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Annie Jacobsen
Born (1967-06-28) June 28, 1967 (age 59)
Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materSt. Paul’s School
Princeton University
OccupationsJournalist, fiction writer
Websiteanniejacobsen.com

Annie Jacobsen (born June 28, 1967) is an American investigative journalist, author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. She writes for and produces television programs, including Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan for Amazon Studios and Clarice for CBS. She was a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times Magazine from 2009 until 2012.

Jacobsen writes about war, weapons, national security, and government secrets.[1] Jacobsen is best known as the author of the 2011 non-fiction book Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base, which The New York Times called "cauldron-stirring."[2] Kai Bird of The Washington Post has said that Jacobsen "writes sensational books by addressing popular conspiracies."[3]

Books

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Her 2011 book Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base, about Area 51, makes the claim that the Roswell UFO incident was a Soviet plot to induce War of the Worlds-style hysteria.[4] The New York Times called the book "noteworthy for its author's dogged devotion to her research."[2] Richard Rhodes, writing in The Washington Post, was more critical of her claim and its reliance on a single source, writing: "Jacobsen shows herself at a minimum extraordinarily gullible or journalistically incompetent."[5]

Jacobsen's 2014 book Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America[6] was called "perhaps the most comprehensive, up-to-date narrative available to the general public" about Operation Paperclip in a review by Jay Watkins for the CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence.[7] Operation Paperclip was included in a list of the best nonfiction books of 2014 by The Boston Globe.[8]

The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top Secret Military Research Agency,[9] was chosen as finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for History. The Pulitzer committee described the book as "a brilliantly researched account of a small but powerful secret government agency whose military research profoundly affects world affairs."[10] The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and Amazon chose Pentagon's Brain as one of the best non-fiction books of 2015.[11][12][13]

Her next book, Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis, was published in March 2017.[14]

In May 2019, she released Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins. Apple audiobooks noted Surprise, Kill, Vanish as one of the most popular audiobooks of 2019.[15] J. R. Seeger, a retired CIA case officer, reviewed the book, saying: "Jacobsen has a well-deserved reputation as a good writer and an excellent researcher,” but that "neither of the topics are discussed in anything resembling the detail required to understand the nuance of covert action."[16] Kai Bird writing for The Washington Post criticized the book as "sycophantic" towards CIA paramilitaries, and noted basic factual errors and misinterpretations of sources, including misidentifying the rank and branch of service of US president John F. Kennedy.[3]

In March 2024 Jacobsen published Nuclear War: A Scenario, a non-fiction, minute-by-minute reconstruction of a hypothetical nuclear exchange. The book was described as “terrifying” by The Wall Street Journal,[17] called “a terrifying story told in a devastatingly straightforward way” by The Guardian,[18] and hailed as “gripping [and] essential” by The New York Times.[19] The book is being adapted into a screenplay by director Denis Villeneuve.[20]

Television

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Jacobsen co-wrote three episodes of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan TV series for Amazon Studios. She was a consulting and writing producer on all of seasons one and two.[21]

In 2017, Amblin Entertainment and Blumhouse Productions bought the rights to her book Phenomena for a scripted TV series.[22]

On Flight 327

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Main article: Northwest Airlines Flight 327

In 2004, Jacobsen wrote an article about an incident she witnessed with a group of thirteen foreign nationals on board a flight from Detroit to Los Angeles. Two air marshals came out of cover during flight. FBI and homeland security agents met the aircraft when it landed.[23]

In May 2007, the Department of Homeland Security declassified a report about the flight. The men were identified as twelve Syrians, members of a musical group, and a Lebanese man, their promoter; all were traveling illegally on expired visas. Eight of the men had "positive hits" for past criminal records and suspicious behavior.[24] They were involved in an earlier incident on an aircraft which had them on the FBI watch list. However, the report noted that the musicians were not terrorists and law enforcement assessments at the time were appropriate.[25][26]

