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J. Allen Hynek

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: Acting

Born: Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1910-05-01

Died: 1986-04-27

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1977	UFO's Are Here!	Self	0
2	1977	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)	73
3	1982	The UFO Experience	Himself	100
4	1997	UFOs: 50 Years of Denial?	Himself	80
5	2003	Out of the Blue	Self (archive footage)	76
6	2020	The Phenomenon	Self (archive footage)	63

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
2	2023	UFOs: Investigating the Unknown	Self - Scientific Advisor to Project Blue Book (archive footage)	68