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Nick Pope

UK Ministry of Defence civil servant (from 1985) who ran the 'UFO desk' (Secretariat Air Staff 2a) from 1991 to 1994. Later Britain's most visible UFO media commentator ('the real Fox Mulder'); co-author with Burroughs and Penniston of 'Encounter in Rendlesham Forest' (2014). He died on April 6, 2026, aged 60.

Nicholas David Pope (born 19 April 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national team. Pope started his career in Ipswich Town's youth teams and after being released aged 16, he joined Bury Town. He signed for League One club Charlton Athletic in May 2011, before having loan spells with Harrow Borough, Welling United, Cambridge United, Aldershot Town, York City and Bury. In July 2016, Pope joined Premier League club Burnley, where he remained until the club's relegation in May 2022, after which he signed for Newcastle the following month. In 2018, Pope made his debut for the England national team, and has been a member of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup squads.

What is claimedHe called the Rendlesham radiation readings 'the most tangible proof that something extraordinary happened there' and held they were ~10x background.

Skeptical viewHis Rendlesham role began eleven years AFTER the incident (he had none in 1980, though the press often implies otherwise). The radiation claim was dismantled by the NRPB (1997), by the instrument's manufacturer ('the bottom reading on the lowest range') and by his own source (Giles Cowling, DERA), who retracted in writing in 1998.

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