State Department UAP Cable 005, Mexico, September 16, 2003
Official description
On September 12, 20023 the Mexican Congress heard testimony on UAP from experts related to the debate about an Aerial Space Protection Law, which, if approved, would make Mexico the first country to formally acknowledge the presence of alien life on earth. Experts asked legislators to recognize UAP, guarantee airspace security, and allow UAP to be studied. They presented to alleged alien corpses and videos of Mexican pilot’s encounters with fast-moving flying objects during flight. Disagreement about the efficacy and validity of the purported alien corpses.
✦ AI summary
NOTE: despite the case ID referencing 2003, the cable itself is dated September 16, 2023 (MRN: 23 MEXICO 2544). This is a declassified State Department 'Weekly Political Blotter' from AMEMBASSY Mexico City covering September 11-15, 2023, mostly routine Mexican domestic politics (MORENA presidential contender dispute involving Marcelo Ebrard, INE electoral commission appointments, Mexico City security secretary changes, cartel killings of prosecutors in Guerrero, a Jalisco gubernatorial campaign launch). Item 11, titled 'Mexican Congress Hears Testimony on Alien Life,' is the relevant UAP content: on September 12, 2023, the Mexican Congress heard testimony on unidentified aerial phenomena from Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan and former U.S. Navy pilot Ryan Graves (who had previously testified before the U.S. Congress), as part of a hearing to debate UAP-related language in Mexico's Aerial Space Protection Law - which, if approved, would make Mexico the first country to formally acknowledge alien life on Earth. Experts asked legislators to officially recognize UAP, guarantee airspace security, and permit UAP study; they also presented two alleged alien corpses and videos of Mexican pilots' encounters with fast-moving unidentified objects. The cable notes that after the hearing, Graves criticized the corpse display as detracting from his and other pilots' genuine UAP experiences, expressing disappointment with what he called Maussan's 'unsubstantiated stunt,' and states that scientists have previously discredited earlier alleged alien corpses presented by Maussan. A photo caption references Maussan presenting the remains to Congress (credited to Reuters).
Generated with AI from the official file — may contain errors.
▸Transcript(7 of 7 pages legible)
[PAGE 1] UNCLASSIFIED MRN: 23 MEXICO 2544 Date/DTG: Sep 16, 2023 / 160150Z SEP 23 From: AMEMBASSY MEXICO Action: WASHDC, SECSTATE Routine E.O: 13526 TAGS: PGOV, PREL, ASEC, TSPA, KJUS, KCRM, MX Captions: SENSITIVE Reference: A) 23 MEXICO 2468 B) 23 MEXICO 2166 C) 23 MEXICO 2346 Subject: (U) Mexico: Weekly Political Blotter, Sep 11-15 (U) Mexico: Weekly Political Blotter, Sep 11-15 1. This edition of Mission Mexico's Political Blotter features: Ebrard Challenges MORENA Election, Threatens to Leave Party; INE Names Commission Members Ahead of 2024 Election; Mexico City Security Secretary Steps Down, Might Run for Mexico City Head of Government; Pablo Vazquez Becomes Mexico City's New Security Secretary; Former MORENA Senate Leader Ricardo Monreal Will Not Run for Mexico City Head of Government; Criminals Targeting and Killing Prosecutors in Guerrero; Guadalajara Mayor Launches Gubernatorial Campaign; Mexican Congress Hears Testimony on Alien Life. Ebrard Challenges MORENA Election, Threatens to Leave Party. 2. Former Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard announced September 11 he would challenge the results of MORENA's presidential contender selection process, alleging irregularities. Released in Full John Powers, Acting Director US Department of State 2/25/2026 Page 1 of 7 [PAGE 2] [Continued political blotter content on Ebrard/MORENA dispute, INE commission appointments - domestic Mexican politics, not UAP-related.] Page 2 of 7 [PAGE 3] [Continued: Mexico City Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch resigns to potentially run for Mexico City head of government; Pablo Vazquez Camacho named new Security Secretary - domestic Mexican politics, not UAP-related.] Page 3 of 7 [PAGE 4] [Continued: Ricardo Monreal declines to run for Mexico City head of government, joins Sheinbaum campaign as organization/territorial coordinator; criminal attacks on Guerrero prosecutors begin (killing of FGR delegate Fernando Garcia Fernandez) - domestic Mexican politics/security, not UAP-related.] Page 4 of 7 [PAGE 5] [Continued: further Guerrero prosecutor killings (Victor Manuel Salas Cuadras found with ~50 gunshot wounds; kidnapping and recovery of prosecutor Patricia Jacqueline Salgado); Guadalajara Mayor Pablo Lemus launches Jalisco gubernatorial campaign - domestic Mexican politics/security, not UAP-related.] (U) Mexican Congress Hears Testimony on Alien Life. 11. (U) Congress heard testimony on unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) September 12, from experts including Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan and former U.S. Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who previously testified before the U.S. Congress. The hearing was to debate language on UAP in the Aerial Space Protection Law which, if approved, would make Mexico the first country to formally acknowledge the presence of alien life on Earth. Experts asked legislators to recognize UAP, guarantee airspace security, and allow UAP to be studied. Experts also presented to Congress two alleged alien corpses and videos of Mexican pilots' encounters with fast-moving flying objects during flight. Page 5 of 7 [PAGE 6] After the hearing, Graves lamented the display took away from his and other pilots' experiences with UAP and expressed disappointment with Maussan's "unsubstantiated stunt." Scientists have discredited previous alleged alien corpses Maussan presented as evidence of alien life. Figure 1: Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan presented the alleged remains of non-human beings to Congress. (Photo credit: Reuters). Signature: SALAZAR Drafted By / Cleared By / Approved By: MEXICO:Moreno, Sergio A; POL:Cortazar, Eduardo; POL:Karimi, Amanda; EXEC:Tejeda, Maria de los Angeles; POL:Naranjo, Brian; POL:Karimi, Amanda; ECON:Conlon, Steven; PD:Harder, J; INL/PROG:Okwuje, Ifeoma; CONS/AG:Bernsteen, Gregory; EXEC:Johnson, Mark. Page 6 of 7 [PAGE 7] Released By: Info: XMT: MEXICO:Moreno, Sergio A NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC Routine; WHITE HOUSE OFC OF THE VICE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON DC Routine; DNI WASHINGTON DC Routine; CIA WASHINGTON DC Routine; DIA WASHINGTON DC Routine; HQ USNORTHCOM Routine; DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC Routine; DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC Routine; HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL Routine; WESTERN HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS DIPL POSTS Routine; ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE Routine; CARACAS, AMEMBASSY UNCLASSIFIED Released in Full Page 7 of 7
Generated with AI from the official file — may contain errors.
Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo
Entities in this document
Connected cases
59_214434_SP 16 [7.18.1963]
CIA-UAP-017, Placement on High Alert Due to Perceived Aggressive Foreign Posturing
State Department UAP Cable 001, Papua New Guinea, January 28, 1985
State Department UAP Cable 002, Kazakhstan, January 31, 1994
State Department UAP Cable 003, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 30, 2001
