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Life on Mars ALH84001
On 7 August 1996, President Bill Clinton announced that NASA scientists claimed they may have found evidence of life on Mars after examining meteorite ALH84001 (recovered from the Alan Hills region of Antarctica on 27 December 1984 by Roberta Score).

 

 

 

Sections below

1. Web Resources

2. Book References

3. Other material

 

Web Resources

There is a rapid turnover of UFO material on the Internet. Many links to material on UFO websites quickly become out of date. Therefore, instead of giving many links to specific webpages I have instead included below a search box which can be used to search various leading UFO websites at the same time. You can then click on tabs at the top of the search results to list only results from forums, only results from websites I have labelled as "skeptical" etc. I have included tabs for a couple of specific websites that I find particularly useful, including the valuable archives of the UFO UpDates email discussion List. The relevant websites are all listed in the discussion of the "UFO Searchillion" search engine in Section 2.4 of the "Free UFO Researcher Starter Pack" and continues to evolve...

 

The relevant search box is one of the two main tools on this website which are intended to help reduce the amount of reinvention of the wheel within UFOlogy. The other main tool is the collection of tables of references to discussion of UFO incidents, personalities and other matters in various books. Those tables can be sorted by author, length and date. I hope these tools are useful.

 

 

 

Book References

The table below includes references to relevant discussions in UFO/SETI books noted by Isaac Koi during a review of approximately 963 UFO/SETI books during the period 2003-2006 (with a few later additions). The table can be sorted by author, date and length of discussion by clicking on the relevant word in the top line of the table.

Many of the tables of references on this website are considerably longer than the references to books found on most other UFO websites. Indeed, some are probably the longest that have been collated in relation to some events and personalities. Together with the "UFO Searchillion" search box, I hope that these tables are found to be a useful contribution to UFOlogy.

For discussion of ALH84001 see the following:

 

Year

Discussion by:

 

No. of Pages

1999

Achenbach, Joel in his “Captured by Aliens” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 29 (in Chapter 2), 128-140 (Chapter 12 generally), 141-143, 144-146 (in Chapter 13), 304 (in Chapter 31), 355-356 (in Chapter 36), 382-383, 396 (in the Notes) of the Simon and Schuster hardback edition.

26

1998

Aczel, Amir in his “Probability 1” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 97-106 (in Chapter 5) of the Little Brown hardback edition.

10

1998

Alnor, William M in his “UFO Cults and the New Millenium” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 75 (in Chapter 4) of the Baker softcover edition.

1

1997

Ashpole, Edward in his “Where is Everybody?” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 61-67 (in Chapter 5) of the Sigma Press softcover edition.

7

2000

Bergreen, Laurence in his “The Quest For Mars” (2000) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 9, 29 (in Chapter 1), 38-39, 44-58 (in Chapter 2), 73 (in Chapter 3), 139 (in Chapter 6), 187-188, 191-192, 208-209, 210 (in Chapter 8), 271-274, 278-282 (in Chapter 10), 301 (in Chapter 11) of the Harper hardback edition.

38

1997

Bizony, Piers in his “The Exploration of Mars: Searching for the Cosmic Origins of Life” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 14 (in the Foreword), 109-126 (in Chapter 5), 127 (in Chapter 6) of the Aurum softcover edition.

20

1998

Boss, Alan in his “Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New Solar Systems” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 200-203, 216 (in Chapter 17) of the Wiley hardback edition.

5

1999

Chambers, Paul in his “Life On Mars” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 128, 132, 133, 134 (in Chapter 10), 135-154 (in Chapter 11 generally), 155-164 (in Chapter 12 generally), 165, 167-170, 173, 174 (in Chapter 13) of the Blandford hardback edition.

41

 

1999

Clark, Andrew J H and Clark, David H in their “Aliens“ (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 3-5 (in the Prologue) of the Fromm hardback edition.

3

2000

Clark, Stuart in his “Life on Other Worlds and How to Find It” (2000) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 90, 94-99 (in Chapter 7) of the Springer hardback edition.

7

2002

Cohen, Jack and Stewart, Ian in their “Evolving the Alien” (2002) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 4 (in Chapter 1) of the Ebury Press hardback edition.

1

2000

Darling, David in his “The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia” (2000) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 11, 29 (in the entry entitled “ALH 84001”), 29 (in the entry entitled “ballistic panspermia” of the Three Rivers softcover edition.

3

2003

Darling, David in his online encyclopedia, “The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy and Spaceflight” (2003) in the entry entitled “Martian ‘fossils’ controversy”. The relevant entry is available online at:

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/M/Marsfossils.html

1

2003

Darling, David in his online encyclopedia, “The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy and Spaceflight” (2003) in the entry entitled “ALH84001”. The relevant entry is available online at:

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/ALH84001.html

1

2000

Davies, Paul C W in “Many Worlds” (2000) (edited by Stephen J Dick) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 17 (in Part 1, in the unnumbered chapter entitled “Biological Determinism, Information Theory, and the Origin of Life”) of the Templeton Foundation softcover edition.

