Out of the Shadows by Jay Stratton

A firsthand account of the U.S. government’s investigation into UAP

Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life is the memoir of Jay Stratton, a former senior intelligence official who led the Pentagon’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. After more than thirty years of service, on the battlefield and in the national intelligence community, Stratton tells his own story of investigating UAP and what it cost him.

What’s inside

• The inside story of the investigations. Stratton describes the early government effort to study UAP, including the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), which he cofounded.
• A career in intelligence. The book draws on his service as a military and intelligence professional, including his time at the Defense Intelligence Agency.
• Personal stakes. He writes about the toll the work took on him and his family.
• A fast-moving narrative. The publisher describes the book as reading like a political thriller.
• The author’s own claims. The memoir presents Stratton’s account of what he says he learned. Readers can weigh his claims for themselves.

Who it’s for

Readers interested in UAP, government secrecy and intelligence work, and anyone following the public conversation about UAP disclosure.

About the author

Jay Stratton served the U.S. for more than thirty-two years in the military and intelligence community. He is a former head of the Pentagon’s UAP Task Force and cofounder of AAWSAP.

Product details

• Title: Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
• Author: Jay Stratton
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Format: DIGITAL E-BOOK
• Pages: 336
• Publication date: October 13, 2026
• ISBN: 9780063384538
• Language: English

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