In September 2024, we announced the forthcoming memoir from former senior U.S. intelligence official Jay Stratton, the central figure in the U.S. government’s modern investigation of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and non-human intelligent life. And today, we have more information on the book.
Officially titled Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life, Stratton’s memoir releases via HarperCollins imprint William Morrow on October 13 and is now available for pre-sale.
Out of the Shadows is billed as a bombshell look at the deepest and most significant mystery in human history.
For over 16 years, Stratton investigated UAP and non-human intelligent life on behalf of the federal government — the most senior official ever to do so. It was while serving at the Defense Intelligence Agency that he first learned of UAP incursions over nuclear weapon sites, leading him to co-found the Advanced Aerospace Weapons Application Program, the first official U.S. government program to investigate UAP since the closure of the Air Force’s Project Blue Book in 1969. Operating in the shadows of the intelligence community, Stratton discovered an 80-year coverup of the existence of non-human intelligent life and fought back against powerful gatekeepers who have hid the truth from the public, Congress, and even Presidents. While risking everything in pursuit of the truth, he created and led the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, the first whole-of-government investigation of UAP, forcing the nation to confront the unknown.
Now, Stratton breaks his silence to provide a startling first-hand account of the discoveries, encounters, challenges, and behind-the-scenes revelations that profoundly altered his understanding of humanity’s place in the universe and took a disturbing toll on him and his family.
Stratton served the U.S. for over 32 years, both on the battlefield and as a senior member of the National Intelligence Community, actively contributing to the U.S. President’s Daily Briefing on national security. Specializing in emerging air and space technologies, his service included eight deployments, with multiple in Iraq and Afghanistan, and time spent in the Army, Air Force, Naval Intelligence, Department of State, The Joint Staff, The Office of the Secretary of Defense, Chief of Naval Operations Staff, U.S. Strategic Command, and the Defense Intelligence Agency, where he was Chief of Air & Space Warfare in the Defense Warning Office. At the time of his retirement, he was the civilian equivalent rank of a 2-star General or Admiral, a level reached by less than 1% of all federal employees.
In October 2024, the Director of National Intelligence honored Stratton and the UAP Task Force with the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation, the highest level of recognition for a unit within the Intelligence Community, for their groundbreaking efforts to advance the U.S. government’s understanding of UAP and to address related national security concerns. It marked the first time in history a government UAP program received national recognition.
Also the recipient of the DIA Director’s Award, Stratton’s memoir comes on the heels of President Trump’s historic Presidential directive for federal agencies to declassify evidence pertaining to UAP and non-human intelligent life. The White House has now begun that process, which remains underway. Stratton is playing an active role in the disclosure effort, working closely with the White House, Director of National Intelligence, and Department of Defense to identify and obtain access to all the evidence that exists within the various compartmentalized silos of the U.S. government.
Unprecedented disclosures from the U.S. government came following the release of Dan Farrah’s hit documentary The Age of Disclosure, looking at what is known about UAP and a decades-long effort to cover it up — a film in which Stratton is heavily featured. Farrah has locked down film and TV rights to Stratton’s memoir, with plans to develop an elevated scripted series based on the story.
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