The Story behind Close Encounters

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Spielberg, Close Encounters, and Conspiracy Theories

Since its original cinematic release in 1977, Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi masterpiece Close Encounters of the Third Kind has been the subject of fervent speculation in the UFO conspiracy community. Many UFO buffs are convinced that the movie was produced as part of an official acclimation program...

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[Lynne]

I remember the rumors at the time. For its time this was quite a good movie. It opened our thinking about the phenomenon.

 

[GoneWestUtah]

The real J. Allen Hynek had a cameo in Close Encounters. I remember the scene well.

 

[garnetsilver]

I have always enjoyed re watching this movie. It always made me wonder about a lot of things.

 

[GoneWestUtah]

It made me drive to Devil's Tower, lol.

Who else besides me sculpted it from mashed potatoes?

 

[garnetsilver]

It made me drive to Devil's Tower, lol.

Who else besides me sculpted it from mashed potatoes?

I did!