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De: Francisco Lopez <d005734c en DC.SEFLIN.ORG>
A: ASTRO_ESPANA en LISTSERV.REDIRIS.ES
Asunto: [ASTRO] Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Astronomo
Fecha: viernes 11 de abril de 1997 7:07

   
                    WHO STARTED THE CENTER FOR UFO STUDIES?
   
   
   The Center for UFO Studies was started by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, who was
   a professor of astronomy at Ohio State University, and later, chairman
   of the astronomy department at Northwestern University. During the
   1950s and 1960s, he served as the astronomical consultant to the
   United States Air Force's Project Blue Book. Essentially, his
   responsibility was to determine whether there was an astronomical
   explanation for a UFO sighting. Professor Hynek would study a UFO
   report and decide if its description of the UFO suggested a known
   astronomical object. That is, did the witness see the planet Venus or
   a meteor instead of a genuine UFO?
   
   At first, Dr. Hynek was skeptical of the whole UFO business, but after
   examining hundreds of UFO reports by credible witnesses, he became
   convinced UFOs were worthy of serious study. With the closing of
   Project Blue Book in 1969, he began to seriously consider forming a
   private, scientific UFO organization composed of scientists and other
   highly-trained technical experts, who would work together to solve the
   UFO enigma. In 1972, Hynek published his classic book, The UFO
   Experience: A Scientific Study, in which he presented his categories
   for grouping UFO sightings and coined the phrase, "Close Encounters."
   In 1973, he started the Center for UFO Studies and served as its
   scientific director until his death in 1986. Before he died, Dr. Hynek
   appointed Mark Rodeghier to succeed him as scientific director. The
   Center for UFO Studies continues to honor Hynek's legacy through its
   serious study and examination of the UFO phenomenon.
   
                   WHAT DOES THE CENTER FOR UFO STUDIES DO?
                                       
   The Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) has three principal activities.
   First, it maintains a library and archives of UFO-related materials.
   These materials include books, articles, documents, and sighting
   reports. Second, the Center publishes reliable information about the
   UFO subject through its quarterly magazine, the International UFO
   Reporter (IUR), and its annual scholarly publication, the Journal of
   UFO Studies. CUFOS also publishes books, such as Encounter at Buff
   Ledge and Examining the Earthlight Theory, as well as monographs that
   examine specific cases or other aspects of the UFO phenomenon. Third,
   the Center supports and conducts investigations into areas of
   particular interest and concern to contemporary ufology. Currently,
   some Center associates are investigating the alleged crash of a UFO
   near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947, while others are developing a
   psychological profile of individuals who claim to have been abducted
   by aliens. Of course, the Center for UFO Studies continues to
   investigate UFO sightings and to collect and evaluate UFO reports from
   around the world. This sighting information is summarized in a
   computer database called UFOCAT, available only to serious scholars
   and researchers.
   
   Some of the volunteers at CUFOS are shown below.
   
   Mark Rodeghier Michael Swords George Eberhart David Boras Jerome Clark
   John Timmerman
   
          Left to right: Dr. Mark Rodeghier, CUFOS Scientific Director; Dr.
          Michael Swords, Western Michigan University; George Eberhart,
CUFOS
          Publications Director; David Boras, CUFOS Assistant to the
Scientific
          Director; Jerome Clark, Editor, International UFO Reporter; John
          Timmerman, CUFOS Financial Officer
          
   
   Swords, Appelle, Pritchard, Rodeghier, Johnson, Zeidman
   
          Left to right: Dr. Stuart Appelle, editor of the Journal of UFO
          Studies; Dr. David Pritchard, MIT;
          Dr. Mark Rodeghier; Dr. Don Johnson; Jennie Zeidman
   
   
   Frank Reid Visitor to the Library
   
          Left to right: CUFOS History Consultant Frank J. Reid makes use
of
          the extensive holdings in the CUFOS Library;
          (click on Frank's picture to see his Inspiring Thought for the
week)
          visitors to the library often find just what they are looking
for.
   
   
   Lubbock clipping case files
   
          The case files housed at CUFOS contain UFO reports, clippings,
and
          investigations going back to the 1940s.
          
   
    Copyright © 1996 Center for UFO Studies, 2457 W. Peterson, Chicago,
    IL 60659
    WWW design by George M. Eberhart (noodles en suba.com)


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