Riley Lee Martin (May 9, 1946 – December 22, 2015) was an American self-described
alien
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** Enemy alien, the above in times of war
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contactee
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, author, and
radio host
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. Martin was the author of the book ''The Coming of Tan'',
[
] which describes his life and his alleged alien visitation. He hosted ''The Riley Martin Show'' on the
Sirius XM Radio
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channel
Howard 101. He appeared on ''
The Howard Stern Show
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'' and was considered part of the
Wack Pack.
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Biography
Martin stated on his website that he "was born May 9, 1946, in
Mississippi
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to a family of
sharecropper
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Sharecropping has a long history and there are a wide range ...
s of African American and Native American descent". He claimed he was first visited by aliens in November 1953, near the
St. Francis River while living in
Arkansas
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.
Martin characterized his interaction with the aliens as positive. The ''Biaviian'' alien ''O-Qua Tangin Wann'' (also known as ''Tan''), is listed as the co-author of his book.
He asserted that a significant amount of knowledge was
upload
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ed into his brain by the aliens within a matter of minutes, including 144,000 different alien "symbols".
Martin claimed that these aliens, flying aboard 'The Great
mother ship
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Examples include bombers converted to carry experimental airc ...
', gave him this knowledge so that he could produce and sell hand-drawings of these symbols, which were to allow passage aboard the Mother Ship when the Earth was to have been
'transformed' in 2012.
Besides his Sirius show, Martin hosted a weekly Internet radio show, ''The Official Riley Martin Radio Show''.
Martin's official Facebook fan page and Twitter feed announced his death on January 5, 2016, although it had occurred in December 2015. The producer of his radio show told
TMZ that Martin had died "a few days before Christmas".
References in other media
On their album ''
'',
Jedi Mind Tricks released a song titled "Books of Blood: The Coming of Tan" featuring El Eloh. The track is about aliens and features a short speech by Martin.
Riley Martin was featured in an episode of ''
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory
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On September 17, 2013, it was announced that ''Fantasy Factory'' was renewed for a sixth season, which premiere ...
''.
See also
*''
Coast to Coast AM
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''
*
Extraterrestrial life in culture
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*
Grey alien
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*
UFO
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References
External links
Riley Martin.comThe Riley Martin ShowRileyMartinizer.com – Translates web pages and text into "Riley-Speak"
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1946 births
2015 deaths
African-American people
American radio personalities
Contactees
Outsider artists
People from Natchez, Mississippi