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Middle East / Asia1975-02-23civilian claim

Kofu Boys Encounter

On February 23, 1975, two seven-year-old boys in Kōfu, Japan, reported watching a domed silver disc approximately 15 feet wide land in a vineyard behind their housing estate. Physical traces found at the site included overturned concrete posts, soil impressions, and what one investigating teacher described as radioactivity traces. The Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau attributed the sighting to a YS-11 propeller plane, a conclusion that drew immediate criticism for not addressing the physical ground evidence.

On February 23, 1975, two seven-year-old boys in Kōfu, Japan, reported watching a domed silver disc approximately 15 feet wide land in a vineyard behind their housing estate.

Brief

On February 23, 1975, two seven-year-old boys in Kōfu, Japan, reported watching a domed silver disc approximately 15 feet wide land in a vineyard behind their housing estate. Physical traces found at the site included overturned concrete posts, soil impressions, and what one investigating teacher described as radioactivity traces. The Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau attributed the sighting to a YS-11 propeller plane, a conclusion that drew immediate criticism for not addressing the physical ground evidence. Witnesses Masato Kawano and Katsuhiro Yamahata described a four-foot-tall humanoid with dark wrinkled skin and elongated arms emerging from the craft and tapping one boy on the shoulder. The school principal and UFO investigator Masaru Mori both questioned the boys separately; their accounts remained consistent into adulthood and under hypnosis in 2001.

Metadata

Date
1975-02-23
Year
1975
Location
Kōfu, Japan
Region
Middle East / Asia
Status
confirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
Kofu UFO Incident
Source type
catalogue
Sources
2

Key Points

  • On February 23, 1975, two seven-year-old boys in Kōfu, Japan, reported watching a domed silver disc approximately 15 feet wide land in a vineyard behind their housing estate.
  • Physical traces found at the site included overturned concrete posts, soil impressions, and what one investigating teacher described as radioactivity traces.
  • The Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau attributed the sighting to a YS-11 propeller plane, a conclusion that drew immediate criticism for not addressing the physical ground evidence.
  • Witnesses Masato Kawano and Katsuhiro Yamahata described a four-foot-tall humanoid with dark wrinkled skin and elongated arms emerging from the craft and tapping one boy on the shoulder.

Most Interesting

  • The school principal and UFO investigator Masaru Mori both questioned the boys separately; their accounts remained consistent into adulthood and under hypnosis in 2001.
  • On February 23, 1975, two seven-year-old boys in Kōfu, Japan, reported watching a domed silver disc approximately 15 feet wide land in a vineyard behind their housing estate.
  • The Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau attributed the sighting to a YS-11 propeller plane, a conclusion that drew immediate criticism for not addressing the physical ground evidence.

Timeline

  1. 1975-02-23 · Encounter

    On February 23, 1975, two seven-year-old boys in Kōfu, Japan, reported watching a domed silver disc approximately 15 feet wide land in a vineyard behind their housing estate.

  2. 2023 · Source record

    Kofu UFO Incident is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

Sources

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