Flatwoods Monster
A monster about 3 meters tall seen in 1952 in the town of Flatwoods, West Virginia. It is said to have appeared just after a glowing object fell from the sky, and is known in Japan as "the 3-meter alien."
UFOs
Records of sightings and incidents involving Unidentified Flying Objects.
Entries: 28
Haunebu (Nazi UFO)
A disc-shaped aircraft said to have been secretly developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. It is said to have flown by anti-gravity, but the story spread through postwar publications, and no documents show it existed.
UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena)
The term "unidentified anomalous phenomena" used by the U.S. government and others in place of UFO. In 2020 the Department of Defense released Navy footage, and in 2022 a dedicated investigative office, AARO, was established.
Shakoki Dogu (Goggle-Eyed Figurines)
Clay figurines of the final Jomon period known for their huge eyes. The one from the Kamegaoka site in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, is an Important Cultural Property of Japan. They became famous through the theory that they depict aliens in spacesuits.
Foo Fighters
Mysterious balls of light seen by Allied pilots during World War II, which seemed to follow their aircraft. Suspected of being new enemy weapons, they remained unexplained.
Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting
The 1947 incident in which the American businessman Kenneth Arnold saw nine high-speed flying objects near Mount Rainier from his private plane. It gave rise to the term "flying saucer" and is the starting point of modern UFO history.
George Adamski
The original "contactee," who claimed to have met a Venusian and set off a worldwide UFO boom. He is known for photos of a bell-shaped "Adamski-type saucer," but many have pointed to fabrication.
Roswell Incident
A 1947 incident in New Mexico in which the US military announced it had recovered a "flying disc" from debris found on a ranch. It became synonymous with UFO crash theories.