unidentified flying object
Meaning
- Anything not readily explainable appearing to move through or be suspended in the air.
- Anything not readily explainable appearing to move through or be suspended in the air.
- (colloquial) An alien spacecraft.
Synonyms
Translations
objet volant non-identifié
oggetto volante non identificato
objeto volador no identificado
unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt unbekanntes Flugobjekt
άγνωστης ταυτότητας ιπτάμενο αντικείμενο ΑΤΙΑ
UFO ιπτάμενος δίσκος
ovniEtymology
The phrase is usually attributed to US Air Force officer Edward J. Ruppelt (1923–1960) who coined it as a replacement of the terms flying saucer and flying disk.
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