You may remember that earlier this year—as well as in 2020, during some of the scariest times of the pandemic, for that matter—we essentially got confirmation that aliens are real.
Except every other part of life is so unhinged that in both instances, no one could really muster up the energy to care much! This week, however, has been entirely different.
When Mexican journalist and UFO enthusiast Jaime Maussan presented what he claimed are two alien corpses found in Peru to Mexican lawmakers, it immediately went viral on the internet—which decided to make Maussan's "alien mummy" the new meme.
Mexico's Congress just unveiled two dead aliens estimated to be around 1,000 years old. What do you think?— Kage Spatz (@Kage Spatz) 1694595126
Presenting the bodies, Maussan told the Mexican legislature they were found in the archaeologically rich Nazca area of Peru and that he is convinced they're real alien specimens.
“I think there is a clear demonstration that we are dealing with non-human specimens that are not related to any other species in our world and that all possibilities are open for any scientific institution...to investigate it."
“We are not alone."
Maussan also claims the bodies are between 700 and 1800 years old and have been genetically tested and proven to not be human. Oh—he also claims their bodies were full of eggs. So there's that!
But Maussan has long been well known in Mexico for his obsession with UFOs and has frequently been discredited in the past. Which doesn't mean he's necessarily full of it, but...it at least means we should take this with a grain of salt.
Especially since very similar "alien bodies" were "discovered" in 2017—it's unclear if they're the same alien bodies Maussan showed this week or not, with some saying they are and others saying they were a previous, separate attempt.
But in any case, those definitely turned out to be fakes made from the remains of mummified children, and animal bones like llama skulls.
Here is an excellent explanation/debunking for the alien mummies shown in Mexico. Basically, it was a bunch of human and animal parts put together to resemble something else altogether. The skull is actually the reverse skull of a llama.— Justin Hart (@Justin Hart) 1694670338
Several users on X, aka Twitter, pointed out that proper scientific protocol would have been to wait to present the bodies until they'd been studied by scientists and their findings published in a peer-reviewed scientific paper.
And if nothing else? Come on, the little dudes look pretty much EXACTLY like Steven Spielberg's E.T.
So the Mexicans discovered a 1,000-year-old mummy which supposedly is an alien. And this alien happens to:\n\n1: look exactly like Spielberg's ET\n2. have a human-looking body - one head, two hands, two legs.\n\nA very hard pill to swallow...— Nikos Drandakis (@Nikos Drandakis) 1694627799
Little on the nose, you know?
Which is surely part of why, real or not, the "alien mummy" became an instant internet sensation.
guys i\u2019m obsessed with the alien mummy— morrissey enjoyer (@morrissey enjoyer) 1694662714
The whole thing is too weird and ridiculous not to be hilarious—and boy did the internet have a field day yukking it up about the little guy!
they purchased this from spirit halloween— alt bimbo (@alt bimbo) 1694630766
so this photo was real— jar jar binky (@jar jar binky) 1694621385
so Spielberg kinda ate with ET\u2019s design huh— michelle high cunningham (@michelle high cunningham) 1694623699
The sour patch kid that fell under my bed over a year ago— Isaac (@Isaac) 1694628802
This is literally somebody\u2019s art project— \ud835\ude11\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude34 \ud83d\udeeb \ud835\ude47\ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude54\ud835\ude4a(\uaa9c)\ud835\ude40\ud835\ude4d \ud83d\udeec (@\ud835\ude11\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude34 \ud83d\udeeb \ud835\ude47\ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude54\ud835\ude4a(\uaa9c)\ud835\ude40\ud835\ude4d \ud83d\udeec) 1694630642
Forensic artist brings the Mexican Alien Mummy to life with stunning accuracy. #UFOs #AlienMummies— TUPACABRA (@TUPACABRA) 1694643238
None— wiLL (@wiLL) 1694715405
this guy just announced he'll be running for reelection— Ken Klippenstein (@Ken Klippenstein) 1694625395
omg she\u2019s snatched— alex (@alex) 1694619801
that\u2019s just a silly little guy— \u2ca2\u2c81\u2cab\u2c81\u2c8f\u2c97 (Raphael) (@\u2ca2\u2c81\u2cab\u2c81\u2c8f\u2c97 (Raphael)) 1694623391
You have to admit, he's pretty cute—sort of the new Baby Yoda of our day.
That's it, we're stanning. Alien Mummy 2024!