Japan wants to determine whether UFOs are really some sort of "cutting-edge secret weapons."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16418498

The group doesn’t seem terribly preoccupied with finding evidence of aliens, however.

One prominent member of the group, Yoshiharu Asakawa, said that while UFOs have typically been viewed as “an occult matter,” there was the possibility that they were, in fact, “cutting-edge secret weapons or spying drones in disguise” that could “pose a significant threat to our nation’s security,”

Japan was identified as a hub for unexplained aerial activity in a report issued last year by the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), a little-known office of the U.S. Defense Department. Since then, the country has become increasingly interested in investigating the phenomenon.

Japan’s efforts mirror similar efforts made by the U.S. and other Western countries in recent years.

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMEnglish
    3•5 months ago

    there was the possibility that they were, in fact, “cutting-edge secret weapons or spying drones in disguise” that could “pose a significant threat to our nation’s security,”

    This is key - back in the early days of UFOs, a number of those that didn’t have more mundane explanations were top secret American aircraft, so the military took an interest in the field if only to add misdirection. These days, any number if hostile actors could be sending up advanced drones or aircraft and you need to ensure your airspace is secure. It would be unwise to dismiss everything as flying saucers.