Ufology is a neologism derived from UFO (a term apparently coined by Edward J. Ruppelt), and is derived from … See more

The roots of ufology include the "mystery airships" of the late 1890s, the "foo fighters" reported by Allied airmen during World War II, the "ghost fliers" of Europe and North America during the 1930s, the "ghost rockets… See more

Despite investigations sponsored by governments and private entities, ufology is not embraced by academia as a scientific field of study, and is instead generally considered a pseudoscience by skeptics and science ed… See more

Starting in the 1940s, governmental agencies and private groups sponsored investigations, studies, and conferences related to ufology. Typically motivated by visual UFO sightings, the goals of these studies incl… See more

A large number of private organizations dedicated to the study, discussion, and publicity of ufology and other UFO-related topics exist worldwide, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, a… See more

• Identification studies of UFOs
• Extraterrestrial hypothesis
• Psychosocial hypothesis
• Interdimensional hypothesis… See more