J. Allen Hynek founds the Center for UFO Studies

Name: J. Allen Hynek founds the Center for UFO Studies
Start: 1973
Location: Evanston, IL

When: 1973
Where: Evanston, IL
Sources: 2 public sources

J. Allen Hynek (left), founder of the Center for UFO Studies, with Jacques Vallee United States Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Astronomer J. Allen Hynek, former scientific consultant to Project Blue Book, started the Center for UFO Studies, initially run from a room in his Evanston home. He led it as scientific director until his death in 1986; it continues as a research library and archive.

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FirsthandAbout Us (opens in a new tab)Center for UFO Studies
PressJ. Allen Hynek: The Northwestern Professor Who Gave UFOs a Chance (Part One) (opens in a new tab)Evanston RoundTable / 2018-08-22

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