UFOs
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UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) are aerial phenomena that observers cannot immediately identify, often associated with extraterrestrial spacecraft in popular culture and scientific speculation.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1947 Roswell UFO incident | 1 |
| UFO | 1 |
| Unidentified Flying Object | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial phenomenon
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cultural concept ⓘ unidentified aerial phenomenon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
UAP
ⓘ
UFOs ⓘ
surface form:
UFO
Unidentified Flying Objects ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
aerospace technology speculation
ⓘ
alien visitation theories ⓘ conspiracy theories ⓘ extraterrestrial spacecraft in popular culture ⓘ military secrecy ⓘ |
| commonlyExplainedAs |
atmospheric phenomena
ⓘ
hoaxes ⓘ instrumental errors ⓘ meteors ⓘ misidentified aircraft ⓘ optical illusions ⓘ planets or stars ⓘ satellites ⓘ weather balloons ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
films about alien visitation
ⓘ
popular conspiracy media ⓘ science fiction literature ⓘ television series about extraterrestrials ⓘ |
| definedAs | aerial objects or lights that observers cannot immediately identify ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Condon Report
ⓘ
Project Blue Book reports ⓘ U.S. government UAP task force reports ⓘ |
| epistemicStatus | no conclusive scientific evidence of extraterrestrial origin as of early 21st century ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
abduction narratives
ⓘ
close encounter reports ⓘ photographic evidence claims ⓘ physical trace reports ⓘ radar detections ⓘ video evidence claims ⓘ visual sightings ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeak |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War era
|
| legalStatus | subject of official reporting procedures in some air forces ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1947 Kenneth Arnold sighting
ⓘ
1947 Roswell UFO incident ⓘ
surface form:
1947 Roswell incident
1966 Westall UFO sighting ⓘ 1967 Shag Harbour incident ⓘ 1997 Phoenix Lights ⓘ 2004 USS Nimitz incident ⓘ 2014–2015 USS Theodore Roosevelt incidents ⓘ |
| publicPerception |
often regarded with skepticism by scientists
ⓘ
widely believed by some as evidence of aliens ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
SETI
ⓘ
aeronautics ⓘ atmospheric science ⓘ extraterrestrial life ⓘ mass psychology ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | potential aviation hazard when unidentified objects share airspace ⓘ |
| standsFor |
UFOs
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Unidentified Flying Object
|
| studiedBy |
aerospace researchers
ⓘ
astronomers ⓘ intelligence agencies ⓘ military organizations ⓘ psychologists ⓘ ufology ⓘ |
| typicallyObservedIn | Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UFO
this entity surface form:
Unidentified Flying Object