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Nick Redfern
Redfern at Alien Snowfest 2019 in Big Bear Lake
Born	1964 (age 59–60) Pelsall, Walsall, England
Occupation(s)	Author Journalist Cryptozoologist Ufologist Conspiracy theorist
Website	nickredfernfortean.blogspot.com

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 ^{[1] [3] [4]} and currently^{[ when?]} works as a feature writer and contributing editor for Phenomena magazine. ^[5]

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. ^{[6] [7]}

Biography

Redfern attended Pelsall Comprehensive School in Pelsall from 1976 to 1981.^{[ citation needed]} He also worked at Dixons paint suppliers with another Ufologist Martin Lenton.^{[ citation needed]}

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.^{[ citation needed]}

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.^{[ citation needed]} 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.^{[ citation needed]}

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).^{[ citation needed]} These books were published in the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and Portugal.^{[ citation needed]}

In 2003 Paraview- Pocket Books New York published Redfern's book Strange Secrets: Real Government Files on the Unknown in May of that year.^{[ citation needed]} 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.^{[ citation needed]} 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 ^{[8] [9]} though as of 2021 it has not been released. Redfern has run the U.S. branch of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 2002. ^[5]

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 Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, titled "Ghost Busters". ^{[5] [10] [11]} He has also appeared on a variety of television programmes in the United Kingdom, including The Big Breakfast, Channel 5 News, and GMTV.^{[ citation needed]}

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. ^{[12] [13]}

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, ^[14] 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. ^[15] 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. ^[16]

