608: Peru's Most Terrifying Mystery | The Face Peelers

Summary

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The Why Files: Operation Podcast

Episode 608: Peru's Most Terrifying Mystery – The Face Peelers
Release Date: August 27, 2025
Host: AJ (The Why Files)

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Overview

This episode delves into the chilling and ongoing mystery of "The Face Peelers" in the Peruvian Amazon: a series of bizarre, violent attacks on remote villagers supposedly by armored, floating humanoid entities. Host AJ traces the origins of these stories, examines eyewitness reports, considers official investigations and cover-ups, and explores theories ranging from alien encounters to black budget military psyops and criminal organ trafficking. The episode blends deeply researched folklore, eyewitness testimony, and critical skepticism in The Why Files’ signature dynamic style.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Recent Attacks in the Peruvian Amazon (Jul–Sep 2023)

• Incident Overview:
  Villagers report encounters with ~7ft tall, armored beings with glowing yellow eyes, often seen hovering above the ground on disc-shaped platforms or “hoverboards”.
• Violence and Aftermath:
  Victims (including a young girl and several villagers) suffered precise face removal, with their bodies showing surgical cuts and no traditional signs of animal predation.
• Weapons Useless:
  Firearms reportedly had no effect on attackers—“The bullets had no effect… In an instant, they were gone. But they didn’t walk, they hovered six feet off the ground and disappeared into the Amazon jungle.” (B, 00:32)
• Escalation:
  Attacks intensified, with more bodies found and new witnesses providing chilling accounts.

2. Historical Parallels and Operation Prato (1970s)

• Recall of Brazilian Attacks:
  The island of Colares in Brazil was attacked by UFOs (“beams of light”)—over 200 victims, most with inexplicable injuries and some deaths.
• Official Investigation:
  Brazilian Air Force's Operation Prato documented these attacks with photographs, videos, and witness testimony; the events remain “un-debunked.”
• Connection to Modern Events:
  Patterns of attacks across Brazil, Colombia, and Peru link past and present, including the infamous faceless corpse of Juan Cervantes (2013).

3. A Personal Testimony: Talia’s Attack (July 11, 2023)

• Detailed Account:
  15-year-old Talia describes being ambushed while picking fruit, overpowered by two figures using sedatives and cold cream on her face before attempting to cut it off with a laser device.
  • "I heard them say it." (B, 05:19)
  • “Don’t use too much. You’ll ruin the flesh.” – Spanish-speaking attacker to American-accented accomplice (B, 13:09)
  • She screamed, disrupting the procedure and was rescued as attackers escaped straight into the sky.
• Physical Evidence:
  Talia was left with a deep neck wound, no memory lapses, and two perfect circles pressed into the ground—no footprints.
• Significance:
  “Her story finally revealed the invader’s motive—to peel the skin off her face.” (B, 13:36)

4. The Face-Peeler Motif in Local Folklore: Pishtaco

• Ancient Origins:
  Centuries-old Andean legend of the Pishtaco, a pale man who murdered locals to extract fat—considered the essence of life.
• Modern Parallels:
  Not just myth: In 2009, police arrested a real Peruvian gang trafficking human fat for the European black market.
• Animal Mutilations:
  Nearby, livestock found dead with mysterious wounds, echoing animal mutilations reported from New Mexico to Argentina.

5. Official Investigation and the Jetpack Miner Theory

• The Police Explanation:
  Blamed "illegal gold miners using jetpacks" to intimidate villagers and drive them away for mining operations.
• Discrepancies:
  • Commercial jetpacks are loud, have short battery life, and would not match the described behavior (“hovering for hours… complete silence”).
  • Odd footprints left suggest non-human origins; technology and modus operandi do not fit criminal or cartel operations.

