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Gerald Ford calls for congressional UFO hearings

When: 28 Mar 1966
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

Gerald Ford's 1966 press release calling for a congressional UFO investigation Gerald R. Ford / US Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

House Minority Leader Gerald Ford of Michigan wrote to the leaders of the House Armed Services and Science and Astronautics committees urging an investigation of UFOs, calling the Air Force's 'swamp gas' explanation of the Michigan sightings flippant. The Armed Services hearing followed on April 5.

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OfficialFord Press Releases - UFO, 1966 (Ford Congressional Papers, Box D9) (opens in a new tab)Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library / 1966-03-28
PressWhen Gerald Ford demanded answers for UFO sightings in Michigan (opens in a new tab)Michigan Public (Michigan Radio) / 2013-10-10

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Earlier in GovernmentRep. Weston Vivian asks Defense Department to investigate Michigan sightingsMar 1966 Later in GovernmentHouse Armed Services UFO hearing5 Apr 1966

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