Riley Lee Martin (May 9, 1946 – December 22, 2015)[1][2][3] was an American self-described alien contactee, author and radio host.

Martin was the author of the book The Coming of Tan,[4] which describes his life and his alleged alien visitation.

[8] Martin's official Facebook fan page[9] and Twitter feed[10] announced his death on January 5, 2016, although it had occurred in December 2015.

[11] On their album The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness, Jedi Mind Tricks released a song titled "Books of Blood: The Coming of Tan" featuring El Eloh.

[citation needed] The plot of season 2, episode 3 of Brickleberry, "Woody's Girl," revolves around a follower of a cult that worships Lord "Tarzishian," which talks about re-joining the "mothership," and chants of "oh-qa-tanzin-wan."