Sixto Paz Wells

Early Life and Background

Sixto Paz Wells was born December 12, 1955, in Lima, Peru, into a family deeply connected to both science and the aerial mysteries of South America. His father, Carlos Paz García, was an astronomer and scientific advisor to the Peruvian Air Force—a position that positioned young Sixto between institutional science and the broader culture of UFO inquiry in Peru. His upbringing in an environment that took aerial anomalies seriously, combined with access to military and scientific networks, shaped his early orientation toward contact phenomena as both a spiritual and empirical matter.

First Contact and the Rahma Mission (1974)

On January 22, 1974, at age 18 while a university student in Lima, Sixto claimed his first contact with extraterrestrial beings through automatic writing—a form of channeled communication where the practitioner writes without conscious volition. Through this method, he asserts he connected with beings from Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons. Rather than keep this private, Paz Wells methodically organized his experience into a structured contact protocol, founding the Rahma Mission (originally RAMA, representing RA = Sun and MA = Earth) later that same year.

The Rahma Mission distinguished itself by promoting systematic, repeatable methods for initiating extraterrestrial contact. Unlike purely passive observation or spontaneous encounter narratives, Paz Wells developed protocols combining meditation, ethical intention-setting, and group coordination to create conditions for contact. The mission expanded rapidly across Latin America and Spain, attracting thousands of participants interested in directed contact work. The organization remains active in Peru, Spain, and several other countries, with Paz Wells serving as its visible international head.

Documented Sightings and Media Engagement

What set Paz Wells apart from other contactees was his willingness to schedule group sightings in advance and notify the international press of his claims—an unusual transparency in a field often built on anecdote and testimony. On February 7, 1974, less than three weeks after his claimed initial contact, Paz Wells led approximately 20 people to the Chilca desert outside Lima where, according to witnesses, they observed a glowing, metallic disc-shaped object projecting intense light. This and subsequent scheduled expeditions attracted the attention of Spanish investigative journalist Juan José Benítez, who investigated Paz Wells' work independently and published several books documenting the sightings and claimed contacts he witnessed.

Over his career, Paz Wells organized more than ten such publicly announced sightings with advance press notification—a bold strategy that invited verification but also skepticism. The approach generated documentation and independent observation but also made his claims easier to challenge. Nevertheless, his consistency in organizing these events, and Benítez's respected investigation of them, gave the Rahma Mission a more formal profile in UFO circles than many contactee movements.

Publications and Spiritual Framework

Paz Wells has authored over 20 books in Spanish and at least one in English, all focusing on his contact experiences, the spiritual dimensions of extraterrestrial intelligence, and the protocols of the Rahma Mission. His work frames alien contact not primarily as a scientific or military phenomenon but as a spiritual evolution—a means of transforming human consciousness and behavior toward ethical intention. This positioning appeals to audiences in Latin America, Spain, and parts of Europe where New Age and spiritual frameworks for UFO phenomena remain culturally prominent.

His writing emphasizes that extraterrestrial contact is not a rare, exceptional event but a learnable skill available to groups willing to adopt the proper mental discipline and ethical framework. This democratization of contact—moving it from special individuals (like traditional contactees) to trained groups—represented a shift in contactee methodology and attracted diverse practitioners.

Legacy and Credibility Assessment

Sixto Paz Wells represents a unique figure in late-20th and early-21st century UFO culture: a South American contactee who combined spiritual language with institutional accountability through public announcement and media engagement. His family's aerospace connections, his father's credibility within Peruvian military circles, and his consistent organizational efforts lent his claims a veneer of seriousness that many contactee narratives lack. However, the absence of physical evidence, the reliance on automatic writing and subjective group experiences, and the inevitable inability to verify his claimed extraterrestrial communications place his work firmly in contested territory. Mainstream UFO researchers regard his methodology with skepticism, while his followers maintain that the Rahma Mission's consistent facilitation of group contact experiences validates his approach.