Written neither by a zealot nor a rabid debunker but a former NY Times reporter, Out There traces the top secret actions of the Defense 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.