Edward R. Murrow Radio News Report:
"The Case for the Flying Saucers" (1950)

Edward R. Murrow was a U.S. broadcast journalist for CBS Radio and CBS Evening News.

In this radio news report, Murrow examines the UFO phenomenon in the U.S.:

MP3:
http://www.albany.edu/talkinghistory/archivalaudio/nara-rg330-85-flying-saucers-murrow.mp3

http://www.albany.edu/talkinghistory/arch2004jan-june.html

Video comment by University at Albany, New York (the radio report source):

“The modern UFO era emerged following World War II and is generally dated to June 24, 1947, when businessman Kenneth Arnold sighted a formation of very bright objects in the sky while flying over the Cascade mountains in Washington. Edward R. Murrow interviewed Arnold and others in this CBS radio special report, titled "The Case for the Flying Saucers." Utilizing interviews, actors, historical reconstructions, and narration, this documentary, hosted by Murrow and heard nationwide on the evening of April 7, 1950, explores the growing phenomenon of UFO sightings and reflects the growing public attention and concern during the Cold War era with flying saucers in general. For more information on this audio, contact Talking History/University at Albany, or the National Archives' Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records LICON, Special Media Archives Services Division, College Park, MD. This particular recording came from Record Group 330: Records of the U.S. Department of Defense. Time: 27:57 minutes.”

Edward R. Murrow,
CBS Broadcast Journalist






Kenneth Arnold shows
an illustration of one of
the UFOs he saw
while flying over
the Cascade Mountains
on 24 June 1947