Government2020

Japan's defense minister orders SDF protocol for unidentified aerial objects

When: 14 Sep 2020
Where: Tokyo, Japan
Sources: 2 public sources

Defense Minister Taro Kono at Matsushima Air Base; he issued the SDF orders in 2020 Japanese Ministry of Defense, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Defense Minister Taro Kono issued standing orders telling Japan's Self-Defense Forces to record and photograph unidentified aerial objects and analyze sightings, including public reports. The ministry said it knew of no SDF encounters, and Kono had said he did not believe in UFOs.

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PressJapanese Defense Ministry unveils protocol for encountering UFOs (opens in a new tab)The Japan Times / 2020-09-14
PressJapan orders military pilots to report UFO sightings (opens in a new tab)Taiwan News / 2020-09-28

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