Marcos Barraza

Marcos Barraza was a Peruvian military officer connected to UAP investigations in Peru. His involvement fits into the active engagement of several Latin American militaries with the UFO phenomenon: Peru maintains official investigation bodies such as DIFAA, where military personnel report significant encounters. Barraza is associated with the reopening of the Peruvian Air Force's office for UFO investigations.

• Peruvian military officer
• Connected to UAP investigations in Peru
• Involvement embedded in the broader engagement of Latin American militaries with the UFO phenomenon
• Associated with the reopening of the UFO investigation office of the Peruvian Air Force
• Tasks include identifying unidentified aircraft (drones, space debris, illegal flights)
• Addressing national-security questions in relation to neighbouring countries
• Peru maintains bodies such as DIFAA to review credible sightings; notable cases: the La Joya air force base and a luminous sphere during a presidential fishing trip

For the UAP timeline, Barraza is one of the few nameable representatives of the Peruvian military UFO investigation line — and thus part of the Latin American counterweight to the Anglo-Saxon dominance of the disclosure debate. His role shows that UFO investigation in Peru is not fan culture but an official task with security and airspace components.