6. Wider Context: Missing Persons and Organ Trafficking

• Disturbing Patterns:
  ~12,000 women disappear annually in Peru; theories suggest remote villages are targets for human trafficking or organ harvesting.
• Organ Markets:
  Human organs are a “multi-billion dollar global industry”—matches the Face Peelers’ surgical methodology.
• Limitations:
  Technology level far exceeds what criminals access—“If we’re assuming these attacks are by men and not aliens, who would have such advanced tech?” (B, 18:59)

7. Military Exercises and Black Budget Technology

• Suspicious Timing:
  Major US military exercise “Resolute Sentinel 2023” was based upriver, with Marines present until July 9; attacks began July 11.
• Advanced Gear:
  Suggested: TALOS exoskeleton, electromagnetic propulsion, night vision goggles for “glowing eyes,” directed energy weapons for burns.
• Testimony Supporting Joint Operation:
  • Talia heard two voices: one local, one “gringo” (American accent) (B, 14:39).
• Ideal Environment for Testing:
  Isolated jungle, difficult oversight, and vulnerable population—“The Peruvian Amazon is an ideal test site for secret operations and experimental equipment.” (B, 19:39)

8. Psyops: The Playbook of Psychological Warfare

• CIA Precedents:
  Host recounts how the CIA used folklore monsters in psychological warfare—faked vampire attacks in 1950s Philippines; “Operation Wandering Soul” in Vietnam broadcasted ghostly voices to terrify adversaries.
• Purpose:
  Creating terror as a tool for control or displacement, often with plausible deniability.

9. Private Investigation: Tim Albarino’s Expedition

• Humanitarian Aid and Fact-finding:
  Albarino (American explorer) and Doug Thornton (ex-Marine) brought supplies and tactical training to villagers in October 2023.
• Conclusions:
  • Albarino: Attacks likely the work of organized criminal networks (possibly using advanced or reverse-engineered tech), not aliens.
  • Enduring Fear: “He did prove their fear is real. The official story is a lie… They were organized and technologically superior.” (B, 30:51)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Attacks:
  “The attackers were 7ft tall, covered in black armor, with large helmets and glowing yellow eyes. In an instant, they were gone. But they didn’t walk, they hovered…” (B, 00:41)

• On Talia’s Ordeal:
  “They put something like a nasal syringe up her nose…Then they smeared cold cream on her face. Terrified…her face started going numb…‘Be careful. Don’t use too much. You’ll ruin the flesh.’” (B, 13:01)

• Connecting Folklore and Modern Atrocity:
  “The technology was new. The method of attack wasn’t… They had a name for it—Pishtaco.” (B, 15:20)

• On the Official Investigation:
  “The conclusion was simple. The attackers were illegal gold miners using jetpacks to scare the villagers off their land… But the story…had holes. Big ones.” (B, 16:59)

• On US Military Presence:
  “While the villagers were under attack, another force was in the jungle. Organized, Armed, American… The timeline isn’t theory, this is a fact.” (B, 19:18)

• On Theories:
  “Seven foot tall hovering beings terrorize a remote village… And in the middle of it all, a secretive US military operation is active just miles away.” (B, 29:37)

• On the Dark Reality:
  “The face peelers aren’t a legend anymore. They’re an industry. And business is booming.” (B, 31:36)

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Timestamps of Key Segments

• [00:32] – First attack on July 11, 2023; initial eyewitness testimonies
• [03:16] – Historic parallels: Colares attacks, Operation Prato
• [05:19] – Juan Cervantes and earlier face-peeling incidents
• [07:42] – Pablo Verdales’ encounter with laser weapon retaliation
• [09:12] – Deep dive into Talia’s attack, revealing attacker motives
• [13:36] – The legend of Pishtaco—ancient and modern significance
• [16:59] – Police “jetpack miners” theory and why it doesn’t hold up
• [18:59] – Evidence for organ trafficking and discussion of missing persons
• [19:18] – US military and possible secret technology in the region
• [23:00] – Private expedition from Tim Albarino and Doug Thornton
• [29:37] – Dissection of theories: aliens vs. government psyops
• [31:36] – Concluding thoughts: Industry of fear and exploitation

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Conclusion

AJ’s investigation provides no easy answers but brings critical scrutiny to the official narrative, aligning historical fear with current events and highlighting the vulnerability of rural populations to predation, whether supernatural, criminal, or clandestinely institutional. The episode closes with a chilling reminder: the Face Peelers are now more than a legend—they represent a thriving, heinous industry where advanced technology meets the darkest elements of human motive.

