Flying Saucers and the Media: How Newsrooms Shaped the UFO Narrative in the Cold War Era

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Media coverage, entertainment industry ties, and government messaging together created and kept the flying saucers phenomenon alive for decades, sparked by Kenneth Arnold’s Mount Rainier sighting and the enduring "flying saucers" label, while often prioritizing sensationalism over careful science and verification.

Journalism Versus the Flying Saucers: Assessing the First Generation of UFO Reportage, 1947–1967
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Journalism Versus the Flying Saucers: Assessing the First Generation of UFO Reportage, 1947–1967

Stories of flying saucers and unidentified flying objects reflect one of the most expansive and enduring news topics of the twentieth century. A historical analysis of UFO reportage over its first two decades indicates that American news