J. Allen Hynek

J. Allen Hynek

Born: May 1, 1910
Died: April 27, 1986
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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).

Movies for J. Allen Hynek...

The Phenomenon
Title: The Phenomenon
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 6, 2020
Type: Movie
This documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking government officials, and NASA Astronauts, Senator Harry Reid says it "makes the incredible credible."
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UFOs: 50 Years of Denial?
Title: UFOs: 50 Years of Denial?
Character: Himself
Released: April 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Col. Phillip J. Corso, a member of President Eisenhower's National Security Council and Head of the U.S. Army's Foreign Technology Division at the Pentagon speaks candidly of overseeing the recovery of alien spacecraft and the harvesting of technology from recovered crash debris of extraterrestrial origin. Apollo 14 Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell reveals that the Roswell UFO crash of 1947 was a real event and discusses the 50 years of cover-up that followed. Command Sgt. Major (ret.) Robert O. Dean, former intelligence analyst, discusses a top secret study conducted by NATO in the 1960s entitled 'An Assessment', classified as 'Cosmic Top Secret'. William Perry, former Secretary of Defense under Presidents Reagan and Bush confirms the existence of Area 51.
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The UFO Experience
Title: The UFO Experience
Character: Himself
Released: November 14, 1982
Type: Movie
A look at the possibility of contacts with aliens
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Character: Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
Released: December 14, 1977
Type: Movie
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
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UFO's Are Here!
Title: UFO's Are Here!
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Australian-made film with Steven Spielberg, Stan Deyo, Stanton Friedman, Dr. Alan Hynek, Jacques Vallee, Ken Arnold, Betty Hill and Ray Palmer (publisher of the Shaver Mystery). This rare TV documentary gave birth to The Cosmic Conspiracy and contains clips of the first episode of Star Wars and Jaws.
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Title: The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 1961
Type: TV
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.