2023 has been a significant year for alien hunters who have been making efforts to find evidence of extraterrestrial life. From some studies suggesting that aliens are likely to have been sending signals from the centre of Milk Way to Harvard Professor Avi Loeb claiming that an unidentified space object (UFO) has crashed into the Pacific Ocean, the year has seen scientists trying to gather the tiniest proofs which hint at the existence of aliens.

But what emerged as breakthroughs were a whistleblower's claim of the United States possessing UFOs and non-human bodies and Mexico Congress displaying two alleged 'alien corpses', which sparked debates around the existence of extraterrestrial living beings.

<h2>US' ‘multi-decade’ programme to capture UFOs</h2>

In one of the most shocking claims ever made by a whistleblower, Retired Maj. David Grusch in the US Congress said that the country has a secretive programme which retrieves unidentified flying objects and reverse engineers them.

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Grusch had stated that the head of a government task force on UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomena) had given him the task of identifying all highly classified programmes in 2019 which were related to the mission of the task force.

“I was informed in the course of my official duties of a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering programme to which I was denied access,” he had said. Grusch had added that the US had information regarding “non-human” activity since the 1930s. The claims made by Grusch were denied by the Pentagon.

<h2>Mexico’s ‘alien’ corpses</h2>

The story of whether aliens exist and if the US has UFOs in its possession took an interesting turn when two alleged 'alien corpses' were put on display in Mexico Congress in an unusual event, while the world wondered what these actually were. The corpses were said to have been retrieved from Cusco, Peru and are estimated to have been fossilised nearly 1,000 years ago.

Journalist and ufologist Jaime Maussan, who presented the corpses in windowed boxes, said, ''These specimens are not part of our terrestrial evolution… These aren't beings that were found after a UFO wreckage. They were found in diatom [algae] mines, and were later fossilised.''

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He further informed Congress that the two corpses' DNA samples had been tested and compared to other samples after which it was found that nearly 30 per cent of their DNA specimen was ''unknown''. &nbsp;In the X-rays of the alien corpses, eggs were also seen present inside one of the bodies, which also had rare metal implants. It was also claimed that corpses did not have any lungs or ribs.

NASA, however, decided to remain neutral on the matter, till the samples are not scientifically tested by them. They asked the Mexican government to hand them over the specimen so that they could study it and ascertain if it really had links to extraterrestrial beings.

Even though scientists and alien hunters moved with great speed in 2023 to solve curiosities around 'alien life', many questions still remain unresolved and may find a breakthrough in 2024.

(With inputs from agencies)

2023 has been a significant year for alien hunters who have been making efforts to find evidence of extraterrestrial life. From some studies suggesting that aliens are likely to have been sending signals from the centre of Milk Way to Harvard Professor Avi Loeb claiming that an unidentified space object (UFO) has crashed into the Pacific Ocean, the year has seen scientists trying to gather the tiniest proofs which hint at the existence of aliens.