1

1998

Davies, Paul in his “The Fifth Miracle” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages xi-xii, xx (in the Preface), 151, 170-177, 181 (in Chapter 8), 196-197 (in Chapter 9) of the Penguin Press hardcover edition.

15

1998

Dean, Jodi in her “Aliens in America” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 21 (in the Introduction) of the Cornell University softcover edition.

1

2001

Denzler, Brenda in her “The Lure of the Edge” (2001) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 24 (in Chapter 1) of the California hardback edition.

1

1997

Devereux, Paul and Brookesmith, Peter in their “UFOs and Ufology – the first 50 years” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 6, 8-10 (in the Introduction) of the Blandford softcover edition.

4

2000

Dick, Steven J in “Many Worlds” (2000) (edited by Steven J Dick) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 194 (in Part 3, in the unnumbered chapter entitled “Cosmotheology: Theological Implications of the New Universe”) of the Templeton Foundation softcover edition.

1

1998

Dick, Steven J in his “Life on Other Worlds“ (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 1-3 (in the Introduction), 65-68 (in Chapter 2) of the Cambridge hardback edition.

7

1997

DiGregorio, Barry E in “Mars: The Living Planet” (1997) (by Barry E DiGregorio with Gilbert V Levin and Patricia Ann Straat) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 202-203 (in Chapter 5), 242-243, 252 (in Chapter 7), 256-264, 283 (in Chapter 8) of the Frog hardback edition.

15

1999

Goldsmith, Donald in “Are We Alone in the Cosmos” (1999) (edited by Ben Bova and Byron Preiss) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 4-5 (in the Introduction) of the ibooks softcover edition.

2

1997

Goldsmith, Donald in his “The Hunt For Life On Mars” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) generally, particularly at pages xv-xvii (in the Preface), 3-21, 25-26 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “The Day the World Changed”), 29-33, 44-50, 53-54, 59 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “The Story Of A Rock”), 63-94 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “The Evidence In The Rock” generally), 97-118 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “The Defense Cross-Examines” generally), 152-153 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “The Origin of Life”), 192 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “Can Life Exist on Mars Now?”), 212-214, 217 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “Future Missions to Mars”), 225, 231-232, 233, 239, 242 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “Science As A Way of Life”) of the Dutton hardback edition.

106

2001

Goodwin, Simon with Gribbin, John in their “XTL” (2001) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 107 (in Chapter 3) of the Weidenfeld & Nicolson softcover edition.

1

1997

Halpern, Paul in his “The Quest For Alien Planets” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 2-3 (in the Introduction), 39-42 (in Chapter 1) of the Plenum Trade hardback edition.

6

1998

Hancock, Graham in his “The Mars Mystery” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 3 (in Chapter 1), 17-23 (in Chapter 2) of the Crown hardback edition.

8

1999

Hennessey, Roger in his “Worlds Without End : The Historic Search for Extraterrestrial Life” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 122-123 (in Chapter 11) of the Tempus hardback edition.

2

1998

Jakosky, Bruce in his “The Search for Life on Other Planets” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 142-159 (in Chapter 9 generally) of the Cambridge University softcover edition.

18

2000

Koerner, David & LeVay, Simon in their “Here Be Dragons” (2000) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 75-82 (in Chapter 3) of the Oxford softcover edition.

8

1999

Kurland, Michael in his “The Complete Idiot's Guide to Extraterrestrial Intelligence” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 218 (in Chapter 20) of the Alpha Books softcover edition.

1

2001

Lamb, David in his “The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence : A Philosophical Inquiry” (2001) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 3 (in the Introduction), 104-106 (in Chapter 4) of the Routledge softcover edition.

4

1997

Larson, Bob in his “UFOs and the Alien Agenda” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 44-49 (in Chapter 3) of the Nelson softcover edition.

6

1998

Lemonick, Michael in his “Other Worlds“ (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 18-20, 25 (in the Introduction), 207-223 (in Chapter 12 generally), 244 (in Chapter 13) of the Simon & Schuster hardback edition (with the same page numbering in the Simon & Schuster softcover edition).

22

2000

Leslie, John in “Many Worlds” (2000) (edited by Stephen J Dick) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 119 (in Part 2, in the unnumbered chapter entitled “Intelligent Life in the Universe”) of the Templeton Foundation softcover edition.

1

1997

Levin, Gilbert V in “Mars: The Living Planet” (1997) (by Barry E DiGregorio with Gilbert V Levin and Patricia Ann Straat) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 300-301 (in Chapter 9, by Gilbert V Levin) of the Frog hardback edition.

2

1999

Levitt, Norman in his “Prometheus Bedeviled: Science and the Contradictions of Contemporary Culture” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 233 (in Chapter 11) of the Rutgers hardback edition.

1

1998

Mannion, Michael in his “Project Mindshift” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 262 (in Chapter 11) of the Evans hardback edition.

1

1997

Michaels, Susan in her “Sightings: UFOs” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 230-231 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “Life on Mars”) of the Fireside softcover edition.

