Many consider the 1994 “encounter” to be the most significant of the 20th century, especially due to the high number of witnesses.
And almost 30 years on, many of the now-grown students stand by their extraordinary claims.
Sceptics have slammed the alleged sighting as a prank, mass hysteria, or simply suggested the children misinterpreted what they saw.
But others, including experts in the documentary, highlight the unique nature of this case.
The new Netflix series explores the events of September 16, 1994, and investigates whether the children can be considered as reliable witnesses.
It also digs deeper into four other eerily similar stories of people who claim to have had encounters with non-human life forms.
The show has hit screens just as two so-called “alien corpses” have been put on public display in Mexico City.
UFO enthusiast Jaime Maussan presented them at a congressional hearing after they were found in Peru and tests confirmed they were not manufactured by humans.
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