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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Monster hunters : on the trail with ghost hunters, bigfooters, ufologists, and other paranormal investigators
Krulos, Tea
Paper Book
Do ghosts exist? What about the Bigfoot, or Skinwalkers? And how will we ever know? Journalist Tea Krulos spent over a year traveling nationwide to meet individuals who have made it their life's passion to hunt down evidence of entities that they believe exist, but that others might shrug off...

001.94 K939 2015

Area 51 : an uncensored history of America's top secret military base
Jacobsen, Annie.
Paper Book
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

UFO investigations manual : UFO investigations from 1892 to the present day
Watson, Nigel
Paper Book
UFOs have been a global phenomenon from the late 19th century to the present day. The UFO Investigator's Manual examines many UFO investigations worldwide by looking at the government reports, both official and secret, that have attempted to explain the "otherworldly". This...

001.942 W335 2013

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

The zoologist's guide to the galaxy : what animals on earth reveal about aliens--and ourselves
Kershenbaum, Arik
Paper Book
From a noted Cambridge zoologist, a wildly fun and scientifically sound exploration of what alien life must be like, using universal laws that govern life on Earth and in space. Scientists are confident that life exists elsewhere in the universe. Yet rather than taking a...

576.83 Kershenbaum 2021

Life beyond earth
Ferris, Timothy.
DVD
This PBS video, hosted by science writer Timothy Ferris, explores the research and activities of the scientific community as it searches for signs of extraterrestrial life. The video contains two volumes: Are We Alone? and Is Anybody Listening'. The first volume examines the case for life on other...

576.839 Ferris 2000

The little book of aliens
Frank, Adam
Paper Book
"With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life." --Carlo Rovelli, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics From astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions...

576.839 Frank 2023

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

Out there : a scientific guide to alien life, antimatter, and human space travel (for the cosmically curious)
Wall, Michael (Biologist)
Paper Book
In the vein of Randall Munroe's What If? meets Brian Green's Elegant Universe, a senior writer from Space.com leads readers on a wild ride of exploration into the final frontier, investigating what's really "out there." We've all asked ourselves the question....

576.839 Wall 2018

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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