J. Allen Hynek

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J. Allen Hynek (1910–1986) was an American astronomer and professor who served as the scientific consultant to the U.S. Air Force's UFO investigations — Project Sign, Project Grudge, and Project Blue Book — from 1948 to 1969. He participated in the Robertson Panel in 1953 and later founded the Center for UFO Studies, developing the classification system that introduced the term 'close encounter.'

Appears in articles

• 1947CIA

  CIA Official Record Copy: Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 — Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects (1955)

• 1971CIA

  Australian Department of Defence: Scientific and Intelligence Aspects of the UFO Problem, 1971

• 1952-1953CIA

  CIA-UAP-002: Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects — The Robertson Panel Report, 1952–1953