Michigan

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Michigan is a US state in the Great Lakes region, famous for a massive wave of UFO sightings in 1966. These sightings prompted an on-site investigation by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, who controversially attributed the phenomena to 'swamp gas.' The explanation sparked public outrage and led to a congressional hearing on UFOs spearheaded by then-Congressman Gerald Ford.

The location of the 1966 sightings wave that led to the infamous 'swamp gas' explanation and subsequent congressional hearings.

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