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“I don’t think this is aliens. I’m pretty sure this is being done by men. Evil men.”
—AJ (B, 31:07)

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Transcript

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On July 11, 2023, just after sunset, a girl started screaming. The men on patrol responded quickly. Over the past few weeks, something had been terrorizing their village, and tonight they were ready. The men, armed with hunting rifles and shotguns, opened fire. The bullets had no effect. The attackers were 7ft tall, covered in black armor, with large helmets and glowing yellow eyes. In an instant, they were gone. But they didn' they hovered six feet off the ground and disappeared into the Amazon jungle. The girl was bleeding from a cut on her neck and barely conscious. She almost became another victim of Los Pelicadas, the face peelers. At first, the authorities didn't believe in face peelers. Then the bodies showing up. Bodies without faces foreign. The attacks in 2023 were shocking, but they weren't new. For years, something has been hunting people in the Amazon. In the 1970s, the island Colares in Brazil was under siege. People were attacked by beams of light that drained their blood. They all had burn marks and puncture wounds that doctors couldn't explain. There were over 200 dictums. Two people even died. Finally, the mayor begged the government for help. The Brazilian Air Force took thousands of photographs, videos and witness testimonies. That was Operation Prato. There's a link below to the whole story. It can't be debunked. And there's a twist. But in case you haven't seen it, I won't spoil it. Brazil, Colombia and Peru kept having encounters, all violent. The earliest documented case was Juan Cervantes. In 2013, his body was found floating in Lake Emeria. No signs of drowning or trauma, but his face was completely gone, right down to the skull. And there was a precise cut all around his neck. Skeptics said he was attacked by piranhas, but the autopsy showed he died before he went into the water. Fish would have eaten more than just his face, and fish don't make surgical cuts. But the face peelers do. In April 2023, the face peelers attacked again. A boy's body was found in the same area. Again, his face was gone. Again Precise cuts. There's a video of this if you want to see it, which you don't. The attacks then accelerated. On September 2, 2023, Pablo Verdales, a villager from Pukuna Lake, was sitting on his porch about 7 at night. He saw a light between the trees, only 50ft from his house. He called his family out and everyone saw the same thing. Humanoid beings, about 7ft tall. They wore black astronaut like armor. They wore black helmets that hid their features except for glowing yellow eyes. And most shocking, they stood on disc shaped platforms and hovered above the ground. Pablo fired his shotgun and hit one of them. Except for a few sparks from the impact on the armor, the entity was unaffected. Then it returned fire. It shot a laser beam that knocked Pablo out for hours. Then the beings accelerated into the air and disappeared into the night sky. There was no doubt this was yet another alien attack in the Amazon. Not only did the villagers see the aliens up close, they also saw large silent craft hovering in the sky. They were acorn shaped, the length of a private jet, but wider. No wings, no propellers, just bumps in the hull and a lot of flashing lights. The major hotspot was San Antonio de Pintoyacu, a remote village in the jungle occupied by the indigenous Ikitu people. The only way in or out is a 10 hour boat ride down the Nanyi River. In the summer of 2023, there were sightings every night. Village leader Hiro Dabila documented all of them. The reports were beings seven feet tall, wearing black armor and elongated black helmets with yellow eyes. They didn't walk. They had red lights at the bottom of their feet that allowed them to hover. They could jump over houses. The only sound was a faint hiss as they accelerated. Every night, men grabbed rifles and patrolled the perimeter. Their weapons were useless. 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She heard the local voice say, be careful. Be careful. Then he said the words that defined this entire phenomenon. Don't use too much. You'll ruin the flesh. They weren't trying to kill her. They were trying to peel her face. One of them produced a small glowing device. A laser scalpel. She heard a humming sound and smelled something burning. They were cutting into the side of her neck. Somehow, she was able to get her hand under the helmet of one of her attackers. This gave her just enough time to scream. Then she heard the Local attacker say, let's get out of here. Then the Americans said, no, we can't just leave her here. They tried to drag her onto one of the platforms, but the villagers heard the struggle. They came running with flashlights and shotguns. The figures dropped Talia and shot straight up into the sky. Gone. They left no boot prints, just two perfect circles pressed into the soft ground. Talia survived, but with a deep cut on her neck and severe ptsd. But her story finally revealed the invader's motive to peel the skin off her face. What happened to Dalia seemed shocking and new. But for