Works

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  • Terror in the Skies: Why 9/11 Could Happen Again. Spence Publishing Company, 2005, ISBN 1-890626-62-7.
  • Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base, Hachette Digital, Inc., 2011, ISBN 1-4091-4113-6.
  • Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America. Little, Brown. 11 February 2014. ISBN 978-0-316-22105-4.[27]
  • The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency. Little, Brown and Company. 2015. ISBN 978-0316371766. OCLC 900012161.
  • Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis. Little, Brown and Company. 2017. ISBN 978-0316349369.
  • Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins. Little, Brown and Company. 2019. ISBN 978-0316441438.
  • First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance. Dutton. 2021. ISBN 978-1524746667.
  • Nuclear War: A Scenario. Penguin Publishing Group. 26 March 2024. ISBN 978-0-593-47609-3.

References

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  1. ^ Jacobsen, Annie (2024-04-10). "'Nuclear war happens in seconds and minutes, not days and weeks': How I researched the end of the world". Penguin Books. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. ^ a b Maslin, Janet (May 15, 2011). "A Military Post's Secrets: Espionage, Not Aliens". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  3. ^ a b Bird, Kai (May 24, 2019). "Review | Truly unbelievable tales of derring-do and gruesome escapades at the CIA". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ Harding, Thomas (May 13, 2011). "Roswell 'was Soviet plot to create US panic'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  5. ^ Rhodes, Richard (2011-06-03). "Annie Jacobsen's 'Area 51,' the U.S. top secret military base". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  6. ^ Lower, Wendy (2014-02-28). "Willkommen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  7. ^ Watkins, Jay (September 2014). "Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program to Bring Nazi Scientists to America". Center for the Study of Intelligence. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  8. ^ "Best nonfiction of 2014". The Boston Globe. 2014-12-06. ISSN 0743-1791. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  9. ^ "The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency". Publishers Weekly. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  10. ^ "Annie Jacobsen". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  11. ^ "Notable nonfiction of 2015". The Washington Post. 2015-11-18. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  12. ^ "The best books of 2015". The Boston Globe. 2015-12-04. ISSN 0743-1791. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  13. ^ "Nonfiction - Best Books of 2015". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  14. ^ "PHENOMENA". Kirkus Reviews. January 23, 2017.
  15. ^ Jacobsen, Annie [@AnnieJacobsen] (November 21, 2019). "Apple Audiobooks reports SURPRISE, KILL, VANISH was one of the most popular audiobooks of the year. (!!)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Seeger, J.R. (September 2019). "Surprise, Kill, Vanish. The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators and Assassins". Center for the Study of Intelligence. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  17. ^ Herman, Arthur (2024-03-23). "'Countdown' and 'Nuclear War' Review: Apocalypse Deferred". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  18. ^ Borger, Julian (2024-03-31). "'My jaw dropped': Annie Jacobsen on her scenario for nuclear war". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  19. ^ Gewen, Barry (2024-03-24). "Let's Say Someone Did Drop the Bomb. Then What?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  20. ^ Thompson, Jaden (2024-04-04). "Denis Villeneuve and Legendary Developing 'Dune 3' and 'Nuclear War: A Scenario' Film Adaptation". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  21. ^ Wigler, Josh (2018-09-04). "'Jack Ryan' Season 2 Will Focus on the Decline of Democracy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-03-22). "Blumhouse TV & Amblin TV Team For 'Phenomena' TV Series Based On Book About ESP & Psychokinesis Experiments". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  23. ^ Harshaw, Tobin (May 30, 2007). "It's Not Paranoia If They're Really Out to Get You". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  24. ^ "Security flaws confirmed on Flight 327". The Washington Times. 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  25. ^ Mikkelson, David (May 28, 2007). "FACT CHECK: Annie Jacobsen 'Terror in the Skies', False". Snopes. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  26. ^ "Review of Department's Handling of Suspicious Passengers Aboard Northwest Flight 327" (PDF). Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General. March 30, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2018.[dead link]
  27. ^ Annie Jacobsen. "OPERATION PAPERCLIP". Kirkus Reviews.
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