A video recorded on May 30th appears to show an object deliberately entering the smoldering volcano.

" Mexico's media company, Televisa, monitors any daily activity around the volcano, which is about 40 miles south of Mexico City. "

Volcanic activity in the region has been the subject of great media interest due to its proximity to Mexico City and this latest footage is not the first to show a strange object descending in to the crater. In November of last year, video evidence was captured showing a bright cigar-shaped craft seemingly hurtling to its doom within Popocatepetl."What I think is that this is not a likely fake," wrote video analyst Marc Dantonio on the topic of the latest sighting. "I think, for the moment, this is a genuine image capture." Dontonio however is not convinced that the video shows an otherworldly object. "I am leaning toward the object being a captured commercial jet passing through the field of view," he said. "Because this is a time lapse video, the speed is an illusion, and the flight path of the object and the descending appearance are likely an illusion of perspective, as well."