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(folder 36)" of the Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers at the
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1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder
B48-36)
Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers
OPY PHOTOCOPY FROM GERALD FORD I BRARY
GERALD R. FORD
MICHIGAN OFFICE:
FIFTH DISTRICT, MICHIGAN
425 CHERRY STREET SE.
GRAND RAPIDS
Congress of the United States
Office of the Minority Leader
house of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
April 1, 1966
Mr. Russell D. Williams
Shelbyville,
Indiana
Dear Mr. Williams:
Thank you for your recent communication endorsing my proposal that
Congress investigate the rash of reported sightings of unidentified
flying objects in southern Michigan and in other parts of the
country.
It is proper for the Federal government to look into a matter
which is causing alarm to the people of our nation as these
sightings have, and it is for this reason that I have called for
the investigation.
PHOTOCOPY FROM GERALD FORD I BRARY
Such an inquiry is necessary and wholesome because of the incidents
that have occurred and I assure you that I will continue to press
for this investigation. I want you to know that your specific
comments were helpful to me in this respect, and that your remarks
do not go unheeded. I am aware of other reports such as the UFO
Evidence which pose questions that, like the most recent sightings,
cannot be answered by a few "pat" solutions.
Kindest personal regards.
Sincerely,
Geord R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford, M.C.
Congress of the United States
RETURNED
WASHINGTON
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Office of the Minority Leaber
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OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Do such office any number.
not remail in in this state envelope
Not
OF WYOMING CK HYDMING THE
EQUALITY
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
DIVISION OF COUNSELING AND TESTING
BOX 3335, UNIVERSITY STATION
LARAMIE, WYOMING 82071
April 18, 1966
The Honorable Gerald R. Ford
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
Dear Representative Ford:
I read with interest an article (UPI) about your comments
of Tuesday, March 29, 1966, regarding an investigation of
UFO reports. (Laramie Boomerang, March 30, 1966).
I agree that an investigation should be conducted; however,
I believe that any congressional inquiry should lead,
hopefully, to the establishment of a team of specialists
who might conduct a scientific investigation of the phenomena.
I hope the enclosed materials are of interest to you. Best
PHOTOCOPY FROM GERALD FORD I BRARY
wishes to you in your efforts to increase public knowledge
of these mysterious phenomena,
Sincerely,
R Sprinkle
R. Leo Sprinkle, Ph.D.
Counselor and
Assistant Professor of Psychology
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UFO
16 April 1966
Hon. Gerald Ford
Congressman
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Fond;
Warmest Greetings from California.
As President of the International Evangelim Crusades Inc., I
PHOTOCOPY FROM GERALD FORD BRARY
have been always interested in bring the whole truth before our Church
groups both in the U.S. as well as abroad.
Having been interested in the subject of Unidentified Flying
Objects since 1945, I have written a book entitled "Flying Saucerama"
which is presently in its 4th printing. Also, we have just completed
a 75 minute, color UFO Documentary.
The purpose in my writing you at this time to to assure you that
I would cooperate with you in any way, shape, manner or form relative
to any proposed investigations committee on. UFOs. Please feel free
to call upon me at any time to render whatever assistance to promote
open Congressional hearing on this Mystery.
We all stand behind you 100% and admire you for your stand on
this subject.
Remaining Respectfully
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the but two still living today that oan tell the tale.One
pratty bad. They bad.They are both the very oldest people I rolieve
I recorded the prophecy word for word as it originally Was
I have met and talked to the guard at the old first well,
in line which would indicato that the time is near.If he
ow then would start the watch of the seventh guard.The
at the timo will oomo during the watch of the seventh guard.
11 boon vory old when passing.They They have not boon jows, They
y brive guarded the socrets of the jow.
It is hore et the first well that the fulfillment of the
ford will be found also dirroctions on the continuance of
vo found and soon the six othors. Only the first is guardod.
I with his thoughts and lot him wander and he vill como upon
now know the number and longth of each of the sovon cords
oy are at and what is at the and of six of thom.I was told
no one man would evor know about more than ono.It has boon
are that ho or his followor who Was supposed to fulfill the
0 along the lino has fallon by the wayside and noithor
ppenod at an suction,A salo ono day
a heirlooms were givon or tossed away
& this collection of relics of yore
ught a trunk from this closing out store
inoponed trunk whose latches didn't work
I the man You man"You take it as is, Placso pay the clork"
ooks in this trunk. I found a letter-Was this a coincidonco-
di and nover sailod.Apparontly by the last ono of thoos who
G PROPHECY.The ono who did not leavo a sucessor.]
letter and the adress is a revalation.Here I found the
A copy of the original. Which was almost as I had it.Only
I was happy to got this corroction.Now I know what happoned
riting of the PROPHECY.
4 when jews ware displaying in front of thoir book stores
biblos at 10 and 2₫ each.I romomber ono ovoning I saw a
n armload of those biblos to the trush can in the alloy.
: I snatched out a half burnod book. From it's pages foll a
I parchment. Tho writing on it I could not read.I know it
Angeles soveral years later.At B. street car junction,A
di to got on about every day.I took the parchmont and showed
but a fow words and exclaimed. This is the original
.OFHECY. Where did you got it.Ho attomptod to explain.T
st with out this. This WELB thoir guidance. Would I lot him road
hing I wanted while out on tho coast.I told him thoro was
aphod what appeared to bo the last paragraph and took it to
hat in english it moant!This is a warning to you for by your
ke many mistakes!Then he got excited. What did you photograph
ed to know.But I was on my way. For than I. know that I had the
ROPHECY no that WOB the last paragraph of my copies.
d thrown the original writing of thoir PROPHECY which WILLS to
e Thrown it in the trush with somo bibles to burn.I would any
n carolose. Their supposodly ancient scrolls are fakes mado
) end treated with acid.A bizarre attompt to place thom as
to on this earth. In about the year 1 a watchman or opy Was
idon.
JP. of
DO allowed.parth poopso-are to groody.choss having
Igonco snough to uso the ideas would but try to rulo and englavo the rost of
any there will not be another allowed.My first was by accident GRAND
was being looked ovor.Thoy know of mo.
