Nick Redfern Explained

Nick Redfern
Birth Place:Pelsall, Walsall, England
Occupation:Author
Journalist
Cryptozoologist
Ufologist
Conspiracy theorist

Nicholas Redfern (born 1964) is a British best-selling author, journalist, cryptozoologist and ufologist.[1] [2]

Redfern is an active advocate of official government disclosure of UFO information, and has worked to uncover thousands of pages of previously classified Royal Air Force, Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) dating from the Second World War from the Public Record Office[3] [4] and currently works as a feature writer and contributing editor for Phenomena magazine.

His 2005 book, Body Snatchers in the Desert: The Horrible Truth at the Heart of the Roswell Story, purports to show that the Roswell crash may have been military aircraft tests using Japanese POWs, suffering from progeria or radiation effects.[5] [6]

Biography

Redfern attended Pelsall Comprehensive School in Pelsall from 1976 to 1981. He also worked at Dixons paint suppliers with another Ufologist Martin Lenton.

Redfern joined a rock music and fashion magazine Zero in 1981, where he trained in journalism, writing, magazine production and photography, later going on to write freelance articles on UFOs during the mid-1980s.

From 1984 until 2001 he worked as a freelance feature writer for the Daily Express, People, Western Daily Press and Express & Star newspapers, as well as a full-time feature writer for Planet on Sunday. Between 1996 and 2001 he worked as a freelance journalist for the British newsstand magazines The Weekender, Animals, Animals, Animals, Pet Reptile, Military Illustrated, Eye-Spy, The Unopened Files and The X-Factor.

Between 1996 and 2000 Redfern signed a three-book publishing deal with Simon & Schuster of London for the publication of A Covert Agenda: The British Government’s UFO Top Secrets Exposed (1997), The FBI Files: The FBI’s UFO Top Secrets Exposed (1998) and Cosmic Crashes: The Incredible Story of the UFOs That Fell to Earth (1999). These books were published in the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and Portugal.

In 2003 Paraview-Pocket Books New York published Redfern's book Strange Secrets: Real Government Files on the Unknown in May of that year. And, in March 2004 Paraview-Pocket Books, New York, published his book Three Men Seeking Monsters: Six Weeks in Pursuit of Werewolves, Lake Monsters, Giant Cats, Ghostly Devil Dogs, and Ape-Men. This book tells the story of his relationship with Jonathan Downes and Richard Freeman of the Centre for Fortean Zoology, and has been optioned by Universal Studios[7] [8] though as of 2021 it has not been released. Redfern has run the U.S. branch of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 2002.

Redfern works on the lecture circuit, both in the UK and overseas, and has appeared in internationally syndicated shows discussing the UFO phenomenon.[3] Redfern is a regular on the History Channel programs Monster Quest and UFO Hunters, National Geographic Channels's Paranormal and the Syfy channel's Proof Positive, as well as appearing in an episode in the third season of , titled "Ghost Busters".[9] [10] He has also appeared on a variety of television programmes in the United Kingdom, including The Big Breakfast, Channel 5 News, and GMTV.

He has been identified as a member of an informal group of friends sometimes called the "Paranormal Rat Pack" and "The Cabal"; other members are filmmaker Paul Kimball, and author Greg Bishop; Mac Tonnies was also a member.[11] [12]

Body Snatchers in the Desert (2005)

In 2005, Nicholas Redfern authored Body Snatchers in the Desert : The Horrible Truth at the Heart of the Roswell Story,[13] a book that suggests the Roswell crash may have been the result of a top secret high-altitude balloon test. According to Redfern's narrative, the test used deformed Japanese POWs acquired after a battle in 1945 on a small island in the Pacific.[14] Redfern suggests the test was part of a program resulting from an import of Japanese scientists after the war in similar vein to Operation Paperclip. The Japanese scientists are alleged to have brought POWs with them to continue experimenting radiation, cosmic ray & high altitude effects on people, including people with progeria.[15]

