Bio
Author, journalist, and TV personality Nick Pope ran the British government’s UFO program. He’s recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on UFOs and the unexplained. Nick has consulted on numerous alien-themed movies, TV shows, and video games, and appears regularly on TV news programs, and on popular shows like Ancient Aliens and The Basement Office.
Talk Title
UFOs: From Fringe to Mainstream
Talk Abstract
UFOs have come out of the fringe and into the mainstream, with headlines on the front page of the New York Times, the release of films taken from US Navy jets, classified briefings in Congress, and an intelligence assessment from the Director of National Intelligence. What’s changed? Why have decades of denial been replaced by what looks suspiciously like a government campaign to acclimatize people to the reality of the phenomenon? And – on the 75th anniversary – is it possible that what happened at Roswell in 1947 lies at the heart of the mystery? Former government UFO investigator Nick Pope will offer an insider’s perspective on these questions, along with some provocative thoughts on what might happen next.