Edgar Lezama
Environmental Engineer | Peruvian UFO Researcher | Promoter of the Huaytapallana Case
Engineer Edgar Lezama represents the union between scientific rigor and field ufological research. With a consolidated professional career and more than three decades devoted to teaching and research, Lezama has brought his analytical spirit to the study of anomalous aerial phenomena in Peru.
Academic and Professional Trajectory
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Education:
Edgar Lezama holds a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, complemented by training in research and applied chemistry. -
Positions and experience:
- Former director of the Pasto Caja Technological Institute.
- Lecturer at the National University of the Center of Peru (UNCP), where he supported the teaching of chemistry.
- 36 years of teaching experience, guiding research and technological innovation projects in higher education.
His career combines technical knowledge with an integrative vision of the UFO phenomenon, proposing an empirical and rational approach without abandoning spiritual openness.
Ufological and Investigative Role
Lezama is recognized for his dissemination of the case of the UFO crash on Mount Huaytapallana (1968), one of the most enigmatic in Peruvian ufology.
Huaytapallana Case (1968)
For Lezama, a true researcher must go to the scene, and therefore he has visited Huaytapallana more than ten times, studying the terrain and gathering testimonial evidence.
The engineer considers this mountain a “hot zone,” characterized by recurrent luminous sightings and Andean legends, such as that of the Muuki, the subterranean guardian of gold and silver treasures.
Through the testimony of former Civil Guard José Herrera Batallanos (transmitted by his son, Elder Herrera Cano, Lezama’s classmate at UNCP), he corroborated that an unidentified object crashed at Huaytapallana in 1968, later recovered by military authorities.
He has also investigated:
- Anomalous lights at La Suntay Lagoon, observed by himself eight years ago.
- Recordings of animal abduction in Chupaca (1994), where mutilations and inexplicable luminous phenomena were documented.
His methodology is based on direct observation, empirical verification, and interviews with primary witnesses, steering away from speculation to maintain a serious and well‑documented line of work.
Origins of His Interest
Lezama’s interest in ufology was born in 1973, when he was only 13 years old and observed a luminous craft over the San Antonio Lighting area.
Since then, he began asking himself about the purpose and nature of those objects, marking the beginning of a life devoted to seeking answers about the extraterrestrial phenomenon.
Philosophy and Teaching
Lezama defines himself as a researcher, not a contactee.
He believes that a scientist’s duty is to transmit knowledge without selfishness or reservations, especially to new generations, in order to encourage curiosity and critical thinking.
His message to young people is clear:
“You don’t have to see yet in order to believe; you have to believe in order to see.”
He firmly believes in extraterrestrial life and holds that the universe is too vast for humanity to be its only intelligent expression.
He is currently writing a book that compiles his findings and reflections after decades of observation and analysis.
His emblematic phrase sums up his philosophical vision:
“You don’t have to see yet in order to believe; you have to believe in order to see.”