Imminent by Luis Elizondo

Imminent

Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs

Luis Elizondo, Christopher Mellon, William Morrow

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 20, 2024

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP)—reveals long-hidden secrets with profound implications for not only national security but our understanding of the universe.

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A grounded, readable look at the Pentagon’s UFO chase.
Genres
UFOs & Extraterrestrials, Intelligence & Spycraft, Military Lives
Published
HarperCollins, August 20, 2024

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP)—reveals long-hidden secrets with profound implications for not only national security but our understanding of the universe.

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Luis “Lue” Elizondo is a former senior intelligence official and special agent who was recruited into strange and highly sensitive US government program to investigate UAP. To accomplish his mission, Elizondo had to rely on decades of experience gained working some of America’s most classified programs. Even then, he was not prepared for what he would learn, including the truth about the government’s long shadowy involvement in UAP investigations, and the lengths officials would take to keep it a secret. For years, Elizondo and his colleagues found themselves on the front lines of what may be the greatest mystery and cover-up in history. Unidentified craft that seem to defy our knowledge of physics—within air, water, and space—have been operating with complete impunity since at least World War II. The military, the CIA, and even past presidents have known the truth that humanity is, in fact, not the only intelligent life in the universe. The nonhuman intelligence controlling these UAP are actively conducting surveillance on our most sensitive military installations, and have interfered with ongoing military and nuclear operations. US service members and intelligence officers who have encountered UAP have sustained serious medical injuries. And all of this is happening worldwide. The stakes could not be higher. Imminent is a first-hand, revelatory account inside the Pentagon’s most closely guarded secret and a call to action to confront humanity’s greatest existential questions.

Inside the Hunt

A grounded, readable look at the Pentagon’s UFO chase.

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  • Pentagon-facing UFO hunt
  • straightforward, accessible insider angle

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  • practical, plainspoken delivery
  • history-meets-contact intrigue

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UFOs & Extraterrestrials65%
Intelligence & Spycraft48%
Military Lives36%

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Publisher categories

  • Military Lives
  • Military Aviation
  • 20th-Century America
  • UFOs & Extraterrestrials
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  • Mind & Spirit
  • What We Can Know
  • Security Studies
  • Intelligence & Spycraft
Authors
Luis Elizondo, Christopher Mellon, William Morrow
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
August 20, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Military Lives