Spencer Whedon

Spencer Whedon was a television writer involved in early UFO media discussions during the 1950s. He contributed to a 1958 CBS 'Armstrong Circle Theatre' special on UFOs, where he prepared a script attributing most sightings to misidentifications and dismissing cases like the 1955 Kelly-Hopkinsville goblin encounter as products of religious emotion. This program featured a debate between UFO proponent Major Donald E. Keyhoe and skeptics, but Keyhoe was silenced mid-broadcast for deviating from the approved script, highlighting network security clearances and tensions over UFO disclosure. Whedon's role exemplified official efforts to downplay UFO phenomena amid government programs like Project Blue Book.