The rise of the popular modern UFO mythology roughly coincides with the rise of the aircraft industry and more specifically with the rise of the nuclear age.
UFO is an acronym for unidentified flying object. Although there are lots of objects flying through the sky that cannot be identified by most of us humans, a true UFO cannot be definitively identified by anyone.
Mythology is the study of myths. The popular notion of myth is that a myth is an untrue story. But by definition, a myth is a traditional or legendary story that explains a practice, rite, or natural phenomenon. The story may just as well be true or even a mix of truth and fiction.
UFO mythologies have been popularized in books, movies and television shows over the past thirty to forty years...(to be continued)