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Mexican Air Force Incident

Film

Infrared cameras aboard a Mexican Air Force plane recorded several fast-moving lights near Campeche in 2004

Witnesses — Infrared cameras aboard a Mexican Air Force plane

Disclosure Rating — 6/10

  Surveillance mission

While searching for drug smugglers, a military aircraft detected up to eleven bright objects on FLIR cameras. The crew could not see them visually, though radar intermittently tracked the targets.

  Public release

The Defense Ministry released the footage to a television journalist, sparking debate over whether the lights were flares, methane pockets, or unknown craft. 12345

  References

  1. gob.mx

  2. televisa.com

  3. reuters.com

  4. mufon.com

  5. en.wikipedia.org

Occured on March 5, 2004

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