Josef Allen Hynek

Person · Open Library

Born

1910

Died

,

Works

24

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Film & TV

Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Josef Allen Hynek 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).

Known for

• UFOs: Investigating the Unknown — Self - Scientific Advisor to Project Blue Book (archive footage)2023
• The Phenomenon — Self (archive footage)2020
• Out of the Blue — Self (archive footage)2003
• UFOs: 50 Years of Denial? — Himself1997
• The UFO Experience — Himself1982
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind — Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)