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Hynek and Vallee address the UN Special Political Committee

When: 27 Nov 1978
Where: New York, NY
Sources: 2 public sources

J. Allen Hynek (left) and Jacques Vallee, who both addressed the UN committee in 1978 United States Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

At a UN Special Political Committee meeting on Grenada's UFO item, astronomer J. Allen Hynek, speaking with Grenada's delegation, said the phenomenon's scope was not recognized, and Jacques Vallee urged scientific study while saying there was no evidence UFOs were visitors from space.

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OfficialSummary record of the 35th meeting, Special Political Committee, 27 November 1978 (A/SPC/33/SR.35) (opens in a new tab)United Nations Digital Library / 1978-11-29
OfficialVerbatim record (partial) of the 35th meeting, Special Political Committee (A/SPC/33/PV.35) (opens in a new tab)United Nations Digital Library / 1979-03-06

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