unidentified flying object
unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable
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Summary
unidentified flying object ranks in the top 0.38% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,382 views/month, #295 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: unidentified object[2], flying object[3], extraterrestrial spacecraft[4], alien artifacts or technology in the Solar system[5]
- Has use: flight[6]
- Commons category: UFOs[7]
- Unicode character: 🛸[8]
- Has part(s): UFOs in fiction[9]
- Significant event: Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting[10], 1947 flying disc craze[11], Roswell incident[12], 1952 Washington, D.C. UFO incident[13], Phoenix Lights[14], Ruwa UFO incident[15], Rendlesham Forest incident[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Unidentified flying objects[17]
- Described at URL: https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/ufos[18]
- Facet of: UFO conspiracy theories[19], UFO religion[20], psychosocial hypothesis[21], extraterrestrial hypothesis[22], interdimensional hypothesis[23], time-traveller UFO hypothesis[24]
- Described by source: Project Sign[25], Project Grudge[26], Project Blue Book[27], The Flying Saucers Are Real[28], Project Condign[29], NASA Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team[30], All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office[31], Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[32]
- Topic has template: Template:UFOs[33]
- Short name: UFO[34], OHE[35], ovni[36], UNO[37], НЛА[38], ՉԹՕ[39], ამო[40], НЛО[41], NLO[42], NLP[43], OZN[44], NZP[45], NSO[46], NFO[47]
- Different from: UFO[48]
- Has list: list of reported UFO sightings[49], list of UFO-related hoaxes[50]
- Studied by: ufology[51]
- Permanent duplicated item: UFO[52]
Why It Matters
unidentified flying object has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]