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UFO sightings in Japan

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• Nakagori Village Japan unidentified aerial event — January 1949

  1949-01-01 · Nakagori Village Japan, Japan · CE1

  On or during January 1949, an unidentified aerial event was reported at or near Nakagori Village Japan, Japan. The source describes the observation type as Ground. The reported duration was 2-3/4 Sec. The surviving source wording describes the reported object as Pale white to Yel

• Wakkanai radar tracking report — November 6, 1948

  1948-11-06 · Wakkanai, Japan · CE1

  (45°26' N, 141°43' E).

• Fusuoka radar/sensor UFO report — 1948-10-15

  1948-10-15 · Fusuoka, Japan · CE1

  Halter and Hemphill are operating a P-61 "Black Widow" night fighter.

• Northwest / Fukuoka, Jp radar-object report — October 15, 1948

  1948-10-15 · NORTHWEST / FUKUOKA, JP, Kyushu, Japan · CE2

  F61 chases bullet-object.

• Fukushima, Jpn disc or spherical object report — October 10, 1947

  1947-10-10 · FUKUSHIMA, JPN, Honshu Island, Japan · CE1

  Cop and 2.

• Fukuoka radar tracking report — September 16, 1947

  1947-09-16 · Fukuoka, Japan · CE1

  Radar Tracks Incoming Object

• Fukuoka unidentified-object report — August 28, 1947

  1947-08-28 · Fukuoka, Japan · CE1

  Target Tracked In A Climb

• Kagoshima, Jpn cigar-shaped object report — July 9, 1947

  1947-07-09 · KAGOSHIMA, JPN, Kyushu, Japan · CE1

  Cop.

• Chitose AAB, Hokkaido unidentified-object report — July 1, 1947

  1947-07-01 · Chitose AAB, Hokkaido, Japan · CE1

  GCA Unit Tracks UFOs

• Buckner Bay, Okinawa unidentified light report — September 1945

  1945-09-01 · Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Japan · CE1

  A stationary bluish-whitelight, about the size of a dime at arms length, move and then return to original position.

• Near Iwo Jima, Japan disc or spherical object report — August 28, 1945

  1945-08-28 · NEAR IWO JIMA, JAPAN, IWJ, Japan · CE2

  L.

• Nagasaki, Japan landing encounter — August 9, 1945

  1945-08-09 · NAGASAKI, JAPAN, Kyushu, Japan · CE2

  Plutonium bomb destroys city.

• Hiroshima, Japan landing encounter — August 6, 1945

  1945-08-06 · HIROSHIMA, JAPAN, Honshu Island, Japan · CE2

  1st a-bomb in warfare destroys city.

• Okinawa cigar-shaped object report — August 1945

  1945-08-01 · Okinawa, Japan · CE1

  Cigar-shaped, metallic, and without markings or visible openings, and 35 to 50 feet in length.

• Honshu unidentified light report — July 12, 1945

  1945-07-12 · Honshu, Japan · CE1

  Light Phenomenon.Spotted enemy aircraft apparently trailed by large orange light traveling with it at same speed.

• Sasebo unidentified light report — July 7, 1945

  1945-07-07 · Sasebo, Japan · CE1

  Foo fighter; a big ball of fuzzy orange-red light; B-29 fired on object, appearing to hit with no affect.

• Yokohama unidentified-object report — July 4, 1945

  1945-07-04 · Yokohama (near), Japan · CE1

  "After coming away from our bomb drop, we saw the UFO's.

• Japan unidentified-object report — July 2, 1945

  1945-07-02 · Unknown City, Japan, Japan · CE1

  Several balls of fire much larger than supercharger glow, but of somewhat the same color.

• Japan unidentified light report — June 19, 1945

  1945-06-19 · Unknown City, Japan, Japan · CE1

  B-29 followed by strong white light.

• Fukuoka spherical-object report — June 19, 1945

  1945-06-19 · Fukuoka, Japan · CE1

  One bright ball of fire; no fuselage or any wings.

• Japan unidentified light report — June 18, 1945

  1945-06-18 · Unknown City, Japan, Japan · CE1

  A fluctuating light round in shape that changed from bright red, to dim orange.

