The Truth is Out There

July 2 is World UFO Day. Read about experiences, sightings, and legends with these interesting books.

Updated June 29, 2025
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Chariots of the gods : unsolved mysteries of the past
Dñiken, Erich von
Paper Book
THE SEVEN MILLION COPY BESTSELLER AS SEEN ON ANCIENT ALIENS * The groundbreaking classic that introduced the theory that ancient Earth established contact with aliens. Immediately recognized as a work of monumental importance, Chariots of the Gods<...

001.94 Daniken 2018

Area 51 : an uncensored history of America's top secret military base
Jacobsen, Annie.
Audiobook
This "compellingly hard-hitting" bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize finalist gives readers the complete untold story of the top-secret military base for the first time (New York Times).  It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it...

001.942 J156 2011

The 37th parallel : the secret truth behind America's UFO highway
Mezrich, Ben
Paper Book
This real-life The X-Files and Close Encounters of the Third Kind tells the true story of a computer programmer who tracks paranormal events along a 3,000-mile stretch through the heart of America and is drawn deeper and deeper into a vast conspiracy. Like "Agent Mulder"...

001.942 M579 2016

Blue book. Volume 1, 1961
Tynion, James, IV
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling and multi-Eisner award-winning co-creators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers. In Blue Book, teaming with artist Michael Avon Oeming and letterer Aditya Bidikar, Tynion presents what he calls his...

001.942 Tyrion, James IV


The unidentified : mythical monsters, alien encounters, and our obsession with the unexplained
Dickey, Colin
Paper Book
"Absolutely perfect for the current moment." --Buzzfeed America's favorite cultural historian and author of Ghostland takes a tour of the country's most persistent "unexplained" phenomena In a world where rational, scientific explanations are more...

130 Dickey 2020

The paranormal ranger : a Navajo investigator's search for the unexplained
Milford, Stanley, Jr.
Paper Book
*A NEW YORK TIMES PICK FOR TOP 22 NONFICTION BOOKS TO READ THIS FALL!* A Navajo Ranger's chilling and clear-eyed memoir of his investigations into bizarre cases of the paranormal and unexplained in Navajoland As a Native American with parents of both Navajo and...

133.1097 Milford 2024

Under alien skies : a sightseer's guide to the universe
Plait, Philip
Paper Book
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the universe? How would Saturn's rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what's the last thing you'd see before getting spaghettified? While traveling in person to most of these amazing...

520 Plait 2023


Frequently asked questions about the universe
Cham, Jorge
Paper Book
"Delightful, funny, and yet rigorous and intelligent: only Jorge and Daniel can reach this exquisite balance." --Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Helgoland You've got questions: about space, time, gravity, and the odds of meeting your...

523.1 Cham 2021

Light of the stars : alien worlds and the fate of the Earth
Frank, Adam
Paper Book
Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity's coming of age as we awaken to the possibilities of life on other worlds and their sudden relevance to our fate on Earth. Astrophysicist Adam Frank traces the question of alien life and intelligence from the ancient Greeks to the leading thinkers of...

523.1 Frank 2018

Alien earths : the new science of planet hunting in the cosmos
Kaltenegger, Lisa
Paper Book
"Kaltenegger's breezy narrative style invites you to experience with her the challenges and joys of being a scientist on the frontier of discovery." --Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History "Horizon-expanding... [Kaltenegger] has...

523.24 Kaltenegger 2024

Extraterrestrial : the first sign of intelligent life beyond Earth
Loeb, Abraham
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller | Wall Street Journal Bestseller | Publishers Weekly Bestseller | Publishers Marketplace 2020 Buzz Book  | Amazon Best Book of the Year | Longlisted for the 2022 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science...

576.839 Loeb 2021

UFO : the inside story of the US government's search for alien life here--and out there
Graff, Garrett M.
Paper Book
"One of the rare books on the topic that manages to be both entertaining and factually grounded." --The Wall Street Journal From the bestselling author of Raven Rock, The Only Plane in the Sky, and Watergate (finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history)...

999 Graff 2023


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