Video: Mexican flying humanoid

[snopes]

Comment: Flying witches over Mexico! True or False?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNbe0YWXUuc

Looks like a hot air balloon.

Or some other big balloon. It moves like a balloon.

Bee

[TheAmazingRando]

I doesn't really look humanoid to me, just like a bundle of balloons.

Why is it that the thing about this video that freaks me out the most is the woman who sticks the wobbly antenna things on her head? Maybe if I understood Spanish it wouldn't seem as weird but it's just really odd to me. As for the object, the only way to find out if it truly is a witch is to see if it weighs the same as a duck!

Drama ~and I love that they used the X-Files theme ~ Queen

Heh, I misread the the title and thought you said 'flying heamorroid', Just as well really.

As for the video,ot's not very clear and therefore it could be just about anything, though it's most likely a fox with mange.

[Rumiko]

Originally Posted by Drama Queen Of Mars

Why is it that the thing about this video that freaks me out the most is the woman who sticks the wobbly antenna things on her head?

She says "Let's pretend you and I want to do the same thing. Here, my Martian/alien antennas. I ask you, 'how do you know that I'm not an alien?' How do you know, because I have here my antennas. PROVE to me that I'm not an alien."

She is an astronomer, and she's giving her hypothesis/opinion on the subject. The first thing she says is "Too bad, there's no evidence"

The descriptions of the thing, as seen by other people, seems to be typical of a witch: pointy black hat, black clothes. One man said he saw feathers on the witch, and another said it had dark skin.

Apparently, at the end, the woman says that the police officers (that were supposedly attack by the 'witch') were given physical and mental tests. The findings concluded that they could have been suffering from illusions. They were also given drug tests, which came out negative.

As you probably guess, I'm fluent in Spanish, and I will be happy to translate anything else in the video.

Thank you, Rumiko. Makes much more sense now. My next question, however, would be does she always carry those things around with her or did she wake up knowing she was going to need them?

Drama ~"Today will be special! Bring me my wobbly antennae!~ Queen

Sorry,

[Rumiko]

Maybe it's Wonder Woman

[Blatherskite]

Originally Posted by Rshady

Heh, I misread the the title and thought you said 'flying heamorroid', Just as well really.

I'd say it looks more like a giant flying haemorrhoid than a flying humanoid. It seems that witches have the same supernatural ability of ghosts - they can turn themselves into an indistinct hazy blob whenever mortals with cameras come along.

My second thought after 'How the NBSK is that humanoid?' was 'Isn't that a little big to be a person?'. But I'm willing to believe that witches are fine strapping wenches.

I like the antenna lady's antenna.

[Rumiko]

Could be a big set up. Notice that the 'clearest" witch moved straight across the mountains. Some big pile of something hooked up to a zip line?

[cubbie]

I do agree that it looks more ballon(s) or at least someone's idea of a joke.

[Squishy0405]

Rshady you made me literally LOL

I was going to say something to the effect of "no wonder the rest of the Spanish world thinks Mexicans are idiots"...too bad my husband "believes in witches" or that this "could be real, why not?"

I mean really, don't you think the way the witch flew in the Wizard of Oz would be a little uncomfortable?

Oh and I don't hate Mexicans or think they are stupid (just for the record)

I am not sure what it is, and my Spanish is not what it used to be, but they did say the police officer was an eye-witness and they described what looked like a person, many described it as a witch, wearing a black robe with a hood that came to a point.

I remember seeing this on some UFO shows that were on the Discovery Channel a couple of weeks ago. They seem to see these flying humanoids near UFO sightings. The police officer in that show claims he was attacked by the creature. It was probably the same officer as in this video.

i'm not sure what it is. whatever it is though, it's pretty creepy huh?
i found this link where someone "enhances" the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hwus...elated&search=

[Richard W]

Clearly a rabbit, not a witch. Maybe it's a witch in the shape of a rabbit.

It does just look like balloons to me, too, but perhaps it was more mysterious in reality. The balloons must be caught in a strongish horizontal air current though.

[Halfmad]

Here's the original news broadcast with English subtitles added for all your antenna-wearing needs.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y02Vl2Frb...page=1&t=t&f=b

I love the Mexican Flying Humanoid! I would buy it in a store!

There was some video show (America's Funniest?) that showed a remote control witch someone had made. A quick search on Google shows one or two such efforts.

I'm not saying these are the one in the video but I don't see why it couldn't be radio controlled as well.

[Troberg]

There was some video show (America's Funniest?) that showed a remote control witch someone had made. A quick search on Google shows one or two such efforts.

Like this: http://www.gwsus.com/english/product...y/magician.htm

I actually suggested the name for that one. Originally they named it Merlin, but apparently, somebody owned that name. The owner and boss of GWS, who makes it, goes by the moniker Mr Lin (which is actually his real name as well). I suggested that the magician should be named after the magician of affordable RC aircraft, Mr Lin, which, if pronounced creatively becomes Merlin.

I'm told it flies really well, and is a good model for beginners.