Mysterious UFO in Japanese sky has country scratching its heads
An unknown white floating object in the sky over Japan has baffled the entire country after it was first spotted seemingly unmoving in Miyagi prefecture on Wednesday (17 June). Speculations as to its provenance have ranged from weather monitoring equipment to UFOs.
さすが超望遠。しかし、これ以上ズームするとピンとが合わないんで、これくらいで勘弁してくれ。#仙台 #白い物体 #気球かしら #Nikon_P600 pic.twitter.com/kmLP1F5Bqi
— ケージ (@keizi) June 17, 2020
FNN interviewed people on the streets, one of whom said, “It looks like a balloon but it’s totally not moving.” A representative from the Sendai District Meteorological Observatory said the object was not theirs, so they were unable to provide any details.
Floating at more than 3,000m above the ground for hours, the airborne mystery seems to have a cross-like equipment and rotating propellers below it.
【ホラー】宮城や福島で目撃 仙台市上空に謎の白い物体、地元民がUFOと大騒ぎ6/17 - NAVER まとめ https://t.co/e8ysZyPc2m pic.twitter.com/tEpkccCnTX
— ひまこ (@himamcomdotu) June 16, 2020
Besides Miyagi, the mysterious object was also spotted in various other regions such as Fukushima and Yamagata prefectures. According to the UFO Fureai Museum in Fukushima, “it is difficult to say that is a UFO” as it does not have the sudden acceleration iconic to UFOs.
The object is rather similar to a radiosonde, which is a battery-powered weather monitoring equipment brought into the atmosphere by a white weather ballon. However, the Japan Meteorological Agency has denied that it was something they had released into the sky for monitoring or research purposes.
Based on aviation law, in order to fly a balloon or the likes, one has to submit a request to the vicinity’s airport office. But it seems that no application was submitted for this “unidentified flying object”.
The mysterious balloon-like object has reportedly floated out over the Pacific Ocean, but it’s left a country baffled as its origin and function remains undetermined.
