Gerald Ford

🇺🇸United StatesPolitician1913-07-14

Type

Politician

Nation

🇺🇸 United States

Born

1913-07-14

Gerald Ford (1913–2006) was the 38th President of the United States. As a congressman from Michigan, he called in 1966 for public congressional hearings after a wave of UFO reports and urged a more transparent U.S. government investigation.

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Timeline

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1966

Jan 1966Participated in

Washington D.C.: Rep. Ford demands Congressional UFO hearings

Mar 1966Influenced

Michigan 'Swamp Gas' Affair

Mar 1966Participated in

Ford Requests Congressional UFO Probe via Formal Letter

Apr 1966Participated in

Ford Defends UFO Probe Call Against Public Mockery

Apr 1966Influenced

House Armed Services Committee UFO Hearing

🔍Featured in Stories(2)

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Allen Hynek - From Skeptic to Advocate

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Presidents and UFOs - What Did the Most Powerful Know?

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References

🔗fordlibrarymuseum.gov 🔗archives.gov 🔗inverse.com 🔗michiganpublic.org 🔗smithsonianmag.com