Who — or what — are Peru’s ‘alien’ mummies? A U.S. team will take a closer look

The famous ‘alien’ mummies from Peru will soon be transported to the United States. Congressman Tim Burchett said he would enlist top scientific teams to study the remains, which researchers claim contain about 30 percent unknown DNA.

Known for his criticism of government secrecy around UFOs, Burchett said the mummies will be analyzed at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, his home state. At the end of last year, the university team received half a million dollars from the Department of Justice for a thorough study of the so-called three-fingered mummies and their “relic DNA.”

Burchett said he would launch the study in collaboration with Mexican radio journalist and UFO researcher Jaime Maussan, who discovered the mummies in Peru.

Aliens or not? The US will investigate controversial

Why the University of Tennessee?

The University of Tennessee in Knoxville is an internationally recognized center for forensic examination of human remains. It is home to a “body farm.”

To determine the origin of Maussan’s three-fingered mummies, the team will use the latest forensic anthropology methods and technologies. Maussan told the Daily Mail that the remains may have extraterrestrial origins.

Aliens or not? The US will investigate controversial

Jaime Maussan, whose work has been controversial for nearly a decade, has suggested the mummies might be hybrids of humans and extraterrestrials. He says he has results from CT scans and radiographic analysis. Maussan released that data at a March 12, 2024 press conference, where he called for deeper analysis of the samples and further investigation into the bodies’ origins.

Maussan called Burchett a hero for backing declassification of U.S. UFO files and thanked the congressman for his support in identifying the three-fingered mummies.