Flying Saucer
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UNEXPLORED
Flying Saucer is a popular term for a disc-shaped unidentified flying object (UFO) commonly associated with extraterrestrial spacecraft in science fiction and UFO lore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flying Saucer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20411438 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flying Saucer Context triple: [Disco Volante, nameMeaning, Flying Saucer]
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A.
Flying Saucers from Outer Space
Flying Saucers from Outer Space is a 1953 non-fiction book by retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Donald Keyhoe that popularized the idea of extraterrestrial visitation and government cover-ups of UFOs.
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B.
The Day the Saucers Came
"The Day the Saucers Came" is a humorous, apocalyptic poem by Neil Gaiman that imagines multiple world-ending catastrophes happening at once while the narrator is too distracted by personal concerns to notice.
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C.
The Flying Saucers Are Real
The Flying Saucers Are Real is a 1950 book by retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Donald Keyhoe that popularized the idea that UFOs are real extraterrestrial spacecraft and alleged a government cover-up of their existence.
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D.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a 1956 American science fiction film known for its iconic stop-motion alien spacecraft effects and classic Cold War-era invasion storyline.
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E.
The Mysterians
The Mysterians is a 1957 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, featuring alien invaders demanding territory on Earth and showcasing early use of color and special effects by Toho Studios.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flying Saucer Target entity description: Flying Saucer is a popular term for a disc-shaped unidentified flying object (UFO) commonly associated with extraterrestrial spacecraft in science fiction and UFO lore.
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A.
Flying Saucers from Outer Space
Flying Saucers from Outer Space is a 1953 non-fiction book by retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Donald Keyhoe that popularized the idea of extraterrestrial visitation and government cover-ups of UFOs.
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B.
The Day the Saucers Came
"The Day the Saucers Came" is a humorous, apocalyptic poem by Neil Gaiman that imagines multiple world-ending catastrophes happening at once while the narrator is too distracted by personal concerns to notice.
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C.
The Flying Saucers Are Real
The Flying Saucers Are Real is a 1950 book by retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Donald Keyhoe that popularized the idea that UFOs are real extraterrestrial spacecraft and alleged a government cover-up of their existence.
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D.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a 1956 American science fiction film known for its iconic stop-motion alien spacecraft effects and classic Cold War-era invasion storyline.
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E.
The Mysterians
The Mysterians is a 1957 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, featuring alien invaders demanding territory on Earth and showcasing early use of color and special effects by Toho Studios.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
yacht Disco Volante