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J. Allen Hynek
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Josef Allen Hynek (May 1, 1910 – April 27, 1986) was an American astronomer, professor, and ufologist. He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research. Hynek acted as scientifi…
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Josef Allen Hynek (May 1, 1910 – April 27, 1986) was an American astronomer, professor, and ufologist. He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research. Hynek acted as scientific advisor to UFO studies undertaken by the U.S. Air Force under three projects: Project Sign (1947–1949), Project Grudge (1949–1951) and Project Blue Book (1952–1969). In later years, he conducted his own independent UFO research, developing the "Close Encounter" classification system. He was among the first people to conduct scientific analysis of reports and especially of trace evidence purportedly left by UFOs. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Allen Hynek, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
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2023
UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
TV show Self - Scientific Advisor to Project Blue Book (archive footage)
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2020
The Phenomenon
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2003
Out of the Blue
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1997
UFOs: 50 Years of Denial?
Movie Himself
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1982
The UFO Experience
Movie Himself
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1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Movie Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
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1977
UFO's Are Here!
Movie Self
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1967
We Know What We Saw
Movie
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1963
World in Action
TV show
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
