Overview
- The Security Cabinet said the U.S. Hercules flight was cleared by Mexican authorities for training and conducted under established protocols and bilateral cooperation agreements.
- Public data show flight RCH149 left Dyess Air Force Base and landed in Toluca at 14:46 on Jan. 17, then departed the next morning to Brownsville, Texas, after being tracked on Flightradar24 and filmed by residents.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters there were no U.S. military maneuvers on national territory when first questioned about the sighting.
- Movimiento Ciudadano senators pressed for details, citing the Senate’s constitutional role in authorizing foreign troops and asking whether the flight relates to a pending December request for U.S. special forces training.
- The development followed an FAA notice advising of possible military activity and signal interference over parts of Mexico and nearby regions.