unidentified flying object

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Instead of crashing, the unidentified flying object had “descended slowly, gently, like an old man settling into a bath.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

A U.S. fighter jet later shot down an unidentified flying object in Canadian airspace.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023

“The public has seemingly heard about another new unidentified flying object seemingly on a daily basis,” McConnell said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

The US has shot down another unidentified flying object, this time over Lake Huron near the Canadian border, in what is the fourth such incident this month.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023

By not ever mentioning the words "unidentified flying object" the public would forget and go on their merry, stupid way.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.