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On this day in 1951 (in the U.S.), Tales Of Tomorrow aired "The Search For The Flying Saucer." Officially, this served as the eleventh episode of the program's first season. According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"An airman travels to a small town looking for clues about flying saucers and only meets denial."
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From Google.com:
The episode "The Search for the Flying Saucer" (Season 1, Episode 11 of the live-action anthology series Tales of Tomorrow) originally aired on November 9, 1951.
Top 3 Trivia Facts
- Riding the Post-Roswell UFO Craze: The episode broadcasted just a few years after the 1947 Roswell incident and the peak of the late-1940s/early-1950s American UFO and "flying saucer" media phenomenon. The term "flying saucer" itself had only been coined by U.S. media a few years earlier in 1947 following Kenneth Arnold's reported sighting.
- Live-Action Stage Play Format: Because it was produced during the infancy of commercial television, the episode—like the rest of the live series—was performed and broadcast virtually live on a three-camera setup with minimal special effects, functioning more like a live theatrical stage production than a modern taped program.
- Jack Carter's Dramatic Turn: The lead role of grounded Air Corps Lieutenant Vic Russo was played by Jack Carter—who was primarily renowned as a famous American comedian, nightclub comic, and host rather than a dramatic science-fiction actor.