Several residents in Mexico shared shocking video footage of a UFO seemingly hovering above the ground, sparking mixed responses.
Videos on social media captured what appeared to be an oval-sized object hovering over the western city of Zitácuaro on Sept. 8.
The footage shows the UFO-like figure hovering near a tree, while a second recording captured it moving slowly against a cloudy sky.
The alleged sightings of flying saucers were reported in the El Naranjo and Manzanillos neighborhoods.
Residents in Mexico debated whether they had seen a UFO in the western city of Zitácuaro last week. Some believe it was one of the many flying lanterns seen floating around the country.
A flying object that apparently looked like a UFO was sighted flying over El Naranjo and Manzanillos, two colonies located in the western city of Zitácuaro
Following the videos, some users took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their belief that aliens had arrived in Mexico.
“That’s the shape of a diamond-shaped UFO with an eye,” one person commented. “Must be some kind of organic craft.”
‘Spectacular video, contact between humans and extraterrestrial races is getting closer,’ says another X user. ‘Anyone who continues to believe that it is a balloon, a drone, a hologram or something else is either blind or does not want to see reality.’
However, others were quick to dispel the claims, pointing out that it was most likely just one of the many flying lanterns that float in the Mexican skies during the Globos de Cantoya festival.
A large flying lantern floats toward a mountain outside Paracho, a city in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, during the annual Globos de Cantoya festival.
‘It could have been a test of a hot air balloon, since these balloons are very common in central Mexico and from a distance they can be confused with other objects,’ explained another user.
One X user questioned the quality of the video but admitted that there is probably life outside our solar system.
“There is so much technology, cell phones with too many megapixels and images like that,” they say. “I think there is life on other planets, but some evidence like this doesn’t help much.”
Some found humor in the alleged UFO sighting.
“They went looking for atoles,” said another X user, referring to the traditional Mexican drink prepared with water, masa (corn flour), piloncillo (unrefined cane sugar), cinnamon and vanilla.
“We will see more and more UFOs and the government will contact them,” another person joked. “We will obey in fear, as always, but we will never see them.”