March 28, 1966🇺🇸Document
Congressional
Ford Requests Congressional UFO Probe via Formal Letter
House Minority Leader Gerald Ford sent a formal request to two congressional committees demanding an investigation into unidentified flying objects following numerous sightings reported in Michigan.
Background
On March 28, 1966, Representative Gerald Ford addressed the chairmen of the Armed Services and Science committees regarding aerial phenomena. Citing extensive media coverage and eyewitness accounts from his constituency, he expressed dissatisfaction with military explanations provided thus far. The correspondence urged immediate legislative scrutiny of unexplained sightings. This initiative marked a significant political effort to force governmental transparency regarding aerial anomalies during the mid-1960s.
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