Mexico's UFO Reports: From 1883 Sun Observations to 2004 Infrared Footage

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Mexico’s notable UFO sightings span 1883 to 2004, including José Bonilla’s sun-crossing objects later identified as geese, the Coyame incident with alleged UFO–aircraft collision and cover-up claims, and a 2004 Campeche infrared sighting, illustrating the ongoing clash between believers like Jaime Maussan and skeptics like Michael Shermer who offer mundane explanations.

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UFO sightings in Mexico - Wikipedia

Mexico's UFO history spans from 1883, when astronomer José Bonilla photographed hundreds of dark objects crossing the Sun (later attributed to geese) and is often cited as the earliest UFO image, through a 1974 Coyame incident involving a reported UFO–airplane collision and subsequent controversy, to a 2004 Campeche sighting in which Mexican Air Force infrared observations and a defended videotape prompted Jaime Maussan to claim alien visitation while Michael Shermer cautioned that sightings could have mundane explanations, illustrating an ongoing debate between enthusiasts and scientists about genuine unidentified phenomena versus misidentifications of aircraft, natural events, or man-made signals.