# Loeb 2022: On the Possibility of an Artificial Origin for 'Oumuamua

> Abraham Loeb, 2022. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The artificial reading in its author's most considered form.

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# On the Possibility of an Artificial Origin for 'Oumuamua

Abraham Loeb, 2022. _Astrobiology_.

Loeb's peer-reviewed statement of the case: every natural reading invokes an object of a type never seen before, each has quantitative shortcomings, so an artificial origin must be considered; the Galileo Project is to gather data on similar objects. Astrobiology 22, 1392-1399.

**1I/'Oumuamua** Articledoi: **[10.1089/ast.2021.0193](https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2021.0193)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The artificial reading in its author's most considered form.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[Yes, or at least the anomalies together favour an artificial object, such as a lightsail.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oumuamua/answers/ANS0CSKCMWT3KCY/yes-or-at-least-the-anomalies-together-favour-an-artificial)

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[All natural readings invoke an object of a type never seen before.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oumuamua/evidence/EVD0CSKCN4M5XQ0/all-natural-readings-invoke-an-object-of-a-type-never-seen)

Evidence

EVD

[1I/'Oumuamua](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oumuamua)

The mystery article

MYS

[Does any observation of 'Oumuamua require a non-natural explanation?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oumuamua/questions/QST0CSKC0CJ74DR/does-any-observation-of-oumuamua-require-a-non-natural)

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## Cite it

```
Loeb, A. (2022). On the Possibility of an Artificial Origin for 'Oumuamua. Astrobiology. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2021.0193
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2021.0193)

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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