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Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers

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1956 | 91 min | Documentary

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Right up the alley of anyone who likes learning something new. You'll come away knowing something you didn't.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 31 min.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1956: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.

Interviews and documentary footage combine with the fictional story of an air-force pilot who encounters aliens.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Winston Jones

  • Willis SperryHimself (as Capt. Willis Sperry)
  • Nicholas MarianaSelf
  • Delbert NewhouseSelf - Chief Photographer
  • Wendell SwansonSelf
  • Tom TowersAlbert M. Chop
  • Floyd BurtonDewey Fournet
  • Gene CoughlanEditor
  • Bert FreedDayton Colonel
  • Olan SouleNarrator (voice)