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On
March 5, 2004 an Air Force Merlín C26A Bimotor
airplane was doing a routine flight to detect a
smuggling drug airplane in the skies over Ciudad del
Carmen, Campeche. The Merlin C26A was equipped with a
high tech advanced digital equipment to register and
record all the activities during the operation.
Powerful sensor detectors like a FLIR STAR ZAPPHIR II
and a RADAR AN/PS 143 BRAVO VICTOR 3 were being used
by qualified personal aboard the airplane and all the
operation was being recorded both in normal and
infrared mode.
The
airplane was under the command of Mayor Magdaleno
Jasso Núñez. The FLIR operator was Lt. Mario Adrián
Vázquez and the RADAR operator Lt. German Ramirez, all
of them members of the 501 Aerial Squadron.
This airplane is programmed only for surveillance and
detection procedures, not for interception or combat
manoeuvres. Their duty is to detect and identify drug
dealers flights and then immediately report them to
the base where combat planes are scrambled to
intercept those narcotics smugglers.
At
approximately
17:00 PM the Merlin C26A detected an unknown traffic at
10,500 feet over
Ciudad del Carmen,
Campeche airspace and according to the protocol and
suspecting a drug dealer airplane Mayor Magdaleno
Jasso made a manoeuvre to approach the unidentified
traffic at certain range to get a close look and
record the target with their equipment. At the same
time Mayor Jasso reported by radio to the base that a
possible suspect was detected requesting the
interceptor planes to be in alert condition.
The
RADAR AN/PS 143 BRAVO VICTOR 3 was detecting the
unknown traffic and the FLIR STAR ZAPPHIR II was
recording the object in infrared. As the Merlin C26A
tried to approach the unknown traffic to make a visual
identification it suddenly in a surprising manoeuvre
escaped flying away at tremendous speed. By
this time Mayor Jasso tried to persecute the target
but it was very fast. All this was being recorded by
the FLAIR and also the radio conversations with the
base describing the unexpected manoeuvre of the
unknown. However the C26A still have not made visual
contact with the unknown object.
Just some moments passed when suddenly the unknown
object returned and began following the Merlin C26A in
a surprising situation. This was detected by the RADAR
and the FLIR while the personal aboard were trying to
make visual contact of the unidentified traffic now
following them. In seconds the equipment detected now
not only one but two traffics following them. The
images in both RADAR and the FLIR were clear and
unmistakable. But both pilot and personal still
couldn’t have visual contact with these two traffics
following them adding a
great suspense to this disconcerting situation.
Mayor Magdaleno Jasso reported to the base the
insolate incident that was taking place giving detail
of all the information registered by the equipment
while keep trying to make visual contact of the
unknowns. The FLIR kept recording in infrared every
movement made by the two unknown objects that seemed
to be keeping their distance
from the C26A but still following it. The personal
aboard the Merlin C26A were confused and disconcerted
seeing the images on the FLIR and the RADAR asking
themselves what was going on with this insolate
situation.
But
the stressing moment that the C26A crew were passing
through was just the beginning of something more
dramatic that will turn their undesirable experience
into a real nightmare.
Some minutes passed while the Mexican Air Force Merlin
C26A crew continued making manoeuvres to have a visual
contact of the unknowns because despite both RADAR and
FLIR were showing perfectly clear both unidentified
objects for unexplained reasons there was not a visual
contact even that the objects by
this time were at close range.
It
was during this round and round manoeuvres to identify
these two objects that something amazing happened. In
a matter of seconds more unknown objects arrived to
the scene and the disconcert of the C26A crew was
total.
The
RADAR and the FLIR detected immediately the presence
of nine new objects of the same size and
characteristics, unknown objects that arrived to the
scene surprisingly like coming from nowhere. Now the
situation has entered into a high level of danger so
Mayor Magdaleno Jasso reported by radio to the base
this new situation requesting instructions.
But
the most insolate thing was that even that there were
eleven unknown objects close to them still the crew
couldn’t see them, no visual contact with the unknowns
was possible for some reason never experienced before
by these high trained men. However the high tech
sophisticated equipment and sensors were not lying,
there were eleven targets outside them with
unpredictable intentions.
At
the middle of a complete confusion and disconcert
among the C26A crew the unknown objects suddenly made
a manoeuvre surrounding the Mexican Air Force airplane
in a circle at close range. The RADAR and FLIR
presented an insolate image of an eleven objects near
by in a circle formation around the Merlin
C26A. The situation turned out of control.
