October 1, 1973🇺🇸Program

Center for UFO Studies founded

In Evanston, Illinois, Hynek founds the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS), described as the first university-adjacent research center working systematically on the topic. Its aim was a scientific alternative to Air Force research; CUFOS built a large structured case archive, cooperated with French researchers such as Claude Poher, and still exists today.

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October 1, 1973

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In Evanston, Illinois, Hynek founds the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) - the first university-adjacent, systematically working research center for the topic. Goal: to establish a scientific alternative to Air Force research. CUFOS builds the largest structured case archive of the time and cooperates with the French, such as Claude Poher (GEPAN/SEPRA). The center still exists today.