Mexican Air Force pilots filmed 11 unidentified flying objects in the skies over southern Campeche state, a Defense Department spokesman confirmed Tuesday.
A videotape made widely available to the news media on Tuesday shows the bright objects, some sharp points of light and others like large headlights, moving rapidly in what appears to be a late-evening sky.
The lights were filmed on March 5 by pilots using infrared equipment. They appeared to be flying at an altitude of about 3,500 meters (11,480 feet), and allegedly surrounded the Air Force jet as it conducted routine anti-drug trafficking vigilance in Campeche. Only three of the objects showed up on the plane's radar.
The crew was familiar with their route as they'd done it many times before.
Direct visual contact with the unknown craft was never made by anyone in the airplane. The available recording seems to have been filmed with something called FLIR gear, which is a type of infrared imaging equipment. It looks like regular video footage.
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The routine flight took place between Copalar, Chiapas and the State of Campeche. The encounter took place near Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche.
It was there that the aircraft, belonging to the 501st Air Squadron was performing its routine patrol when it suddenly detected the presence of an object on its radar at an elevation of 3500 meters, as well as through its infrared equipment (FLIR).
The airplane immediately pursued the object, which according to the video footage, lost itself in the clouds. Minutes later, the presence of other objects — for a total of 11 — was detected. They followed the aircraft and surrounded it.
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Mexico has an Air force?!?
Posted Jul-25-2007 Byan0n1mus1 (10.08) 
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Looks like headlights from a low riders gathering.
Posted Jul-25-2007 ByNewEngland (1265.66) 
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Mexicans see UFOs in everything.... remember these are the same people that see Jesus in a burrito.
Posted Jul-25-2007 ByJasen (78.64) Jasen View Channel Send Message
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It is pretty obvious when watching this video that it is taken above the clouds. This image is also caught in the infrared light spectrum, so if they were to put their video recorders on board the craft into colour mode, and capture regular light as we see it, these craft would not be visible, thus explaining the black and white image. Many UFO's are caught on the infrared spectrum. Anyone with an interest in learning more look up Infrared UFO's, or David Sereda. The guy's a bit cooky, but h More..
Posted Aug-10-2007 ByTortan (10.04) 
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It's the lights from the border patrol, they're looking for a way over.
Posted Jul-25-2007 By__Ender__ (76.10) 
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Mexico has planes?
Posted Aug-11-2007 ByKoraX (112.72) 
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This "UFO sight" has been explained few weeks later, there were some oil industries (don't know how to name them) on the sea, you can clearly see lights reflecting on the surface.
It seem that they are moving but it's just the perspective from the plane, with clouds in the middle, that gives you the false impression of moving light.
This vid in quite old anyway.
I was sorry when I knew that, it was an amazing footage somehow.
Posted Jul-25-2007 Byivanover (252.02) 
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Posted Aug-20-2007 Byfidelcastro (12.38) 
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Posted Jul-25-2007 Byjust breath (79.40) 
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what do they want in mexico? ships run on tequila?
Posted Sep-19-2007 Bygunner8888 (583.12) 
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Mexico has an Air force?!?
Posted 6 hours ago by "an0n1mus1" (R)
lol.
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