November 16, 1977🇺🇸Document
Spielberg's 'Close Encounters' - Hynek as onscreen advisor
Steven Spielberg releases 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'. The title and the in-film classification come from Hynek, who served as scientific advisor and has a brief cameo. The film grossed 300 million dollars and made Hynek's terminology known worldwide.
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Steven Spielberg releases 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind.' Both title and in-film classification come directly from Hynek; he is scientific advisor and has a brief onscreen cameo. The film grosses 300 million dollars and makes Hynek's terminology globally known. The former Air Force debunker has - involuntarily - become the public voice of serious UFO research.
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