Hair of the Alien: DNA and Other Forensic Evidence of Alien Abductions (Paperback)

by Bill Chalker (Author) "The abduction story that Peter Khoury tells is awash with many of the bizarre features typical of alien abduction stories from around the world..." (more)
Key Phrases: Peter Khoury, Credo Mutwa, Vicki Klein (more...)

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One of the barriers to accepting stories of alien abduction is the complete lack of unambiguous physical evidence showing the events were real and not a bizarre fantasy. But that may no longer be true. In July 1992, an Australian abductee named Peter Khoury had an encounter in his own home with two odd but humanlike female beings. The experience was brief but possessed some disturbing sexual aspects, and afterward Khoury found a strand of hair wrapped around his penis. Recognizing this as a rare opportunity to test the claim that aliens are creating hybrids composed of both alien and human genetic material, ufologist Chalker obtained the sample and submitted it to a team of biochemists for forensic DNA analysis. Two separate tests confirmed that the hair was human but had some peculiar traits, which Chalker admits isn't enough to prove an extraterrestrial hybrid program; but it's sufficiently weird to warrant further study. He reviews some other abduction cases that involve sexual contact and provides the Khoury DNA test results in an appendix. George Eberhart
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Product Description
Shocking. Controversial. Unprecedented. A case unlike any other in the annals of UFO investigation, DNA research, or alien abduction.

Sydney, Australia. July 23, 1992. Twenty-eight-year-old Peter Khoury was awoken by what appeared to be two females -- both striking and unearthly -- kneeling on his bed. What transpired between them was a physical assault as bizarre and disorienting as it was unnatural. Then, as quickly as they had arrived, they vanished. Khoury had become one of a legion of alien abductees with inexplicable experiences, but this particular incident stood apart from all the others. This time, there was evidence -- two strands of white-blonde hair from one of the females.

Khoury's case would result in the very first forensic DNA analysis of "alien abduction" evidence and revealed an extraordinary biological anomaly -- one genetically close to human yet almost impossibly far from the human mainstream. A gripping account of one of the great mysteries of our time, Hair of the Alien brings us closer than ever before to understanding our past, our origins, and our place in the universe.

The results are nothing less than startling.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (July 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743492862
• ISBN-13: 978-0743492867
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #805,559 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Important, October 2, 2005

By	Eric Sanberg (Berwyn, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I used to gobble up UFO books with both hands. The problem was that there was really too much literature out there and too much of it simply did not withstand the test of time. There was a lot off shoddy research and shoddy investigation. I suppose one shouldn't be surprized. It's a complex phenomenon and there are a lot of misleading avenues and dead ends. There is also a lot of evidence to support nearly any view you want to take concerning the subject. So...over the past number of years I've tried to limit my readings to books that seem to have a higher level of scholarship. And, as many of the earlier works were a bit of a shotgun blast, I attempted to read books that were a bit more narrowly focused, and to see where (if anywhere) research was heading.
I'm not certain why I grabbed this book off the shelf. I'm not familiar with the author or his place in the UFO community. The subject did, however, have an interesting premise. Anyway...I bought, read it, and really liked it. This is an important piece of work to add to the pile of extant literature on the subject. It is the first time (that I know of) that DNA testing has been used to try and verify the objective reality of an alien contact/abduction. The case is interesting and the follow-up satisfies my sense of professionalism.
Though this case might be merely the next "display" the alien intelligances are laying before us, it still constitutes physical, testable stuff to work with. Something we've had little of in the past.
Also important was the author's reviving of the possible link between alien encounters and those encounters experienced by other cultures throughout the world and history. Particularly with stories originating in the British Isles. Other investigators such as Jerome Clarke have attemted this in the past, but there is a somewhat stronger case being made of it in this book.
My only quibble with the book (and it's a minor one) is the outline. I'm not certain why Chalker arranged things as he did. There are hoax cases thrown in among the more verifiable portions for no reason I can determine other than his wanting to show his readership that he knows a false story when he sees one. Other than that it is a scholarly work that deserves its place as the next rung in a ladder leading to the possible solution to one of the most perplexing riddles of our time.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What happened to the biochemists?, February 19, 2006

By	Paranoid Reviews - See all my reviews

I find it astonishing that one can draw any conclusion that what was found was alien (book title)? The analysis tells us, that this was simply Human DNA. A rare Chinese type DNA and a possible rare Basque/Gaelic type DNA (p77) or this rare Asian Mongoloid DNA (p78 & p224) take your pick. And the author tells us that it is - rare, grafted, CCR5 protein and so on, who said this was rare... it sounds all very human too me. With a population of 1,306,313,812 (July 2005 Ethnic groups - Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1%) in china today, I can tell you nothing is rare.

The central story is suspended by one miserable thread, for example, how does Chalker identify what is or is not alien hair/DNA? How could you tell unless you took it off a recognised alien to do a match? In fact the hair looks very human too me (see book images).

I am also suspicious when an author tries to anchor or graft their hypothesis onto what seems to be another profession, by a reference or association with that profession. In this case a law and police investigation process. For example Chalker uses the word "Forensic" 70 times. When in fact, Chalker is not trained in Forensic Science nor do we find anyone listed in the book trained in the profession.

Then we have this mystery called "forbidden science" (p67) and the "Invisible college" (p67). Now I can understand the problems that would come about if a scientist steps out on a limb and works outside the mainstream, but in this case Chalker's DNA analysis if processed in an accredited laboratory would be fully backed by that institution, so the need for anyone being put out to burn is redundant, the laboratory would stand by its results, they analysed a "hair sample" that is all, nothing odd about that. But no, Chalker works in a mystery, when in fact the whole process is everyday normal and the need for these mysteries is stupid.

So that brings me to who did the analysis, well from what we can find out.... I don't know? A group called Anomaly Physical Evidence Group (APEG) (p70) did the analysis? Again nothing, not one person or laboratory name, who are these biochemists? So how does the reader verify the credentials of the technical work? Not very forensic to me. And if this was an astonishing discovery, one would expect "Biochemists" would jump on a paper to take the credit. But no... they are going to work through the author (Public face p70), well that's what the author tells us. He even tells us that it is "my APEG team", that is right readers "my"? (p190).

So what was the start point to the Alien Hair find? Well would you believe Khoury, in his own words: "I had a head injury, and I was on a lot of medication" (p23) - Hit on the head! And hit with a shovel or should I say shovels (p24)! Can you find any hints of a prosaic cause, well I can! Then Khoury tells us that he was taking Codeine Phosphate (p24) and as he states "lots". Did you know that one of the side effects of lots of Codeine is hallucinations? But the author does not list any side effects. Then add in Prozac and Voltarin. What happened to the medical reports or even a doctor's name? Nothing, zero, zip.

Forensic my eye, Khoury did his own sample collection and then placed that in a plastic bag (p25), so how did Chalker proved that it came from Khoury's body?

The book does cover other well known cases, my favourite and I would say the best case is the Kelly Cahill encounter (1993) (p50). However, rather than read it in this book, try and find Cahill original book (Encounter, Harper Collins, 1996, ISBN 0732257840), it is very good and worth the effort.

I could go on, but there are too many things to list. I think the author has over stepped his position or qualifications (Chalker is not a biochemist) and tried an interesting form of word association to sell us a weak story that stands on a lot of "Ifs & Buts" around hidden so called APEG mystery biochemists.

(Digital Version)

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4.0 out of 5 stars No title, February 16, 2006

By	UFO Investigator (Missouri) - See all my reviews

Chalker proves his point with a well documented book. This is well worth reading.