My understanding is that Hynek was the director of the Air Force’s Project Blue Book that investigated UFO’s, as well as the originator of the terms “close encounters of the first, second, and third kind.” He even made a cameo in the movie.
After decades of research, his ultimate conclusion was that it was more likely that he unidentified objects were more likely local to earth, in the form of inter dimensional spirits, or beings, than something that had traveled light years to here from another planet.
I too find this more logical, as those of us who read the bible already know these spirits exist.
Speaking of the Bible, I heard retired CIA officer Jim Semivan in a podcast this week bring up the term "Annunaki."
Semivan is, by his own admission, not religious.
Bottom line: religious issues and the Bible seem to be mentioned more and more lately by people involved in examining the "phenomenon."
Not sure what that means.