Scientists have claimed that there was another planot out in spuce
200 years ahead of us in scientific development.) 11 the boys are partly
There is not only one there are a great number of planets out in space that
of us in scientific development. Then they missed it again-It's not 200
toys It's well over 1000 years that the slowest of these planots are shoud of
scientific development. With the exception of eno just one is tohind us.Thoro
that wore ahoad of our present day dovelopment bofore this earth formad
nothing like fooling that this group is tho only one or was first but this
just no soap.
Now I want to tell you something about this supposedly unknown outor
There is just one plant that is bohind us.It's prosent day development is
what ours was at the CCVO man timo.-Ploistocono ago-Thore hugo lizzards roam
our prohistoric dis sours did.
Lifo developed on mort evory planot after water camo whon the planot
to como into sun focus, The evolution was not much different than ours.
tands of necossity are almost the same Those tales about scrowy looking
with 8 logs and horns is a lot of bull. There are no funnior looking humanity
have right horo on earth.From a omo planote the people do look a littlo odd
mg n fow minutes in which to romember and ill toll you where to find somo
thom right hero in the U.S.A.
There have boon stories of invasions by other worlds.I must remind you
tho beginning of timo Wars wore fought ONLY for richos and or womon.Any
was ono mans idon. Our Platinum-Silvor-Gold and Diamonds are crummy. Our
dofinitely inforior. our natural resources are practically usloss to
planet that could undertake an invasion. Everything that wo have has boon
and improvemonts have mado thom all far suporior.
Wo do have ono thing horo that no other planot has.That is the nogro
people. They are a novolty and are in domand. They are being romovod a fow
me.Snatched away in the dark.Will never bo missed.Thoy must be of some
of intolligonce though thore thoir life is short, The roason is unknown,
Once this earth was solected as the sito of a reflection systom After
ation the construction of which was a 1000 times largor than anything on
The carrior forco boing reflected Was 00 groat that it revorsed the
rotation. This happoned a fow years before our year oho The rovorso robation
the project usloss it was dismantoled and abandonod Part of the pillars of
the bases still romain today.Our sciontists cabnot account for thom, can,
I know whore thoy are. Today the people that put it there have a gadgot no
that a TV set that serves the samo purpose No wont through something like
the vacuum tubo was developed.
All power has a common source. Hoat dons not como diroctly from the sun.
efmaction of the Sun's light rays.Through a focal longth and multiplos of
Our earth's distance from the sun is a noarly fixed orbit,The last time
swung out of this orbit another planot had choson this earth to tost somo
wo did Bikini Atol. Only difforence was thoir bomb had a littlo moro
it than our's.It mooved the earth out of a sun focus multiplo Thon WG had
ago for a fow million years Now it wouldn't do any good to toll anybody what
tests could do.But our play boys might accidently discovor the roal
But then it will only bo once and they will not toll much.
The CIRRERO belt is part of that force which holds the earth in its
is also that force which makes any object thrown outside this earths
circle the earth as sputnik and mutnik did and as explorer is doing now. The
belt is the force which anything to the moon will have to breck through, It
their aim. Our scientists have been just Incly 80 far this moon doal I want
Our outspace program will be slowed by the padding of the expense sheet by
iticians involved. I imagine that one of the big rockets could be filled with
watch moovment and it wouldn't cost a tenth of what they claim the ICBM's
itics phooie Knucklo hoads.
How about these X Gormans who got a satelito up when the local boys.
Saved our shirts from russia.Have I heard anything about a roward Did they
exemption for lifo.No politics would not lot anyone off the hook no matter
dono.
I wont in the load control ship. Thogar that would to the why
pronounoo it in english.How you oun accelorate and decolerate BO first
fooling it was & puzzle to mo.Years ago I used to not quito a kick out of
standard JI.I did fool it.Excopt for a few million milos the tri worc not
ifforent from flying into any big city for the first time.So much to 800 you
don't 800 and revomber. much of anything. The shin entre into the nort town
THE PROPHECY
Now I am not necessarily superstitious, but an old fortune
saw in my future that I would find money in music. Now for a guy
couldn't carry a tune in a bucket You can guess how I thought that
,Quite a for years back as I was driving out of a town after selling
furniture stores a set.I noticed out in front of a house where
put the trash for pickup, an old phonograph. Now the idea struck me
might get something on old cabinet finish from this so I swung
and one block and picked it up.
When I got it at camp and was taking it apart, I found pushed
around back beside the horh.A great big roll of bills. Now I have se in
roll of bills before.It is nothing to get panicky about, but here
& Grant though well represented, were just the little boys. I set
whe wee hours of the morn trying to count it and as I had run
fingers end toes long before that I finally gave up.
Noxt day I went back to that town. By that place. I won't say
1 was looking to see if I had dropped any.I I did notice that the name
1box was Jewish. It has been evident that there are a lot of
I con't know about Jews. I always say you ask a sailor about sailing.
remember talking to a Jew that run a store when I was in that town
I dropped in on him.
I don't remember how I got the conversation started or arround
temographs, but I did. He says to me, now this is what the man said.
00 I've on Maxwell St,I can well remember just about every summer
The Jowish families that lived along there about all had some kind
phonograph arid they would be setting out on the pourch of their up
apartments. Block after block and you would hear no less than 2 or
all sorts of tunes.
Beek in thoes days I queried. phonograph was some sort of a
and D. oil, scarce. Where did they get them -Don't come with money
thought... Why of course he added, some just bought one. Others
children gave the old folks one for a present. Sometimes grandfathor
old uncle brought one with him when he came to live with the family.
Then he got a little curious. How come you are SO interested
You wouldnt like to have one of them old machines would you.
