Unidentified flying objects--Sightings and encounters
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J. Allen Hynek (1910-1986) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/5/6
Abstract
Astronomer J. Allen Hynek led Northwestern’s Astronomy Department into the Space Age and became the nation’s foremost expert on unidentified flying objects (UFOs). He oversaw the significant expansion of Northwestern’s Astronomy Department and made important contributions to his field, most notably by successfully incorporating television technology into telescopes for the first time. However, he was best known for his work on UFOs. His work inspired the film “Close Encounters of the Third...
Dates:
1925-1988