Jay Stratton
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PersonGovernment OfficialJay Stratton is a retired U.S. intelligence official, the first director of the UAP Task Force, and author of the 2026 memoir Out of the Shadows.
Jay Stratton is a retired U.S. intelligence official, the first director of the UAP Task Force, and author of the 2026 memoir Out of the Shadows.
John F. “Jay” Stratton Jr. is a retired American defense intelligence official and the first director of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. He retired as a Defense Intelligence Senior Executive with the Office of Naval Intelligence after more than 32 years in the national intelligence community. His career included military and civilian assignments, scientific and technical intelligence, and briefings to Congress.
Stratton’s involvement in UAP investigations preceded the task force. His publisher’s biography credits him with cofounding AAWSAP at the Defense Intelligence Agency and later developing AATIP. These earlier efforts form part of the history he recounts in his memoir, including investigations associated with Skinwalker Ranch and experiences he describes as encounters with non-human intelligence.
The Pentagon formally established the UAP Task Force in August 2020, with the Navy leading the effort under defense intelligence oversight. Its mission was to identify and assess UAP that might threaten national security. Under Stratton’s leadership, the task force worked to standardize reporting across agencies. The June 2021 preliminary UAP assessment documented that collection effort, examining 144 government reports and emphasizing the limits of the available data.
In May 2022, Radiance Technologies announced Stratton’s appointment as a subject-matter expert for intelligence strategy on its CEO’s strategy team. The company described responsibilities in scientific and technical intelligence, support for analytical work, and development of government and industry relationships. That appointment continued his professional work in defense intelligence after retirement.
His memoir, Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life, was published by William Morrow on October 13, 2026. It presents his account of government UAP investigations, institutional resistance, and an alleged hidden recovery and reverse-engineering program. The book brings his experiences as an intelligence official and his personal claims into a public account of the programs he helped shape.
Upcoming podcasts interviewing Jay Stratton: @missmayim, @JackOsbourne and Jay's son, @TheJonStratton, whose own experiences are written about in "Skinwalkers at the Pentagon" and "Out of the Shadows." That will be a unique interview. I wish Ozzy were still alive because I'd like to see him interview Jay. 🤗🤘🏼🎸 I'm still hoping for @g_knapp (who's the most knowledgable and will ask the best questions) and @StevenBartlett, who has a massive following and will also ask great questions.
[Retweeted] Had a great time talking about my book and @ageofdisclosure with @seanhannity and @Dan_Farah. The podcast is coming soon. https://t.co/Fj1QweLPoM
Jay Stratton FINALLY reveals where he saw a Non-Human Entity with his own eyes - Psicoactivo #1198
[Retweeted] NEW EPISODE: Jay Stratton & Dan Farah Expose 80 Years of UFO Secrets [WATCH] https://t.co/HVtypOsAg6
I've corrected claims like this over and over since "The Age of Disclosure" trailer came out. Stratton has never said this. https://t.co/9vCSjoSIAu [Quoted] "[Jay Stratton], has now said he, personally, saw craft...like, walked into a hangar and there it is." ~Pines (I tweeted about this at the time. Stratton has NEVER said that and so many people got it wrong. Why?) @matthew_pines: "[Jay Stratton] has now, unambiguously, claimed he has physically seen non-human craft and non-human biologics....
Be careful where you get your information from. This confirms how poor Astral is at interpreting information and the words of people. In this case, Jay Stratt [Quoted] How many people heard Jay Stratton say on ‘Age of Disclosure’ he’d seen alien craft and beings and assumed it was inside a government program or hangar? Turns out it was personal sightings at Skinwalker Ranch. How long was that mystery hyped before we actually learned the details? And how many will be misled again when his sens...
🚨DID JAY STRATTON ACTUALLY SEE A RECOVERED UFO, OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES AT SKINWALKER RANCH? I've been looking into Stratton's recent interviews, and something is bugging me about his claims of personally seeing non human craft and beings. During his October interview with Bret Baier, Stratton was asked whether the US government possessed craft of non human origin. He said yes, and when Baier asked whether he'd personally seen one, Stratton replied that he'd seen both non hum...
[Retweeted] “Over 12.” Jay Stratton on the number of UAP craft he says the government has recovered. Full episode with former UAP Task Force Director @jaystratton and @ageofdisclosure filmmaker @Dan_Farah Farah out now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. https://t.co/nBqpyNSX60
[Retweeted] “Over 12.” Jay Stratton on the number of UAP craft he says the government has recovered. Full episode with former UAP Task Force Director @jaystratton and @ageofdisclosure filmmaker @Dan_Farah Farah out now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. https://t.co/nBqpyNSX60
Jay Stratton says the UFO craft and alien being he came face-to-face with were both at Skinwalker Ranch & not inside a government facility
