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Sherman J. Larsen

Witness
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Witness

Sherman J. Larsen was a co-founder of the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) in Chicago, which he established on 1 November 1973 together with astronomer J. Allen Hynek. He therefore stands at a key point in the institutional history of civilian UFO research in the United States.

  • Co-founder of the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS)
  • Founding date: 1 November 1973 in Chicago, United States
  • Co-founder: J. Allen Hynek (astronomer)
  • Category per record: witness
  • Further biographical details in the database are limited

Larsen's role as a co-founder of one of the most important civilian UFO research centres makes him a structure-shaping figure in the North American UAP research landscape of the 1970s.