NASA announced in conference the creation of a department to study UFOs

UNAM denies having proven extraterrestrial life in a study presented by ufologist Jaime Maussan

The Institute of Physics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) denied this Wednesday that from its studies it can be asserted that two dissected bodies, shown yesterday by the ufologist Jaime Maussan in the Mexican Congress as “non-human beings”, belong to extraterrestrials, as the expert affirmed.

On Tuesday, two bodies were presented as proof of extraterrestrial life in the universe during the first public hearing, with the purpose of promoting a possible legislation on unidentified anomalous aerial phenomena in Mexico, better known as unidentified flying objects (UFO).

‘Alien corpses’ presented to congress in Mexico prompts wave of scepticism

The release of the report today comes at an interesting time given recent events involving claims involving extra-terrestrials. Just two days ago, Mexico’s Congress heard testimony suggesting aliens did exist – with journalist Jaime Maussan presenting two boxes with supposed mummies found in Peru.

He told the assembled lawmakers that he and others considered the figures to be “non-human beings that are not part of our terrestrial evolution.”

The shrivelled bodies with shrunken, warped heads left those in the chamber aghast and triggered a predictably frenzied reaction on social media.

Mr Maussan’s appearance in congress may have come as a surprise to some, however, given that his 2015 claim that a mummified body purported to be that of an alien found in Peru was later debunked after it was shown to be a human child.

The UFO footage captured by US Navy pilots

In 2020, the Pentagon declassified three videos of “unidentified aerial phenomena” which showed strange objects racing across the sky. The black and white videos were recorded by navy pilots – one in November 2004 and two in January 2015.

UFO transparency ‘the best weapon against conspiracy theories’

While some will likely find themselves disappointed by the contents of the forthcoming report, many consider such openness from the American space agency crucial in the ongoing battle against the burgeoning stream of unsubstantiated rumours surrounding unexplained phenomena and the possibility of extra-terrestrial activity.

An independent team of 16 researchers shared their preliminary observations in May, finding that existing data and eyewitness reports are insufficient to draw firm conclusions, while calling for more systematic collection of high-quality data.

Are there aliens out there? Very probably, says NASA

The focus of interest for so many of us following today’s soon-to-be-released report (which should be with us in less than half an hour now) is very straightforward. Do aliens exist? As previously discussed, it’s pretty unlikely we’ll get a definitive answer to that question – but it is certainly one that NASA has addressed before.

The NASA website says the organisation is committed to “exploring the solar system and beyond to help us answer fundamental questions about life beyond our home planet”.

Welcome to our live coverage of NASA’s release of a report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. Scientists at NASA will unveil their report on UFOs today just before 3pm UK time – or 10am at their headquarters in Washington DC.