Mayor Magdaleno Jasso reported to the base that the
C26A situation was now in red alert, surrounded by
eleven mysterious round shaped objects camouflaged
with a certain unknown advanced technology that avoid
any visual contact of them. However Mayor Jasso kept
the calm as well as the crew who were working fast
measuring and recording every detail of this unique
incident conscientious of their duty as military and
trained men.
Confronting this situation surrounded by unidentified
objects in an unpredictable ending Mayor Magdaleno
Jasso took the decision of turning out all the
airplane lights and wait to see what happened. Moments
of high suspense lived by the crew while the FLIR was
recording the images of those bright objects even that
visual contact was not possible, moments of
silence and uncertainty.
The
C26A crew kept calmed doing their duty, documenting
every moment of the strange incident while Mayor Jasso
continued in contact with the base. After some
stressing minutes the eleven objects dissapeared
giving an end to the strange experience that these
members of the 501 Aerial Squadron had just lived. The
Merlin C26A returned safe to the Air Force Base and
Mayor Magdaleno Jasso prepared a complete report of
the incident along with the C26A crew.
The
Secretary of the Defence took notice of Mayor Jasso's
report and began a full investigation studying and
evaluating every element of the case. Statements of
the crew, images, lectures, measurements of all the
equipment as well as a complete evaluation of the
meteorological data . The incident was taken very
seriously by the Department of Defence Staff and after
several weeks of investigation they decided under the
command of General Clemente Vega Garcia to contact
researcher and tv journalist Jaime Maussan for a
sp ecial
collaboration in this investigation as an experienced
researcher
in these matters.
Jaime Maussan
[left] - Well known Ufologist, the Mexican
Military asked him to investigate their video
recording of unidentified objects.
On
April 22, 2004 General Clemente Vega, Secretary of
Defence gave Jaime Maussan a copy of all the tapes and
data collected by the Merlin C26A during the incident
for study, evaluation and analysis by Maussan's
research team as complement of this investigation and
as an external collaborating source trying to
establish a definition of the possible motives
and consequences of the March 5, 2004 incident.
General Vega as well as his staff were very open to
discuss the subject and showed their legitimate
interest in conducting this investigation in order to
establish the truth of what happened. General Vega
authorized the Merlin C26A crew to give Jaime Maussan
the interviews needed without any censorship, giving
all the facilities to present this case to the Mexican
people, an historic and unprecedented decision that
will open a new era of mutual collaboration among the
Mexican ufologists and the military forces, a
collaboration based in respect and interest to find
the truth of the intense UFO activity we have been
experiencing here in Mexico since the beginning of the
Amazing Mexican UFO Wave back in July 11, 1991.
This new era of relationship among the Mexican UFO
witnesses, skywatchers, ufologists and our military
forces will try to establish and give form to a new
legislation in our law system focused to be prepared
for any incident involving these unidentified flying
objects, our people, our commercial and military
airplanes etc. for learning and understanding what are
we going to do and how are we going to confront this
reality.
TECHNICAL DATA
DATE: March 5, 2004
TIME: 17:00 PM to 17:30 pm
EVENT: On Commission
LOCATION: Aerial Space
Ciudad del Carmen,
Campeche Mexico at
10,500 Fts.
COORDINATES: LAT N 18° 26.60´ : LON W 90° 45.69´
SENSOR EQUIPMENT: FLIR STAR ZAFIRO II RADAR AN/PS 143 BRAVO VICTOR 3
DETECTION RATIO: 50 miles
FLIR
RANGE:
- 40°C till more than 1,500°C
CAMERA LENS: GERMANIO
AIRPLANE: Merlin C26A Bimotor
OFFICERS
Navigation Captain: Magdaleno Jasso Nuñez
FLIR Operator: Lt. Mario Adrian Vasquez
RADAR Operator: Lt. German Ramirez
Members of the 501 Aerial Squadron
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
The
located zone was in optimal meteorological conditions,
winds no bigger than 35 kms./hour, relative humidity
of 72% and a temperature average of 34° C. At 10,500
Fts. temperatures average -27° C and a visibility
average of 96%.
The
region doesn't register volcanic activity nor
tectonics movements. There was not detection of
electric current storage and distribution of
importance.
On
the basis of the previous thing there were not found
sources of electric magnetic phenomenon by electric
centrals or seismic movements. There were not found
possibilities of any Ball of Fire effect caused by
volcanic activity.
There were not registries of solar storms in that
moments or relevant solar explosions. Therefore the
posibilities of ionization luminic effects like St.
Elmo Fire or electric storms were discarded.
Study and Analysis elaborated by Rodolfo Garrido
Cotham
according to the Merlin C26A digital equipment data. |
