Radar · 2004

Mexican Air Force C-26 Encounter
Documented report. Unresolved object.

On 5 March 2004, a Mexican Air Force C-26 aircraft detected 11 unidentified objects on FLIR.

5 March 2004over Campeche, MexicoEvidence-led case fileRadar

01 / why this case matters

Why This Case Matters

The Mexican C-26 encounter matters because it is a 2004 military FLIR case with released footage.

02 / the case

What is documented.

Documented

A C-26 detected 11 objects on FLIR

Documented

The Secretary of Defense released the footage

03 / what is debated

What remains contested.

Debated

The identity of the objects

04 / what remains unverified

Beyond the record.

Unverified

Extraterrestrial origin

05 / what the record establishes

Keep the layers apart.

Record element

What it supports

What it does not settle

Witness report

A documented report exists.

The objective identity of the object.

Official investigation

That the case was investigated where documented.

That an extraordinary cause was proven.

Conventional reading

That a conventional explanation exists where documented.

That the conventional explanation closes the case.

06 / source room

Follow the paperwork.
Keep the claims apart.

Sources are kept in separate layers: official and contemporary material is documented; secondary UFO literature is treated as debated, not as primary evidence.

governmentMexican Secretary of Defense press conference (2004)

Documented source.

primaryFLIR footage release