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ufology
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Ufology, sometimes written UFOlogy ( or ), is the investigation of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by people who believe that they may be of extraordinary origins (most frequently of extraterrestrial alien visitors). While there are instances of government, private, and fringe science investigations of UFOs, ufology is generally regarded by skeptics and science educators as an example of pseudoscience.
Ufology is the study of unidentified flying objects by people who believe they may come from extraordinary sources, particularly extraterrestrial visitors. Though some government and private organizations have investigated UFOs, ufology is widely considered pseudoscience by skeptics and science educators.
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14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Historical background
- As a field
- Status as a pseudoscience
- Current interest
- Methodological issues
- Phenomena linked to ufology
- In Posadism
- Governmental and private ufology studies
- UFO organizations and events
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Ufology, sometimes written UFOlogy ( or ), is the investigation of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by people who believe that they may be of extraordinary origins (most frequently of extraterrestrial alien visitors). While there are instances of government, private, and fringe science investigations of UFOs, ufology is generally regarded by skeptics and science educators as an example of pseudoscience.
==Etymology== Ufology is a neologism derived from UFO (a term coined by Edward J. Ruppelt), and is derived from appending the acronym UFO with the suffix -logy (from the Ancient Greek -λογία (-logia)). Early uses of ufology include an article in Fantastic Universe (1957) and a 1958 presentation for the UFO "research organization" The Planetary Center.