Josef Allen Hynek
Astrophysicist. Professor. Scientific Advisor to U.S. Airforce, UFOlogist (Switched sides later in his life from miss-information to UFOlogist). University of Chicago. Astrophysics at Yerks Observatory (astronomers include Edwin Hubble = Rhodes Scholar = Hubble Space Telescope), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar = Chandra Space Telescope, Gerald Kuiper and Carl Sagan[4]).
Science Director United States Air Force ballon astronomy project Stargazer.
Dec 1998, Published The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry. A Critical Appraisal of the UFO problem and its investigation by the foremost authority involved in this research.[6]
1985 to 1986 - Professor Emeritus, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.[0]
In a 1985 interview, when asked what caused his change of opinion, Hynek responded, “Two things, really. One was the completely negative and unyielding attitude of the Air Force. They wouldn’t give UFOs the chance of existing, even if they were flying up and down the street in broad daylight. Everything had to have an explanation. I began to resent that, even though I basically felt the same way, because I still thought they weren’t going about it in the right way. You can’t assume that everything is black no matter what. Secondly, the caliber of the witnesses began to trouble me. Quite a few instances were reported by military pilots, for example, and I knew them to be fairly well-trained, so this is when I first began to think that, well, maybe there was something to all this.”(Stacy 1985)
Nov 1978, Hynek presented a statement on UFOs before the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of himself, Jacques Vallée, and Claude Poher. The speech was prepared and approved by the three authors.[1,10] Their objective was to initiate a centralized, United Nations authority on UFOs.
In his 1977 book, The Hynek UFO Report, Hynek said that he enjoyed his role as a debunker for the Air Force. He also said that debunking was what the Air Force expected of him.[2]
Hynek would later lament that the Robertson Panel had helped make UFOs a disreputable field of study.
When the UFO reports continued at a steady pace, Hynek devoted some time to studying the reports and determined that some were deeply puzzling, even after considerable study. He once said, “As a scientist I must be mindful of the lessons of the past; all too often it has happened that matters of great value to science were overlooked because the new phenomenon did not fit the accepted scientific outlook of the time.”[6]
1973 to 1985 - Founder / Director Center for unidentified flying object Studies (CUFOS), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.[0]
1964 to 1975 - Chairman department astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois director Dearborn Observatory, director. Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.[0]
28 Feb 1960, NY Times, Admiral R. H. Hillenkoetter, said that “behind the scenes, high ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about UFO’s. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe the unknown flying objects are nonsense.[10][11]
1960 to 1985 - Associate Director in charge Satellite Optical Tracking Program, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts research associate, Harvard College Observatory professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.[0]
Jan 1953, Member of the Robertson Panel, investigating UFO’s.
Korean War - 1950 to 1953 - Assistant Dean Graduate School, Ohio State University, Columbus.[0]
1952 to 1969, U.S. Air Force Scentific advisor, Project Grudge became Project Blue Book.[9]
1949 to 1952, U.S. Air Force Scentific advisor, Project Sign became Project Grudge.[9]
1947 to 1949, U.S. Air Force Scentific advisor, Project Sign. (examined UFO files. Relentless debunker.)[9]
1947 (year of Roswell Crash), When Project Sign hired Hynek, he was skeptical of UFO reports. Hynek suspected that they were made by unreliable witnesses, or by persons who had misidentified man-made or natural objects. In 1948, Hynek said that “the whole subject seems utterly ridiculous,” and described it as a fad that would soon pass.[1,4]
1946 to 1953 - Director McMillin Observatory, Ohio State University, Columbus.[0]
1946 to 1950 - Associate Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus.[0]
WW2 - 1942 to 1945 - Professor Astronomy, director astronomy teaching and research Perkins Observatory, Ohio State University, Columbus supervisor technical reports, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.[0]
1935 to 1941 - Instructor, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus.[0]
1932 to 1935 - Fellow, Yerkes Observatory.[0]
Died 27 Apr 1986 from Brian Tumor. Aged 75. Event + 22y5m5d ( 8,192 days)
[0] - Prabook.com - Josef Allen Hynek
[1] - FYI - Wiki - J._Allen_Hynek
[1,4] - Book - The UFO PHENOMENON. Hardcoverby Pat Schneidman, Sara & Daniels, p110
[[1,10] - Article - www.ufoevidence.org - Dr. J. Allen Hynek Speaking at the United Nations, Nov. 27th 1978] https://web.archive.org/save/http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc757.htm
[[2] - Book - Hynek Ufo Report Paperback – 1 Dec. 1977 by Allen Hynek https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hynek-Ufo-Report-Allen/dp/0440192013
[3] - Dr. Allen Hynek 1974 - talking about his meeting with the 1953 CIA Robertson Panel
[4] - Wiki - FYI - Yerkes Observatory
[5] - Find a Grave - J._Allen_Hynek
[6] - Book - The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry Paperback – 1 Dec. 1998 by J. Allen Hynek
[10] - 28 Feb 1960, NY Times - Air Force Order on ‘Saucers’ cited.
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