J. Allen Hynek, a renowned and esteemed academician, held the esteemed position of professor of Astronomy at the prestigious Northwestern University, located in the charming city of Evanston, Illinois.
As a visionary and trailblazer, Hynek went on to found the Center for UFO Studies, a pioneering organization dedicated to the scientific investigation and understanding of Unidentified Flying Object phenomena.
Hynek's groundbreaking work in the field of UFOlogy led him to conceptualize the now-famous phrase "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," a term that has since become synonymous with direct contact between humans and extraterrestrial beings.