3: The UFO Book Club - For the Love of Hynek: 'The Close Encounters Man' by Mark O'Connell

<div>Welcome to the inaugural UFO Book Club, where Brian Hastie and Angelo Fiorentino of the <a href="http://www.doubledensity.net/">Double Density Podcast</a>, Sam Fredrickson of the <a href="http://www.notalonepodcast.com/">Not Alone Podcast</a>, and Rob discuss <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Close-Encounters-Man-World-Believe/dp/0062484176/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1518383151&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+close+encounters+man"><em>The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs </em>by Mark O'Connell</a>. Diving deep, the group looks at the life and career of J Allen Hynek from the perspective of three people who read the book, and one (Sam) who didn't, but learned a lot about Hynek through a series of episodes about the history of the U.S. government's studies of the UFO phenomenon. They look at Hynek's journey from staunch skeptic, dismissing the UFO phenomenon as only a fad, to believer a believer in the phenomenon.<br> <br> </div> <div>By the end of this episode, you will get answers to such great questions, like was Hynek implicated in a cover-up of the Dexter-Hillsdale Sightings? How many professional wrestlers can Angelo cast to play J Allen Hynek in a biopic? ARE WE ALL JUST DISINFORMATION AGENTS?!<br> <br> </div> <div>Prepare yourself for a healthy dose of dad jokes, turtlenecks, and astro-beatnik neck ware on the first edition of the UFO Book Club!<br> <br> </div> <div> <em>Memorable Quotes<br> </em><br> </div> <div>"Hell yeah. Hell yeah. I'm not going to let that turtle neck wearing son-of-a-bitch keep me from saying anything about UFOs. I'll say whatever the hell I want about UFOs. I will be as logical as I can about it, but that son-of-a-bitch, if he thinks he's throwing the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis on me, I'll make him eat his words." - <a href="https://twitter.com/YerUFOGuy">Rob<br> </a><br> </div> <div>"Perfect, so, Neil Degrasse Tyson, sliding into the DMs, demanding information about alien culture." - <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianHastie">Brian<br> </a><br> <