Government2001

Peruvian Air Force creates UFO investigation office (OIFAA)

When: Dec 2001
Where: Lima, Peru
Sources: 2 public sources

The Peruvian Air Force, which set up the OIFAA office in 2001 Sodacan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

In late December 2001 the Peruvian Air Force set up an Office for the Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena (OIFAA), reportedly after a televised sighting over Lima's La Molina district. The office later lapsed and was relaunched as DIFAA in 2013.

Sources

OfficialFenomenos aereos anomalos en Peru podran reportarse a la FAP (opens in a new tab)Agencia Andina (Peru state news agency) / 2013-10-18
PressAnthony Choy: El abogado que no podia dejar de mirar el cielo (opens in a new tab)Diario Correo (Peru) / 2014-03-13

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