Bibliography

In a 2002 interview, Redfern stated that "Andy Roberts and I have a book coming out next year on an alleged UFO crash incident in Wales in 1974."[20] This relates to the Berwyn Mountain UFO incident.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 20. There's more to what's seen in the sky than first meets the eye!. Express & Echo. 10 August 2000.
  2. News: Roger Tavener. The X-Files; Jetliners' 30 near misses with UFOs. Western Daily Press. 15 June 2001.
  3. News: 21 August 1998. Expert insight into UFOs. 5. Gloucestershire Echo. Recreation.
  4. News: 8 June 2003. The Weird and the Wonderful: New Yorkers take yoga to the dogs. The Nation.
  5. Web site: Ancient of Days Conference, The Disclosure Debate, Roswell NM . . 2011 . 2014-02-11 . 10 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110063011/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27sIM1W_Lnw . live .
  6. Book: Redfern, Nick. Body snatchers in the desert : the horrible truth at the heart of the roswell story. 2014. Pocket Books. 978-1-4165-1016-1. New York. 893101680. 5 July 2021. 5 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210705070528/https://www.worldcat.org/title/body-snatchers-in-the-desert-the-horrible-truth-at-the-heart-of-the-roswell-story/oclc/893101680. live.
  7. News: Kit. Borys. 2007-03-08. Universal on trail of "Monsters" with trio. en. Reuters. 2021-07-05. 20 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200220201059/https://www.reuters.com/article/film-monsters-dc-idUSN0827461420070308. live.
  8. Web site: Renner. Brian D.. Everything You Need to Know About Three Men Seeking Monsters Movie (Development): Aug. 1, 2010 - changed the production status to Development. 2021-07-05. Movie Insider. en. 20 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130120182255/http://www.movieinsider.com/m4006/three-men-seeking-monsters/. live.
  9. Web site: Nick Redfern. Coast to Coast AM. 5 May 2019. 5 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505191709/https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/redfern-nick/6259. live.
  10. Web site: Penn & Teller: Bullshit!: Ghost Busters. TV.com. TV.com. 5 May 2019. 7 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507100730/http://www.tv.com/shows/penn-teller-bullshit/ghost-busters-424637/. live.
  11. Web site: Sobin . Dia . On The Trail of the Paranormal Rat Pack . Post-Mac Blues . 2011 . 2013-08-27 . 4 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104081419/http://araqinta.blogspot.ca/2011/01/on-trail-of-paranormal-rat-pack.html . live .
  12. Web site: Radio Misterioso In-depth conversations on the paranormal alternating with weird music. Occasionally live on Sundays 6-8 or 8-10 PM Pacific.. 2021-07-05. Radio Misterioso. en-US. 23 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210523093118/http://radiomisterioso.com/. live.
  13. Book: Redfern, Nick . Body Snatchers in the Desert : the Horrible Truth at the Heart of the Roswell Story . 2014 . Pocket Books . 978-1-4165-1016-1 . New York . 893101680.
  14. Book: Gulyas, Aaron John . 2014 . The Chaos Conundrum: Essays on UFOs, Ghosts & Other High Strangeness in Our Non-Rational and Atemporal World . Andrews UK Limited . Luton, United Kingdom . 9780991697588. 112.
  15. Book: Clarke . David . 2015 . How UFOs Conquered the World: The History of a Modern Myth . Aurum Press Ltd . London . 978-1781314722 . David Clarke (journalist). 164.
  16. News: Jason Lamport. How Alien's My Valley?; Farmer Claims He Saw UFO. Details were uncovered by expert Mr Redfern after years of research and are published in his book Cosmic Crashes.. The Mirror. 22 October 1999. paradigmresearchgroup.org. 5 May 2019. 30 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181230130542/http://www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/News_Items-3.htm#10-21-99%20M. live.
  17. News: Dave Itzkoff. 9 September 2007. Pop Culture Chronicle. The New York Times. 5 May 2019. 5 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505192839/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/books/review/Itzkoff-t.html. live.
  18. Book: Redfern, Nicholas. Celebrity secrets : government files on the rich and famous. 2007. Paraview Pocket Books. 978-1-4165-2866-1. New York. 85481376. 5 July 2021. 5 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210705070554/https://www.worldcat.org/title/celebrity-secrets-government-files-on-the-rich-and-famous/oclc/85481376. live.
  19. News: Author Nick Redfern seeks to twist NASA missions to moon, Mars; unravels UFO files. International Business Times News. 26 November 2010.
  20. Web site: Thomas. Kenn. 2003-04-24. Strange Secrets: An Interview With Author Nick Redfern. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20030424170417/http://www.steamshovelpress.com/latestword14.html. 24 April 2003. Steam Shovel Press.

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