I admitted that I was testing out finishes on them old type cabinete.
then and there he says.I can fix you up. We got an old one up in our
we been going to throw away. It has been there for years---Confederat
: thought We close here at noon, you come out to the house and we
got
its
That night at camp I rolled up my sleeves and got just a
excited as I took off the front of the horn and peaked inside. Holy 4
This roll I won't eaven try to count, I decided as I took it out
backed it inside of an old boot.My 7th National bank. Every time I
on the furniture stores in a town and I saw an old phonograph
out in somebodys trash to be hauled away, I would make a swing
the block to come back by and take a look at the name on their
If it was jowish I make the grab. Gotcha baby. I always thought 1f
un I was going to have to learn to count. But I just stuffed it
old boot and whenever I needed acquaintamce with Franklin or Grant.
just reach down in my 7th Natl. Bank, I mean my old boot. That is
got by all these years. Never mind about Washington or Lincoln. That
to usually in my pocket.
Well Sr I want to tell you that thoes old pgonographs. If
thom from the right people. Sure helped me along. But in the last
I have decided that there just isn't any any more. There is a
that runs a clothing store not far from here. He had one setting out
alloy, Now I don't want to create the impression that I am running
in desperation trying to find old phonographs, Actually I was taking
butcut.The clowns in that town I had heard were pretty tough. Well
iracles were left here to make a way of their own and not bother the
people from whence they came. The main charge on the social outcast's
that they had the desires of an insect. When two bugs meet, the questio
frig it or eat it. This line of thought has no place in a high intelli
society. Thoes thus charged were removed. If you would doub't me watch
average person today and you see what I mean.
Every living thing on this planet.On the land or in the sea
Had it's origin on some other planet. There are many that have passed
oblivion as no part of this earth offered suitable sustainance.0
gigantic prehistoric animals came from a planet many times bigger the
ours. The porportion followed as the rule in every case.
Every once in a while a new bug shows up on this earth.A I
bit different than any we ever had. or a new type of virus or some mal
Not much thought is given where it came from, But boy we been visited
left a donation.
Now this atomic bomb seems to have most that are I
directly connected, in a mental whirl trying to figure it out. When I To
in the first years of my teens, spent my evenings in the library rea
up on just about everything from the stoam engine to how to make fire
crackers. I would have a streak on. For a month it would be one thing. I
month something else. I think I made and tried out every type of explo
from guncotton to picric acid. But the petroleum products. GaBoline and
Kerosene always intrigued me. Kerosene to explode good had to be hot 8
I couldn't figure any quick way to do it.
One day I read in a science magazine. About a powder the
was put in a mold arround the ends of two railroad rails. When lighted
melted and welded the two rails together. That was just what I neoded.
welded up the ends of about 8" of pipe. Put in a long thread plug and
filled it with kerssene. I made a tin jacket for the outside of this a
packed in arround my first capsule the powder thermite. Arround the ou
I wrapped enough fuse to let me get a good start. The whole thing was
about "through and a foot long. I climbed up a hill where a caseir
-uncapped--had stood idle for years. I don't know how deep it went dow
I lit the fuse and dropped her in. Then got going for some distance.. Af
running what seemed like an eternity it went off and took the whole S
out of the hill. What I could never figure out was where all the dirt,
to. When the thermite powder burned it heated the kerosene to near red
The pressure must of been tremendous as the kerosene would be vaporiz
The innor capsule exploded frompressure and the red hot lit the gas t
minute it hit the air. There was the first atomic bomb and not by fiss
which does the same thing to the kerosene. Though I imagine they have
higher refined product than kerosene today.
The natives always thought that some spark had ignited
gas that frequently did come up out of the old caseing. I thought what
did not know wouldn't hurt them.
Several years ago I made up 4 of thoes things a little
compact and 2 that fit nicely in my pocket. I carried them arround w1t
to show to some college professor who might be able to pass on their
possibilities. But as soon as I talked to one on the phone, He was eith
a hurry, Left suddenly or had an attact and was taken to the hospital.
finally decided they thought I did not have intelligence enough to re
make anything and did not want to bother with me.
The GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC put out water developing ce
for trading stamps, The coustomers took A card and went P. Then shook 1
dry. Their cash registers smelled like outhouses real soon. Along with
change they gave out.] see they stopped the deal.
Now there are probably some of you boys who do not like my NE
LETTER, Just chuck them in the trash and send me a card that you are r
my friend.I intend to only mail to my friends. Now there are some hard
souls that out pictures out of papers just to wipe on them. It has bee
reported to me thatveach and every one gives a different reaction. Whe
you get a
in there you can hear him GLUB and YEAP and SWEAR.
will do it every time. Now this paper I write on is special tissue. If
are able to sit down afterwards, you let me know. It is a warning.
It is late, I am tired. Just couldn't think of anything to sa
to fill this space. Mabee some one will get gay. I like to write commed
best. But after what has happened the last few years, they get my prese
stybe. don't think anybody will try to do anything about it either.
would be a good PHOTOC QBY all overhead poles and 1
underground. Like other sewers. Much safer.
Understanding, Inc.
P.O. BOX 76
MERLIN, OREGON 97532
April 12, 1966
Mr. Gerald R. Ford,
House Office Building,
Washington, D. C.,
Dear Mr. Ford:
Since UFOs are in the spotlight at
present, many of us feel that now is the time to
really "get the ball rolling" on Congressional
hearings, and do your best to get a full report on
PHOTOCOPY FROM GERALD FORD I BRARY
this subject to the people, most of whom are now
ready and anxious to receive the news,
WE, in "UNDERSTANDING" wish to thank
you most sincerely for your kindness, and for all of
your efforts in this vital matter.
Sincerely,
L. Lount
MLL: M
Understanding Inc.
San Bernardino, Unit 71
Mrs. Mary Luise Loust
3232 Miramonte Drive
San Bernardino, Cal. 92405
1204 Pine shares
UFO
Aarasota Fila, 33581
Gerald R.Fiord
APR7- ANSD Dear Dir
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these fly ing objects, because
has god up in arm's about
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day time, about,30 Pm
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Brass collared ring V like
on each end had 3 looked
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like metel Blines ov shads
down from each side
story but this is
now this is a long the in
outfline and its very
Interesting, But know
and I saw if the
any talking about
cear sky and it was a
real alject and no one
Oan tell the it was swang
gas or some thing Phony.
