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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 consecutive projects: Project Sign (1947–1949), Project Grudge (1949–1952), and Project Blue Book (1952–1969).
Born
Sunday, 01 May 1910
Died
Thursday, 01 May 1986
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| UFO Witness | Self - Project Blue Book Investigator / Self - Ufologist | 2021 |
| The Phenomenon | Self - Lead Scientist, Project Blue Book / Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
| The UnXplained | Self - Lead Scientist, Project Blue Book | 2019 |
| Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation | Self | 2019 |
| Explained | Self | 2018 |
| Unacknowledged | Self - Astronomer | 2017 |
| Hangar 1: The UFO Files | Self / Self - Lead Scientist, Project Blue Book | 2014 |
| Ancient Aliens | Self - Astronomer / Project Blue Book | 2010 |
| I Know What I Saw | Self - Scientific Consultant, U.S. Air Force (1948-69) | 2009 |
| UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied | Self | 2006 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| UFO Witness | Self - Project Blue Book Investigator / Self - Ufologist | 2021 |
| The Phenomenon | Self - Lead Scientist, Project Blue Book / Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
| The UnXplained | Self - Lead Scientist, Project Blue Book | 2019 |
| Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation | Self | 2019 |
| Explained | Self | 2018 |
| Unacknowledged | Self - Astronomer | 2017 |
| Hangar 1: The UFO Files | Self / Self - Lead Scientist, Project Blue Book | 2014 |
| Ancient Aliens | Self - Astronomer / Project Blue Book | 2010 |
| I Know What I Saw | Self - Scientific Consultant, U.S. Air Force (1948-69) | 2009 |
| UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied | Self | 2006 |
| Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing | Self - Lead Scientist, Project Blue Book | 2005 |
| The UFO Conspiracy | Self - UFO Researcher | 2004 |
| Out of the Blue | Self - Scientific Adviser, Project Blue Book | 2003 |
| Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact | Self | 2000 |
| History's Mysteries | Self | 1998 |
| UFOs: 50 Years of Denial? | Self - Scientific Advisor to Blue Book / Himself | 1997 |
| UFO Diaries | Self | 1995 |
| Unsolved Mysteries | Self - Project Blue Book Investigator | 1987 |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Self - Smoking Pipe at Landing Site | 1977 |
| Beyond Reason | Self - Guest | 1977 |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | Self | 1973 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Contestant | 1956 |