2023 has been a significant year for alien hunters who have been making efforts to find evidence of extraterrestrial life. From some studies suggesting that aliens are likely to have been sending signals from the centre of Milk Way to Harvard Professor Avi Loeb claiming that an unidentified space object (UFO) has crashed into the Pacific Ocean, the year has seen scientists trying to gather the tiniest proofs which hint at the existence of aliens. But what emerged as breakthroughs were a whistleblower's claim of the United States possessing UFOs and non-human bodies and Mexico Congress displaying two alleged 'alien corpses', which sparked debates around the existence of extraterrestrial living beings. US' ‘multi-decade’ programme to capture UFOs In one of the most shocking claims ever made by a whistleblower, Retired Maj. David Grusch in the US Congress said that the country has a secretive programme which retrieves unidentified flying objects and reverse engineers them. Also read: DNA of Mexico's 'alien' corpses matches not with humans but unknown species: Analyst Grusch had stated that the head of a government task force on UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomena) had given him the task of identifying all highly classified programmes in 2019 which were related to the mission of the task force. “I was informed in the course of my official duties of a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering programme to which I was denied access,” he had said. Grusch had added that the US had information regarding “non-human” activity since the 1930s. The claims made by Grusch were denied by the Pentagon. Mexico’s ‘alien’ corpses The story of whether aliens exist and if the US has UFOs in its possession took an interesting turn when two alleged 'alien corpses' were put on display in Mexico Congress in an unusual event, while the world wondered what these actually were. The corpses were said to have been retrieved from Cusco, Peru and are estimated to have been fossilised nearly 1,000 years ago. Journalist and ufologist Jaime Maussan, who presented the corpses in windowed boxes, said, ''These specimens are not part of our terrestrial evolution… These aren't beings that were found after a UFO wreckage. They were found in diatom [algae] mines, and were later fossilised.'' Watch: NASA uses laser technology to send the first-ever cat footage from deep space He further informed Congress that the two corpses' DNA samples had been tested and compared to other samples after which it was found that nearly 30 per cent of their DNA specimen was ''unknown''. In the X-rays of the alien corpses, eggs were also seen present inside one of the bodies, which also had rare metal implants. It was also claimed that corpses did not have any lungs or ribs. NASA, however, decided to remain neutral on the matter, till the samples are not scientifically tested by them. They asked the Mexican government to hand them over the specimen so that they could study it and ascertain if it really had links to extraterrestrial beings. Even though scientists and alien hunters moved with great speed in 2023 to solve curiosities around 'alien life', many questions still remain unresolved and may find a breakthrough in 2024. (With inputs from agencies)

2023: A year when world saw ‘alien corpses’ and heard about US possessing UFOs

One of the corpses of aliens that were unveiled last week in Mexico Congress underwent several laboratory tests, including an X-ray and CT scan, as part of an investigation to determine whether they were man-made or real.

The tests that were completed on Tuesday (Sept 19) at a laboratory in Mexico City finally revealed that the mummified remains were not manufactured or tampered with in any way, suggesting that they might be real.

Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez, director of the Scientific Institute for Health of the Mexican Navy, said that the alleged bodies belonged to a single skeleton and were not assembled with animal or human bones.

He added that the laboratory tests have shown that “there is no evidence of any assembly or manipulation of the skulls”.

“[They] belong to a single skeleton that has not been joined to other pieces,” he said, reports The Telegraph.

He further said that his team found that one “was alive, was intact, was biological and was in gestation,” pointing to large lumps inside the alleged alien’s abdomen, which he suggested could be eggs.

Videos were released showing the team carrying out tests in one of the bodies that had an elongated head, two slanted eyes and a small upturned nose.

<h2>Mexican UFO expert conducts x-rays on 'non-human' beings presented at Congress</h2>

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<h2>Scientific community is still divided</h2>

The scientific community is still divided and is not convinced that the two corpses displayed last week by Mexican journalist and UFO enthusiast Jaime Maussan are real.

Several UFO and forensics experts have come out and slammed the claims as “unsubstantiated” and a “hoax”.

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Among the sceptics is British physics professor Brian Cox who has been calling for a sample to be sent to biologic tech company ‘23andMe’ for independent verification that the specimens are aliens, Sky News reports.

“It’s very unlikely that an intelligent species that evolved on another planet would look like us,” he said last week.

<h2>Peru govt launches probe</h2>

Another thing that has puzzled many is how the alien remains that were found near the Nazca Lines in Peru landed in the possession of Maussan.

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The Peruvian government has said they are pre-Hispanic objects and added that they have begun a criminal probe into how the bodies left the country.

Maussan, 70, however, said that he is innocent and has done “absolutely nothing illegal.”

He said he would reveal all “at an appropriate time.”

(With inputs from agencies)

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One of the corpses of aliens that were unveiled last week in Mexico Congress underwent several laboratory tests, including an X-ray and CT scan, as part of an investigation to determine whether they were man-made or real.

