Dr. J. Allen Hynek

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Ogden_Stiers
gptkb:Alfred_Molina
gptkb:Blue_Book_Campaign
gptkbp:advocates_for scientific investigation of UF Os
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Northwestern_University
gptkbp:appears_in documentaries about UF Os
gptkbp:associated_with UFO phenomena
gptkbp:born gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
May 1, 1910
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contributed_to UFO studies
gptkbp:created the Close Encounter classification system
gptkbp:died April 27, 1986
gptkbp:education_institution gptkb:the_University_of_Chicago
gptkb:the_Ohio_State_University
gptkbp:field gptkb:observatory
ufology
gptkbp:governed_by the Department of Astronomy at Northwestern University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. J. Allen Hynek
gptkbp:influenced UFO research
popular culture regarding UF Os
gptkbp:inspired the character in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
gptkbp:is_active_in the 20th century
gptkbp:is_influential_in the study of unidentified aerial phenomena.
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:the_Condon_Committee
the Blue Book project
gptkbp:is_known_for his eventual acceptance of UFO phenomena
his skepticism about UF Os
gptkbp:is_recognized_by the scientific community
the UFO community
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Project_Blue_Book
the Hynek scale
gptkbp:members gptkb:the_American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:the_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
the International Astronomical Union
gptkbp:notable_clients the U. S. government on UFO matters
gptkbp:published_by numerous articles on UF Os
gptkbp:received Ph. D. in astronomy
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mildred_Hynek
gptkbp:works_on U. S. Air Force projects
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Night_Siege:_The_Hudson_Valley_UFO_Sightings
The Hynek UFO Report
The UFO Experience