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Latin America2013-10-23foreign government record

Peru DIFAA Relaunch

On October 23, 2013, the Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú) relaunched its Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena under the new acronym DIFAA, after the original OIFAA office created in 2001 had gone dormant for several years. The department's mandate was framed by its leadership as grounded in the Peruvian Constitution's assignment of sovereign aerospace responsibility to the FAP.

On October 23, 2013, the Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú) relaunched its Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena under the new acronym DIFAA, after the original OIFAA office created in 2001 had gone dormant for several years.

Brief

On October 23, 2013, the Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú) relaunched its Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena under the new acronym DIFAA, after the original OIFAA office created in 2001 had gone dormant for several years. The department's mandate was framed by its leadership as grounded in the Peruvian Constitution's assignment of sovereign aerospace responsibility to the FAP. DIFAA's investigative panel includes sociologists, archaeologists, astronomers, meteorologists, and active-duty FAP officers. Colonel Julio Vucetich, who directed the relaunch, told the press the office was created because pilot reports of unidentified objects had continued to accumulate during the dormancy and required a formal channel. Peru is one of several Latin American states to operate a named UAP investigation office within its air force, alongside Chile (CEFAA), Argentina (CEFAe / CIAE), and Uruguay (CRIDOVNI).

Metadata

Date
2013-10-23
Year
2013
Location
Fuerza Aérea del Perú HQ, Lima, Peru
Region
Latin America
Status
confirmed
Tag
foreign government record
Primary
Peru Air Force To Investigate UFO Sightings
Source type
article
Sources
2

Key Points

  • On October 23, 2013, the Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú) relaunched its Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena under the new acronym DIFAA, after the original OIFAA office created in 2001 had gone dormant for several years.
  • The department's mandate was framed by its leadership as grounded in the Peruvian Constitution's assignment of sovereign aerospace responsibility to the FAP.
  • DIFAA's investigative panel includes sociologists, archaeologists, astronomers, meteorologists, and active-duty FAP officers.
  • Colonel Julio Vucetich, who directed the relaunch, told the press the office was created because pilot reports of unidentified objects had continued to accumulate during the dormancy and required a formal channel.

Most Interesting

  • On October 23, 2013, the Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú) relaunched its Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena under the new acronym DIFAA, after the original OIFAA office created in 2001 had gone dormant for several years.
  • DIFAA's investigative panel includes sociologists, archaeologists, astronomers, meteorologists, and active-duty FAP officers.
  • Colonel Julio Vucetich, who directed the relaunch, told the press the office was created because pilot reports of unidentified objects had continued to accumulate during the dormancy and required a formal channel.

Timeline

  1. 2013-10-23 · Encounter

    On October 23, 2013, the Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú) relaunched its Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena under the new acronym DIFAA, after the original OIFAA office created in 2001 had gone dormant for several years.

  2. 2013 · Source record

    Peru Air Force To Investigate UFO Sightings is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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