May 15, 1948🇺🇸Program
Hynek becomes scientific consultant to Project Sign
The US Air Force hired 38-year-old Ohio State University astronomer J. Allen Hynek as scientific consultant to Project Sign. His task was to vet incoming UFO reports astronomically, that is, to show they were stars, planets or meteors; he took the job as a sceptic expecting to trace all cases to conventional causes.
Background
The U.S. Air Force hires 38-year-old astronomer J. Allen Hynek of Ohio State University as scientific consultant for Project Sign. His task: astronomically vet incoming UFO reports - that is, show that they are stars, planets or meteors. Hynek takes on the job with the sober disposition of a classic skeptic, expecting to trace 100% of cases back to conventional causes.
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