Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
This is the journal of the Institute of Hispanic Ufology
(IHU), presenting UFO and paranormal cases from
Thursday, January 31,
2008
Mexico
Source:
www.analuisacid.com
Date:
01.31.08
*** A report
by Ana Luisa Cid and Jesus
The
city of
The event took place in the early morning hours of December
31, 2007 in the town of
Eyewitness accounts suggest that drivers halted their vehicles
all the way to the
According to the newspaper
story, witnesses to the phenomenon complained of eye irritation despite the fact
that they saw it at a considerable distance. Not only that, but there is also
talk of fluctuations in the level of electric power in spite of the fact that no
voltage changes were detected at the electric substation belonging to the
Comision Federal de Electricidad.
Many people took photos and videos with
their cameras and cellphones, but their recordings were affected and distorted
by an alleged magnetic force. They added that even the pictures taken with
analog cameras were overexposed.
According to the newspaper article:
“The object was seen by most of the population, ranging from small children to
the elderly and entire families, seen at considerable distances by the
luminosity that affected the eyes of many residents and the fact that the
electric levels of all the homes dropped whenever the light’s intensity
increased, ranging from a soft shade of light blue to a white and phosphorescent
blue, acquiring yellow, orange and soft red tones....”
Many video
recordings exist in spite of this, taken by people who managed to record it from
their homes at a distance of 4 or 6 kilometers away. The footage shows a round
light, whether white or light blue, with strange figures at its core that were
described-- by those who peered at the object through binoculars – as something
resembling a cat or a being with horns, causing the greatest degree of fear
among the locals, rendering them unable to sleep for the two following nights.
The sighting was not made known beyond the confines of the town until the first
days of this week, although reports of alleged meteorite activity had been
received from Amojileca and Xochipala on January 1st. Residents of Mezcala say
that the inclement weather – strong, cold winds – could have been caused by the
luminous UFO which appeared to have landed on the hill known as Pie de Mina in
the wilderness known as “La V”, from where it was filmed by many locals with
their diminutive Handycams and who were clearly afraid that something awful
would happen, or that the vehicle’s crew would harm them.
Alfonso Ramirez
Maya, 35, a farmer and board-layer, had a chance to film the UFO with his video
camera and his daughter’s cell phone. He showed us the images taken, and those
in which the light can be seen moving, but with deformations of the images on
the cellphone. The white light resembles a balloon that changes shape, despite
their best efforts at remaining steady. The images were obtained from their
house on Calle Francisco Villa n/n, Colonia Cabeza de Culebra, 5 km from the
sighting one kilometer distant from the
Another
person who had the opportunity to record a video was Jesus Santana Hernandez,
who filmed the UFO as it flew over the community, but sent the video to
However, they
are all willing to discuss the experience after being told that an effort is
underway to document the sighting, and even willing to accompany a research
group to the site, as it is a rugged terrain filled with rattlesnakes and
scorpions. Many of the people interviewed, among whom were serious individuals
of all ages, youths and even children, offered interpretations of the story that
agreed with one another's regarding the sighting of the light on the hill and
its transit over the community of Mezcala, further agreeing with the fear and
consternation they experienced for the 30-hour span in which the “flying saucer”
was present.
Many residents of this community stated that there were
several occasions in which some people tried to reach the place where the UFO
touched down. In the night and evening of January first, when up to 20 or 30
pickup trucks laden with people tried to reach the sight were the light could be
seen, the light simply went dark. There exists, however, the report of a group
that came within fifty meters of the vessel described as a flying saucer, whose
color was similar to that of brilliant, galvanized sheet metal, with a whitish
or light blue light. These people brought with them video and still cameras, but
their vehicles were left without power, with no electricity and stalled engines.
Furthermore, camera batteries were inexplicably drained despite having been
charged, and returned to normal operating conditions later on.
Bold
youths who dared approach the UFO clearly heard two dry, metallic sounds
emerging from the interior of the alleged craft. This spooked them into hiding
under their pickup trucks and even made them weep like children, as they
believed the occupants would emerge to seize them. This fear prompted them to
flee the site as best they could, and they refuse to talk about
it.
Closer images were obtained from videos taken from the slopes of Pie
de Mina – one kilometer distant – where the object can be seen as larger,
resembling a large white circle of encapsulated light. Symbols can be made out,
and even the shape of a face drawn on a card by another witness, having the
shape of a feline or a horned being that appears to be at the center of the
light.
To many businessmen in downtown Mezcala, and food vendors who
witnessed the phenomenon from the early hours of December 31, also saw the
gathering of people who had set out to see the UFO phenomenon and who offered
their versions about what it could be. There were many who recorded videos or
took photos, but after the novelty wore off, they became disaffected after
making the trip in groups of pickup trucks – accompanied by two local sheriffs –
without finding anything. To calm the populace down, they said [the sighting ]
had been caused by the clash of high voltage wires that entwined in the strong
wind.
The owner of a budget store says that sales declined because people
became frightened, and that Mezcala looked “like a ghost town” as many of its
residents fled out of fear, believing that harm would befall them because the
vehicle remained on the hillside, emitting powerful flashes skyward even in
broad daylight. There are even those who say that another light above appeared
to blink, as if communicating the one below. This made them fear the worst, and
contributed to restless sleep for two nights.
There is much more evidence
of the extraordinary event, known as a Close Encounter of the 2nd Kind (CE-2), a
variety of eyewitness accounts from an entire community stricken with terror by
the tremendous light that lit all of the nearby hills, and even caused the
city’s own electric lights to dwindle, all of this amid strong winds and the
cold nights of early 2008.
In order to reach the landing site of the
luminous UFO, it is necessary to walk for several hours or reach the site on
all-terrain vehicles, since there could be evidence of some sort to be found
where the UFO remained for 30 hours, all the while flashing its
lights.
It should be noted that the area has various mineral and metal
deposits, such as uranium, cobalt, gold, silver and copper. [...] A more
thorough investigation of what appears to be a genuine UFO case must be
performed, verifying if there were any traces left behind at Pie de Minas hill,
in the “La V” wilderness of the community of Mezcala, Municipality of Zumpango
del Rio, state of Guerrero. Other reports involving strange phenomena have been
received from other municipalities early this year.
(Text submitted by
reporter Javier Francisco Reyes)
Translation (c) 2008, S. Corrales, IHU -
Special thanks to Ana Luisa Cid)
