The 1947 flying disc craze was a rash of unidentified flying object reports in the United States that were publicized during the summer of 1947. The craze...

With no phone or radio, Brazel was initially unaware of the ongoing flying disc craze, until he visited his uncle in Corona, New Mexico on July 5. The next...

coined the snappy tagline, "flying saucers", which captured the public's imagination. During the 1947 flying disc craze, over 800 'copycat' sightings...

Over 800 reports were made publicly during the 1947 flying disc craze. Such reports quickly spread throughout the United States, and some sources estimate...

occurred on June 24, 1947, when private pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed that he saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier...

debris recovered in 1947 by personnel of the Roswell Army Air Field. The Roswell incident took place amid the flying disc craze of 1947, sparked by widespread...

was a hoaxed flying disc discovered in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States, on July 11, 1947. Amid a nationwide wave of alleged "flying disc" sightings, residents...

Published near the end of the 1947 flying disc craze, the photographs were among the first showing an unidentified flying object. They continue to be discussed...

beings. The term "flying saucer" or "flying disc" can be used generically for a mysterious flying object. The term was coined in 1947 but has gradually...

Confusion Begins", discusses the Arnold Sighting and the subsequent 1947 flying disc craze. After initial skepticism, sightings from military personnel caught...