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Mexican Congress UAP hearing shows disputed 'non-human' bodies

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Aerial view of the Legislative Palace of San Lazaro in Mexico City
Mexico's Legislative Palace of San Lazaro, seat of the Chamber of Deputies that held the hearing ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At Mexico's first congressional UAP hearing, journalist Jaime Maussan displayed two small mummified bodies he claimed were non-human. UNAM said its lab had only carbon-dated samples and drew no conclusions about origin; scientists widely called the bodies a hoax.

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  1. OfficialComunicado del Instituto de Fisica (LEMA) sobre la datacion de momias del PeruUNAM Direccion General de Comunicacion Social / 2023-09-13
  2. PressAncient 'non-human' alien bodies found in mines, UFO expert saysNewsweek / 2023-09-13

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Happened 12 Sep 2023. First made public 4 months later (12 Jan 2024).

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  2. 12 Jan 2024Peruvian forensic experts say Nazca 'alien' bodies are dolls - first made public

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