Japan is not taking risks regarding reported unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings in the country, so it launched a team to investigate the matter.
Japan Launches Group To Investigate UFO Sightings
Yoshiharu Asakawa, a key opposition politician, has stated that UFOs are traditionally considered "an occult matter that has nothing to do with politics" in Japan. However, if they are actually "cutting-edge secret weapons or spying drones in disguise, they can pose a significant threat to our nation's security."
So, the Japanese lawmakers formed a committee on Thursday to investigate the issue. UFO sightings shouldn't be written off for them because they might actually be weapons or surveillance drones. The inquiry was launched less than a year following the U.S. According to a report released by the Defense Department, the area is a "hotspot" for sightings of the enigmatic objects.
The nonpartisan organization, which has more than 80 members, including previous defense ministers, will push Japan to strengthen its capacity to identify and examine unidentified flying objects (UFOs), also known as unexplained anomalous phenomena (UAP).
Although the phenomenon is frequently associated with tiny green men in popular culture, it has gained significant political attention in the US.
Pentagon reported last year that it was looking into 510 of them, three times more than its 2021 file. After multiple alarms linked to possible monitoring operations, the Japanese MPs aim to align the local perception of UAP with that of its ally.
Based on trends from 1996 to 2023, an AARO research from last year identified the area spanning western Japan to China as a "hotspot" for UAP sightings. Later, in a 60-page assessment mandated by Congress, it was determined that there was no proof of extraterrestrial technology or any effort on the part of the US government to conceal it from the general public.
Legislators in Japan will advocate for establishing a national agency similar to the Pentagon's AARO and intelligence sharing with the US.
Former U.S. intelligence official and UAP expert Christopher Mellon called the group's formation "remarkable." According to Mellon, "unmanned weapons and artificial intelligence are creating very serious new challenges." This was reportedly evident in everything from drones to hypersonic vehicles observed in the war in Ukraine.
UFO Sightings Possible Explanation
Richard Medina, a geographer at the University of Utah, said the high frequency of UFO sightings in the West could be related to the area's local environmental conditions. According to him and his colleagues, the western United States' huge open areas and mild year-round environment, which encourage people to spend time outside for leisure activities, could probably be the primary cause of the high frequency of sightings in the area.
Medina's assertion that there are more electronics in the sky than ever before raises the topic of what people perceive. Responding to this question is challenging, yet it's important since uncertainty could jeopardize national security. Medina and associates decided to investigate additional factors, such as drone activity, science balloons, and sociocultural elements, to determine whether they are associated with the reported sightings.
Meanwhile, Avi Loeb, a Harvard scientist, appeared in the new documentary "The Paranormal UFO Connection" and claimed that UFO sightings could be extraterrestrials traveling in extra-spatial dimensions. A high-speed UAP was recently spotted during a Blue Angeles demonstration in New York City, but the sighting only lasted a nanosecond.
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