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thrings, In ready to go on to
what The seen, we letter
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service to toyou in lunding
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fai Johnson
PHOTOCOPY FROM GERALD FORD I BRARY
1204 Pine spares
Darasota Fila 33581
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Cassopalis, Michigan
Cepril 5, 1966
Gerald Ford, Senator
Senate Office Building
Washington D.C,
Dear mr. Ford -
I am or glad you are trying to do
PHOTOCOPY FROM GERALD FORD I BRARY
smething about investigating U.F.O. s
d'me read m. Keyhoe's book and the
subject facinates me, Please keep after
them + let us know what they are
We are not afraid of things we
understand.
Mr. Rechard Anell
Republican from lass. Co,
GERALD R. FORD
MICHIGAN OFFICE:
FIFTH DISTRICT, MICHIGAN
425 CHERRY STREET SE.
GRAND RAPIDS
Congress of the United States
Office of the Minority Leader
house of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
April 1, 1966
A. E. Candusson
Cuyahoga Falls,
Ohio
Dear Mr. Candusson:
Thank you for your recent communication endorsing my proposal that
Congress investigate the rash of reported sightings of unidentified
flying objects in southern Michigan and in other parts of the
country.
It is proper for the Federal government to look into a matter
which is causing alarm to the people of our nation as these
sightings have, and it is for this reason that I have called for
the investigation.
PHOTOCOPY FROM GERALD FORD I BRARY
Such an inquiry is necessary and wholesome because of the incidents
that have occurred and I assure you that I will continue to press
for this investigation. I want you to know that your specific
comments were helpful to me in this respect, and that your remarks
do not go unheeded. I am aware of other reports such as the UFO
Evidence which pose questions that, like the most recent sightings,
cannot be answered by a few "pat" solutions.
Kindest personal regards.
Sincerely,
Geord R. Fond
Gerald R. Ford, M.C.
Congress of the United States
Herald R. 3nd
Office of the Minority Leader
house of Representatives
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Do not re-mail in this envelope ***********
GERALD R. FORD
MICHIGAN OFFICE:
FIFTH DISTRICT, MICHIGAN
425 CHERRY STREET SE.
GRAND RAPIDS
Congress of the United States
Office of the Minority Leader
house of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Dear John Doe:
Thank you for your recent communication endorsing my proposal that
Congress investigate the rash of reported sightings of unidentified
flying objects in southern Michigan and in other parts of the
country.
It is proper for the Federal government to look into a matter
which is causing alarm to the people of our nation as these
sightings have, and it is for this reason that I have called for
the investigation.
Such an inquiry is necessary and wholesome because of the incidents
that have occurred and I assure you that I will continue to press
for this investigation. I want you to know that your specific
comments were helpful to me in this respect, and that your remarks
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do not go unheeded. I am aware of other reports such as the UFO
Evidence which pose questions that, like the most recent sightings,
cannot be answered by a few "pat" solutions.
Kindest personal regards.
Sincerely,
Gerald R. Ford, M.C.
GERALD R. FORD
MICHIGAN OFFICE:
FIFTH DISTRICT, MICHIGAN
425 CHERRY STREET SE.
GRAND RAPIDS
Congress of the United States
Office of the Minority Leader
house of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
March 31, 1966
Mr. Hugh Galt Parsons
Newark,
Ohio.
Dear Mr. Parsons:
Thank you for your recent communication endorsing my proposal that
Congress investigate the rash of reported sightings of unidentified
flying objects in southern Michigan and in other parts of the
country.
It is proper for the Federal government to look into a matter
which is causing alarm to the people of our nation as these
sightings have, and it is for this reason that I have called for
the investigation.
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Such an inquiry is necessary and wholesome because of the incidents
that have occurred and I assure you that I will continue to press
for this investigation. I want you to know that your specific
comments were helpful to me in this respect, and that your remarks
do not go unheeded. I am aware of other reports such as the UFO
Evidence which pose questions that, like the most recent sightings,
cannot be answered by a few "pat" solutions.
Kindest personal regards.
Sincerely,
G. R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford, M.C.
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GERALD R. FORD
MICHIGAN OFFICE:
FIFTH DISTRICT, MICHIGAN
425 CHERRY STREET SE.
GRAND RAPIDS
Congress of the United States
Office of the Minority Leader
house of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Dear :
Thank you for your recent communication endorsing my proposal that
Congress investigate the rash of reported sightings of unidentified
flying objects in southern Michigan and in other parts of the
country.
It is proper for the Federal government to look into a matter
which is causing alarm to the people of our nation as these
sightings have, and it is for this reason that I have called for
the investigation.
Such an inquiry is necessary and wholesome because of the incidents
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that have occurred and I assure you that I will continue to press
for this investigation. I want you to know that your specific
comments were helpful to me in this respect, and that your remarks
do not go unheeded. I am aware of other reports such as the UFO
Evidence which pose questions that, like the most recent sightings,
cannot be answered by a few "pat" solutions.
Kindest personal regards.
Sincerely,
Gerald R. Ford, M.C.
Wadsworth, whis
cong. Irald ford
april UFO 4 , 1966
House office Bldg.
Washington, D.C.
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Dear Congressman
For a long time I have hoped for
a public congressional investigation
on U.7.0's. 2 believe the air force
has been covering up, and the that
the facto. public is entitled to
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This seems an opportune time
this. influence possible to accomplish
and I hope you will use
for pressing the investigation all
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. W. 7. 3 Wood
812 W andland ave.
Wadoworth, ohio
march 31,1966
up
Honorable Gerald Ford
House of Representatives
Washington D.C.
