In 2015, in Lima, the capital of Peru, the filming of the television program Alto al Crimen was interrupted when the production team noticed a UFO hovering in the sky.
The sighting occurred on the morning of Tuesday, February 10, and was witnessed by several members of the production team, including the program’s host, Renzo Reggiardo, who was also a Peruvian congressman.
The local media outlet Peru This Week described the event as follows: “Reggiardo had just begun filming for his show Alto al Crimen when his cameraman got distracted by something floating in the distant sky. They paused the filming for a few moments to get a better look at the object.”
Witnesses were baffled by the strange UFO. They managed to record videos of it using cameras and cell phones, generating significant attention.
Videos of the object were uploaded to YouTube by Eduardo Chávez Guerra, a member of the program’s production team. Although the videos are in high definition (HD 1080p) and were likely recorded with a professional-grade camera, no clear details of the UFO are visible. This drew criticism, with some questioning why the production team did not use a tripod to capture more stable footage of something so intriguing.
The authenticity of the sighting also sparked debate. While some suggested that the UFO in the videos might be a poorly executed digital creation, this theory raises doubts, as it seems unlikely—though not impossible—that Congressman Renzo Reggiardo, a respected public figure, would be involved in such a hoax.
Other proposed explanations include the possibility that the UFO was a drone, a paraglider from a nearby beach, or even a simple plastic bag carried by the wind. However, these hypotheses were dismissed by some witnesses, who claimed the object was far too large and remained in the sky for a significant amount of time—approximately two hours.
Additionally, the object’s behavior did not align with that of known drones or paragliders. It hovered in a fixed position in the sky and displayed an unusual purple coloration, details that further intrigued observers. Despite the lack of definitive conclusions, the sighting generated significant attention in local media.
According to a report published by Telemundo47 that year, Daniel Muñoz, an investigator specialized in the subject, explained that there were 12 videos and 18 photos taken of the case.
The images captured of the object showed that professional cameras, rather than amateur ones, were used, as the object remained stationary in the same location for about two hours.
The Peruvian Air Force (FAP) initially suggested that it was a kite or “papalote,” an explanation that was quickly questioned by several experts. They argued that the object did not fit the characteristics of such a flying object, given its behavior and features.
Eduardo Chávez Guerra, the producer of the television program Alto al Crimen, whose recording was interrupted by the sighting, reported that his team had continued working for more than two hours while the object remained suspended in the sky. “At that moment, we weren’t surprised, because the object was small and far away,” Chávez explained, but emphasized that for him, “it still remains a UFO.”
Dr. Anthony Choy, a former advisor to the FAP, was adamant in denying that it was a kite. “It is definitely not a plane, not a drone, not a helicopter. The object remained in the sky for two and a half hours,” he stated, adding that no conventional explanation seemed to fit the observed phenomenon.
On the other hand, the air traffic controller at Lima’s Jorge Chávez airport, Dr. Wilber Ruiz, stated that the object did not appear on the airport’s radar, despite its size, estimated to be a mile in diameter. This lack of radar detection further fueled speculation about the nature of the phenomenon.
This incident remains unresolved and has sparked a wave of discussions about the UFO phenomenon in Peru, fueling the debate between skeptics and enthusiasts of the subject.