J. Allen Hynek

"... Steven Spielber's close Encounters of the Third Kind, which also drew heavily on the services of a *renowned extra-cinematic "expert" - professional urologist J. Allen Hynek * - and hose release in 1978 was greeted with scarcely less awe than one would expect should a real UFO land next to the United Nations headquarters and begin dictating revelations to the General Assembly."

I know Allen Hynek was a kind of advisor in the UFO subject, but I don't understand this urologist thing about him. Is it a kind of a joke? as far as I know He studied Astronomy.

by Extra-cinematic, does he mean outside the world of cinema?

most grateful as always
Miri

He is a ufologist--one who studies UFOs.
Main Entry: ufol·o·gy
Pronunciation: yü-'fä-l&-jE
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized UFO
Etymology: UFO + -logy
Date: 1959

the study of unidentified flying objects

- ufo·log·i·cal /"yü-f&-'lä-ji-k&l/ adjective, often capitalized UFO
- ufol·o·gist /yü-'fä-l&-jist/ noun, often capitalized UFO

And, yes, "extracinematic" means outside cinema.

You are really great! Always are!
And indeed someone took the piss and I think this time it's our teacher, because she said that she planted mistakes in the English original text.
I have a feeling you have found it!
Unless the writer is really sick!
Thanks again
Miri