One of the corpses of aliens that were unveiled last week in Mexico Congress underwent several laboratory tests, including an X-ray and CT scan, as part of an investigation to determine whether they were man-made or real. The tests that were completed on Tuesday (Sept 19) at a laboratory in Mexico City finally revealed that the mummified remains were not manufactured or tampered with in any way, suggesting that they might be real. Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez, director of the Scientific Institute for Health of the Mexican Navy, said that the alleged bodies belonged to a single skeleton and were not assembled with animal or human bones. He added that the laboratory tests have shown that “there is no evidence of any assembly or manipulation of the skulls”. “[They] belong to a single skeleton that has not been joined to other pieces,” he said, reports The Telegraph. He further said that his team found that one “was alive, was intact, was biological and was in gestation,” pointing to large lumps inside the alleged alien’s abdomen, which he suggested could be eggs. Videos were released showing the team carrying out tests in one of the bodies that had an elongated head, two slanted eyes and a small upturned nose. Mexican UFO expert conducts x-rays on 'non-human' beings presented at Congress Scientific community is still divided The scientific community is still divided and is not convinced that the two corpses displayed last week by Mexican journalist and UFO enthusiast Jaime Maussan are real. Several UFO and forensics experts have come out and slammed the claims as “unsubstantiated” and a “hoax”. Also read | ‘Alien’ corpses believed to be 1,000 years old displayed during live public hearing in Mexico's Congress Among the sceptics is British physics professor Brian Cox who has been calling for a sample to be sent to biologic tech company ‘23andMe’ for independent verification that the specimens are aliens, Sky News reports. “It’s very unlikely that an intelligent species that evolved on another planet would look like us,” he said last week. Peru govt launches probe Another thing that has puzzled many is how the alien remains that were found near the Nazca Lines in Peru landed in the possession of Maussan. Also read | Experts sceptic over purported 'alien' bodies: 'Many elements made no sense' The Peruvian government has said they are pre-Hispanic objects and added that they have begun a criminal probe into how the bodies left the country. Maussan, 70, however, said that he is innocent and has done “absolutely nothing illegal.” He said he would reveal all “at an appropriate time.” (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Alien corpses unveiled in Mexico might be real after all, lab tests say

Alien corpses are the talk of the town. Questions are being raised over their authenticity. Are alien corpses man-made or real?

Alien corpses unveiled in Mexico might be real, says lab test

For Jaime Maussan, a Mexican journalist and longtime UFO enthusiast, they are one of the most important discoveries in the history of humankind.

But for many scientists these two tiny mummified bodies with elongated heads and three fingers on each hand, images of which were beamed around the world this week when they were&nbsp;presented to Mexico's Congress, are an already-debunked - perhaps criminal -&nbsp;stunt.

At Maussan's office, in the Mexico City business district of Santa Fe, staff members carefully carry the two closed boxes with glass lids containing the bodies into a green-screened studio, where Reuters had exclusive access on Friday.

Everyone huddles around to get a better look. The bodies appear ancient and share characteristics with humans: two eyes, a mouth, two arms, two legs. Maussan claims they were found around 2017 in Peru, near the pre-Columbian Nazca Lines.

He says he can prove they are unlike anything known on Earth. On social media and in the hearing, he shared scientific analysis and study results he argues proves the bodies are about 1,000 years old and not related to any known Earthly species.

One of them, described by Maussan as a female, was discovered to have eggs inside, he said.

"It is the most important thing that has happened to humanity," Maussan, 70, said of his crusade to bring awareness to the findings, sitting in his office that is heavily decorated with colorful alien-themed artwork and paraphernalia.

"I believe that this phenomenon is the only one that gives us the opportunity to unite," he added.

Elsa Tomasto-Cagigao, a respected Peruvian bio-anthropologist, is frustrated such claims are still being given publicity, citing similar alleged finds that were found to be frauds.

