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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


A cut-out, black-and-white picture of Josef Allen Hynek holding a copy of the “International UFO Reporter” against a purple background with illustrated UFOs.

Time Capsule: A look at J. Allen Hynek, the NU professor whose UFO research inspired “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”

March 7, 2023

In this series, The Daily is diving into key historical events and researching prominent figures from Evanston and Northwestern’s pasts. When Kevin Leonard (WCAS ’77) was an undergraduate at NU,...

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