Taro Kono says Japan will set procedures for UFO encounters

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Official portrait of Taro Kono
Taro Kono, Japan's defense minister in 2020 Prime Minister's Official Residence, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Asked about the Pentagon release of Navy UFO videos, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono said no SDF pilot had met a UFO and that he did not really believe in them, but that encounter procedures would be set and Japan would seek the US analysis.

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  1. PressJapan's military pilots have never encountered UFOs, defence minister says (Julian Ryall) (opens in a new tab)South China Morning Post / 2020-04-29

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