the Ikitu elders, it was both terrifying and familiar. They knew this story. It had been passed down through the tribe for 500 years. The technology was new. The method of attack wasn't. The Ikatu tribe elders knew exactly what they were facing because their ancestors had faced it before. They had a name for it. Pishtaco. In the 1500s, when Spanish conquistadors tore through Peru with steel and gunpowder, they were searching for gold. Any locals that got in their way were killed. But it got worse. The Spanish were taking something from the bodies of the dead. Something the Andean people considered very valuable. Human fat. In Europe, fat was used to treat wounds, grease the gears of machines, maintain weapons. But they believed that human fat was even more potent. But for the Andean people, this was a desecration. In their culture, fat was life. To take a person's fat was to steal their essence. The Pishtaka was born from this horror. A pale skinned man who hunted at night, carried a knife and peeled the skin off his victims. Now this isn't just a ghost story. In 2009, Peruvian police arrested a gang carrying plastic soda bottles filled with liquefied human fat. They were selling it on the European black market. Human fat was supposedly used in high end cosmetics. The price, $36,000 a gallon. The ancient legend had found a modern market. Evidence of the Pishtacos kept appearing. A few days later, in the village of Okabamba, farmers found all their sheep dead. The injuries were consistent with animal mutilations from New Mexico to Argentina. Two neat holes drilled in the skull. Eyes removed, brain gone. No blood. No tracks. No explanation for how this could be done. After Talia was attacked, the villagers used a satellite phone to call for help. They wanted the navy, armed soldiers. They wanted protection. Eventually, a couple of police officers arrived to investigate. It didn't take them long to solve the crime. They knew exactly what this was. Miners wearing jetpacks. The police investigation was brief. The conclusion was simple. The attackers were illegal gold miners using jetpacks to scare the villagers off their land. The international press picked up the story. It was a convenient explanation that dismissed the entire phenomen. And the explanation stuck. But the story, the jetpack miner story, had holes. Big ones. First, the technology. Commercial jetpacks are loud, hard to control and can fly only for a few minutes. But witnesses say they hovered for hours, moved with superhuman agility, leaping over houses and all in complete silence. You couldn't do this in the middle of the densest jungle in the world. The villagers had set traps around the perimeter. Shotguns, rigged tripwires. Throughout July, they heard the traps firing at night. Every morning they'd check for bodies. All they found were mysterious oval footprints, twice the size of human feet. And no blood. And the motive doesn't make sense. Cartels and illegal miners want to stay under the radar. These attacks were terrifying. They brought global attention. The last thing a covert mining operation wants is a visit from the press or the police. The jetpack story collapses completely when you look at the city of Naoton nearby. 35,000 people and no gold. And yet a humanoid figure was caught on video climbing a rooftop in the dead of night. Why would a miner be doing that? If these attacks weren't done by miners or the cartels, then we're looking at something far darker. Because every year, nearly 12,000 women vanish in Peru. Most are girls, teenagers. Fewer than half are ever found. Some are trafficked. Others completely disappear, but disappear to wear. Some investigators believe these women are being used as livestock. The black market for human organs is a multi billion dollar industry. A single body can be worth millions. The face peeler motive suddenly had a terrifying real world context. Organ harvesting explains the motive. Remote villages provides the opportunity. But what about the means? This theory doesn't explain the technology. Gangs and cartels have a lot of money, but not for technology like this. If we're assuming these attacks are being done by men and not aliens, who would have such advanced tech? The CIA and military might. So was the US Military operating deep in the jungles of Peru at the exact time of these attacks? They were. While the villagers were under attack, another force was in the jungle. Organized, Armed American. That summer, the US military was running a massive exercise called Resolute Sentinel 2023. Right out of Iquito's naval base, just upriver from San Antonio to Pintoyaku to Lia's village. 87 U.S. marines were in the region until July 9th. The Pelicatus attacks began July 11th. The timeline is in theory, this is a fact. And the marines weren't alone. The operation included multiple US Branches, even the Space Force. Why was Space Force part of jungle warfare training in Peru? Nobody asked, so nobody knows. Suddenly, the villagers stories don't sound like aliens. They sound like a field test for black budget technology. The Silent Hovering isn't a commercial jetpack. It's consistent with experimental silent lift systems using advanced ducted fans or even electromagnetic propulsion. The armor sounds a lot like the Talos suit. An advanced combat exoskeleton. The suit is bulletproof and enhances a soldier's speed and strength. Night vision goggles explain the glowing yellow eyes. The laser burns match the effects of directed energy weapons which use millimeter waves to heat an area. These weapons work on missiles, so they would definitely work on human skin. And then there's the detail from Talia's testimony. Two voices. One local, the other a gringo, an American. 