SightingsDexter, MI

Michigan 'swamp gas' sightings

First page of 1966 press releases from Rep. Gerald Ford on UFOs
Rep. Gerald Ford's 1966 press releases calling for hearings after the Michigan sightings Gerald R. Ford / US Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Police and residents near Dexter and Hillsdale, Michigan reported glowing lights over swampy ground. Air Force consultant J. Allen Hynek suggested swamp gas, drawing ridicule, and Rep. Gerald Ford called for hearings, which the House Armed Services Committee held that April.

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  1. OfficialFord Press Releases - UFO, 1966 (March 25 release; March 28 letter to committee chairmen)Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library / 1966-03-25
  2. OfficialUnidentified Flying Objects: Hearing by Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, April 5, 1966 (includes Air Force statement on Dexter and Hillsdale)U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) / 1966-04-05
  3. PressWhen Gerald Ford demanded answers for UFO sightings in MichiganMichigan Public (Michigan Radio) / 2013-10-10

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