UFO

noun

ˌyü-(ˌ)ef-ˈō

ˈyü-(ˌ)fō

plural UFO's or UFOs ˌyü-(ˌ)ef-ˈōz

ˈyü-(ˌ)fōz

: a mysterious flying object in the sky that is sometimes assumed to be a spaceship from another planet : unidentified flying object

"All right." The President sighed. "Is there anybody around this table who thinks UFOs and this signal from Vega have anything to do with each other?"—

Carl Sagan

In 1966, the first UFO "abduction" was described in journalist John G. Fuller's book The Interrupted Journey.—

Keay Davidson

called also UAP, unidentified aerial phenomenon, unidentified anomalous phenomenon

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The promotion for Eternal Atake 2 once again sees Lil Uzi Vert leaning into Heaven’s Gate’s underlying beliefs of ufology and prophecy fulfillment, with the album trailer featuring the rapper being transported via UFO to another dimension. —

Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024 Trump’s episode currently ranks as Rogan’s third most popular on YouTube behind an episode interviewing UFO researchers Bob Lazar and Jeremy Corbell (61 million) and another with surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden (38 million). —

James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024 While the West and Southwest are hotbeds of strange activity, the Midwest has some of the fewest reports per capita, Alejandro Rojas, a UFO researcher, tells Axios. —

Linh Ta, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024 In this model, the metal base smoothly tapers into a glowing glass orb not entirely unlike a UFO. —

Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for UFO