nick pope

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Host was joined by Nick Pope, former head of Britain's Ministry of Defence UFO Project. Pope discussed his work in the MoD, as well as his comments from a recently published Daily Mail article in which he warned that Britain could be attacked by aliens at any time. Biography: Nick Pope used to run the British Government's UFO project at the Ministry of Defense. Initially skeptical, his investigation of newly reported UFO incidents and access to government files on the subject soon convinced him that the phenomenon raised important national security issues, especially when the witnesses were military pilots or where UFOs were tracked on radar. Nick also looked into other mysteries such as alien abductions and crop circles. He now continues his research in a private capacity and is recognized as a leading authority on UFOs and the unexplained. He has done extensive media work, has lectured all around the world and has acted as consultant on several TV documentaries. Wikipedia Nick Pope (born 19 September 1965) worked for 21 years at the British Government's Ministry of Defence from 1985 to 2006. He is best known for a job that he did from 1991 to 1994, where his duties included investigating reports of UFO sightings, to see if they had any defence significance. He now works as a freelance journalist and media commentator. Books Open Skies, Closed Minds is Pope's autobiographical account of his interest in ufology. It provides an overview of the UFO phenomenon, with the emphasis on Pope's three-year tour of duty as the Ministry of Defence's UFO desk officer. Pope also discusses the politics surrounding the way in which those within government and the military view UFO-phenomena. Pope has also written two science fiction novels, Operation Thunder Child and its sequel Operation Lightning Strike.