Hynek's 'Are Flying Saucers Real?' in the Saturday Evening Post

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J. Allen Hynek (left) with Jacques Vallee
J. Allen Hynek, Air Force UFO consultant and author of the 1966 Saturday Evening Post article United States Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

In a national magazine, Air Force consultant J. Allen Hynek wrote that most UFO reports had ordinary explanations but a small residue remained puzzling. He criticized how the Air Force handled the subject, called for real scientific study and said he had seen no evidence of a deliberate cover-up.

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  1. OtherAre Flying Saucers Real? (J. Allen Hynek, Saturday Evening Post, Dec. 17, 1966, reproduced) (opens in a new tab)Patrick Gross ufology archive (reproduction of the Saturday Evening Post article) / 1966-12-17

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