Government / Military

Lord Hill-Norton

1980–2004

British Admiral of the Fleet; Chief of the Defence Staff (1971-73) and Chairman of NATO's Military Committee (1974-77). As a member of the House of Lords, relentlessly pressed the Ministry of Defence for decades over the 1980 Rendlesham Forest UFO incident, corresponding directly with government ministers.

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Connections (3)

confirmedNick Pope

both UK figures who pressed the Ministry of Defence on the UFO question

Source: Nick Pope writings; UK MoD UFO files

confirmedLaurance Rockefeller

funded a UFO briefing document distributed to him

reportedRoscoe Hillenkoetter

both cited as senior officials alleging suppression

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