Honorable Sir,
I have read in the newspapers where you have ashed in Congress
that an investigation be made into the numerous reports of sightings
at caltech sent up flares on balloons as a hoax. etey admittedate
of H.F.O's all over our country Here in Loo angeles, students
But many, reliable, well informed educated people our speak air
publicly many, of the sidiculous answers that are gwenly that
a public investigation be made of this phenomena. I, for one,
Force in reply to many sightings, It doesseem time
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urge you very strongly to have this investigation to understand brought about. FROM
whatever your investigation would reveal, the american statements public
I think the amdrean public is mature enough
deserves a better breah than the stupid, ridiculores
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coming from our air Forces representatives
yours truly,
APR6- ANSB
napolem G. Hyerges
333 N. Norton are
Los angeles 4 calif
EGG
UFO
April 3, 1966
APRO
Congressman Gerald Ford
Representative of the State of Michigan
Dear Congressman Ford:
In regard to your current campaign about
UFO'S, I would like to mention a woman I saw on
the Mike Douglas TV show last Fall. Perhaps others
have already written you of her. She brought movies
with her of a flying saucer taken in broad daylight
and showing every outside detail of the craft plus
its manuevering capabilities. As it approached the
ground three legs would automatically jut out from
beneath it. They were always at right angles to the
ground even if the craft was tipped to one side.
When it moved, it darted like an insect and could
reverse itself or make a right angled turn in a frac-
tion of a second.
Perhaps you would be most interested in her
story, though. She claims to be a friend of those
who operate the vehicles and to have spoken with them
many times. (And, after seeing those films, I find
it hard not to believe her.) They come from Mars,
have a base on the far side of the Moon and look ex-
actly like earthmen. They speak English or anything
else they wish and are at Cape Kennedy, Houston,
and all are other bases helping our scientists
on our projects. They do not limit themselves to
the United States but are also assembled elsewhere--
many being in Japan, for example. When asked why
they do not land in some metropolitan area or on
the lawn of the White House she replied that they
would like to be on world-wide television SO they
may be seen everywhere instantly when they greet
the head of some state. (But if that can't be
achieved soon, there must be some way we can get
around it to their satisfaction SO that their
prescence may become public knowledge and we may
get to know more about them as a people. From
what I can gather, though, there is nothing secre-
tive about them-only the Air Force' mistaken, I
hope--stubborn insestence that there would be panic
in the streets if everyone knew. I think whether
or not this happens depends in large part on how
the news media discloses the saucers prescence. )
I would also like to recommend that you read
the article by Jacques Vallee on UFO'S in the
October, 1965 issue of True Magazine.
Sincerely,
(miss)in green
2148 Chase Ave
Des Plaines, Illinois
UPD
4845 N. Baldwin Ave.
Temple City, Calif.
April 2, 1966
The Honorable Gerald R. Ford
House of Representatives
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Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I must commend you on your initiative and brilliant judgement
in demanding an investigation into this U.F.O. business. I have to
say I go along with the idea 100%.
It appears to me that there have been in the last 20 years far
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too many reports of Unidentified Flying Objects, and I am refering
to those more convincing reports occuring in daytime where the ob-
server was relatively quite close; or simultaneous observation with
abnormal interference to electronic and/or magnetic equipment; or
radar observation; or the numerous photographs (which can't all be
fake): I find it extremely difficult to believe that all of this is
meaningless, in fact, I dispute it. Rather, I like to think that
these numerous reports tend to suggest that there are actually
flying craft in existence that we have no knowledge of. Does it not?
Sincerely;
Frank William Pfeiffer
Frank William Pfiffer
UFd
23513 Harper Avenue
St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48080
April 3, 1966
Honorable Gerald R. Ford
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
APR6- ANSD
Dear Sir:
We have been following the reports of your efforts
to activate a Congressional Committee to delve into
the illusive UFO's with a great deal of interest,
and wish to advise that we will be willing to assist
you in any way we can in this endeavor.
We have seen "something" - we are convinced that it
was not "marsh gas", "reflections of lights", "clouds",
etc. A copy of our sightings is attached hereto.
We have kept copies of all newspaper clippsing⁵on
the rash of recent reports of sightings in Michigan,
and note that many others saw the same, or similar,
objects, about the same time that we saw them.
Many people to whom we have talked, while not actually
believing in U.F.O.'s, feel that an investigation
should be made. If you feel that a petition, signed
by as many people as we can obtain signatures from,
would be helpful to you, please advise and we will
do our best.
Yours very truly,
Delores m. Coyne
(Mrs. )Dolores M. Coyne
Dale Leegstra
Dale Leegstra
00: Major Donald Keyhoe,
National Investigations
Committee
NOTE: The address shown on this letter is Mrs. Coyne's
office address and request is made that any correspondence
be forwarded there. Thank you.
U.F.O Sighting reported by Mr. Dale Leegstra, 22428 St. Gertrude,
St. Clair Shores, Michigan, and Mrs. Dolores M. Coyne, 31974 Williamsburg,
St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
March 20, 1966
At about 6:30 or 6:45 P.M. (it was still daylight), we were driving south
on Harper Avenue - towards Detroit - near Fourteen Mile Road, when Mrs.
Coyne sighted a long, thin, black object, trailing a black column of smoke,
hanging motionless, in the western sky. She called the object to the attention
of Mr. Leegstra, telling to look ht the unusual "jet". Mr. Leegstra, who is
familiar with jets, remarked that it couldn't be a jet because if it were it
could not hang motionless. Both watched the object until we reached the home
of Mrs. Coyne. Getting out of the car, we continued to watch the object which,
as far as we could determine, it had not moved, but still hung motionless, down-
wards in the western sky. We stood outside for a while, watching it. There
were other people in the immediate area, but no one else was looking up - all
of them being engaged in playing ball, etc. Mr. Leegstra kept saying that he
wished he had his telescope or binoculars so that he could get a better look
at it. We watched it for about thirty minutes, it finally began to move, slowly
at first and then faster, finally disappearing in the west. After it disappeared,
a small, light plane appeared in the same general direction and we could easily
discern its outline.
We were very disappointed as we felt that we would never know if we saw a
U.F.O. or not. We had heard about the sightings in the Ann Arbor area, but
at the time did not believe that we had seen a U.F.O.
We also noted another object to the left of the one we saw clearly; however,
we could not actually see the object itself, but rather noted the black smoke
which was slowly disappearing. Mr. Leegstra approximates the distance of the
object which we saw at about ten miles. There were light clouds in the sky,
moving slowly to the north, but the smoke trail from the U.F.O. drifted slowly
in the opposite direction!
