Among the first publicized uses of the word "saucer" in relation to UFOs occurred in what year, after local farmer John Martin cited a large, dark object flying "at wonderful speed"?

On January 25, 1878, the Denison Daily News in Texas posted an article detailing a possible UFO sighting made by John Martin, a local farmer. Martin reported a massive, dark, circular object about the size of a saucer, which was one of the first publicized uses of the word "saucer" in relation to UFOs.

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