UFOs and Related Subjects (Lynn Catoe, 1969)

Firsoff, Valdemar Axel. Life beyond the earth. New York, Basic Books, Inc.,
1963. 320 p.
Origin of life on earth and elsewhere is discussed, its subsequent evolution and
present condition, and such forms of it as deviate most from human standa!'ds
and thereby promise insight into alien structures that may exist on other
worlds. Range of environments are examine-.1 \Jithin which life as we know
it is JY'SSible as well as organic chemistries til:U: would be viable in environ-
ments where terrestrial life could not exist.
Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de. Entretiens sur la pluralite des mondes. Paris,
Editions de la Nouvelle France, 1945. 201 p.
Combines a popular defense of Copernican aatronomy and Cartesian physics with
an amusing and fanciful discussion of the plurality of inhabited worlds.
Hayatsu, Ryoichi. Orgueil met~orite--organic nitrogen contents. Science, v. 146,
Dec. 4, 1964: 1291-1293.
Analysis of Orgueil meteorite is described in detail. Purines, amino derivates
of sym-triazine and substituted guanidines are isolated and identified by
chromatographic, spectroscopic, and other techniques. ResuJts are discussed
in terms of value as evidence of extraterrestrial life.
Heintze, Carl. Search among the stars. Princeton, N. J. , Van Nostrand, 1966,
175 p.
Non-technical speculative discussion of whether there is intelligent llfe in the
universe.
Holmes, David C. The search for life on other worlds. New York, Sterling
Publishing Co. , 1966. 240 p.
Non-technical discussion of man's pla1:!e in the cosmos and possibility of
intelligent life throughout the universe.
Horowitz, Norman. Is there life on other planets? Engineering and science,
v. 2~: Mar. 1961: 11-15.
Possible existerice on Mars and Venus of terrestrial form of living matter
baseci on proteins and nucleic acids is discussed.
Huang, Su-Shu. Occurrence of life in the universe. American scier.tist, v. 47,
Sept. 1959: 397-402.
Prerequisites for the occurrence of life, especially in an advanced form, are
discussed in the light of current knowledge of the stars and thei::· evolution.
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