J. Allen Hynek

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Description: Astronomy consultant to Blue Book; Founder of CUFOS
File Code: hynek   Class: ufo
Location: IL, USA
Career: Astronomer
Deceased (1986)

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Relationships & Categories

Role: Early UFO History (1940-64), PhD Scientists
UFO Sightings: Hynek's UFO Sighting Classification & Reporting System (Developed·classification·system)

Affiliation: Battelle Memorial Institute·(1), Project Bluebook·(2), CUFOS·(Hynek·founded·CUFOS), Dick Farley·($p19), NICAP, Virgilio Sanchez-Ocejo·(*)
Critical Of: Project Bluebook·($)

Footnotes for Above: (1) Hynek was asked by Battelle to poll astronomers on UFOs.$p13  (2) Hynek was a consultant to BB throughout its existence.$p15 

Topics Other index pages on this server  Lonnie Zamora Incident@ - (Close Encounter at Socorro, NM.) Hynek felt this was one of the more important cases he investigated for the Air Force. <#14> Project Sign/Project Grudge@ (14 links) - Dr. Hynek serve as chief scientific consultant to the Air Force from Project Sign until the end of Project Blue Book in 1969 <#15> J . Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS)@ - Dr. Hynek became director of CUFOS to continue his investigation of UFOs. <#16>

Print References

Books available through our catalog

• The Hynek UFO Report: Transformation from "debunker" to qualified believer, p.16-17.
• Project Blue Book: Final Report of Project Grudge (apparently the full text), prepared by Hynek, p.217-259. Report from Hynek to the AF on his interviews with astronomers about UFOs, at a conference in Victoria, BC, June 1952. (Hynek was a "spy" for the AF.) p.268-284. Quoted passage from Hynek on where the Condon Committee went wrong, p.334-335
• The UFO Book: Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial: Biography, p.304-308
• Forbidden Science: Journals 1957-1969: Vallee's account of his relationship with Hynek during the mid-Sixties.

