The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the 16th that while the Japanese government strongly assumed that the flying object found over its sky was a Chinese reconnaissance organization, there were important facilities such as a nuclear power plant and facilities for the Self-Defense Forces where the organization was found.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense previously announced a position that it “strongly assumes” that the objects identified in Japanese airspace three times since 2019 are unmanned reconnaissance vehicles flown by China. They demanded that the Chinese government check the facts and prevent a recurrence.
According to Yomiuri, in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, facing the East China Sea, on November 20, 2019, an employee of the Sendai Space Museum, an astronomical observation facility, captured and photographed a flying object with a telescope. .
The employee (63 years old) said to the newspaper, “This evening, after receiving a call from a citizen saying that ‘something like a UFO is flying’, I looked up at the sky and saw an object floating from west to east.” “It was reflected in the setting sun and had a bright light, and when viewed through a telescope, it was shaped like a white sphere. I could also see that there was something like a line hanging down at the bottom.”
Satsuma Sendai City, where this flying object was discovered, is a place where important facilities such as the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant of Kyushu Electric Power and the Sendai Garrison of the Ground Self-Defense Force are located.
The Satsumasendai City Hall also received a report that “something was floating in the sky”, and multiple staff members visually confirmed the white object.
At around 8 am on June 17, 2020, this object was also seen over Miyagi Prefecture. According to a Miyagi prefectural official, a white object was floating in the sky at an altitude of more than 3000 m. The object was also equipped with two propellers.
The object passed over Miyagi Prefecture and disappeared from the waters of Sendai Bay after 3:30 p.m.
Miyagi Prefecture is where the Air Self-Defense Force bases are located.
In Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, where the Maritime Self-Defense Force base is located, a flying object was confirmed on September 3, 2021. A man (67) who was filming the sunrise near the coast at 5 am that day found a white object in the southwest sky. Observation through the lens of the camera revealed that something was hanging from the sphere.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense is conducting information collection and organization analysis on these objects. On the 14th, it was expressed that it was strongly assumed to be from China. In the future, he emphasized, “We will do everything possible to collect information and monitor vigilance to an unprecedented extent.”
Source: Donga
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