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Edward R. Murrow's CBS flying saucer documentary

When: 7 Apr 1950
Sources: 2 public sources

Edward R. Murrow, who presented the 1950 CBS flying saucer documentary US Information Agency, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

On April 7, 1950, CBS broadcast an Edward R. Murrow radio documentary on flying saucers, including Kenneth Arnold recounting his 1947 sighting. Time magazine described it as neither pro nor con.

Sources

PressThe Press: The Saucer-Eyed Dragons (opens in a new tab)Time / 1950-04-17
OtherTranscript of Ed Murrow-Kenneth Arnold Telephone Conversation (from CUFOS Associate Newsletter, 1984) (opens in a new tab)Project 1947 / 1984

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How the story came out

This reports on Kenneth Arnold sighting (24 Jun 1947).

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