• A Close Encounter with J. Allen Hynek - 1985 Interview - By Dennis Stacy - Published: 85 <1/26/97 #1>
• J. Allen Hynek, from Skeptic to Believer+ - O/C rebuttal: part 3 (434 lines) - Supportive - By Jerry Cohen - Published: 2/6/97 - Source: UFO UpDates (Mailing List) <2/22/97 #2>
  • Hynek Takes Us Inside Blue Book+ - O/C rebuttal: part 5 (447 lines) - Supportive - By Jerry Cohen <2/22/97 #2.1>
• Hynek's Re-evaluation of Air Force Unidentified+ - Form used by Dr. Hynek in his re-evaluation with an illustative USAF case. 1956 Iceland event. (52 lines) - Message - Supportive - Published: 12/21/96 <3/4/97 #3>
  • Hynek's Re-analysis of Blue Book 20 Yr Study+ - His Re-evaluation + Categorized Delineation of UFO Sightings (7 pages) - Message - By Jerry Cohen - Published: 3/23/97 - Source: UFO UpDates (Mailing List) <4/24/97 #3.1>
• Interesting Cases -- AF Indentified+ - Form used in Dr. Hynek's re-evaluation of USAF identified cases with an illustative case. 1955 Huntley, IL, case. - Message - Supportive - Published: 12/21/96 <3/4/97 #4>
• Was Dr. Hynek an "Intelligence Mole?"+ - Information which refutes this theory (4 pages) - Transcript - By Jerry Cohen - Published: 4/15/97 - Source: UFO UpDates (Mailing List) <5/3/97 #5>
  • Was J. Allen Hynek a Mole for the CIA?+ - Historical incidents that refute this theory (8 pages & links) By Jerry Cohen - Published: 11/04/04 - Source: CohenUFO (Website)
  • Discussion of Richard Dolan's View of J. Allen Hynek as "Super-Secret Mole for the CIA" + - "Some Other Thoughts on J. Allen Hynek"- An examination of "Some Thoughts on J. Allen Hynek" - R Dolan (10 Pages & links) By Jerry Cohen - Published: 10/02/04 - Source: CohenUFO (Website)
  • The Public Emergence of J. Allen Hynek (Newsweek) Pt. 1+ - 10/10/66 Newsweek Magazine Article (6 pages) - Article reprint - By J. Allen Hynek - Published: 10/10/66 - Source: Newsweek (Magazine) <12/15/98 #5.1>
  • The Public Emergence of J. Allen Hynek - Pt. 2 (Footnotes)+ - Footnotes to part 1 (3 pages) - Data - By Jerry Cohen - Published: 12/14/98 - Source: UFO UpDates (Mailing List) <12/15/98 #5.2>
  • Hynek 12/17/66 Sat. Eve. Post Article (Summary)+ (3 pages) - Synopsis - By Jerry Cohen - Published: 12/15/98 - Source: UFO UpDates (Mailing List) <12/15/98 #5.3>
  • Hynek 12/17/66 Saturday Eve. Post Article - Pt. 1+ - Are Flying Saucers Real? (7 pages) - Article reprint - By J. Allen Hynek - Published: 12/17/66 - Source: Saturday Evening Post (Magazine), Page 17-21 <12/16/98 #5.4>
  • Hynek 12/17/66 Saturday Eve. Post Article - Pt. 2+ - Are Flying Saucers Real (7 pages) - Article reprint - By J. Allen Hynek - Published: 12/17/66 - Source: Saturday Evening Post (Magazine), Page 17-21 <12/16/98 #5.5>
  • Bruce Maccabee on Hynek 12/17/66 Sat. Eve. Post Article+ - Comments on the Hynek article by long-time, ufo researcher (3 pages) - Correspondence - By Bruce Maccabee - Published: 12/18/98 - Source: UFO UpDates (Mailing List) <12/22/98 #5.8>
  • Jerome Clark on Hynek.1+ - Clark knew Hynek personally for 10 years (2 pages) - Transcript - By Jerome Clark - Published: 11/26/98 - Source: UFO Updates (Mailing List) <12/16/98 #5.6>
  • Jerome Clark on Hynek.2+ - Testimonial re: Hynek, Air Force, CUFOS, Sherm Larsen (5 pages) - Transcript - By Jerome Clark - Published: 12/1/98 - Source: UFO UpDates (Mailing List) <12/16/98 #5.7>
  • J. Allen Hynek Speaks at the United Nations 11\27\78+ - Transcript of J. Allen Hynek Speech (8 pages) - Article reprint - By John Tenny - Published: 11/27/78 - Source: United Nations Transcript (Organization) - New York, NY, US <12/22/98 #5.9>
• J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) - Direct link to CUFOS. Information on activities of the organization Dr. Hynek founded, including how to become a member. - Supportive - Source: (Web Site) <5/3/97 #6>
• Twenty-One Years of UFO Reports - A paper presented before the 134th meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. - By J. Allen Hynek - Published: 12/27/69 <6/13/97 #7>
• Interview with J. Allen Hynek - An interview in the science magazine Nature with Dr. Hynek. - Article - By Ian Ridpath - Published: 10/4/75 - Source: Nature (Magazine), Page 369 [Vol. 251] <6/13/97 #8>
• The UFO Phenomenon: Laugh, Laugh, Study, Study - Article by Hynek on his and the official UFO investigations. - Article - By Dr. J. Allen Hynek - Published: 7/81 - Source: Technology Review (Magazine), Page 50-58 <6/13/97 #9>
• The Condon Report & UFOs - A review of the Scientific Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, the final report of Condon Committee. - Article - By Dr. J. Allen Hynek - Published: 4/69 - Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (Magazine), Page 39-42 <6/13/97 #10>
• Special Rept on Conferences w/Astronomers on UAOs - [In Project Stork Status Reports] Hynek report to Project Blue Book on astronomers concerning UFOs - Government document - By Dr. J. Allen Hynek - Published: 8/6/52 <6/19/97 #11>
• Walter Webb comments on Hynek - and other UFO related topics. - By Walter Webb - Published: 4/27/97 <6/22/97 #12>
• Brief Review of Dr. Hynek's Career - Brief bio of Hynek's professional and ufological career. - By Jerry Cohen - Published: 4/27/97 <6/22/97 #13>
• "Great Michigan UFO Chase" - (New link substituted having more information.) Detroit News' recounting of the 1966 Dexter/Hillsdale, MI sightings investigated by the Air Force and Hynek. - By Vivian M. Baulch - Source: Detroit News <3/6/98 #18>
• The UFO Interview Homepage - Vast constellation of interviews w/ researchers and other major players in the UFO field. - By M.Q. Osiris - Source: Ufo Interview Homepage <8/10/99 #19>
• FBI file on Dr. J. Allen Hynek - FOIA released FBI documents on J. Allen Hynek - Source: http://www.cufon.org <10/20/99 #20>
• ''The UFO Mystery'' by J. Allen Hynek - Feb 1975 FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin article discussing a UFO study and suggestions how law enforcement can help when UFOs are spotted <10/3/99 #21>

Books from our Catalog

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The Hynek UFO Report by J Allen Hynek - $15.95 Night Siege: The Hudson Valley UFO Sightings by J Allen Hynek & Philip Imbrogno - $9.95

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