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Middle East / Asia2023civilian claim

JASDF UAP Scrambles

In fiscal year 2022–2023, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters against unidentified aerial phenomena 53 times, more than quadruple the prior year's total and the highest figure since JASDF record-keeping began. In September 2020, Defense Minister Taro Kono had already issued standing orders requiring SDF personnel to photograph and document any unidentified object and to immediately halt training exercises if one is encountered.

In fiscal year 2022–2023, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters against unidentified aerial phenomena 53 times, more than quadruple the prior year's total and the highest figure since JASDF record-keeping began.

Brief

In fiscal year 2022–2023, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters against unidentified aerial phenomena 53 times, more than quadruple the prior year's total and the highest figure since JASDF record-keeping began. In September 2020, Defense Minister Taro Kono had already issued standing orders requiring SDF personnel to photograph and document any unidentified object and to immediately halt training exercises if one is encountered. The JASDF scrambles data was presented by Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu at an April 2023 press conference. The U.S. DoD simultaneously designated Japan a UAP 'hotspot' based on 1996–2023 trend data. A bipartisan 80-member parliamentary study group including former defense ministers was formed in 2024 to investigate the pattern.

Metadata

Year
2023
Location
Japan (nationwide airspace)
Region
Middle East / Asia
Status
confirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
UFO investigation launched in Japan after US report designates region as hotspot
Source type
article
Sources
3

Key Points

  • In fiscal year 2022–2023, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters against unidentified aerial phenomena 53 times, more than quadruple the prior year's total and the highest figure since JASDF record-keeping began.
  • In September 2020, Defense Minister Taro Kono had already issued standing orders requiring SDF personnel to photograph and document any unidentified object and to immediately halt training exercises if one is encountered.
  • The JASDF scrambles data was presented by Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu at an April 2023 press conference.
  • The U.S. DoD simultaneously designated Japan a UAP 'hotspot' based on 1996–2023 trend data.

Most Interesting

  • The JASDF scrambles data was presented by Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu at an April 2023 press conference.
  • A bipartisan 80-member parliamentary study group including former defense ministers was formed in 2024 to investigate the pattern.
  • In September 2020, Defense Minister Taro Kono had already issued standing orders requiring SDF personnel to photograph and document any unidentified object and to immediately halt training exercises if one is encountered.

Timeline

  1. 2023 · Encounter

    In fiscal year 2022–2023, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters against unidentified aerial phenomena 53 times, more than quadruple the prior year's total and the highest figure since JASDF record-keeping began.

  2. 2023 · Source record

    UFO investigation launched in Japan after US report designates region as hotspot is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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