Jaime Maussan’s Alien Corpses

By Maxim W. Furek

Weirdness hung in the air. In September 2023, journalist and self-proclaimed UFO expert Jaime Maussan and former U.S. Navy pilot Ryan Graves appeared before the Congress of Mexico.

The meeting was Mexico’s first public congressional hearing on UAPs, convened immediately after the July 26, 2023, UAP congressional hearings in the United States. The hearing was to debate UAP language in the Aerial Space Protection Law. If approved, Mexico would become the first nation to acknowledge alien life’s existence on Earth formally.

But the Mexican gathering immediately took a turn into the bizarre after Maussan wheeled in two caskets that displayed the remains of what he claimed were two ancient “nonhuman” alien corpses.

The mummified extraterrestrials were housed in two glass display cases for lawmakers to observe. The creatures had tiny bodies, three-fingered hands, and elongated heads. José de Jesús Zalce Benítez, a forensic expert and a military doctor, walked Congress through scans of the alleged alien bodies. He stated the aliens had big brains and eyes, “which allowed for a wide stereoscopic vision,” and lacked teeth, so they likely only drank and did not chew.

Maussan explained that fossilized bodies of ancient phytoplankton algae were uncovered in 2017 in a mine in Cusco, Peru. He said that carbon-14 dating by The National Autonomous University of Mexico revealed them to be 700 and 1,800 years old. Experts using X-rays discovered that one model had what appeared to be eggs or ovaries while the other had implants made of the rare metal Osmium. Maussan asserted that more than 30% of the specimens’ DNA was “unknown” and “not part of our terrestrial evolution.” He testified the bodies were nonhuman, that one was pregnant, and that DNA evidence would prove the specimens were not of this planet:

*This is the first time (extraterrestrial life has been presented in such a form, and I think there is a clear demonstration that we are dealing with nonhuman specimens that are not related to any other species in our world…These are not mummies. These are complete bodies that have not been manipulated.*

“Unsubstantiated Stunt”

But, on the day after the Mexican congressional hearing, Ryan Graves, the outspoken executive director of the Americans for Safe Aerospace organization, said that he was unhappy about being put on a platform to present his account alongside Maussan’s alien “stunt.” Graves said the Mexico hearing was an “unsubstantiated stunt” that discredited the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena issue. Graves accepted the invitation to testify before Mexican lawmakers “to keep up the momentum of government interest in pilot experiences with UAP” but concluded:

*Unfortunately, yesterday’s demonstration was a huge step backwards for this issue. My testimony centered on sharing my experience and the UAP reports I hear from commercial and military aircrew through ASA’s witness program. I will continue to raise awareness of UAP as an urgent matter of aerospace safety, national security, and science, but I am deeply disappointed by this unsubstantiated stunt.*

Graves was not the first to call out Maussan for dubious claims. Some of Maussan’s other revelations have proven to be false. Maussan had presented similar claims about alleged alien remains—dismissed by scientists as ancient Peruvian mummies or llama skeletons. Earlier in January 2023, Maussan claimed that a photo of a supposed UFO hovering over the FC Juárez soccer stadium showed “a ship of nonhuman origin.” A soccer fan’s photo of an unknown dark object close to a bright setting sun behind Estadio Olympico Benito Juárez caused the sensation. A close-up of the tiny dark speck looked similar to a “flying saucer. The computer-enhanced photo showed a smooth, dark, almond-shaped object, according to Maussan:

*I share that the case was analyzed with AI equipment, and everything indicates that we are facing an unidentified anomalous phenomenon, “UAP.” Given all of the above, I think it is a SHIP of nonhuman origin. *

In 2015, he unveiled what was alleged to be an alien body unearthed in Nazca, Peru. Later, that “alien” discovery was debunked, and the mummified corpse was shown to be that of a human child with a head deformity. Anthropologists have explained that similar elongated skulls resulted from an ancient practice of artificial cranial deformation:

*As a part of what could be an ancient religious ritual, young children had their heads bound in cloth, rope, and even wooden boards, according to snopes.com <http://snopes.com>. *

After the embarrassment of Maussan’s outlandish claims, Mexico’s scientific community fought back. On September 19, 2023, they gathered for a conference, asking a simple question: “Extraterrestrials or Llama Skeletons? Science responds to the charlatans and the gullible.”

Alejandro Frank, a professor of mathematical physics at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and the host of the event, summed things up:

*Faced with the serious problems we are experiencing in Mexico and the entire planet, starting with climate change, war, and pandemics, it is sad to gather to talk about the misdeeds of a professional charlatan.*

During his presentation, Maussan credited UNAM scientists for conducting “carbon-14 analysis.” UNAM has since distanced itself from “any subsequent use, interpretation, or misrepresentation of the results.” In a statement, UNAM said it was essential that the search for alien life be approached “with the support of scientific research institutions and following the rigorous ethical standards inherent to research.” Maussan’s appearance in Congress was the opposite of that.

Frank addressed Maussan’s “decades of ridiculous conspiracy claims” and the ridicule inflicted on the reputation of the Mexican scientific community:

*What is at stake here is whether our country will follow science, or superstitions and quackery.*

In an example of courage and solidarity, the Mexican scientific community has provided the world with a template honoring science above pseudoscience. Jaime Maussan’s alien corpses are not visitors from another planet but creations of an attention-seeking hoaxer who was caught red-handed.

 — Maxim W. Furek is an avid student of the paranormal. His eclectic background includes aspects of psychology, addictions, and rock journalism. He has a master’s degree in Communications from Bloomsburg University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Aquinas College. He has written numerous books on paranormal themes, such as *Coal Region Hoodoo: Paranormal Tales from Inside the Pit, Flying Saucer Esoteric: The Altered States of Ufology, *and* The Lost Tribes of Bigfoot.*

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