The UFO Investigations Office in Peru will reopen after five years of dormancy. Operated by the Peruvian Air Force, the UFO office will be opened due to increased UFO sightings in Peruvian skies.

Known as the Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena, the office established in 2001 will soon be revived. Col. Julio Vucetich of the Air Force said they will bring together experts to analyze the recently reported events. The unit will involve sociologists, astronomers, air force personnel, archaeologists and meteorologists.

Vucetich said, in an interview with The Guardian, "Many people don't report UFO sightings because they fear they will be labeled mad or made fun of, but nowadays with new technology - cell phone videos, Facebook, Twitter - they can be much more open, without feeling that they are the only ones who have seen what they've seen."

He added the new office will need those who have seen the aerial phenomena so that they can report what they have seen. He noted this will enable the investigations office to open a file and "do the respective analysis and investigation."

During his interview, Vucetich was flipping the leaves of a scrapbook that records newspaper cuttings of UFO sightings since 1950s. The Institute for Studies of Historic Aerospace in Peru will be publishing the scrapbook later.

In early October, the local media reported a UFO sighting in Marabamba. Villagers from Huanuco region reported seeing luminous balls in the sky and confirmed these balls of light were there for several days.

Other sightings of UFOs were reported from a beach resort called Chilca, located 59 kilometers away from Lima. The sightings, locals claimed, have attracted a number of ufologists globally. Paulina Jimenez, 82, a former resident of Chilca, told The Guardian she saw "a huge number of flashing lights" 16 years ago.

Vucetich added there are a number of locations in Peru where sightings were common. He noted in his opinion "it is evident that we are not alone."