Person
Gerald Ford
Also known as Gerald R. Ford
- House Minority Leader (R-MI), 1965–1973; later 38th President of the United States
Gerald Ford was House Minority Leader (R-Michigan) from 1965 to 1973 and later the 38th President of the United States. After the March 1966 Michigan sightings, which the Air Force attributed to "swamp gas", he called for a congressional investigation, which led to the House Armed Services Committee hearing on UFOs on 5 April 1966.
Sources: House Armed Services hearing (1966) · Ford's 1966 statement (video)
Facts and claims
- documented After the March 1966 Michigan sightings, which the Air Force attributed to “swamp gas”, he called for a congressional investigation. This led to the April 5, 1966 House Armed Services hearing. Source: fordlibrarymuseum.gov (archived)
Connected files
Hearings & briefings
- House Armed Services Committee hearing on Unidentified Flying Objects (prompted) — Held after the March 1966 Michigan sightings and Minority Leader Gerald Ford's call for hearings
Videos
- Gerald Ford calls for a congressional UFO inquiry (1966 news footage) (appears in)
- Christopher Mellon on the Joe Rogan Experience (clip, 2021) (discussed in)