Written neither by a zealot nor a rabid debunker but a former NY Times reporter, Out There traces the top secret actions of the Defence Intelligence Agency's UFO Working Group of 17 specialists, charged with the mission to determine whether human life is truly alone in the universe.

Triggered by a tip from an American spymaster in 1987 while researching his I Pledge Allegiance: The True Story of the Walkers, this work of journalism uncovers decades of government duplicity regarding its investigations of reported extraterrestrial visits. With 212 interviews and some 200 published sources, author Blum's earnest reporting is a gripping & credible documentation of his journey from skepticism to belief.

Howard Blum is the author of New York Times bestsellers including Dark Invasion, the Edgar Award–winner American Lightning, as well as Wanted!, The Gold Exodus, Gangland, and The Floor of Heaven. Blum is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. While at the New York Times, he was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. He is the father of three children, and lives in Connecticut.