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In 1948, Edwards received an advance copy of "Flying Saucers Are Real," a magazine article written by retired U.S. Marine Corps. Major Donald E. Keyhoe. Though already interested in the UFO reports that had earned widespread publicity since 1947, Edwards was captivated by Keyhoe's claims that the U.S. military knew the saucers were actually extraterrestrial spaceships.

Edwards began mentioning UFOs on his radio program, and wrote several books on the subject.

He was fired from the radio program in 1954, for reasons that remain uncertain. His interest in UFOs was believed to be a factor, but Edwards' editor and friend Rory Stuart wrote AFL President George Meany insisted that Frank Edwards not mention any competing labor union CIO labor leaders on his program.

Edwards flatly refused and was fired.

And in spite of thousands of letters in protest of his dismissal, Edwards was not reinstated where after being fired from Mutual, Edwards continued working in radio, mostly at smaller local stations where he eventually created and hosted a syndicated radio program, Stranger Than Science, which discussed UFOs and other Forteana.

In 1959 he published a book with the same title that was largely a collection of his radio broadcasts.

We hope you enjoy this early recorded interview with Frank Edwards which covers a great deal on ufo phenomena.