• Tokyo unidentified-object report — May 25, 1945

  1945-05-25 · Tokyo, Japan · CE1

  Fireball follows a B-29 of the 39th Bombardment Group for 50 miles

• Tokyo, Jp disc or spherical object report — May 23, 1945

  1945-05-23 · TOKYO, JP, Honshu Island, Japan · CE2

  Japanese and USAF.

• Nagoya landing encounter — May 14, 1945

  1945-05-14 · Nagoya, Japan · CE1

  Red or flame-colored light, constant position, same size as B-29 landing light.

• Nagoya spherical-object report — April 7, 1945

  1945-04-07 · Nagoya, Japan · CE1

  Ball of fire changing colors; orange to red.

• Kawasaki unidentified-object report — April 3, 1945

  1945-04-03 · Kawasaki, Japan · CE1

  The records of the 20th Air Force reveal that as early as this date, flying from the Marianas on a night incendiary mission, some crews reported "Balls of Fire followed our aircraft."

• Honshu spherical-object report — April 3, 1945

  1945-04-03 · Honshu, Japan · CE1

  Multiple balls of fire sightings: size of basketball; streamer of light behind the ball of fire; ball of fire emitting a steady phosphorescent glow; wing in connection with ball of fire &; amber colored searchlight; stream of fire emanating

• Iwo Jima, Jpn radar-object report — March 26, 1945

  1945-03-26 · IWO JIMA, JPN, RYU, Japan · CE2

  Night lights follow fighter.

• Nagoya spherical-object report — March 24, 1945

  1945-03-24 · Nagoya, Japan · CE2

  Multiple sightings: yellow ball of fire about 6 inches in diameter; orange and red flashes; six white balls of fire; grayish ball of fire about size of soccer ball; red ball of fire.

• Iwo Jima unidentified light report — January 10, 1945

  1945-01-10 · Iwo Jima, Japan · CE1

  An amber light pass parallel and at same altitude.

• Okinawa cigar-shaped object report — 1945

  1945 · OKINAWA, OKN, Japan · CE1

  Plane crew.

• Omura unidentified-object report — October 25, 1944

  1944-10-25 · Omura, Japan · CE1

  NICAP's database preserves a brief report for October 25, 1944 at Omura, Japan.

• Unknown Island unidentified-object report — September 1944

  1944-09-01 · Unknown Island, Japan · CE1

  White object & egg-shaped & very brilliant.

• Japan aviation UFO report — 1942

  1942-01-01 · Japan · CE1

  An official Japanese Army photographer shot pictures of four hazy, self-luminous, or very bright objects of spherical shape hovering in the sky above a flight of Japanese Bomber aircraft.

• Japan radar/sensor UFO report — 1940

  1940-01-01 · Japan · CE1

  While flying over Japan, Wing Commander D.J. Blakeslee sighted an object he described as having red, green and white lights. The craft moved rapidly to escape detection. Blakeslee was guided by ground radar. He was reported to be stable and reliable. The Air Force officially rule

• Koishikawa Gardens UFO history record — 1835

  1835-01-01 · Koishikawa Gardens, Japan · CE1

  During 1835 at Koishikawa Gardens, Japan, a UFO-related event is listed without further descriptive detail.

• Utsurobune

  1803-02-22 · Hitachi, Japan · CE1

  On February 22, 1803 at Hitachi, Japan, the source identifies the entry as “Utsurobune.”

• Near Tokyo, Japan being encounter — February 22, 1803

  1803-02-22 · NEAR TOKYO, JAPAN, Honshu Island, Japan · CE3

  6M saucer-ship floats ashore.

• Japan / Location Unknown disc or spherical object report — 1749

  1749 · JAPAN / LOCATION UNKNOWN, Honshu Island, Japan · CE1

  3 moonlike objects / 4 days.

• Edo = Tokyo, Japan triangular or delta-shaped object report — May 6, 1692

  1692-05-06 · EDO = TOKYO, JAPAN, Honshu Island, Japan · CE1

  3 objects in formation.