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CBS cuts Keyhoe's sound on live 'Armstrong Circle Theatre'

When: 22 Jan 1958
Where: New York, NY
Sources: 1 public source

NICAP director Donald Keyhoe on television, the year CBS cut his audio on 'Armstrong Circle Theatre' CBS, "The Mike Wallace Interview" 1958 March 8, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

During the live CBS program 'UFO: Enigma of the Skies', the network cut the audio while NICAP director Donald Keyhoe spoke about material before Congress. CBS said he had departed from the approved script and denied censorship; UFO groups long cited the moment as a cover-up.

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OtherFlying Saucer Comment Cut Off TV Show (Los Angeles Times, Jan. 23, 1958, reproduced) (opens in a new tab)Saturday Night Uforia (reproduction of a Los Angeles Times report) / 1958-01-23

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