Short Note / Jun 03, 2026
Jay Stratton's UAP memoir now has a date
The former UAP Task Force lead says his UFO/UAP memoir Out of the Shadows will arrive on October 13, 2026. The book is months away. The claim package is already on the table.
Former UAP Task Force lead Jay Stratton has a publication date for his memoir, Out of the Shadows: October 13, 2026, from HarperCollins's William Morrow imprint.
Stratton announced the book on June 3 on X, writing that he will "break my silence" and reveal what he legally can about his U.S. government UAP investigations. The HarperCollins product page lists the hardcover under ISBN 9780063384538 and frames Stratton as a former senior intelligence official central to the modern U.S. investigation of UAP and non-human intelligent life.
Entertainment Weekly covered the announcement the same day. The Age of Disclosure director Dan Farah amplified it on X.
What the publisher is claiming
The strongest claims sit in the HarperCollins marketing copy. It says Stratton investigated UAP and non-human intelligent life for more than 16 years, helped create AAWSAP, created and led the UAP Task Force, and "discovered" an 80-year cover-up involving non-human intelligent life.
The memoir itself isn't on shelves yet. Until readers can inspect it, the claims remain book marketing.
Who Stratton is
Stratton sits inside the UAP-government pipeline: the Defense Intelligence Agency, AAWSAP, the UAP Task Force, and the Skinwalker-linked reporting that has circulated through this beat for years.
He's a named figure in the modern U.S. UAP story. A memoir from that position has obvious places to get concrete: documents, dates, named programs, internal disagreements, or specific case details. It may also stay inside personal account and publisher language. The book will tell readers which.
What to watch
The interview cycle comes next. Before October 13, watch for excerpts, on-record interviews, legal-limit language, and whether Stratton names specific cases or keeps the claims at the level of the publisher copy.
Watch for other UAP-world figures, including Luis Elizondo, Eric Davis, and Kevin Knuth, to confirm, narrow, or dispute the account.
For now: a date, an ISBN, a publisher, a cover, and a claim package the book will have to back up.
Related UAP Logbook notes
- Hannity's UFO segment puts the FBI back in the UAP disclosure story
- Brett Feddersen and the "not man-made" UAP line
- June 9 puts the UAP file push on the Capitol steps
- Donald Hoffman says perception is an interface. Then UFOs enter the room
Sources
- Jay Stratton X post announcing Out of the Shadows, June 3, 2026.
- HarperCollins product page: Out of the Shadows by Jay Stratton.
- Entertainment Weekly: former intel officer Jay Stratton to reveal "the truth about non-human intelligent life" in memoir.
- Dan Farah X post amplifying the memoir announcement, June 3, 2026.