Government1997

Lord Hill-Norton presses the MoD on Rendlesham in the House of Lords

When: 14 Oct 1997
Where: London, England
Sources: 2 public sources

Admiral Lord Hill-Norton, who pressed the MoD on Rendlesham in the House of Lords Anefo (photographer unknown), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lord Hill-Norton tabled written questions in the House of Lords on the 1980 Rendlesham Forest reports, including the Halt memo and its radiation readings. The government replied that the MoD had judged the memo of no defence significance and would neither confirm nor deny nuclear storage claims.