A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

UFO

Sun, 29 Mar '26
Purported sighting recorded by Puritan governor John Winthrop in 1639
Thu, 12 Mar '26
What a drone might be mistaken for
Wed, 15 Oct '25
Frequent conspiracy subject
Sun, 28 Sep '25
Familiar initialism coined by a U.S. Air Force captain
Mon, 18 Aug '25
Strange sighting in the night sky
Thu, 7 Aug '25
What arrives in the film "Arrival"
Mon, 7 Apr '25
ET's vehicle
Tue, 1 Apr '25
E.T. arrived in one
Wed, 18 Dec '24
Something studied by the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, for short
Thu, 7 Nov '24
Subject of many a grainy video
Thu, 5 Sep '24
What a high-altitude balloon might be mistaken for
Mon, 12 Aug '24
Sci-fi ship
Thu, 18 Apr '24
Visitor from a faraway place
Wed, 14 Feb '24
Sci-fi sky sighting
Fri, 9 Feb '24
Frequent conspiracy subject
Mon, 3 Jul '23
Alien's ride, for short
Wed, 29 Mar '23
Supposed Roswell crasher
Sun, 5 Mar '23
It might turn out to be a drone
Fri, 10 Feb '23
Klaatu's vehicle in "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
Tue, 31 Jan '23
Mysterious sky sighting
Thu, 4 Aug '22
Dish seen around the world?
Tue, 25 Jan '22
Peculiar light in the sky, in brief
Sun, 17 Oct '21
Ship for 28-Across
Thu, 14 Oct '21
World traveler?
Thu, 4 Mar '21
Space oddity
Wed, 24 Feb '21
What Venus is sometimes mistaken for, due to its brightness
Sat, 13 Feb '21
Subject of many a conspiracy theory