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I think the term UFO began with the Roswell, NM crash.

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Q: Why was the term 'unidentified flying object' invented?
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Why do all unidentified objects have to be flying?

Because the term UFO means unidentified flying object


What does the term UFO mean?

It stands for Unidentified Flying Object. Which means exactly that. It doesn't have to be an alien ship, it means that it has not yet been identified. The are many reported UFO sightings that turn out to be the handiwork of humans.


Do unidentified flying objects exist?

The term "unidentified flying object" (UFO) is a term applied to unrecognized objects. Some do exist as actual objects and others are mirages or optical illusions. The question is not if there are any, but rather WHAT they may actual be. (see related questions in this category)


Are all ufos associated with aliens?

Well the term UFO stands for unidentified flying object, so anything that is flying and is not identified is considered a UFO, but the ones you are talking about, yes


How do they get fuel for UFOs?

The term UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. If it's an unknown there is absolutely no way tell what kind of fuel it takes.


What is a three lettered word for UFO crew?

UFO stands for, unidentified flying object, therefore any flying object not identified or recognized could be called a UFO, though that term is usually now a days used to describe a flying saucer. The UFO crew are ETS, or E.T.s ~ extraterrestrials.


Is there such a thing as a UFO?

UFO means "unidentified flying object", which means you look up and see something and don't know what it is. In that sense UFOs are out there. There are plenty of natural and man-made things in the sky that are hard to identify.Some people think "UFO" stands for "Alien Spacecraft", which would of course be "A.S.". In real life, neither aliens nor alien spacecraft are known to actually exist, which makes them the least likely explanation for these events.The term "UFO" stands for "Unidentified Flying Object". Meaning no one knows what the flying object is, it could be a top secret aircraft, or something not of this world. So in a way, yes UFOs are real, they're aircraft that cannot be identified.They exist,they ARE intelligent,they are elemental in form and related to end times prophecy.


Are there UFOs living on planet earth?

Let's start with what a UFO is. UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. Airports use this term to refer to any object on their radar that isn't supposed to be there. A UFO could be an airplane, a weird weather condition, etc. So, in the late 1940s and into the 1950s, the term, "UFO" started to be used to refer to 'Flying Saucers', and so forth. These were really UFOs, and were most likely experimental military aircraft. One thing a UFO is not, is an object from outside the Earth. There are no aliens from outer space on or near Earth.


How did Foo Fighters come up with their name?

'Foo fighter' is a term used by Allied pilots in World War II to describe Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO's).


Who was the first to sight a UFO?

Incidents of "unidentified flying objects" date to antiquity, where many observations were natural phenomena or optical illusions. The first use of the term "flying saucer" may have been in 1878, when John Martin of Denison TX reported that he saw a disc-shaped object moving at high speed near his farm.


Can an unidentified term be used in a Theorem?

True


What do and what do they look like?

UFO is short for Unidentified Flying Object. It is anything up in the sky that can't be recognized as familiar material or craft. This term is usually linked to aliens or extraterrestrials, "people from outer space." They can be any shape or size, any color. People have reported some pretty amazing descriptions!