Steven Spielberg and Close Encounters of the Third Kind New Documentary This new original documentary covers the early life and career of Steven Spielberg leading up to his first major UFO film Close Encounters of the Third Kind, released in 1977. It covers how Spielberg’s lifelong fascination with UFOs and with film making would ultimately lead to his seminal UFO film. It also covers J Allen Hynek who was the scientific advisor to the Air Force’s UFO investigation Project Blue Book in the 1950s and 1960s. Hynek would eventually leave Project Blue Book accusing the Air Force of covering up the reality of the UFO phenomenon. Hynek would later be an advisor to Spielberg and would greatly influence Close Encounters of the Third Kind. This video also goes scene by scene with Close Encounters illustrating real world events and easter eggs the film draws on. Spielberg’s Early life and film career 00:00 Intro 01:57 Early life 03:50 Early interests in space and flying saucers 05:50 The young film maker 07:23 Spielberg’s first UFO film “Firelight” 10:54 The young LA director 16:12 J Allen Hynek and Project Blue Book 24:55 JAWS The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind 27:19 The making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind 29:21 Hynek and Vallee come on as advisors 34:24 Casting 35:58 Filming locations 37:15 Music 38:14 Special Effects - UFOs and aliens 41:06 George Lucas visits the Close Encounters set 41:55 J Allen Hynek visits the Close Encounters set 43:41 NASA and the Air Force don’t cooperate with the film 44:16 President Jimmy Carter and Close Encounters 45:34 United Nations UFO initiative and Spielberg 47:40 Close Encounters releases November 16, 1977 Close Encounters scene by scene breakdown 49:04 Scene by Scene break down 49:15 The UN investigators and the disappearance of Flight 19 50:25 UFOs above Indiana 51:33 Jillian and her son 52:18 Roy’s first UFO encounter 54:00 UFOs causing car interference and radiation burns 56:36 Police cars chase UFOs over state lines 57:44 UN investigators and Mongolia and India 58:34 Roy’s obsession starts 01:00:21 The signal from space 01:02:12 UFO abducts Jilian’s son 01:02:52 Air Force Press Conference 01:05:18 Mashed potatoes mound, Roy’s family leaves, and Devil’s Tower 01:06:37 The journey to Devil’s Tower 01:08:20 Lockheed and TRW easter egg 01:10:55 The UFO landing site 01:11:36 The UFOs arrive 01:12:23 The abductees return 01:14:05 The aliens 01:16:13 The impact of Close Encounters of the Third Kind