March 23, 1966
On this date, at about the same time in the evening, Mrs. Coyne was looking at
the large, very dark clouds in the western sky (moving north), when she saw
another object exactly like the one sighted on the 20th. She telephoned Mr.
Leegstra, telling him to look at it through his binoculars. Calling back, he
said that he could see what appeared to be a rather dense object at the end of
column of smoke, but could not get a long enough sighting to be certain - it
disappeared too quickly below the clouds before he could make a determination
as to what it might have looked like.
(Mr. Leegstra is a post office employee and Mrs. Coyne is a legal secretary.)
Dale Leegstra Lupha
Dalores M.Coye
Dale
Dolores M. Coyne
VFO
7033 Felix Dr.
Clarkston, Mich.
April 4, 1966
The Honorable Gerald A. Ford
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
APR6- ANSO
Dear Sir;
As a citizen of this country I stand back of you one hundred
percent in your efforts to have an intelligent investigation, and ex-
planation of the Unidentified Flying Objects by the U.S. Government.
You are also to be commended for your daring and courage in this matter.
In their 'unholy' quest for power, the 'secret ruling party'
in the Pentagon ( and that is what it appears to be ) forgets that not
all the American people belong to the 'dumb masses' under their iron
thumb. There are those of us who do not swallow their half truths or
muddled information. HOW long SO They expect us to respect them as
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leaders ? Perhaps some of them have outgrown their usefullness in ser-
vice to the American public a long time ago.
There is more to this than just the involvement of the decent
investigation of the U.F.O's. There is a Principle involved here of
the governments respect for its citizens. It also infringes on the
American citizens freedom of speech : Let me ask you this - What good
is , freedom of speech' when a person makes a statement of some kind
which he believes to be true, and government officials turn around and
deliberately and publicly make a fool or a lier out of such person.
By now a good many Americans realize that something smells
pretty 'fishy' in the government bungling of the U.F.O. information.
we are also fully aware that these 'sky objects' have been around the
earth for a long time, and have even landed.
contin.-
Just what is the government afraid of, and why ??? Certainly
not that the public will panic - We are not children ! And the excuse
that the news might ruin our economy is a little farfetched also. We
realize that any great change in our way of life must be taken slowly
for the good of all. Or perhaps the government is afraid they might
lose some of their powerfull grip on the minds of the people if we find
out the whole truth of the U.F.O's.
Please let our government know that they cannot fool all of
the people - all of the time. We will not continue to sit back and take
their 'mightier than thou' attitude for long. They have been brewing a
big pot of poison lies; now let them eat it :
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. James L. Walton
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P.S. Please feel free to use all or any part of this letter in your
investigation of the U.F.O's if it will help. Perhaps even the
President would like a copy - if you think it necessary.
THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
VFO
2300 PARK AVENUE
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48201
April 3, 1966
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Gerald Ford
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Ford:
I certainly applaud your efforts to have a congressional
investigation of the so-called Flying Saucers.
Since 1954 I have been trying to follow this matter.
Possibly I could be classed as a "Flying Saucer Fan,"
but the point is that considerable evidence seems to
have been obtained by a variety of sources, especially
the U.S. Air Force, but this information has not been
made public. I am convinced that the dissemination of
all information on this subject, can only be beneficial.
Keep up the good work.
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Sincerely,
Harry La Planto
Harry La Plante,
Dept. of Philosophy.
VFO
April 3, 1966
370 W. Windsor Avenue,
Lombard, Illinois.
The Hon. Gerald Ford, Minority Leader, (R. Mich.)
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.
PR6-ANSB
Subject: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
Dear Sir:
I have been reading articles in various newspapers concerning your interest in
having an investigation by a Committee of the Congress to probe the UFO sightings
in Michigan and other parts of the nation.
Both my husband and myself had occasion, four years ago, of witnessing the same
flying phenomena. Because it was so identical to the sightings we read of a Mrs.
Baumgart, of Barrington Hills, Ill., and a Mr. Richard Rorer or Borer (Policeman)
of Carpentersville, Ill., we thought we should advise you of what we saw. The follow
ing is a true account:
Four years ago, my husband and I were on a fishing vacation at Ox Bow Lake, near Presque
Isle, Wisconcin, on the Mjchigan-Wisconsin border, in the heart of the Northern Highland
State Forest. As you know, this area is densely wooded, few cottages, an extremely
large lake, shaped like an Ox's bow, with 14 islands in it. We were fishing off the
per, about 10:30 P.M.; it was completely dark, but the sky was very clear, which was
ideal, for what we were about to witness.
I was looking straight out over the expanse of water and sky, when suddenly appearing
from the Southeast, inst and heading Northwest, was a very bright and large sparkling
attraction, headed on a straight very speedy course. It was mid-way between the horizonn
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and what we would call straight up, and according to our thinking, it was one or two
city blocks distant from us. As soon as I saw it, I called to my husband, who looked
and saw it immediately. It stayed on a straight parallel course, parallel with the suff-
face of the water, never dipping or falling. We both watched it for several seconds,
and then suddenly all was dark; it was dark in a flash; but did not fade out of our
sight because of any distance. It was just as large and bright at the end when it
suddenly was nothing as when I first sighted it.
This bright flaming phenomena was very clear-cut in appearance and outline, was shaped
like a football or sun-fish, was very good-sized. It was shiney bright, and gaseous
phosphorescent in appearance, a beautiful blue and green, tinge of yellow, and white.
It fanned out feathery, in flame-light appearance, in the shape of a football as I mgn-
tioned. As we did not see an object, we feel it could have very well been the exhaust
from a possible vehicle ahead of it. It is hard to come to a conclusion as to the size
of this bright flame-like thing we saw, however, at the distance it appeared to be from
us, as the crow flies, It could have been 30x40 ft. in size.
We do not believe under any circumstances that we saw a natural phenomenon, or a meteor,
or such, or that it could have been any Reflections of any sort, This was on a very
well-controlled course, straight, and had all the aspects of a controlled Blying object.
We have been convinced this was an Unidientified Flying Object.
