ufologists
Flying saucer researchers
Ufologists study unidentified flying objects and related phenomena—alleged spacecraft sightings, alien encounters, government cover-ups.
The field sits outside mainstream science, drawing enthusiasts who investigate reports, analyze photographs, and theorize about extraterrestrial visitation.
Ufologists descended on the small town after multiple residents reported strange lights in the sky.
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- RoswellNew Mexico city, UFO-famous
- Area 51Classified Nevada test facility
- Men in BlackFranchise about alien-monitoring agents
- government secrecyOfficial information suppression
disinformation · classified documents · whistleblower · disclosure · suppression · debunking · surveillance · deep state
Witnessed occurrences
- encountersUnexpected meetings with others
- abductionsForcible removals of persons
- reportsFormal written findings
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
testimonies · documentation · fieldwork · analysis · case files · witness interviews · photographs · video footage
Not yet clarified
- phenomenaObservable facts or events
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- crop circlesPatterns in flattened grain
paranormal · unknown · extraterrestrial · missing time · skywatch · lore · mythos · ancient astronauts
One who examines evidence
- scholarLearned, studious person
- theoristDeveloper of explanatory systems
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
peer review · publication · archives · database · symposium · journal · credentials · hypothesis
cover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- RoswellNew Mexico city, UFO-famous
- Area 51Classified Nevada test facility
- Men in BlackFranchise about alien-monitoring agents
government secrecy · disinformation · classified documents · whistleblower · disclosure · suppression · debunking · surveillance · deep state · psyops
sightings
Witnessed occurrences
- encountersUnexpected meetings with others
- abductionsForcible removals of persons
- reportsFormal written findings
evidence · testimonies · documentation · fieldwork · analysis · case files · witness interviews · photographs · video footage · trace evidence
unexplained
Not yet clarified
- phenomenaObservable facts or events
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
crop circles · paranormal · unknown · extraterrestrial · missing time · skywatch · lore · mythos · ancient astronauts · interdimensional
investigator
One who examines evidence
- scholarLearned, studious person
- theoristDeveloper of explanatory systems
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
conference · peer review · publication · archives · database · symposium · journal · credentials · hypothesis · lecturer
ufologistsskeptics
Those who doubt claims
debunkers · rationalists · disbelievers · critical thinkers · empiricists