"What we said before still stands, they are presenting the same rehash as always and if there are people that keep believing that, what can we do?," she said by phone. "It is so crass and so simple that there is nothing more to add."

Previous such finds have been dismissed by the scientific community as mutilated mummies of pre-Hispanic children, sometimes combined with bits of animal parts.

David Spergel, former head of Princeton University's astrophysics department and chair of a NASA report into unidentified anomalous phenomena, said on Thursday that such samples should be made available for testing by the world's scientific community.

<h2>Testing conundrum</h2>

Maussan shared on social media and in his presentation the results of DNA and carbon dating tests that he said he commissioned on "the beings."

A Mexican scientist, at the request of Reuters, reviewed the results and concluded they indicated normal life on Earth.

Maussan told Reuters on Friday that the test results were not directly related to the two bodies that he showed Congress this week, however. In fact, he said, they were conducted on an entirely different body, known as Victoria, that remains in Peru.

"They were found in the same place. They have the same physical appearance, they are the same," Maussan said of Victoria and the two bodies he presented in Mexico. Testing was not done on those two bodies in order to avoid damaging them, he said.

Maussan is no stranger to controversy. He has made claims about other remains in the past that have been widely criticized. He participated in a 2017 TV documentary about other remains found near the Nazca Lines, which experts like Tomasto-Cagigao and paleontologist Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi have said appeared to feature doctored mummies.

Now, he has angered Peruvian officials.

Peruvian Culture Minister Leslie Urteaga has questioned how the specimens, which she said were pre-Hispanic objects, left Peru and says a criminal complaint has been filed.

"I'm not worried. I have done absolutely nothing illegal," Maussan said.

How the bodies arrived in Mexico is a question he says he cannot answer. Borrowed by Maussan for the hearing, they are in the possession of a Mexican man, who was in Maussan's office on Friday and who declined to be identified.

When asked how the bodies - whom he called Clara and Mauricio - came to be in his possession, the man replied only that he would reveal all "at the appropriate time."

Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez, Director of the Health Sciences Research Institute of the Secretary of the Navy, participated in the congressional hearing, bolstering Maussan's claims. Now joining him at his office, he calmly explained his interpretation of the science.

"Based on the DNA tests, which were compared with more than one million species ... they are not related to what is known or described up to this moment by science or by human knowledge," he said.

Julieta Fierro, the scientist at Mexico's National Autonomous University's (UNAM) Institute of Astronomy who reviewed Maussan's test results for Reuters, sees far less mystery in the data.

She said that the presence of carbon-14 in studies done by UNAM proves that the samples were related to brain and skin tissues from different mummies who died at different times.

The proportion of the radioactive carbon-14 isotope that is absorbed by living organisms into their tissue decays over time, which allows scientists to determine the approximate year of death of the specimen.

On other planets, the amount of carbon-14 in their atmospheres would not necessarily be the same as on Earth, she said.

All in all, the results "do not show anything mysterious that could indicate life compounds that do not exist on Earth," Fierro said.

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For Jaime Maussan, a Mexican journalist and longtime UFO enthusiast, they are one of the most important discoveries in the history of humankind. But for many scientists these two tiny mummified bodies with elongated heads and three fingers on each hand, images of which were beamed around the world this week when they were presented to Mexico's Congress, are an already-debunked - perhaps criminal - stunt.