We would appreciate your acknowledging this letter and information sent you. Thanking
you, we are,
Copy to:
Major Hector Quintanilla, Chief of
Blue Book Project,
Mrs. Richard H.Sellus
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Sellers
3204 Porter St, N,W, VFO 3/29/46.
Washington 8, D.C.
unfortunately I am too on to testify before your
Committe investigating flying saucers. However, S hould
you misk to have me tache on oath to I am about
to tellyou J am willing to do so if you will send one
to my home to a aminister it.
A number of years ago I was in a b boat on Hantucket
Sound a short distance from the mouth of Bass River,
when my huhil said " Uh, look at that silver disk!
It station, appeared to be stationary over the Otis military
minute After remaining there for approximately one
Then it returned it shot to the horizon as it a boltof lightning
After about a minute it shot over the honizon, and
with equal sheed to its former hosition.
out of sight.
I shoke to my friend, Col. Engine S. Clark, who
resides he on Spring Hill Road, East Sandwich, mass,
and near told me that when he and other officers were
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had seen Shoot a flying Flying Saucer, Hill, near Hyann's, mass. they
It is patent that these soucers aid not belong
to any of our forces, since they were familiar with
our military bases.
wishing you success in your investigation, sam
Sincerely
L. Bainbridge Crist.
(L. Bainbridge CRIST.)
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VFO
207 Wabasso St.
Walled Lake, Mich. 48088
April 4, 1966
Rep. Gerald R. Ford
Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Ford:
I am writing this letter to let you know that I support you in
your call for a congressional investigation of UFO sightings.
If these hearings are held, I would suggest that arrangments be
made for some sort of a tracking network. This way sensitive scien-
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tific equipment could be used to find out exactly what these UFO's
are, without depending on human eyes and ears.
If these hearings, or other investigations, find "flying saucers"
do exist, I think the American people would be able to accept the
fact without panicking, contrary to what some people believe.
Thank you for your kind attention.
Sincerely yours,
Russell R. Better
Russell R. Bettes
VFO
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19 Shady Cove
Richardson, Texas
April 2, 1960
Mr. Gerald Ford
U. S. House of Representatives
House Office Building
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Ford:
I want to thank you for having the courage to stand
up in the House and ask for an investigation into the
UFO situation. The Air Force seems to have a way of
making anyone who regards the sightings as genuine ap-
pear to be slightly insane; this is one of the more
frightening aspects of the situation.
If the Air Force does not know what these objects
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are, its policy makers may be guilty of leaving an un-
informed public to react in some unfortunate way to a
future event. If it does know what they are, it is at
least guilty of some very unfair treatment of apparently
sincere witnesses. A congressional investigation is
clearly needed.
One further point: if sightings continue at the
present rate and get the same publicity as the recent
sightings in your state and in New Hampshire, the U. S.
Air Force is liable to acquire a shabby image as regards
the "Credibility Gap." =
Thank you once again.
Very truly yours,
Howas E. Cooper
Thomas E. Cooper
UPO
Route 1 Box 153
Vicksburg, Michigan
April 4, 1966
The Honorable Gerald Ford
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I would like to express my appreciation for your action
following the recent UFO sightings in Michigan. I would
urge you to push the Air Force Project Blue Book officials
with every means at your disposal for a public disclosure
of the facts.
It would seem to me that the air of secrecy and suppression
of facts are an insult to the intelligence of people the
world over. Swamp gas, indeed! In this day of space ex-
ploration people have come to accept the fact that living
things do survive what was considered simply an area of
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science fiction. If the UFO's, such as that pictured in
the Encyclopaedia Britannica Year Book of 1966, page 701,
indeed are extraterrestrial in nature, then the people
should be informed and prepared. Secrecy and suppression
are psychologically foreign to a state of mental pre-
paredness.
I extend to you my support in your investigation and, I'm
sure, the support of the citizens of the State of Michigan.
Very truly yours,
priof
Eligabeth a. Shippers
Mrs. Norman L. Skippers
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WASHINGTON - "Flying
saucers" scooted across the
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skies of southern Michigan last
ra
week. An Air Force investigator
ar
shot most of them down with
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a simple explanation - swamp
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gas.
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But policemen, a civil defense
director, a house mother and
hundreds of college students
had seen the mysterious lights,
and it is safe to say that not
all of them accepted the inves-
tigator's hypothesis.
The opening of the 1966
saucer season - the 20th
year for "unidentified flying
objects," or "UFO's" - pre-
sented official Washington
with a problem.
Rep. Gerald R. Ford (R- -
Mich), minority leader, injected
a new element by calling for
a "full-blown" congressional in-
vestigation. Such inquiries have
been proposed many times be-
fore, but never by one of Ford's
stature in government.
Ford had just returned from
Michigan. No saucers were
sighted in his district and he
had had no calls from constitu-
ents about them.
But, he said, "I can assure
you there is considerable in-
terest and I suspect public con-
cern."
Congress has been and still
is reluctant to investigate. To
do S0 is to encourage the idea
that there is more to the UFO
than mistaken sightings of nat-
ural or man-made objects.
To refuse to investigate opens
Congress to the charge, often
made by fervent saucer believ-
ers, that the government knows
what saucers are but is "cover-
ing up."
Ford suggested that the
House Armed Services or the
Science and Astronautics
Committees investigate.
A spokesman for the science
committee said the number of
"reliable witnesses" who had
reported seeing saucers is small
compared to all the people who
think they have seen them.
"You can't just select airline
pilots and other trained observ-
ers to testify," he said. "You
have to take anybody who says
he's seen one, and you know
what that means. Since we han-
dle space, we already get
enough people in here who want
to tell us how you can fly to
the moon on a washboard or
something."
An Armed Services Commit-
tee spokesman said he had
once facetiously suggested that
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the House UnAmerican Activi-
ties Committee investigate
saucers, since "it is un-Ameri-
can to have unidentified objects
flying over this country."
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Citizen Fred Wayton
12385 Gridley St
San Jose
California 95127
Bep. Gerald F. ord
Wash, D.C.
