{"type":"events","slug":"2004-mexican-air-force-incident","title":"Mexican Air Force Incident","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2004-mexican-air-force-incident","description":"Infrared cameras aboard a Mexican Air Force plane recorded several fast-moving lights near Campeche in 2004","date":"2004-03-05T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Film"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":6,"lat":19.85,"lng":-90.5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Surveillance mission\n\nWhile searching for drug smugglers, a military aircraft detected up to eleven bright objects on FLIR cameras.[^1][^2] The crew could not see them visually, though radar intermittently tracked the targets.[^1]\n\n## Public release\n\nThe Defense Ministry released the footage to a television journalist, sparking debate over whether the lights were flares, methane pockets, or unknown craft.[^1][^3]\n\n[^1]: [CBS/AP: Mexican A.F. Pilots Film UFOs](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexican-af-pilots-film-ufos/)\n[^2]: [ABC News/Reuters: Mexico Air Force video creates UFO stir](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-05-12/mexico-air-force-video-creates-ufo-stir/1974376)\n[^3]: [Skeptical Inquirer: The Campeche, Mexico Infrared UFO Video](https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2004/09/22164651/p36.pdf)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2004-mexican-air-force-incident","title":"Mexican Air Force Incident","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/2004-mexican-air-force-incident","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Infrared cameras aboard a Mexican Air Force plane"]}