Brief
Frank Edwards
The claims the writer was given for Frank Edwards, in the order they were given.
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Radio broadcaster Frank Edwards claimed in a 1966 book that a piece of a UFO was recovered near Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1952 during the spike in UFO sightings over the U.S. Capitol in July and August, when he alleged that a United States Navy jet fired on a 0.6-metre diameter glowing disc and dislodged a 0.45-kilogram fragment that was recovered by a ground team.
“He claimed that a USN jet fired on a two-foot diameter glowing disc and dislodged a one-pound fragment that was recovered by a ground team.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:50982-51116 hearsay second hand
2
Frank Edwards also claimed in 1966 that the United States Government had loaned the Canadian government fragments of a UFO it had allegedly recovered.
“Edwards also made the claim in 1966 that the USG had loaned the Canadian government fragments of a UFO it had allegedly recovered.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:51436-51556 hearsay second hand
3
Frank Edwards claimed that Dr. Vannevar Bush, a prominent inventor, defence industry scientist, and founder of the National Science Foundation, led the effort to study the alleged UFO fragment.
“He also claimed that Dr. Vannevar Bush, a prominent inventor, defense industry scientist, and founder of the National Science Foundation, led the effort to study the fragment.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:51650-51816 hearsay second hand
4
The Condon Report panel determined that Frank Edwards's claims about a UFO fragment and Vannevar Bush's involvement most likely were false.
“The Condon panel determined that these claims most likely were false.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:51826-51889 administrative second hand
5
Frank Edwards, an early radio pioneer and author of several UFO books, gave a lecture to a Detroit, Michigan audience in 1956.
“Frank Edwards an early radio pioneer and author of several UFO books was giving a lecture to a Detroit, Michigan audience in 1956.”
Aliens and Albert Einstein - The Secret Document - DEBRIEFED ep. 33 2025-04-11 00:08:24.8-00:08:32.4 administrative
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Frank Edwards, in a 1956 lecture, maintained that in 1952 Albert Einstein had delivered an urgent message to then-President Harry Truman warning that Truman's shoot-down policy toward UFOs over Washington, D.C. was unwise.
“Edwards maintained that just four years prior in 1952, Albert Einstein had delivered an urgent message to then-President Harry Truman. Einstein warned that Truman's shoot-down policy of UFOs over DC was unwise.”
Aliens and Albert Einstein - The Secret Document - DEBRIEFED ep. 33 2025-04-11 00:08:40.5-00:08:54.2 hearsay second hand
7
According to Frank Edwards's account, Albert Einstein's message to Harry Truman said, "Mr. President, anyone who can cross millions of miles of space will be able to take care of himself after he gets there. Don't start something you can't finish."
“I know what Mr. Einstein told him. He said, Mr. President, Anyone who can cross millions of miles of space will be able to take care of himself after he gets there. Don't start something you can't finish.”
Aliens and Albert Einstein - The Secret Document - DEBRIEFED ep. 33 2025-04-11 00:08:55.3-00:09:08.6 hearsay second hand