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Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 31m
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Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers (1956)
  • Documentary
Interviews and documentary footage combine with the fictional story of an air-force pilot who encounters aliens.Interviews and documentary footage combine with the fictional story of an air-force pilot who encounters aliens.Interviews and documentary footage combine with the fictional story of an air-force pilot who encounters aliens.
IMDb RATING
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310
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  • Director
    • Winston Jones
  • Writer
    • Francis Martin
  • Stars
    • Willis Sperry
    • Nicholas Mariana
    • Delbert Newhouse
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  • Director
    • Winston Jones
  • Writer
    • Francis Martin
  • Stars
    • Willis Sperry
    • Nicholas Mariana
    • Delbert Newhouse
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    • 15User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Willis Sperry
    • Selfas Self
    Nicholas Mariana
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    Delbert Newhouse
    Delbert Newhouse
    • Self - Chief Photographeras Self - Chief Photographer
    Wendell Swanson
    • Selfas Self
    Tom Towers
    • Albert M. Chopas Albert M. Chop
    John Brown
    • Narratoras Narrator
    Floyd Burton
    • Dewey Fournetas Dewey Fournet
    Gene Coughlan
    • Editoras Editor
    Bert Freed
    Bert Freed
    • Dayton Colonelas Dayton Colonel
    Stan Gordon
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Marie Kenna
    • Mrs. Chopas Mrs. Chop
    Marvin Miller
    Marvin Miller
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    Robert Phillips
    Robert Phillips
    • Captain Edward Ruppeltas Captain Edward Ruppelt
    John Samford
    John Samford
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Dr. John A. Sandford)
    William Solomon
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    Olan Soule
    Olan Soule
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    • (voice)
    Paul Stone
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    Interviews and documentary footage combine with the fictional story of an air-force pilot who encounters aliens.
    • psychotronic film
    • interview
    • alien
    • airplane
    • washington d.c.
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      • You Will See Them With Your Own Eyes!
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      • Documentary
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      • Approved
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    • Trivia
      Al Chop refers to his son as "Chip." This would make his son Chip Chop.
    • Goofs
      The July 1, 1952 issue of Look magazine did not have Eisenhower on the cover as depicted, but a group of six pictures. One was of an Air Force fighter plane with the same blurb as the film's magazine: 'Flying Saucers - The Hunt Goes On'.
    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: U.F.O. (1995)

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    The movie stands now mainly as an artifact of its time since the UFO fascination of the 1940's and 50's has largely faded away. In fact, younger folks may not be aware of how widespread the post-war fascination with the skies was. Viewers looking to the movie for entertainment should probably look elsewhere, such as the many entertaining space alien features of the time. Instead, the production takes pains to use only non-actors and documented content, concentrating on the genuinely puzzling instances of UFO's without speculation.

    The highpoint, I expect, are the two actual films of unsolved UFO's. They're put into slow motion at the end for more careful study, but remain even then little more than moving points of light. The overall result requires some patience since the narrative sometimes lags. Nonetheless, anyone interested in the UFO phenomenon should not pass up this 1956, 90-minute review.
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    • Release date
      • May 3, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • U.F.O.: The True Story of Flying Saucers
    • Filming locations
      • Newark, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ivan Tors Productions
      • Ivar Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1
      • 1.37 : 1

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