A flying saucer, or flying disc, is a purported type of disc-shaped unidentified flying object. The term was coined in 1947 by the United States news media for the objects pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed
An alleged flying saucer photographed over Passaic, New Jersey, in 1952
Aerial photo taken over Lake Cote, Costa Rica, by Sergio Loaiza (1971)
A "flying saucer" on the cover of a 1929 issue of Science Wonder Stories
Kenneth Arnold's July 1947 report to Army Air Forces (AAF) intelligence with sketches
The Passaic UFO photographs are a set of photographs purportedly taken in Passaic, New Jersey, by George Stock on July 31, 1952. Allegedly depicting a domed flying saucer, the images were widely publi
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…photography, showing often blurry or abstract discs framed by otherwise everyday settings. Notable examples include the 1950 McMinnville photographs, the Passaic UFO photographs, and the photographs of contactee George Adamski. Some of the alleged flying saucer photographs of the era were hoaxes, created using everyday objects…
One of the Passaic UFO photos
Air Force sketch of the Passaic saucer, as described by Stock