Bibliograph

The close encounters man, how one man made the world believe in UFOs, Mark O'Connell

Type

Label

The close encounters man, how one man made the world believe in UFOs, Mark O'Connell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-386) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The close encounters man

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Mark O'Connell

Sub title

how one man made the world believe in UFOs

Summary

The astronomer, J. Allen Hynek was hired by the United States Air Force in the 1950s to debunk sightings of UFOs across the country. After years of denials, Hynek made the shocking pronouncement that UFOs were real. Thirty years after his death, Hynek's transformation from skeptic to true believer remains one of the great misunderstood stories of science. O'Connell's biography reveals how Hynek stretched the boundaries of modern science, laid the groundwork for acceptance of the possibility of UFOs and was the basis for the film "Close encounters of the third kind". With access to personal and professional files, O'Connell reveals the intriguing man and scientist behind the legend

Table Of Contents

Under the dome -- Unusual stars -- The crowded sky -- Debunked -- Scintillations -- Project Henry -- Hynek in wonderland -- Flying saucer conspiracy -- Interaction -- Obscuring influence -- Burned brush -- Will-o'-the-wisp, part one -- Will-o'-the-wisp, part two -- Mr. UFO -- Signal in the noise -- Invisible at last -- The UFO experience -- The spur -- Purple peach trees -- Hynek vs. Sagan -- Close encounters -- Arizona -- The supersensible realm

Target audience

adult

Creator