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UFO sightings in Mexico: 28 reports

SkyUnknown lists 28 UFO sightings in Mexico, from 1947 to 2023, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 26 cases, GEIPAN (CNES) for 1, and PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 1. The busiest year was 1957, with 4 cases.

Of the 2 cases with a conclusion from their source, 50% are explained (with certainty or probably) and 1 remains unidentified. The most frequent identified causes: satellites (1).

For the other 26 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

Most frequently named places: Gulf Of Mexico (2) and Gulf of Mexico (2).

cases
28
unidentified
1
period
1947–2023
sources
3
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Sightings by decade

3
1940s14
1950s9
1960s1
2000s1
2020s

Identified causes

For cases explained with certainty or probably.

All sightings

DatePlaceStatus
November 12, 2023MexicoExplained
September 12, 2003MexicoUnexplained
November 1965MexicoConclusion not available
January 1964Idaho-Mexico (West Coast US)Conclusion not available
May 1963Gulf of MexicoConclusion not available
August 1962Gulf of MexicoConclusion not available
July 1962VeracruzConclusion not available
September 196013 NM SSE Of MelroseConclusion not available
April 1960New Mexico-Texas AreaConclusion not available
March 1960Gulf Of MexicoConclusion not available
January 1960Gulf Of MexicoConclusion not available
November 1959S Of Punta CamposConclusion not available
December 1957Col AnahuacConclusion not available
November 1957Lower CaliforniaConclusion not available
November 1957Texas New Mexico AreaConclusion not available
March 1957RoswellConclusion not available
December 1955Colorado SpringsConclusion not available
July 1955Gulf of Mexico Off of New OrleansConclusion not available
February 1955CochiseConclusion not available
March 1954ChihuahuaConclusion not available
December 1953AlbuquerqueConclusion not available
December 1953Holloman AFBConclusion not available
August 1952Kirtland AFBConclusion not available
August 1952MexicoConclusion not available
March 1952S/W of Clovis AFBConclusion not available
August 1949TampicoConclusion not available
January 1949Texas, New MexicoConclusion not available
October 1947MexicoConclusion not available
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The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method