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J. Allen Hynek (1910–1986)

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J. Allen Hynek was a professor of Astronomy at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He was also the Founder of the Center for UFO Studies and first coined the phrase "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" as a way to catagorize direct contact with aliens. See full bio »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (technical advisor - as Dr. J. Allen Hynek)
 
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1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Himself - Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
 
1977 Beyond Reason (TV series)
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– Episode #1.21 (1977) … Himself
 
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2009 I Know What I Saw (TV documentary)
Himself - Scientific Consultant, U.S. Air Force (1948-69) (as Dr. J. Allen Hynek)
 
2006 UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied (video documentary)
Himself - Chief Scientific Consultant on UFOs for the Air Force (as Professor J. Allen Hyneck)
 
2004 The UFO Conspiracy (video documentary)
Himself - UFO Researcher (voice)
 
2002 Out of the Blue (video documentary)
Himself - Scientific Adviser, Project Blue Book (as Dr. J. Allen Hynek)
 
2000 Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 UFOs: 50 Years of Denial? (documentary)
Himself - Scientific Advisor to Blue Book (as Dr. J. Allen Hynek)
 
1996 Les chercheurs d'OVNI (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- Richard Dreyfuss stars as an average guy who stumbles unto an encounter with a UFO while the U.S. government plots an elaborate cover-up of the impending UFO landing. One of the best science fiction films of all time!
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Professor J. Allen Hyneck | Dr. J. Allen Hynek
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Personal Quote:

This intellectual Pearl Harbor, a real gutsy sock to the stomach. [On the success of the Soviet orbiter Sputnik, the Earth's first artificial satellite] See more »

Trivia:

He was the astronomy consultant to the US Air Force's Project Sign, which was established in 1948 to investigate sightings of UFOs. See more »

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