For Jaime Maussan, a Mexican journalist and longtime UFO enthusiast, they are one of the most important discoveries in the history of humankind. But for many scientists these two tiny mummified bodies with elongated heads and three fingers on each hand, images of which were beamed around the world this week when they were presented to Mexico's Congress, are an already-debunked - perhaps criminal - stunt. At Maussan's office, in the Mexico City business district of Santa Fe, staff members carefully carry the two closed boxes with glass lids containing the bodies into a green-screened studio, where Reuters had exclusive access on Friday. Everyone huddles around to get a better look. The bodies appear ancient and share characteristics with humans: two eyes, a mouth, two arms, two legs. Maussan claims they were found around 2017 in Peru, near the pre-Columbian Nazca Lines. He says he can prove they are unlike anything known on Earth. On social media and in the hearing, he shared scientific analysis and study results he argues proves the bodies are about 1,000 years old and not related to any known Earthly species. One of them, described by Maussan as a female, was discovered to have eggs inside, he said. "It is the most important thing that has happened to humanity," Maussan, 70, said of his crusade to bring awareness to the findings, sitting in his office that is heavily decorated with colorful alien-themed artwork and paraphernalia. "I believe that this phenomenon is the only one that gives us the opportunity to unite," he added. Elsa Tomasto-Cagigao, a respected Peruvian bio-anthropologist, is frustrated such claims are still being given publicity, citing similar alleged finds that were found to be frauds. "What we said before still stands, they are presenting the same rehash as always and if there are people that keep believing that, what can we do?," she said by phone. "It is so crass and so simple that there is nothing more to add." Previous such finds have been dismissed by the scientific community as mutilated mummies of pre-Hispanic children, sometimes combined with bits of animal parts. David Spergel, former head of Princeton University's astrophysics department and chair of a NASA report into unidentified anomalous phenomena, said on Thursday that such samples should be made available for testing by the world's scientific community. Testing conundrum Maussan shared on social media and in his presentation the results of DNA and carbon dating tests that he said he commissioned on "the beings." A Mexican scientist, at the request of Reuters, reviewed the results and concluded they indicated normal life on Earth. Maussan told Reuters on Friday that the test results were not directly related to the two bodies that he showed Congress this week, however. In fact, he said, they were conducted on an entirely different body, known as Victoria, that remains in Peru. "They were found in the same place. They have the same physical appearance, they are the same," Maussan said of Victoria and the two bodies he presented in Mexico. Testing was not done on those two bodies in order to avoid damaging them, he said. Maussan is no stranger to controversy. He has made claims about other remains in the past that have been widely criticized. He participated in a 2017 TV documentary about other remains found near the Nazca Lines, which experts like Tomasto-Cagigao and paleontologist Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi have said appeared to feature doctored mummies. Now, he has angered Peruvian officials. Peruvian Culture Minister Leslie Urteaga has questioned how the specimens, which she said were pre-Hispanic objects, left Peru and says a criminal complaint has been filed. "I'm not worried. I have done absolutely nothing illegal," Maussan said. How the bodies arrived in Mexico is a question he says he cannot answer. Borrowed by Maussan for the hearing, they are in the possession of a Mexican man, who was in Maussan's office on Friday and who declined to be identified. When asked how the bodies - whom he called Clara and Mauricio - came to be in his possession, the man replied only that he would reveal all "at the appropriate time." Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez, Director of the Health Sciences Research Institute of the Secretary of the Navy, participated in the congressional hearing, bolstering Maussan's claims. Now joining him at his office, he calmly explained his interpretation of the science. "Based on the DNA tests, which were compared with more than one million species ... they are not related to what is known or described up to this moment by science or by human knowledge," he said. Julieta Fierro, the scientist at Mexico's National Autonomous University's (UNAM) Institute of Astronomy who reviewed Maussan's test results for Reuters, sees far less mystery in the data. She said that the presence of carbon-14 in studies done by UNAM proves that the samples were related to brain and skin tissues from different mummies who died at different times. The proportion of the radioactive carbon-14 isotope that is absorbed by living organisms into their tissue decays over time, which allows scientists to determine the approximate year of death of the specimen. On other planets, the amount of carbon-14 in their atmospheres would not necessarily be the same as on Earth, she said. All in all, the results "do not show anything mysterious that could indicate life compounds that do not exist on Earth," Fierro said. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

A close encounter with the 'alien bodies' in Mexico

Mexican lawmakers&nbsp;heard testimony of a journalist and researcher who displayed what he asserted were over 1000 years old two bodies of "non-humans" during a congressional hearing, but experts have raised scepticism over the claims.

