REF: UAP/2000s/169Explained
2004-03-05
Campeche FLIR incident
Campeche, Gulf of Mexico · Mexico·Military IR video·2000s
Explained
§ ASummary
Mexican AF surveillance plane filmed 11 IR-bright objects; released by SEDENA via Jaime Maussan; later analyses attribute IR sources to Cantarell oil-platform burn-off flares — key IR-artifact lesson case.
§ BWitnesses
Mexican AF Merlin C26A crew
§ CEvidence & Documentation
FLIR video (officially released by Mexican Defense Dept)
§ DOfficial Investigation
SEDENA release + civilian analyses
§ EStatus Assessment
Largely explained (oil flares); notable for official release
§ FVerifiable Sources
SEDENA release 2004; Capt. Franz analysis; skeptical reports
§ GCross-referenced cases6
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2004-2019 (fleet)🌐 Global
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Sensor-tracked orb class
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Tinley Park lights
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Chicago O'Hare saucer
Airport mass sighting
1974-08-25🇲🇽 Mexico
Coyame 'crash' claim
Crash-retrieval folklore
1991-07-11🇲🇽 Mexico
Mexico City eclipse videos
Mass video event