Japanese Generals Confirm Military UFO Encounters
Several Japanese military generals make public statements confirming that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces have encountered UFOs. General Akira Hirano and other senior officers describe incidents where military pilots encountered unknown objects during routine operations. These statements are significant as Japan rarely makes official acknowledgments of UFO encounters, and senior military officials publicly confirming such events is unprecedented for the country.
Background
Richard Dolan's secondary account refers to public statements made in 1977 by Japanese military figures about UFOs and earlier investigations. It includes a statement attributed to Major General Hideki Komura that Japanese authorities had examined such reports in the 1950s and 1960s. No contemporaneous Japanese government document or complete interview transcript is available to substantiate the account. It therefore does not confirm specific military encounters or extraterrestrial or technologically advanced craft.