In a conclusive revelation that ended months of speculation, Peruvian officials announced that the enigmatic “alien mummies” discovered at Lima’s airport are, in fact, intricately crafted dolls of earthly origin. This revelation emerged during a press conference in Lima after a thorough scientific analysis.
Initially causing a stir due to their unconventional appearance, the two small humanoid figures were identified as dolls likely fabricated from a combination of human and animal parts. Additionally, a separate three-fingered hand, purportedly from Peru’s Nazca region, underwent examination and was found to have no extraterrestrial connection.
Flavio Estrada, an archaeologist with Peru’s Institute for Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, unequivocally dismissed any extraterrestrial claims. “They’re not extraterrestrials. They’re dolls made from animal bones from this planet joined together with modern synthetic glue,” he stated at the press conference. “It’s totally a made-up story,” he added, conclusively closing the chapter on the mystery.
Discovered in a cardboard box at the Lim airport offices of courier DHL, the figurines, dressed in traditional Andean attire, led some media outlets to wildly speculate about their possible alien origin. This speculation echoed a similar incident in Mexico last September, where two mummified bodies with elongated heads and three-fingered hands were presented at a congressional hearing. Despite claims by UFO enthusiasts, most experts had already dismissed these as fraudulent, suggesting they were possibly ancient human mummies altered with animal parts.
The Lima press conference, organized by Peru’s culture ministry, emphasized that neither the dolls found in the DHL office nor the bodies presented in Mexico had extraterrestrial origins. Forensic experts from Peru’s prosecutor’s office clarified that the objects were constructed using paper, glue, metal, and bones from both humans and animals, dispelling any lingering beliefs in extraterrestrial origins.
The ownership of these objects remains undetermined, with officials only revealing that they were intended for a Mexican citizen before being intercepted by customs agents. This incident, drawing international attention, underscores the importance of scientific analysis in distinguishing between myth and reality, debunking the alien mummy myth and highlighting the creative lengths to which hoaxers will go for sensationalism.
