Texas teacher shares photo of 'UFO' sighting near Laredo

A San Antonio man said this photo caught 30 minutes north of Laredo, shows a UFO. A San Antonio man said this photo caught 30 minutes north of Laredo, shows a UFO. Photo: Courtesy Marcelino Castillo Photo: Courtesy Marcelino Castillo Image 1 of / 60 Caption Close Texas teacher shares photo of 'UFO' sighting near Laredo 1 / 60 Back to Gallery

An elementary school teacher is coming forward years later with a photo of an unusual sighting near Laredo he believes shows a UFO.

Marcelino Castillo, of San Antonio, said that he decided to finally share the photo on Facebook after cleaning out his photo drive. In the picture, a sunrise 30 minutes north of Laredo is shown with a strange rectangular object hovering in the sky.

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Castillo said he was traveling to Mexico a couple of years ago at the time that he took the photo.

"I noticed the light and thought maybe it was a plane, but I just snapped the photo because I wanted a picture of the sunrise," Castillo said. "I zoomed in and thought it was incredible."

Castillo said he held off on sharing the photo with anyone for fear they would "think I was crazy."

"With all the technology and Photoshopping people do nowaday, I've been skeptical about sightings like these, but when it happens to you...'bam.' Suddenly it's not so far-fetched," Castillo said.

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And while Castillo is a self-proclaimed "believer," he's hoping that as a school teacher, that may gain him some credit.

"It's an experience I don't know if I'll ever experience again. If you see something like that, by all means, bring it out. It surely could make a difference for somebody to be a 'believer,'" Castillo said.

JeriLynn Thorpe is a digital reporter for the Laredo Morning Times. Read more of her stories on LMTonline.com | jerilynn.thorpe@lmtonline.com