Anthony Choy

Early Life and Career

Jorge Anthony Choy Montes was born in October 1961 in Lima, Peru, to a family of Chinese descent. He pursued higher education at San Martín de Porres University, where he earned a law degree, and completed additional studies in Film and Television Production at CETUC and Administration of Defense Resources at CETRUM (a division of PUCP). This diverse educational background—combining legal expertise with media literacy and organizational training—positioned him uniquely to bridge institutional investigation with public communication on sensitive topics.

Choy began his career as a lawyer and investigative journalist, reporting on various social and political issues in Peru. However, his professional trajectory shifted dramatically when he became drawn into UFO research through witnessing compelling eyewitness accounts and documentary evidence. By the late 1990s, he had transitioned from legal practice to full-time investigation of anomalous aerial phenomena, combining his journalistic skills with rigorous analytical methodology.

The Peruvian Air Force Investigation (DIFAA/OIFFA)

In 2001, the Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Peruana, FAP) established the Office for Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena (OIFFA, later renamed DIFAA—Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena). Anthony Choy became a founding member and served as chief investigator, making him the public face of Latin America's first government-sponsored UFO research program. This role granted Choy unprecedented access to official military and civilian pilot reports, declassified photographs, and radar data—resources unavailable to independent researchers.

Choy's first major investigation concerned the Chulucanas Incident of October 13, 2001, in the city of Chulucanas in Peru's Piura Department. Hundreds of witnesses, including city officials and law enforcement, reported observing eight red-orange spheres moving with apparent intelligence across the night sky for over five hours. The sighting was extensively photographed and videographed, generating multiple angles of documentation. Choy's official investigation into this case established DIFAA's credibility and marked the beginning of systematic, government-backed UFO research in Peru—distinguishing it from the purely skeptical stance of many national governments.

Throughout his tenure with DIFAA, Choy documented cases across Peru, from urban centers to remote Amazonian regions, treating witness testimony with professional seriousness while maintaining investigative rigor. His work demonstrated that institutional credibility and transparent methodology could coexist with genuine openness to the UFO phenomenon—a balance many governments had struggled to achieve.

Project 33 and Independent Research

In 2012, Choy founded the Peruvian Association of Ufology (APU), which operates independently to pressure the Peruvian government for declassification of UFO files. More significantly, Choy authored Project 33, the first comprehensive integral study of the UFO phenomenon in Peru. The research project required approximately three years of fieldwork, during which Choy traveled throughout the country collecting witness accounts, photographs, videos, and investigative data. Project 33 synthesized decades of Peruvian UFO cases into a structured, evidence-based narrative—representing the most thorough examination of Peru's UFO history.

Choy also founded the research group Project 33 (the project's namesake), which continues investigating anomalous phenomena across Latin America. His work with international consultancy roles at NARPAC (National Research Center on Anomalous Phenomena of Aviation) and as a correspondent for Brazil's UFO magazine expanded his reach across the region, establishing him as a leading voice in Latin American UFO research.

International Recognition and Public Advocacy

Choy's reputation transcended Peru when he was invited as one of fourteen speakers to address the International Press Conference on UFO Disclosure held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on November 12, 2007. This event, organized by the Coalition for Freedom of Information (led by UFO researchers Leslie Kean and filmmaker James Fox), brought together international investigators, government officials, and media to present evidence of UFO phenomena. Choy's participation signaled global recognition of Peru's official investigations and reinforced his standing as a credible institutional voice.

Between 2008 and 2020, Choy hosted the radio program Travel to another dimension on Radio Capital, which served as a platform for interviews with witnesses, investigators, and international UFO experts. His multimedia approach—combining journalism, institutional investigation, and broadcast communication—made UFO research accessible to Peruvian and Latin American audiences while maintaining research credibility.

Choy continues advocating for government transparency, particularly the declassification of secret Peruvian Air Force files on UFO investigations. His work stands as a model of how institutional research can proceed with genuine openness: neither debunking nor credulity, but systematic investigation grounded in witness testimony and documentary evidence.