Talk:UFO flap

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Shouldn't each item on the list have at least one or more WP:RS calling them a flap?

I'd assume so? Is that accurate? -- Very Polite Person (talk) 23:45, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Very Polite Person, I just added citations to many of these but would be fine if someone wanted to revert. It's probably more important to have the citations attached to the content in the linked articles. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 03:04, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that or a more COMMON synonym like 'wave' or 'craze'. The term 'flap' has largely become archaic over the past 75 years, outside its specialized usage in UFO folklore. We should also probably switch to prose? Also, I'm not sure if I could source Phoenix Lights as a flap, it was all on one day. Feoffer (talk) 03:08, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]