Was proof of alien life on display at the Mexican Chamber of Deputies the other week, or is it a hoax?
A few weeks ago, many were intrigued, a few concerned, but most made humorously skeptical about two purportedly non-human mummies that were displayed before the Mexican Chamber of Deputies (which is their equivalent to the US House of Representatives). If you have not heard, here is a recap. Jamie Maussan journalist and UFO enthusiast, who has made some outlandish and false stunts before the September 12 Mexico hearing presented two figures approximately 60cm long having 3 fingers and toes on each limb respectively and oddly shaped heads.[i] At some point in 2015 there seems to have been a special broadcast on Gaia that included mummified human remains which were touted as being alien.[ii] This particular special included Mr. Maussan and Dr. Benitez. Unfortunately, the remains were of a mummified human child.[iii] Furthermore, Mr. Maussan claims that in 2017 he had the Autonomous National University of Mexico test some samples of the current batch of non-humans and that they found them to be around 1000 years old and were not human. [iv] This is partly false. The National Autonomous University of Mexico responded then (June 2017) as it has again (September 2023) that they did carbon 14 dating that year (June 2017) and that they did not nor do they test for the origin of the sample or come into contact with the original sample source.[v]
Seemingly party to Mr. Maussan’s activities is Dr. Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez Director of the Scientific Institute for Health for the Mexican Navy, who was present in 2015, has stated that these are non-human remains. On Monday, September 18, 2023, he conducted tests including x-rays and CT scans and determined that the bodies were not manufactured, and all the bones came from the same organism. [vi], [vii], [viii]. “These bodies have no relation to human beings.” [ix]
According to many news outlets (you can google it yourself), say that scientists scoff at this stunt. Physics Professor Brian Cox thinks the specimen look too human stating: “It’s very unlikely that an intelligent species that evolved on another planet would look like us.” He also challenged a sample being sent to 23&me or another institute for independent verification.[x] Speaking of verification the Twitter account @gchavez101 has defended Mr. Maussan and Dr. Benitez posting links to three DNA studies, presumably pertaining to the specimens in question.[xi] The studies which were published a few weeks apart in July/August 2022 show the breakdown of DNA. The unidentifiable DNA in the samples are thus: Ancient0002 27.93%, Ancient 0003 2.62%, and Ancient 004 63.72%. However, unless I am missing something all three come back as Homo sapien. [xii], [xiii], [xiv]
What is new? Mr. Maussan may be under a criminal investigation as Leslie Carol Urteaga Peña of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture has filed a criminal complaint against Mr. Maussan as to how exactly he got the specimen, which are perceived to possibly be pre-Hispanic artifacts, out of Peru. Mr. Maussan clams he has done nothing wrong and will disclose that information in due time.[xv] This however is being met by Mr. Maussan with a suit for defamation against the Peruvian Ministry of Culture. It is his position that the people who brought the specimens out of Peru have all the legal documentation.[xvi]
Are the mummies proof of extraterrestrials? It is unclear at this point. Looking at pictures of the 2015 child mummy and the specimens show in Mexico, they do not look anything a like to me. The 2015 mummy is clearly human. The only avenue for a hoax is the specimen has been cobbled together from other animals, but Dr. Benitez is adamant it is not. Hopefully this will go to court and we can get some real answers.
[i] https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/09/the-unexpected-twist-in-mexico-man-s-discovery-of-two-alien-corpse-bodies.html
[ii] https://udebunked.blogspot.com/2015/05/
[iii] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alien-mummy-peru/
[iv] https://news.sky.com/story/mummified-alien-corpses-are-from-single-skeletons-and-were-not-assembled-mexican-doctors-say-12964858
[v] https://unamglobal.unam.mx/global_revista/el-instituto-de-fisica-de-la-unam-informa/
[vi] https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/lab-tests-carried-out-on-mexicos-alien-bodies-no-evidence-of-any-assembly-4405402
[vii] https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/mexico-alien-corpses-fake/
[viii] https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/09/the-unexpected-twist-in-mexico-man-s-discovery-of-two-alien-corpse-bodies.html
[ix] https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/peru-criminal-probe-ufo-expert-alien-corpses-mexico/
[x] https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/professor-brian-cox-gives-verdict-30944074
[xi] https://twitter.com/gchavez101/status/1701807938523074586
[xii] https://trace.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Traces/?view=run_browser&acc=SRR21031366&display=analysis
[xiii] https://trace.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Traces/?view=run_browser&acc=SRR20755928&display=analysis
[xiv] https://trace.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Traces/?view=run_browser&acc=SRR20458000&display=analysis
[xv] https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/peru-criminal-probe-ufo-expert-alien-corpses-mexico/
[xvi] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N233VwL1e4s&ab_channel=ImagenEntretenimiento
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