1950s flying-saucer designs of Otis T. Carr. The project aims to rigorously test historical claims against established physics through experimental prototypes. Key components investigated include: The Twelve Electromagnets: Carr claimed these arranged magnets could generate "magneto-gravitative waves." Dr. Chom explores the basics of electromagnetism (1:40), the role of...
Child-like Alien Bodies Found inside UFO - Scott & Suzanne Ramsey | Flying Saucer Diner https://t.co/LY57buWAcv
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Child like Alien Bodies Found inside UFO - Scott & Suzanne Ramsey | Flying Saucer Diner
Link: 1954: The Torpo, Norway Encounter Source: Oddvar J. Larsen, CSI (Civilian Saucer Investigation) On the afternoon of November 23, 1954, three young schoolgirls — Anne Storedal, Tora Storedal, and Tora Moy Hauge — walking home from school in Torpo, Norway, found themselves followed by a round, roughly 10-ft flying saucer, its underside black with yellow spots and small red jags, its upper section transparent. The craft descended to within 3-4 ft of the girls, close enough for them to see...
