Smithsonian Magazine

What’s Behind Steven Spielberg’s Lifelong Obsession With Flying Saucers and Extraterrestrial Visitors?

Half a century after "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," the director returns to the subject of UFOs with "Disclosure Day." ...

Jesus was an alien hybrid? The bizarre flying saucer religions surging in popularity as UFOs go mainstream

As the film Disclosure Day rolls out in cinemas, director Steven Spielberg is once again pushing audiences to imagine what ...

Third batch of declassified UFO files reveals sightings around the world were investigated

The Pentagon on Friday released a third batch of vintage classified files related to “flying saucers” and other unidentified ...
CNET

If 'Disclosure Day' Comes, How Can We Trust Evidence of UFOs?

Steven Spielberg's new blockbuster coincides with real-world disclosures about the government's investigation of unidentified ...
The Atlantic

The Man Who Introduced the World to Flying Saucers

If you wanted to put a precise date on the origins of our obsession with saucers, the most-cited contender is June 24, 1947. That was the day that Kenneth Arnold, an amateur pilot from Idaho, was ...

George Lucas explains why Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford resisted including aliens in “Indiana Jones 4”

"We did about five scripts, and finally Steve and I compromised," Lucas recalled.
Hyperallergic

What’s a UFO Show With No Flying Saucers?

Voice of Space: UFOs and Paranormal Phenomena at the Drawing Center has ambitious goals. The wall text asks: “What role do UFOs and paranormal phenomena play in shaping our understanding of the ...