Full record for flying saucer n.
| Definition | the fanciful name given to various unidentified disc- or saucer-shaped objects reported as appearing in the sky; |
| OED requirements | antedating 1947 |
| Comment | Kenneth Arnold's sighting of 24 June 1947 is said to have led to the coinage of the term 'flying saucer'; The earliest cite in the OED was from 8 July 1947, and we requested cites from between these two dates: Roberto Labanti sent in cites from various US local newspapers, two from 28 June and one from 29 June 1947. Jonathan Lighter found a citation from 27 June 1947, in an AP dispatch. We would now be interested to see any cites from before 27 June 1947. |
| Last modified | 20 October, 2011 |
Citations for flying saucer n.
click here for more information about the citation list
| 1947 Albuquerque Jrnl. 27 June 1 (headline) | Flying saucer mystery deepens as eyewitness descriptions increase. |
| 1969 M. Z. Bradley Brass Dragon (1980) v. 85 | That made sense, of course. And yet it seemed to leave no alternative except Win's little green men and their flying saucer. |
| 1993 Omni Oct. 88/3 | Go with this super nifty swell ability that gullible idiots and flying saucer assholes have been trying to prove exists for at least fifty years. |
| 1995 C. Carter Truth is out There: Official Guide to The X Files The Episodes: Season 1 102 | Later they see two darting lights in the night sky, then go to the Flying Saucer Cafeâlooking for âUFO nutsââwhere Mulder sees a picture of a UFO that looks uncannily like a shot supposedly taken in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. |