Jay Stratton, former director of the U.S. government’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Task Force, has signed a memoir deal with HarperCollins, marking the highest-ranking official to publicly share direct involvement in UFO investigations.
Stratton, a senior intelligence officer for over 16 years, led several key investigations, including the infamous “Tic Tac” UAP sighting by Navy pilots in 2004.
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Subscribe to the NewsletterThe memoir, developed with producer Dan Farah, promises to disclose all legally permissible details about UAP investigations, non-human intelligence, and Stratton’s personal experiences.
Stratton believes humanity is entering a new era of disclosure, saying, “We are at the beginning of a new chapter for humanity. The process of disclosure is complex but it has begun.”
Stratton’s extensive career includes creating the Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Applications Program (AAWSAP) while at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which evolved into the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).
Notably, whistleblower David Grusch, who testified to Congress about evidence of non-human intelligence, was part of Stratton’s handpicked team.
The U.S. Senate has also pushed for greater transparency on UAPs with the bipartisan UAP Disclosure Act, sponsored by Senators Schumer, Rounds, Rubio, and Gillibrand. Schumer emphasized that the American public deserves to know about mysterious technologies and phenomena, reinforcing the growing momentum for UAP disclosure.
Stratton’s book follows the success of Imminent: Inside the Pentagon’s Hunt for UFOs by Luis “Lue” Elizondo, another former intelligence official. This wave of memoirs signals a growing public and governmental interest in the mysterious world of UAPs.
