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Record 249 · 28 April 2020

Self-Defense Forces UAP Reporting Procedure

Ministry of Defense · Japan

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The instruction requires aircrew and units to document visual, radar, or other encounters with unidentified objects, including capture of photos, video, time, bearing, altitude, and other data where possible. Reports are forwarded through command channels to the Ministry for further analysis. The measure was taken to improve national security situational awareness. No extraordinary claims are made; it establishes routine protocols for potential safety or defence implications without presupposing non-conventional origins.

Public file: Ministry of Defense of Japan

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