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A historical and cultural term for disc-shaped unidentified flying objects, originating from 1947. Not to be confused with the contemporary scientific term 'UAP' (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena), though the two terms describe overlapping phenomena. The term persists in popular culture and historical discussions despite being largely superseded in official terminology.
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A term designating alleged disc-shaped unidentified flying objects, originating from the 1947 Kenneth Arnold sighting and popularized through widespread mid-20th century UFO reports.
Um termo que designa alegados objetos voadores não identificados em forma de disco, originário do avistamento de Kenneth Arnold em 1947 e popularizado através de amplos relatos de OVNIs do meio do século XX.
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- Flying saucerWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Term originated from Kenneth Arnold's 1947 misreported sighting
- Arnold described motion, not shape; media misinterpreted as disc-shaped
- Sparked widespread public fascination and hundreds of sightings
- Later superseded by UFO and UAP terminology
- Kenneth Arnold UFO sightingWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- June 24, 1947 near Mount Rainier, Washington
- Nine shiny objects reported at speeds exceeding 1,200 mph
- Arnold's credibility confirmed by investigators
- Triggered wave of subsequent sightings and media attention
- Unidentified flying object (UFO)Britannica▎ high· 2026-05-14
- UFO term coined by Air Force partly to replace 'flying saucer'
- Flying saucer terminology seen as misleading for non-disc objects
- Contemporary terms include UAP and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
FLYING SAUCER
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Disambiguation: A historical and cultural term for disc-shaped unidentified flying objects, originating from 1947. Not to be confused with the contemporary scientific term 'UAP' (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena), though the two terms describe overlapping phenomena. The term persists in popular culture and historical discussions despite being largely superseded in official terminology.
Flying saucer is a term designating alleged disc-shaped unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The designation originated on June 24, 1947, following pilot Kenneth Arnold's widely reported sighting of nine objects near Mount Rainier, Washington. Arnold described their motion as resembling 'a saucer if you skip it across water,' but newspaper reporters mistakenly interpreted this as describing the objects' shape, leading to the term's popularization. The sighting sparked a wave of hundreds of reports across the United States and achieved widespread public awareness (90% per contemporary Gallup polling). Initially attributed to secret military technology or Soviet weapons, the term was eventually superseded by the more general 'UFO' (coined by the Air Force) and later 'UAP' (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) in official discourse, though flying saucer remains embedded in cultural and historical lexicon.
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Desambiguação: A historical and cultural term for disc-shaped unidentified flying objects, originating from 1947. Not to be confused with the contemporary scientific term 'UAP' (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena), though the two terms describe overlapping phenomena. The term persists in popular culture and historical discussions despite being largely superseded in official terminology.
Disco voador é um termo que designa alegados objetos voadores não identificados (OVNIs) em forma de disco. A designação originou-se em 24 de junho de 1947, após o avistamento amplamente divulgado do piloto Kenneth Arnold de nove objetos perto do Monte Rainier, Washington. Arnold descreveu o movimento deles como semelhante a "um disco se você o pulasse sobre a água", mas repórteres de jornal interpretaram erroneamente isso como descrevendo a forma dos objetos, levando à popularização do termo. O avistamento desencadeou uma onda de centenas de relatos em todos os Estados Unidos e conquistou ampla consciência pública (90% conforme pesquisa Gallup contemporânea). Inicialmente atribuído à tecnologia militar secreta ou armas soviéticas, o termo foi eventualmente substituído pelo mais geral "UFO" (cunhado pela Força Aérea) e depois "UAP" (Fenômenos Aeronáuticos Anômalos Não Identificados) no discurso oficial, embora disco voador permaneça enraizado no léxico cultural e histórico.
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- Flying saucer · Wikipedia · reliability:
high— Term originated from Kenneth Arnold's 1947 misreported sighting; Arnold described motion, not shape; media misinterpreted as disc-shaped; Sparked widespread public fascination and hundreds of sightings; Later superseded by UFO and UAP terminology - Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting · Wikipedia · reliability:
high— June 24, 1947 near Mount Rainier, Washington; Nine shiny objects reported at speeds exceeding 1,200 mph; Arnold's credibility confirmed by investigators; Triggered wave of subsequent sightings and media attention - Unidentified flying object (UFO) · Britannica · reliability:
high— UFO term coined by Air Force partly to replace 'flying saucer'; Flying saucer terminology seen as misleading for non-disc objects; Contemporary terms include UAP and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena