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Japan MOD UAP Protocol

On September 14, 2020, Japanese Defence Minister Tarō Kōno announced that the Japan Self-Defence Forces had adopted a formal protocol requiring SDF pilots to photograph, record, and report any encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena. The directive was Japan's first standing order on UAP encounters and was modelled in part on the U.S. Navy's 2019 reporting guidelines.

On September 14, 2020, Japanese Defence Minister Tarō Kōno announced that the Japan Self-Defence Forces had adopted a formal protocol requiring SDF pilots to photograph, record, and report any encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena.

Brief

On September 14, 2020, Japanese Defence Minister Tarō Kōno announced that the Japan Self-Defence Forces had adopted a formal protocol requiring SDF pilots to photograph, record, and report any encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena. The directive was Japan's first standing order on UAP encounters and was modelled in part on the U.S. Navy's 2019 reporting guidelines. Kōno told reporters he had not been personally briefed on any past Japanese UAP incidents but instructed the SDF to coordinate with the U.S. military on UAP matters under the bilateral security alliance. The protocol was reaffirmed and discussed publicly in subsequent years as Japanese fiscal-year scramble data became part of the official UAP record.

Metadata

Date
2020-09-14
Year
2020
Location
Ministry of Defense, Tokyo, Japan
Region
Middle East / Asia
Status
confirmed
Tag
foreign government record
Primary
Japan's Defense Ministry Launches Protocol for UFO Sightings
Source type
article
Sources
2

Key Points

  • On September 14, 2020, Japanese Defence Minister Tarō Kōno announced that the Japan Self-Defence Forces had adopted a formal protocol requiring SDF pilots to photograph, record, and report any encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena.
  • The directive was Japan's first standing order on UAP encounters and was modelled in part on the U.S. Navy's 2019 reporting guidelines.
  • Kōno told reporters he had not been personally briefed on any past Japanese UAP incidents but instructed the SDF to coordinate with the U.S. military on UAP matters under the bilateral security alliance.
  • The protocol was reaffirmed and discussed publicly in subsequent years as Japanese fiscal-year scramble data became part of the official UAP record.

Most Interesting

  • On September 14, 2020, Japanese Defence Minister Tarō Kōno announced that the Japan Self-Defence Forces had adopted a formal protocol requiring SDF pilots to photograph, record, and report any encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena.
  • The directive was Japan's first standing order on UAP encounters and was modelled in part on the U.S. Navy's 2019 reporting guidelines.
  • Kōno told reporters he had not been personally briefed on any past Japanese UAP incidents but instructed the SDF to coordinate with the U.S. military on UAP matters under the bilateral security alliance.

Timeline

  1. 2020-09-14 · Encounter

    On September 14, 2020, Japanese Defence Minister Tarō Kōno announced that the Japan Self-Defence Forces had adopted a formal protocol requiring SDF pilots to photograph, record, and report any encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena.

  2. 2020 · Source record

    Japan's Defense Ministry Launches Protocol for UFO Sightings is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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