Bibliography

• A Covert Agenda: The British Government's UFO Top Secrets Exposed (1997) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  1-931044-70-8
• The F.B.I. Files (1998) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  0-684-86834-2
• Cosmic Crashes (1999) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  0-671-03306-9 ^[17]
• Strange Secrets (2003) by Nick Redfern and Andy J. Roberts – ISBN  0-7434-6976-3
• Three Men Seeking Monsters (2004) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  0-7434-8254-9
• Body Snatchers in the Desert: The Horrible Truth at the Heart of the Roswell Story (2005) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  0-7434-9753-8
• On The Trail of the Saucer Spies (2006) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  1-933665-10-6
• Celebrity Secrets: Official Government Files on the Rich and Famous (2007) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  1-4165-2866-0 ^{[18] [19]}
• Man-Monkey – In Search of the British Bigfoot (2007) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  1-905723-16-4
• Memoirs of a Monster Hunter: A Five-Year Journey in Search of the Unknown (2007) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  1-56414-976-5
• THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WOODS: A Transatlantic Hunt for Monsters and the Mysterious (2008) ISBN  978-1933665320
• Contactees: A History of Alien-Human Interaction (2009) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  978-1601630964
• FINAL EVENTS and the Secret Government Group on Demonic UFOs and the Afterlife (2010) - ISBN  978-1933665481
• The NASA Conspiracies (2011) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  1-60163-149-9 ^[5]
• The Real Men in Black (2011) by Nick Redfern – ISBN  1-60163157-X
• Keep Out!: Top Secret Places Governments Don’t Want You to Know About (2011) - ISBN  978-1601631848
• The Pyramids and the Pentagon: The Government's Top Secret Pursuit of Mystical Relics, Ancient Astronauts, and Lost Civilizations (2012) - ISBN  978-1601632067
• The World's Weirdest Places (2012) - ISBN  978-1601632371
• Wildman! (2012) - ISBN  978-1-909488-04-5
• Monster Files: A Look Inside Government Secrets and Classified Documents on Bizarre Creatures and Extraordinary Animals (2013) - ISBN  978-1601632630
• The Most Mysterious Places on Earth (2013) - ISBN  978-1-4777-0681-7
• For Nobody's Eyes Only: Missing Government Files and Hidden Archives That Document the Truth Behind the Most Enduring Conspiracy Theories (2013) - ISBN  978-1601632883
• Close Encounters of the Fatal Kind: Suspicious Deaths, Mysterious Murders, and Bizarre Disappearances in UFO History (2014) - ISBN  978-1601633118
• True Stories of the Real Men in Black (2014) - ISBN  978-1-4777-7837-1
• The Zombie Book: Encyclopedia of the Living Dead (2014) by Nick Redfern and Brad Steiger – ISBN  978-1578595044
• Secret History: Conspiracies from Ancient Aliens to the New World Order (2015) - ISBN  978-1578594795
• The Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti and Cryptid Primates (2015) - ISBN  978-1578595617
• Bloodline of the Gods: Unravel the Mystery of the Human Blood Type to Reveal the Aliens Among Us (2015) - ISBN  978-1601633651
• Men in Black: Personal Stories & Eerie Adventures (2015) - ISBN  978-0976498667
• Woman In Black: The Creepy Companions of the Mysterious M.I.B. (2016) - ISBN  978-0996968683
• Weapons of the Gods: How Ancient Alien Civilizations Almost Destroyed the Earth (2016) - ISBN  978-1632650382
• The Monster Book: Creatures, Beasts and Fiends of Nature (The Real Unexplained! Collection) (2016) - ISBN  978-1578595754
• Immortality of the Gods: Legends, Mysteries, and the Alien Connection to Eternal Life (2016) - ISBN  978-1632650757
• Nessie: Exploring the Supernatural Origins of the Loch Ness Monster (2016) - ISBN  978-0-7387-4710-1
• Secret Societies The Complete Guide to Histories, Rites, and Rituals (2017) - ISBN  978-1-57859-483-2
• 365 Days of UFOs: A Year of Alien Encounters (2017) - ISBN  978-1945962011
• The Roswell UFO Conspiracy: Exposing A Shocking And Sinister Secret (2017) - ISBN  978-1945962042
• The New World Order Book (2017) - ISBN  978-1578596157
• Shapeshifters: Morphing Monsters and Changing Cryptids (2017) - ISBN  978-0-7387-5203-7
• The Slenderman Mysteries: An Internet Urban Legend Comes to Life (2018) - ISBN  978-1632651129
• Control: MKUltra, Chemtrails and the Conspiracy to Suppress the Masses (2018) - ISBN  978-1578596386
• The Black Diary: M.I.B, Women in Black, Black-Eyed Children, and Dangerous Books (2018) - ISBN  978-1945962110
• Chupacabra Road Trip: One Man’s Hunt for Vampires (2018) - ISBN  978-1945962141
• Paranormal Parasites: The Voracious Appetites of Soul-Sucking Supernatural Entities (2018) - ISBN  978-0738753553
• Top Secret Alien Abduction Files: What the Government Doesn't Want You to Know (2018) - ISBN  978-1938875168
• Area 51: The Revealing Truth of UFOs, Secret Aircraft, Cover-Ups & Conspiracies (The Real Unexplained! Collection) - ISBN  978-1-57859-672-0
• Cover-Ups & Secrets: The Complete Guide to Government Conspiracies, Manipulations & Deceptions (2019) – ISBN  978-1578596799
• Flying Saucers from the Kremlin: UFOs, Russian Meddling, Soviet Spies & Cold War Secrets (2019) - ISBN  978-1945962189
• The Alien Book: A Guide To Extraterrestrial Beings On Earth (The Real Unexplained! Collection) (2020) - ISBN  978-1578596874
• Assassinations: The Plots, Politics, and Powers behind History-Changing Murders (2020) - ISBN  978-1578596904
• The Rendlesham Forest UFO Conspiracy: A Close Encounter Exposed as a Top Secret Government Experiment (2020) - ISBN  978-1945962288
• Monsters of the Deep (The Real Unexplained! Collection) (2020) - ISBN  978-1578597055
• The Martians: Evidence of Life on the Red Planet (2020) - ISBN  978-1632651761
• Diary of Secrets: UFO Conspiracies and the Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe (2021) - ISBN  978-1945962363
• Time Travel: The Science and Science Fiction (The Real Unexplained! Collection) (2021) - ISBN  978-1578597239
• How Antigravity Built the Pyramids: The Mysterious Technology of Ancient Superstructures (2022) - ISBN  978-1637480021
• Runaway Science: True Stories of Raging Robots and Hi-Tech Horrors (The Real Unexplained! Collection) (2023) - ISBN  978-1578598014
• Mothman & Other Flying Monsters: Nuclear Nightmares & Armageddon (2023) - ISBN  978-1945962561
• Werewolf Stories: Shape-Shifters, Lycanthropes, and Man-Beasts (The Real Unexplained! Collection) (2023) - ISBN  978-1578597666

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.

See also

• Rendlesham Forest Incident
• Roswell Incident

References

External links

• nickredfernfortean.blogspot.com, Redfern's main blog as of 2012
• Nick Redfern's MySpace page
• Nick Redfern's "There's Something in the Woods...", his cryptozoology blog
• Nick Redfern's Celebrity Secrets