Government2013

Peruvian Air Force reopens its anomalous aerial phenomena office

When: Oct 2013
Where: Lima, Peru
Sources: 2 public sources

A Peruvian Air Force base; the service revived its anomalous phenomena office in 2013 Lizet Morales Zaragoza, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Peru's air force said it was reviving DIFAA, an office set up in 2001 to study anomalous aerial phenomena that had been dormant for about five years, citing a rise in reported sightings. Col. Julio Vucetich said it would pair air force staff with scientists and take public reports.

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PressPeru air force brings back its UFO probe team (AFP) (opens in a new tab)Phys.org / Agence France-Presse / 2013-10-19
PressPeru's UFO investigations office to be reopened (The Guardian) (opens in a new tab)Taipei Times / The Guardian / 2013-10-30

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