Georgina Bruni (born Linda Naylor; 12 January 1947 – 19 January 2008) was a British businesswoman and a UFO researcher best known for her book on the Rendlesham Forest incident, ''You Can't Tell the People''. She worked as a celebrity events organizer and as the founder and

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of the online magazine ''Hot Gossip''.

Biography

Born Linda Naylor, Bruni trained as a private investigator and subsequently became an

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in the 1980s. She specialized in the researching and reporting on

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s and the

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. According to an obituary by fellow UFO researcher Nick Pope, she travelled extensively and at various times lived in

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and America, before settling in

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in 1992." She died from

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on 19 January 2008
Obituary for Georgina Bruni
, twinbases.org.uk; accessed 7 March 2016.

''You Can't Tell the People''

Bruni wrote one book called ''You Can't Tell the People'', a study of Britain's most famous UFO case, the Rendlesham Forest incident of December 1980. It was published in hardback by

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in November 2000, and in paperback by

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in November 2001. The title comes from a quotation Bruni claims to have been spoken by

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, Prime Minister at the time of the events in 1980: "UFOs! You must get your facts right and you can't tell the people". The hardback edition was launched at media event held at the

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, alongside fellow UFO researcher Nick Pope.

Post-publication

After its publication, she worked with Admiral of the Fleet Lord Peter Hill-Norton, who asked questions in the

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regarding the case.

References

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