American astronomer, professor, and ufologist. J Allen Hynek
Hynek acted as a 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). Hynek also founded the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) in 1973
Hynek was later a consultant to Columbia Pictures and Steven Spielberg for the popular 1977 UFO movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, named after a level of Hynek’s encounter scale.
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