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unidentified flying object
unidentified flying object or UFO, an object or light reportedly seen in the sky whose appearance, trajectory, and general dynamic and luminescent behavior do not readily suggest a logical, conventional explanation. Some of these phenomena have been photographed and others correlated with radar... Read more
UFO
UFO a mysterious object seen in the sky (an Unidentified Flying Object) for which it is claimed no orthodox scientific explanation can be found. UFO incidents range from sightings of unidentified lights in the sky to accounts of supposed abductions by alien beings.... Read more
Walter Philip Reuther
Walter Philip Reuther , 1907-70, American labor leader, b. Wheeling, W.Va. A tool- and diemaker, he became shop foreman in a Detroit automobile plant, meanwhile completing his high school work and attending college. Discharged because of his union activities, he and his brother Victor spent some yea... Read more
trompe-l'œil
trompe-l'œil (Fr.: ‘deceives the eye’). Term applied to a painting (or a detail of one) that is intended to deceive the spectator (if only briefly) into thinking that it is a real object rather than a two-dimensional representation of it. Such virtuoso displays of skill often hav... Read more
sonar
sonar , device used underwater for locating submerged objects and for submarine communication by means of sound waves. The term sonar is an acronym for so und na vigation r anging. The main component of sonar equipment is an electroacoustic transducer that is in direct contact with the water. I... Read more
centripetal force and centrifugal force
centripetal force and centrifugal force action-reaction force pair associated with circular motion . According to Newton's first law of motion, a moving body travels along a straight path with constant speed (i.e., has constant velocity ) unless it is acted on by an outside force . For circular ... Read more
court handball
court handball indoor or outdoor game played by striking a ball against a wall or walls with the palm of the hand. Play may be for singles or doubles (four players) on a court with one, three, or four walls. The court is typically 20 ft (6.1 m) by 34 ft (10.4 m) with a short line, from behind which... Read more
aerial and satellite photography
aerial and satellite photography technology and science of taking still or moving-picture photographs from a camera mounted on a balloon, airplane, satellite, rocket, or spacecraft. In the 19th cent., photographers such as Thaddeus Lowe and George R. Lawrence took impressive pictures with cameras s... Read more
airplane
airplane   aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. Parts of an Airplane The airplane has six main parts—fuselage, wings, stabilizer (or tail plane), ... Read more
eye
eye organ of vision and light perception. In humans the eye is of the camera type, with an iris diaphragm and variable focusing, or accommodation. Other types of eye are the simple eye, found in many invertebrates, and the compound eye, found in insects and many other arthropods. In an alternate ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "unidentified flying object"

unidentified flying object
Book article from: World Encyclopedia unidentified flying object ( UFO ) Any flying object that cannot readily be explained as either a man-made craft or a natural phenomenon. Reports of UFOs have been documented since ancient times. With the development of aeronautics and astronautics... Read more
flying saucer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition see unidentified flying objects . Read more
UFO
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...Arnold of nine flying disks near...called them flying saucers...standing for unidentified flying object. A sighting...to what is unidentified after attempts...traces of the object or craft...connected to a flying craft. Investigators...Study of Unidentified ... Read more
The Modern UFO Era Begins
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...peculiar-looking objects flying from north to...or three of the objects would dip or change...numerous sightings of unidentified flying objects had been reported...to explain the unidentified flying objects away as meteors... Read more
Chapter 14: Introduction
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...He estimated the size of the objects to be approximately twothirds that of a DC-4, and he timed the objects between Mount Rainier and Mount...sighting, Arnold described the objects as appearing like saucers skipping...description was shortened to "flying saucers" by newspapermen and resulted...Air ... Read more
Chapter 14: Making the Connection
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...or pictures to signify sounds, objects, or concepts. Can also refer to...generations. UFO Literally an unidentified flying object, although the term is often used...investigates the reports and sightings of unidentified flying objects. Read more

Dictionary entries related to "unidentified flying object"

