flying saucer

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In a work on paper, a flying saucer shoots neon-orange beams at a nuclear power plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Unveiled on Friday, the new patches feature the official city logo of a flying saucer with a classic beam radiating downward to form the letter “R.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

A flying saucer seen by a guest house, a 7ft alien-like figure coming out of a hedge and a "cigar-shaped" UFO near a school yard.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

The description was striking – a dark gray cube inside a clear sphere – quite different from the classic "flying saucer."

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2023

He said, too, that he had been kidnapped by a flying saucer in 1967.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut