Research | UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record
CHILE
The Chilean Committee for the Studies of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena (CEFAA), is located within the Department of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC), the equivalent of our FAA. It is the official organization dedicated to investigate UFOs/UAP.
General Ricardo Bermúdez is the director of the CEFAA. A former fighter pilot, who later served as an air attaché in London, he was chief commander of the Air Force´s Southern Area. He was also the Director of the Technical School of Aeronautics, the School of Engineers, and the sub-Director of Chiles Air Force Academy. He co-founded the CEFAA in 1998.
The mission of the CEFAA is to record and analyze all relevant reports concerning UAP occurring within the national territory, on the basis of a serious, objective and scientific analysis with the purpose of determining any possible risk to air operations. This issue is taken seriously and accepted throughout the country, among the citizens and the institutions.
The CEFAA meets regularly with an external committee of scientists in different fields, an internal committee from within the Aeronautics Department, and liaison officers from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Police, which provide their own cases for analysis.
The CEFAAs example should be followed all over the world. Officials at the DGAC accept that this phenomenon is a serious issue worthy of attention. They recognize that it is something that concerns many people and cannot be ignored. To do so would be irresponsible.