Project Blue Book's J. Allen Hynek's Son Paul On His Famous Father | Talking Strange

J. Allen Hynek was the astronomer, professor and father of UFOlogy who advised three Air Force UFO studies (Project Sign, Project Grudge, and Project Blue Blook) from the 1940s to late 1960s. He went from from skeptic to being an open minded advocate of unexplained phenomena who consulted with Steven Spielberg on "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." But he was also a father to five children, including son Paul Hynek.
In the following interview, Paul talks about growing up with a media celebrity and UFO researcher, and about meeting Spielberg as a kid and again as an adult. He shares stories about spending two weeks on a cruise with astronaut Neil Armstrong (as well as sci-fi legend Isaac Asimov and a young Neil deGrasse Tyson). Paul also talks about his father's interest in the occult, his parents tolerance about his drug use, and now his own experimentation with psychedelics and how it applies to UFOs and other phenomena - which he'll likewise discuss at the upcoming Contact in the Desert event June 2-4, 2023, in Indian Wells, California.
Paul Hynek is also a movie producer and was involved in making Avatar, Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, Tintin, and numerous other movies and games. He was consultant on the History network’s show Project Blue Book, a fictionalized adaptation of his father’s cases. He also happens to be an accomplished author and entrepreneur in his own right, is a Wharton MBA, and an Adjunct Professor of Finance and Accounting at Pepperdine University.
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[@bobgutowski7201]

Saw him last night (1/12/24) on ANCIENT ALIENS, and I clicked on this to find out more - and it's your show, Aaron!

[@pemberwick]

This is a hidden gem of an interview. Thank you.

[@jasonfreese2654]

Thanks for this wow I'm watching project blue book awesome to see his son seems like a smart intelligent no nonsense person

[@Greyman-x6d]

I love the show Project Blue book, great combination of ufo investigation and cold war era drama. Good cast and production. I've watched it 4 times. Unfortunately no season 3!

[@peteralachi3888]

Fascinating stories. I really enjoyed the rainbow stories in particular. What a magnificent tribute to your parents! And JJ looks like a delight.

[@exonelresearch4032]

Excellent!

[@earnold1896]

I wish I knew if his father ever made mention of the interview with us in the 1970s after our ufo encounter with a landed craft in my country. Paul may have only been a kid then though. My husband heard later he was impressed with our account (Dr Hynek that was).

[@megavide0]

35:50 // He knew Bob Monroe!..Amazing... I just read "Journeys Out of the Body" and "Ultimate Journey"!

[@tomroper3421]

46:47

[@dejanwebber8897]

How can’t too see from Serbia 🇷🇸 🇷🇸🇷🇸🛸🛸🛸 guys 🥹🥹🥹

[@vee6778]

A case iPod Covid! You mean a COUGH….

[@lejistar]

What on Earth are you talking about? How could you possibly know whether or not Paul Hynek had had covid?

[@sailorr4287]

Usually means SARS-CoV symptoms with at least one positive test.