Dear Sir-
Im regard to "UFO's". assum-
ing newspaper articles I have
read about M chigan sightings are
not all lies then 2 wouldbelieve
some of the people at least who saw
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This object are of normal intelligence
Please let me know then, why
does our Government direct other
Depts, or agencys to make public
statement to the effect that these people
are all idiots. I can't believe some
of these people are so stupid that they
wouldn't know "Swanp gos" from a
flying object, Its seems 3 wasnp gas" savery
stujnd explanation. answer
UFU
MAR 3 I ANSD
Dear Congressman Ford:
March 30, 1966
It's about time someone of your stature pressed for some sort of look-see
into the UFO situation. I have an open mind on the whole mish-mash. I've never
seen a UFO, but I nevertheless must scoff at the asinine and ridiculous lengths
the USAF goes to in pooh, poohing the whole subject. One concludes that the USAF
regards anyone who takes these things seriously, whether he be neophyte or
scientific expert, as some sort of an opium addicted nut who œnjured up these
visions while under the influence. And so it goes, running the full gamut of mass
hypnosis and hysteria according to Blue Book. Obviously there are some nuts, jus
as there are on any subject including Viet-Nam; but this is not to say that
the whole subject is tainted and made suspect by the proof of a few publicity hungry
idiots.
I find it the epitome of ludicrous reasoning to megalomaniacally assert
that nowhere in this immeasurable Universe can there be any other planetary
system capable of giving birth to intelligent--perhaps superior--beings. Do they have
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to be bipeds or Homo sapiens?
I think it apropos to say that Governments (and this includes its several
arms) must always be right; they can not experiment because to do so would admit of
question and doubt.
The real danger as I see it (and here I can be accused of being some sort
of
nut)
if in fact there are UFOS of extraterrestrial origin, it is unlikely that
their means of locomotion is always going to prove inafallible (as witness our
problems with airplanes). Assuming this, there is every reason to believe, since
people fear what they do not understand, that someone is going to be trigger
happy if actual contact is ever made with one of these things. What happens then?
If they are ET they certainly know more than we do about sophisticated means of
propulsion. They probably know far more about sophisticated weaponry.
Sumbar Good Luck with you efforts,
1125 Ormond Court, McLean, Va.
R.M. BURNHAM, L/Col. USAF (Ret)
UFO
MAR3
March 29, 1966
Congressman Gerald Ford
House Office Building
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I urge you to continue your efforts in behalf of a Congres-
sional investigation of UFO's. I believe a public hearing in this
area was needed long ago. Over the past few years there have been
just too many sightings by honest and competant observers for all of
these reports to be attributed to natural phenomena.
PHOTOCOPY FROM GERALD FORD I BRARY
Some of the explanations, such as the "swamp gas theory" offered
by the Air Force, are more fantastic than sightings themselves. If
the Air Force is withholding any information on UFO'sm I believe it
is wrong. The public should be fully informed so as to avoid any
panic if in fact the objects are extra-terrestrial.
I hope that this time the UFO investigation will not be allowed
to die. If there is nothing to the UFO stories, then the Air Force
should have no qualms about a public investigation. Why not end the
mystery surrounding UFO's by disproving or confirming them once and
for all?
Sincerely,
G. G. Edward Edward Coey loey
4385 Danforth Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43224
UFO
2035 Overbrook Rd.
Lynchburg, Va.
3-29-66
MAR3 AMSD
Honorable Gerald Ford, Congressman
House Building
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Ford:
I heard over the radio today, and with great enthusiasm, your intention to
push a full Congressional Investigation into the UFO mystery. May I be one of the
first, and outside of your Congressional District, to thank you from the bottom of
my heart for doing so. If there is any way I can support your cause please let me
know.
For several years now I have been extremely interested in the UFO mystery,
and frankly Mr. Ford, my own personal belief lies in one of two catagories. First,
some of the sightings tend to make me believe they are from outer space; another
makes me think they are from earth itself, concocted by a group of super genius
German scientists who hid in seclusion at the end of World War II, but my leaning
is more to the first than the second, because I studied three books on the subject
and much of it tends to lean towards linking with the Bible. This has not weakened
my Christian faith in Christ or God, but rather strengthened it through the realm
of reality. I do believe they are peaceful mainly because out of about 9 or 10,000
sightings they have shown no inclination to do harm, whereas on the other hand many
of man's fast traveling jets have shot at them, and they have not returned the fire.
I would like to point out that my own Congressman from the 6th District of Vir-
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ginia, namely Richard H. Poff, fully supports this investigation into UFO's as he
has previously stated to me in letter form, and he is quite bitter on Air Force
Secrecy of the subject. He has on occassions (I believe) tried to muster some
strength on the subject but with little success, mainly due to the "hush-hush"
attitude of the AF. The Government seems to put a squeeze on anything that comes
up on the subject. Why, I do not know. I have in my possession a letter from my
good friend Dick Poff who concurs with me that what information the Air Force holds
should be broken to the public grandually to avoid a panic should one suddently land
in a place such as Central Park.
I truly believe Mr. Ford they are real; real as you and I, and from the three
very conclusive books I've read, plus subscription to the issues of up-to-date
information from NICAP there in Washington, I don't see how anyone could believe
otherwise, and these silly excuses made by supposedly people in high places such
as Dr. Hynek in trying to explain away the UFO's is the most absurd thing I've ever
heard of. The Government and people like Dr. Hynek assume everybody's eyesight is
to the point of blindness, or that such eyesight is so bad that 90% of our popula-
tion have constant optical allusions and hallucinations. Frankly Mr. Ford "Swamp
Gases" is the silliest one I've heard of yet. Now, I know some persons are publi-
city hounds, and I go along with this, but I believe the percentage is less than 5%.
My main interest in UFO's congressman is that I believe they have the answer to
many of our unsolved health problems and incurable diseases. We should try in every
way to make Contact with the Beings operating them. I urge you to push your efforts
to the breaking point in this, and you may be assured I will assist you in any way
I can. Increased Radio, TV and newspaper discussions may be the straw that broke the
Damels back. May I have an answer from you on this letter. I suggest you see Dick Poff.
Yours truly,
Melvin V. Jackson
Mehrin V.Jackson