 Saucers appeared in the television series "Babylon 5" (1994-1998) as the standard ship design used by a race called the Vree.Aliens in the film "Independence Day" (1996) attacked humanity in giant city-sized saucer-shaped spaceships.The sleek, silver flying saucer in particular is seen as a symbol of 1950s culture; the motif is common in Googie architecture and in Atomic Age décor.