Sightings1955

Japan Flying Saucer Research Association founded

Name: Japan Flying Saucer Research Association founded
Start: 1955
Location: Tokyo, Japan

When: 1955
Where: Tokyo, Japan
Sources: 2 public sources

Novelist Yukio Mishima, who joined the association in 1956 Ken Domon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

UFO researcher Arai Kin'ichi founded the Japan Flying Saucer Research Association in 1955. It reportedly grew past 1,000 members; novelist Mishima Yukio joined in 1956 and wrote for its bulletin Uchuki in 1957.

Sources

PressWatching the Skies in Japan: Mishima Yukio and Other UFO Enthusiasts (opens in a new tab)Nippon.com / 2020-06-24
PressWatching the Skies in Japan: Mishima Yukio and Other UFO Enthusiasts (alternate URL) (opens in a new tab)Nippon.com / 2020-06-24

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