Frank Edwards (writer and broadcaster)
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For other people named Frank Edwards, see Frank Edwards (disambiguation).
Frank Edwards (1908 - 1967) was an American writer and broadcaster.
He wrote a best selling book, Flying Saucers, Serious Business, and was a highly successful radio host. He was warned to abandon the subject of UFOs, and refused. He was fired. In spite of thousands of letters in protest of his dismissal, his ex-sponsor, the American Federation of Labor, stood firm. George Meany, then president of the AFL said Edwards had been dropped "Because he talked too much about flying saucers!"
He is probably best-remembered for his books on various anomalous phenomena, especially unidentified flying objects. He also hosted a syndicated radio program, "Stranger Than Science". A book with the same title has been published.
It is one of the myths of UFOlogy that Edwards died on June 24, 1967, 20 years exactly after the Kenneth Arnold's famous first "flying saucer" sighting. Actually, Edwards died a few minutes before midnight, on the evening of June 23, 1967, but his death was announced at a massive UFO conference being held in New York City on June 24, 1967. The attendees were shocked into silence by the news.
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