Nick Pope: From the MoD's UFO Desk to Rendlesham Reflections as He Faces Stage 4 Oesophageal Cancer

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Nick Pope, Britain's leading UFO expert who ran the MoD’s former UFO Desk and investigated the Rendlesham Forest incident, reveals he has Stage 4 oesophageal cancer that has metastasized to the liver and says it cannot be beaten, reflects on his public life as a media figure nicknamed the real Fox Mulder and his decision to stop appearing at live events or on TV, notes his 21-year civil service career and a second career in film, TV and gaming as a spokesperson, pays affectionate tribute to his wife Elizabeth as the real-life Agent Scully after meeting her in a San José lobby bar in 2010 and moving to the United States to live in places such as Tucson and New York City, says he will spend his remaining days with family while continuing to support her fight for free speech and academic freedom, adds that the Rendlesham case continues to haunt him due to the witnesses and the significant readings even decades later, and signs off with Per Aspera Ad Astra.