J. Allen Hynek
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 c...
Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
World in Action
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
Self - Scientific Advisor to Project Blue Book (archive footage)
The Phenomenon
Self (archive footage)
UFO's Are Here!
Self
Out of the Blue
Self (archive footage)
UFOs: 50 Years of Denial?
Himself
Filmography
UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
2023
as Self - Scientific Advisor to Project Blue Book (archive footage)
The Phenomenon
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Out of the Blue
2003
as Self (archive footage)
UFOs: 50 Years of Denial?
1997
as Himself
The UFO Experience
1982
as Himself
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
UFO's Are Here!
1977
as Self
We Know What We Saw
1967
World in Action
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self