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With food supplies running low and the government silent, the people of San Antonio de Pintoiaco were on their own. Then, in October 2023, help arrived. American explorer and investigator Tim Albarino and former Marine Doug Thornton. They launched a privately funded expedition to the Amazon. Their mission, to provide aid and find the truth. They brought supplies, food and medicine. They brought high powered flashlights, radios, night vision goggles with recording capabilities. Alvarino and Thornton spent days in the village. Everybody was on edge. Men carried shotguns everywhere, even during the day. But their weapons were barely functional. Rusty barrels, some held together with wire and tape. The villagers had cut down a wide swath of jungle around their community. This was a desperate attempt to extend their line of sight against an enemy that came from the dark. The men of San Antonio de Pintoyacu were brave and intelligent, but they didn't have the experience or training necessary to defend their homes. So Doug Thornton provided it. He taught the men basic patrol tactics. How to move in a column, how to handle their weapons safely so they wouldn't accidentally shoot each other in the chaos of an attack. After interviewing dozens of witnesses, Albarino was convinced the villagers were telling the truth about what they saw. But he didn't believe they were seeing aliens. He believed they were facing a powerful international organization involving sex trafficking and organ harvesting. They were using advanced technology, possibly reverse engineered alien tech. An organization like that would have the means and the opportunity. But what about the motive? Well, they had that too. The motive was profitable and the method was terror. And the alien story was the perfect cover. And the Ikitu people, defenseless and discredited by their government. They were the perfect victims. Seven foot tall hovering beings terrorize a remote village. A 500-year-old legend of face peeling monsters seems to come to life. And in the middle of it all, a secretive US military operation is active just miles away. So let's break down what we know. It's easy to see why the Peruvian government was so quick to dismiss the story. The Nane river is gold. Lots of gold. During the pandemic, the authorities disappeared. Gold prices soared and the jungle opened up. Criminal networks from Brazil and Colombia moved in. They set up illegal gold mining operations that generate billions of dollars a year. But these operations use dredges and pumps and shovels, not hoverboards and lasers. If this were about gold, why attack Nauta? A City with no gold at all. So were these aliens? Probably not. Why would aliens speak Spanish with an American accent? There's strong evidence Americans were involved. The Training ended on July 9th. The attacks began on July 11th. The timeline is fact. Taliyah. Hearing two accents, one local, one American, points directly toward a joint operation. Which it was. The CIA has done plenty of evil things, but pretending to be face peelers sounds like a stretch. It isn't. The CIA once faked vampire attacks as part of a counterinsurgency strategy. In the 1950s, in the Philippines, a communist group called the Huks tried to overthrow the government. The CIA brought in a psychological warfare unit to try to scare the Huks away. There was a local legend of a monster called the Aswang. The Aswang had a sharp tongue that it would use to drain the blood of its victims. So the CIA started hunting the Huks. They kidnapped them, punctured their necks, and hung the corpses upside down to drain their blood. The plan worked better than they expected. The same PSYOPS unit was deployed in Vietnam a few years later for Operation Wandering Seoul. They broadcast ghostly voices and screams into the jungle at night. This was so effective that the US Was instructed not to play the sounds around their local allies. They were terrified. But why would the CIA go through all this trouble and take on so much risk? For money. They have access to all the money they need. And what about Tim Albarino's theory about a shadowy organization harvesting organs using alien technology? That's probably the best theory we have, but there's no proof to support it. But Tim went to the jungle. He spoke to the witnesses. He did prove their fear is real. The official story is a lie. We know that whether the attackers were miners, soldiers, traffickers, or something else, they were organized and technologically superior. I don't think this is aliens. I'm pretty sure this is being done by men. Evil men. And if this is happening in Peru, it's happening to defenseless people in remote villages all over the continent. Maybe even beyond advanced technology. In the hands of those who profit from suffering. 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