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The UFO is an obstacle, firstly introduced on Ninja Warrior UK 2, as the second obstacle in Heat 3, and has been used on several of Ninja Warrior's international formats (including Ninja Warrior Sweden, Australian Ninja Warrior, Ninja Warrior Poland and Ninja Israel), but hasn't been used on American Ninja Warrior.
In essence, competitors must slide down a flying saucer-shaped disk (similar to the one used on the Area 51, which was used as the seventh obstacle in Stage Three on American Ninja Warrior 7), then time their release to grab a rope and reach the landing platform to advance.
On Ninja Warrior UK 3, the UFO reappeared as the second obstacle of Heat 3. This time, the rope at the end of the obstacle was removed, requiring competitors to time their dismount to the landing platform.
Ninja Warrior UK 5[]
UFO appeared once again on Ninja Warrior UK 5, serving as the second obstacle in the semifinals. This time, the track was made similar to the one used on the Cannonball Drop. It eliminated three of the 40 competitors who attempted it.
In Ninja Warrior Germany 1, the UFO, locally called Fliegende Untertasse (literally Flying Saucer), appeared as the second obstacle of the First Stage. The obstacle was similar to the one used in Ninja Warrior UK 2, albeit the disk was directly attached to the beam instead of the zip-line (similar to the Mini Silk Slider).
Ninja Israel[]
Ninja Israel's UFO
In Ninja Warrior Israel, the UFO, locally called הצלחת המעופפת (literally Flying Saucer) appeared as the second obstacle in Heat 5 and Heat 10. Unlike Ninja Warrior UK 2, the rope was replaced by a long bungee cord.
Then, in Ninja Warrior Israel 2, the UFO appeared as the second obstacle in Heat 11 and Against the Route Heat.
Several Ninja Warrior's international formats had been used and modified the obstacle, in order to make the obstacle harder:
Team Ninja Warrior Germany 1's UFO
For the UFO on Ninja Warrior Poland and Team Ninja Warrior Germany 1, the rope was removed, requiring the competitors to time their release from the disk to the landing platform.
The obstacle is one of the few instances that are known to be created by an international show itself and is not based on obstacle replicas from other competitions such as American Ninja Warrior, SASUKE, and KUNOICHI.
In Ninja Warrior Arabia, the Area 51 (which appeared as the fifth obstacle in Stage Three) was very similar to the UFO, since the obstacle featured two disks only, both attached to a zipline.
Competitors' Success Rate[]
All results based on the Polsat broadcast and external information found.
