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Era: 1970s Region: east-asia

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Kera Object Close Encounter Case

The Kera Object close encounter case is one of Japan’s strangest and most unusual UFO stories, combining a group of schoolboy witnesses, a palm-sized silver object reportedly captured multiple times, unusual surface markings, a rattling interior, and a long afterlife in local mystery culture.

Incidents / Close Encounters/close encounter case/2026-03-16

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Kofu Close Encounter Case

The Kofu close encounter case is one of Japan’s most famous UFO and alien-encounter reports, combining two child witnesses, an alleged UFO landing in a vineyard, a humanoid shoulder-tap claim, additional family sightings, and a long afterlife in media, ufology, and local folklore.

Incidents / Close Encounters/close encounter case/2026-03-16

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