“Dick Russell traces eight decades of official secrecy around a phenomenon my father tried to bring to light. Drawing on his own interviews and a long trail of documents, he tells the story of the people who kept asking and the institutions that preferred they stop.”

—Paul Hynek, coauthor of The UFO Technology Handbook

“I was delighted to learn that Dick Russell planned to explore the story of Dr. Andrija Puharich in this important new book. An often-overlooked figure, Puharich occupies a singular and vital place in the history of UFO research. It takes a writer with Dick’s passion, curiosity, and keen investigative eye to give this extraordinary story the attention it deserves.”

—Greg Mallozzi, filmmaker, Mind Traveler

“What if the greatest secret in human history has been hiding right in front us all along? For eighty years, the truth about UFOs has been buried beneath layers of government secrecy, intelligence operations, scientific intrigue, and an extraordinary campaign of denial. Now, the walls of silence are beginning to crack. In UFOs and the Secret Government, New York Times bestselling investigative journalist Dick Russell takes readers on an explosive journey into the shadowy world of classified programs, presidential secrets, mysterious encounters, and courageous whistleblowers who risked everything to reveal what they believe the government has concealed. Who really controls the secrets? Why have presidents allegedly been kept in the dark? And what happens when the truth can no longer be contained? The question is no longer simply whether we are alone. It's who knows the answer—and why they haven't told us.”

—Geoff Cruickshank, former Australian intelligence analyst