Mystery AtlasJ. Allen Hynek
Astronomer who served as scientific consultant to all three US Air Force UFO studies, Project Sign, Project Grudge, and Project Blue Book, from 1948 to 1969; grew increasingly critical of the Air Force's methods and later founded the Center for UFO Studies.
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Related Mysteries
- Lonnie Zamora Socorro Incident24 April 1964
J. Allen Hynek investigated Lonnie Zamora Socorro Incident — Hynek, Blue Book's scientific consultant, visited the site on 29 April 1964, verified the landing marks and still-smouldering brush, and later called the case one of the most puzzling in his files.
- Levelland UFO Incident2-3 November 1957
J. Allen Hynek investigated Levelland UFO Incident — Hynek initially concurred with the ball lightning verdict as Blue Book's scientific consultant, then publicly repudiated it after finding no electrical storm had been recorded in the Levelland area during the hours the sightings occurred.
Events
- 1978 United Nations UFO HearingNovember 1978
J. Allen Hynek testified before 1978 United Nations UFO Hearing.
Organisations & Programmes
J. Allen Hynek is associated with Project Blue Book.
J. Allen Hynek is associated with Project Sign.
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