By Tim Binnall
The latest twist in the saga of the alleged alien remains unveiled in Mexico last week saw one of the bodies subjected to an x-ray as well as a CT scan in an attempt to get a better understanding of their nature. The pair of peculiar specimens caused something of a sensation when they were presented to the Mexican Congress by journalist and ufologist Jaime Maussan at a hearing last Tuesday evening. Spawning headlines around the world and all manner of amusing memes on social media, the purported non-human entities were largely dismissed by skeptical scientists, who understandably called for further testing on the bodies in order to confirm the fantastic claims surrounding them.
In response to these critics, Maussan reportedly took to YouTube on Monday evening to conduct a proverbial 'alien autopsy' in the form of an examination of one of the specimens, dubbed 'Clara,' using an x-ray as well as a CT scan. Conducting the studies and offering his analysis along the ufologist was Dr Jose Zalce Benitez, who serves as the director of the Health Sciences Research Institute of the Secretary of the Navy. Perhaps the most compelling insight to come from the examination was that the various scans would seem to suggest that the remains were not cobbled together in a fashion akin to the Fiji mermaid.
"It could not have been the union of a skull of another species attached to this body because the residues of the manipulation of that skull would be seen," Benitez explained, "the engravings, the fractures, the unions and here they are not observed." This assessment appeared to be strengthened by an examination of the body's abdomen which similarly showed no signs of manipulation. "We are once again faced with a body that if it had been modified postmortem, would have a series of alterations that would be visible in these studies," he observed, "not having found any of these postmortem characteristics, we are determining that it is an organism that was alive, was intact, was biological and was in gestation."
That said, the scans were unable to confirm the theory that the curious objects contained within the abdomen of the being are eggs of some kind and a closer look at the metallic piece in the chest of the being found no discernible reason for its presence as it is apparently not responsible for holding the remains together. "This metal could have a task in that specific area," Benitez said, "but, no, it cannot unite the entire body." The findings from the tests ultimately led Maussan to dismiss his critics and confidently declare that Clara is a "complete organic being." What exactly the entity is, of course, remains a mystery and the remains will undoubtedly continue to be seen with suspicion by skeptical scientists until independent studies on the specimens can be conducted.