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The Close Encounters Man

The wildly entertaining and eye-opening biography of J. Allen Hynek, the astronomer who invented the concept of "Close Encounters" with alien life, inspired Steven Spielberg's blockbuster classic science fiction epic film and is the subject of History Channel's Project Blue Book, and made an entire nation want to believe in UFOs.

Audiobook

  • Published: 04/05/2021

  • Language: English

  • Publisher: Tantor Audio

  • ISBN: 9781666110326


Author:

  • Mark O’Connell

Narrator:

  • Charles Constant

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 10 h 42 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Biographies
  • Natural sciences and medicine
  • Spirituality
  • Spirituality

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