Unidentified Flying Objects
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. The UFO phenomenon consists of reports of unusual flying objects that remain unidentified after scientific inquiry. It first came to public... Read more
UFO
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable UFO a mysterious object seen in the sky (an Unidentified Flying Object ) for which it is claimed no orthodox scientific explanation can be found. UFO incidents range from sightings of unidentified lights in the sky to accounts of supposed abductions by alien beings. Read more
UFOs
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History UFOS UFOS. See Unidentified Flying Objects . Read more
foo fighter
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English foo fight·er / foō / • n. an unidentified flying object of a kind reported by U.S. pilots during World War II, usually described as a bright light or ball of fire. Read more
Bermuda Triangle
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...popularity. BIBLIOGRAPHY Kusche, Larry. The Bermuda Triangle Mystery — Solved. New York: Harper and Row, 1975. Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1995. Debunks the legend in detail. A. Bowdoin Van Riper See also Unidentified Flying Objects . Read more

Thesaurus entries related to "unidentified flying object"

UFO
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus UFO • noun  the Phoenix police received sixteen calls about the sighting of a UFO last night synonyms : flying saucer, alien spacecraft/spaceship, unidentified flying object. Read more

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Passion. (sightings of unidentified flying objects)
Magazine article from: National Review; 1/31/1986; 194 words ; Passion Unidentified flying objects are thriving in Italy, whatever their fortunes elsewhere. Since the phenomenon was first observed, in the form of a flying saucer, in 1947, there have been 450 recorded instances of UFOs in the peninsula. A congress of ufologists' here recently took... Read more
Close encounters of the financially rewarding kind. (businesses making profits on unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials themes)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 7/20/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...start publishing a magazine by this name about unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and extraterrestrials (ETs), and that the...Embassy Suites Hotel there to learn not only about flying saucers but also about alleged government cover-u... Read more
Small town may build UFO site.(PUERTO RICO)(UFO landing)(UFO, unidentified flying objects)(extraterrestrial life)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update; 11/1/2005; 395 words ; ...southwestern Puerto Rico proudly displays a silhouette of a flying saucer and two words: Extraterrestrial Route : Most Puerto Ricans...aerostat, a tethered blimp with a radar system, to detect low-flying drug smuggling planes. But many Lajans don't believe that. Even... Read more
Unidentified O's - some flying, some not.(Columns)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 8/1/2004; 610 words ; ...like UFO - from a resident on Agate Street. A cigar-shaped object over Dexter Lake. Two mysterious lights over the River Road...that was recently toppled. Be on the lookout for cigar-shaped objects. Bob Welch can be reached at 338-2354 or at bwelch@guardnet... Read more
UFO expert comments on mysterious objects seen over Hastings.
Newspaper article from: Hastings & St. Leonards Observer (St. Leonards-on-Sea, England); 6/27/2008; 369 words ; ...Shortly after the couple saw a plane flying away from the exact area the objects had been in and they believe it could...the flaming orange appearance of the objects might point toward a flare being released...what they were but they are certainly unidentified flying objects. I don't ... Read more
"L'OBJET DESORIENTE".(various artists, installation, Musee des Arts Decoratifs)
Magazine article from: Artforum International; 11/1/1999; ; 613 words ; Like an Unidentified Flying Carpet, L'objet deoriente (The disoriented object) landed in the glass-roofed...was hardly limited to the objects on display. What to make...exhaustive lists of the objects used. Far less exhaustive... Read more
Like a ring of bright water: what is the Church like?
Magazine article from: Presbyterian Record; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...about? asked Linda. This unidentified flying object floating on the lake...extremity. It looked like a flying saucer floating on the...Hache. That's not a flying saucer, she said. It...seen. If it's not a flying saucer, it's gotta be... Read more
Teenager's shock after 'UFO' spot.
Newspaper article from: Whitby Gazette (Whitby, England); 3/2/2007; 119 words ; AN UNIDENTIFIED flying object was seen hovering over a field near Staithes on Monday night by a teenager returning home. Steven Dye (18) who lives in Staithes... Read more
UFOs over Britain?(WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 11/3/2008; 161 words ; ...An Italian airliner was flying toward London when a large brown object zipped past the nose of...The plane didn't hit the object, but to this day, no one...200 reports of UFOs, or unidentified flying objects, in the sky over the British...Defence confirmed that the object also ... Read more
UFOs over Belper.
Newspaper article from: Belper News (Belper, England); 8/29/2007; 181 words ; ...Saturday night. Jason Selby, of Ripley, saw the unidentified flying objects at around 9.20pm whilst driving towards...object and a few seconds later, just after flying over the A38, the first object started to fade and then vanished completely... Read more