2

1997

Missler, Chuck and Eastman, Mark in their “Alien Encounters: The Secret behind the UFO Phenomenon” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 9-11 (in Chapter 1), 193-194 (in Chapter 9) of the Koinonia House softcover edition.

5

1998

Moore, Patrick in his “On Mars” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 156-157, 158-161 (in Chapter 12) of the Seven Dials softcover edition.

6

1999

Papagiannis, Michael in “Are We Alone in the Cosmos” (1999) (edited by Ben Bova and Byron Preiss) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 206, 208 (in Chapter 5) of the ibooks softcover edition.

2

1998

Parker, Barry in his “Alien Life” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 87-102 (in Chapter 6 generally) of the Plenum Trade hardback edition.

16

1998

Pickover, Clifford in his “The Science of Aliens” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 117-118 (in Chapter 5) of the Basic Books hardback edition.

2

2003

Pillinger, Colin in his “Beagle” (2003) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 46, 71-75 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “Is there Life on Mars?”) of the Faber and Faber hardback edition.

6

1996

Pope, Nick in his “Open Skies, Closed Minds” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 238 of the Pocket Books paperback edition (in the Aterword – written after publication of the hardback edition).

1

1997

Pope, Nick in his “The Uninvited” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 135 (in Chapter 7) of the Simon and Schuster hardback edition, with the same page numbering in the Pocket Books paperback edition.

1

1999

Poundstone, William in his “Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 378-380 (in the chapter entitled “Seattle 1995-96”) of the Owl Books softcover edition.

3

1996

Price, Robert in his “UFOs Over Hampshire and the Isle of Wight” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 109 (in File 11) of the Halsgrove softcover edition.

1

1997

Randles, Jenny in her “Alien Contact – The First Fifty Years” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 137 (in the chapter entitled “1996”) of the Collins and Brown hardback edition.

1

1997

Rux, Bruce in his “Hollywood Vs. the Aliens” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 31-32 (in the Introduction) of the Frog softcover edition.

2

1998

Sagan, Carl in his “Billions and Billions” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 52-53 (in Chapter 5) of the Headline softcover edition.

2

1999

Shapiro, Robert in his “Planetary Dreams” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 152-159, 162 (in Chapter 7) of the Wiley hardback edition.

9

1997

Shawcross, Tim in his “The Roswell File” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 222 (in Chapter 16) of the Bloomsbury softcover edition.

1

1998

Shostak, Seth in his “Sharing the Universe” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 6 (in Chapter 1), 32-33 (in Chapter 2), 189-190, 199 (in Chapter 9) of the Berkeley Hills softcover edition.

6

1997

Spencer, John and Spencer, Anne in their “True Life Encounters – Alien Contact” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 26, 27 (in Chapter 2) of the Millenium paperback edition.

2

2001

Story, Ronald in “The Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters” (2001) (edited by Ronald Story) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 330-331 (in an entry entitled “Mars rock”) of the New American Library softcover edition, at pages 323-324 of the pdf edition (with the same page numbering in the Microsoft Word edition).

2

2001

Story, Ronald in “The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters” (2001) (edited by Ronald Story) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 400 (in an entry entitled “Mars rock”) of the Robinson softcover edition.

1

1998

Swords, Michael D in Jerome Clark’s “The UFO Encyclopedia: The Phenomenon from the Beginning - 2nd edition” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) in Volume 1:A-K at page 369 (in an entry entitled “Extraterrestrial Hypthothesis and Science”) of the Omnigraphics hardback edition.

1

2004

Tonnies, Mac in his “After the Martian Apocalypse” (2004) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 34 (in Chapter 2) of the Paraview Pocket Books softcover edition.

1

2000

Ward, Peter and Brownlee, Don in their “Rare Earth” (2000) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page xxiii (in the Introduction), 11-12 (in Chapter 1) of the Copernicus softcover edition.

3

2002

Webb, Stephen in his “Where is Everybody?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox” (2002) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 45 (in Chapter 3) of the Copernicus hardback edition.

1

1999

White, Michael in his “Alien Life Forms : Sci-Fi Explained” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 20-21 (in Chapter 1) of the Penguin paperback edition.

2

1998

White, Michael in his “Life Out There” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 1-5, 7, 8, 9-19 (in Chapter 1), 34 (in Chapter 2), 192 (in Chapter 10) of the Little, Brown & Co hardback edition.

20

1997

Wilkinson, David in his “Alone in the Universe?” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 16 (in Chapter 1), 29-31 (in Chapter 2) of the Monarch softcover edition.

4

1998

Wolfendale, Arnold in “The Search for Extraterrestrial Life” (1998) (edited by Peter Day) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 6-8 (in the unnumbered first chapter) of the Oxford hardback edition.

3

1998

Wright, Susan in her “UFO Headquarters” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 197-198 (in Chapter 10) of the St Martin’s Press softcover edition.

2

1999

Zubrin, Robert in his “Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 111-113 (in Chapter 6) of the Tarcher Putnam hardback edition.

3

1996

Zubrin, Robert in his “The Case for Mars” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 307-323 (in the Special Addendum) of the Simon & Schuster softcover edition.

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