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Ford Press Releases, UFO, 1966 (alternate URL)

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This Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library file holds 1966 press releases on UFOs from House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford. In a March 28, 1966 letter, Ford asks the House Armed Services and Science and Astronautics Committees to hold hearings, calling the Air Force's swamp gas explanation of the Michigan sightings flippant. In April statements, Ford says the Air Force has agreed to a university study. The file also contains the October 7, 1966 Air Force announcement choosing the University of Colorado, with Dr. Edward U. Condon as director.

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  • p. 4 …the House Committees on Armed Services and Science and Astronautics, urging that one committee or the…
  • p. 5 …Science and Astronautics Committee or the Armed Services Committee of the House schedule hearings on the…
  • p. 8 …Miller, Chairman Science and Astronautic• Committee u. s. House of Repreeentatives Washington, D,C. Dear Chairmen…
  • p. 10 …two and Astronautics C member of my staff The present Science pressif\ a vie\ in letters…
  • p. 11 …five years ago on behalf of the House Science and Astronautics Committee. Karth has confirmed in…
  • p. 12 …either the House Armed Services Committee or the House Science and Astronautics Committee. It was as…
CONGRESSMAN
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
NEWS
RELEASE
FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, P.M.
MARCH 28, 1966
NOTE TO ALL NE~S MEDIA: House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford,
R-Michigan, today sent the attached letter to the chairmen and the ranking
Republican members of the House Committees on Armed Services and Science
and Astronautics, urging that one committee or the other investigate the
subject of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO's).
Ford is not sati~fied with the Air Force explanation of the recent
sightings in Michigan and describes the "swamp gas" version given by
astrophysicist J. Allen Hynek as 11flippant.li
Ford bas received a number of telegrams and letters from individuals
anxious to see a congressional investigation of UFO's.
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