Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1910-05-01
Deathday
1986-04-27
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
J. Allen Hynek
Biography
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
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
The Phenomenon
as Self (archive footage)
Out of the Blue
as Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
as Self - Scientific Advisor to Project Blue Book (archive footage)
The UFO Experience
as Himself
UFOs: 50 Years of Denial?
as Himself
UFO's Are Here!
as Self