The discovery of supposed ‘alien mummies’ in Peru has faced skepticism from the science community, but experts examining the remains hold a different view.

Dr. José Zalce, a former head of the Medical Department in the Mexican Navy, has scrutinized 21 of these unusual bodies. He has identified distinctive characteristics such as fingerprints, bone deterioration, dental formations, muscle structures, and internal organs, all pointing to the fact that these entities are genuine living beings.

Zalce has even suggested that some of the mummies were pregnant, a detail he argues cannot be fabricated or forged, thus reinforcing his assertion that the mummies are authentic. His conviction stems from his extensive six-year examination of the specimens.

Recent scans of a ‘pregnant’ mummy revealed what appeared to be an intact fetus that had the same physical characteristics of the corpses, which the team said was proof of authenticity.

The mummies first exploded on the scene when controversial UFO enthusiast and journalist Jaime Maussan ushered two small beings into Mexico Congress in 2023.

He claimed they were not part of ‘our terrestrial evolution’, with 30 percent of their genetic composition still ‘unknown.’

Dr Zalce and his team, however,  have performed X-rays, CT scans with 3D reconstruction, fluoroscopy, DNA analysis, forensic fingerprinting and tissue sample examinations on each body for the last six years.

‘These confirm with 100 percent certainty their organic, biofunctional, and skeletal anatomical authenticity,’ Dr Zalce told DailyMail.com.

The mystery began in 2017 when Maussan and a team of self-proclaimed paranormal researchers said they found a mysterious three-fingered ‘mummified humanoid’ with an elongated skull near the city of Nazca.

The body was found covered in white powder, which the team said was used to preserve the remains.

And five years later, the tiny beings were paraded through Mexico’s Congress where Maussan argued his case and did so on two occasions.

During the second meeting, he brought in a string of doctors who all said the bodies were those of real, once-living organisms – some experts claimed to have studied ‘five similar specimens over four years.

Now, a group of researchers who have studied nearly two dozen specimens are 100 percent sure they are real.

Jois Mantilla, a Peruvian journalist, has worked closely with the team stands with the experts’ conclusion, specifically when the fetus was discovered in a mummy named Montserrat.

‘The fact that the fetus is a tridactyl [three-fingered being] makes it one of the most important proofs of the authenticity of these bodies,’ he said.

Dr Zalce and his team have determined that the specimen was between 15 and 25 years old at time of due to its ‘bodily condition, gestational state, and a comparison of her anthropomorphic bone structure.’

He estimated Montserrat’s remains are from 1,200 to 1,600 years old.

Mantilla also believes the the mummies are remains from an unknown species of hominin due to having some physical characteristics of a human, while its hands, facial features, elongated skull and feet are completely different.

‘It could be a different species of hominid that had not been described before by science,’ he said.

‘We presume that these beings, so similar to humans, but different at the same time, may have been genetically created by combining genes as in the case of Maria.’

A study on the mummy named Maria, published in May 2024, found that it has biological similarities to that of a human – but with ‘many morphological and anatomical structural differences.’

The creature’s bones were observed to flow smoothly under the mummified casing, in a way that is found throughout the human body, and its elongated skull showed no signs of artificial cranial deformation.

Mantilla claimed that genes of a bamboo and chimpanzee were used to genetically modify a ‘human from the East.’

However, scientists outside this group have also studied two mummies and found different results.

Forensic archaeologist Flavio Estrada, who led the analysis, said the claims that the two objects came from another word are ‘totally false.’

‘The conclusion is simple: they are dolls assembled with bones of animals from this planet, with modern synthetic glues, therefore they were not assembled during pre-Hispanic times,’ he said in January 2024.

‘They are not extraterrestrials; they are not aliens.’

However, a former Colorado prosecutor and current defense attorney, who has examined one of the mummies, is also a true believer.

Joshua McDowell said: ‘The bodies studied by Estrada were not related to any specimen that we have studied. They were folk dolls made to look like tridactyls confiscated at the airport.’

Estrada’s statements have not stopped Zalce and his team from looking deeper into the mysterious bodies.

 ‘All serious researchers involved have confirmed that these are non-human bodies with unique anatomical differences, such as tridactyl, without any traces of artificial manipulation or alteration,’ Dr Zalce said.

One of those differences, according to researchers, are the specimens’ fingerprints do not correspond to any hominid, they are linear.

‘Those of humans, hominids, are oblique, they are wavy, they are rounded shapes and these are totally linear,’ Mantilla said.

‘In some of the bodies, the number of fingers reach five, in others four and some have only three.’

Dr Zalce added that the mummies’ ‘authenticity is supported by fingerprints, DNA analysis showing remarkable differences from human DNA, and other surprising genetic and pathological findings.’

Metallic plates have been found throughout other areas of the mummies’ bodies, ‘from the interior covering some bones to external attachments on the skin, forming a biofunctional implant with no signs of rejection,’ said Dr Zalce.

‘These polymetallic plates have been analyzed using [a light-based measurement], revealing an alloy composed of copper, cadmium, osmium, aluminum, gold, and silver,’ he added.

‘Notably, the silver has a purity of over 95 percent, which is rare in nature. Additionally, cadmium and osmium, relatively recent discoveries, are currently used in satellite communication and satellite structures.’

Montserrat was found with a metallic-like object on its head that Mantilla said was placed on the body while it was alive.

‘They have been placed on the skin using a technique that we still do not know,’ he said. ‘In some cases, [like Montserrat], the skin has been seen to have grown around the implant.

‘This gives us the understanding that these implants were used while the subject was still alive. They were not metal implants placed for ritual purposes.’

McDowell is helping the researchers work collaboratively with the Peruvian Ministry of Culture to complete additional genetic and forensic testing not currently available in Peru.

‘There are a lot of unknowns about these tridactyl specimens that could be definitively answered through additional testing modalities not currently available in Peru,’ he said.

‘Our position is simply that they should be tested, in a legal and culturally sensitive manner, with the best methods available today.’