This book reveals how the U.S. has been secretly implementing public policy concerning extraterrestrial life without the awareness of the U.S. Congress, the general public and even senior national security officials. The revelations in this book will come as a profound shock to many. That will be especially so for public policy professionals who have mistakenly believed that seniority, responsibility and merit determine access to a country"s most deeply hidden national security secrets. This book prepares the general public for the truth about extraterrestrial life, and how select government agencies in the U.S. and elsewhere have secretly implemented public policy over six decades. The hope is that exposing such information will inspire the general public to seek to participate in an informed way in future public debate over appropriate public policy on extraterrestrial life.