The alleged mummified remains were displayed in two small cases on Tuesday (September 12), marking the first time the Mexican Congress has addressed the possibility of extraterrestrial life.&nbsp;

The supposed corpses had greyish skin and human-like facial features, with three fingers in hand. They were brought by Jaime Maussan, a Mexican journalist and researcher who claims&nbsp;to have discovered them in Peru in 2017.&nbsp;

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During the session called by ruling party lawmaker Sergio Gutierrez, Maussan said, "They are non-human beings. We don't want to call them extraterrestrials because we don't know." Gutierrez defended the event as being in the "public interest".&nbsp;

Maussan claimed, "It's the queen of all evidence. That is, if the DNA is showing us that they are non-human beings and that there is nothing that looks like this in the world, we should take it as such."&nbsp;

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<h2>Experts are sceptic over the claims&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>

Maussan had also made similar claims in Peru in 2017, but he didn't unveil the bodies publicly at the time.&nbsp;

However, according to a report from the country's prosecutor's office, the bodies were&nbsp;found to have been "recently&nbsp;manufactured dolls, which have been covered with a mixture of paper and synthetic glue to simulate the presence of skin".&nbsp;

Julieta Fierro, who is a researcher at the Institute of Astronomy at Mexico's National Autonomous University, was one of those who expressed scepticism. On Wednesday, Fierro added that many elements of the data "made no sense".&nbsp;

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Fierro further clarified that the claims by the researchers that her university supported their discovery were false.&nbsp;

She added that scientists would require more advanced technology than the X-rays they claimed to employ to assess whether the allegedly calcified remains were "non-human".&nbsp;

As quoted by NBC News, she said: "Maussan has done many things. He says he has talked to the Virgin of Guadalupe. He told me extraterrestrials do not talk to me like they talk to him because I don't believe in them."&nbsp;

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Mexican lawmakers heard testimony of a journalist and researcher who displayed what he asserted were over 1000 years old two bodies of "non-humans" during a congressional hearing, but experts have raised scepticism over the claims. The alleged mummified remains were displayed in two small cases on Tuesday (September 12), marking the first time the Mexican Congress has addressed the possibility of extraterrestrial life. The supposed corpses had greyish skin and human-like facial features, with three fingers in hand. They were brought by Jaime Maussan, a Mexican journalist and researcher who claims to have discovered them in Peru in 2017. Also read: NASA's UFO study team to reveal its findings on Thursday. Here's how to watch live During the session called by ruling party lawmaker Sergio Gutierrez, Maussan said, "They are non-human beings. We don't want to call them extraterrestrials because we don't know." Gutierrez defended the event as being in the "public interest". Maussan claimed, "It's the queen of all evidence. That is, if the DNA is showing us that they are non-human beings and that there is nothing that looks like this in the world, we should take it as such." Also read: Six out of 9 planetary boundaries breached, Earth increasingly becoming uninhabitable for humans: Scientists Experts are sceptic over the claims Maussan had also made similar claims in Peru in 2017, but he didn't unveil the bodies publicly at the time. However, according to a report from the country's prosecutor's office, the bodies were found to have been "recently manufactured dolls, which have been covered with a mixture of paper and synthetic glue to simulate the presence of skin". Julieta Fierro, who is a researcher at the Institute of Astronomy at Mexico's National Autonomous University, was one of those who expressed scepticism. On Wednesday, Fierro added that many elements of the data "made no sense". Watch: ‘Catastrophic flooding’ batters Massachusetts × Fierro further clarified that the claims by the researchers that her university supported their discovery were false. She added that scientists would require more advanced technology than the X-rays they claimed to employ to assess whether the allegedly calcified remains were "non-human". As quoted by NBC News, she said: "Maussan has done many things. He says he has talked to the Virgin of Guadalupe. He told me extraterrestrials do not talk to me like they talk to him because I don't believe in them." (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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