Akita Airport, Japan: Air Traffic Controller and Pilot See Disc-Shaped Object
At Japan's Akita Airport on October 17, 1976, an air traffic controller observes a glowing, hovering object through binoculars that looks like 'two plates placed together.' A pilot about to take off also notices it, describing it as 'a strange looking disc shaped object 5,000 ft. from the ground. It was something I had never seen before.' The object finally flies away toward the sea.
Background
EVENT TITLE: Akita Airport, Japan: Air Traffic Controller and Pilot See Disc-Shaped Object
EVENT DATE: 1976-10-17
EVENT TYPE: sighting
At Japan's Akita Airport on October 17, 1976, both an air traffic controller and a pilot observed a strange object. The air traffic controller used binoculars to view the object, while the pilot saw it from the ground as he prepared for takeoff.
The Incident
On October 17, 1976, at Akita Airport in Japan, an air traffic controller spotted a glowing, hovering object. He viewed the object through binoculars and described it as looking like "two plates placed together."
A pilot preparing for takeoff also observed the object. The pilot described it as "a strange looking disc shaped object 5,000 ft. from the ground" and stated that he had never seen anything like it before. The object eventually flew away in the direction of the sea.
Investigation
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Significance
The Akita Airport incident is one of several unusual encounters involving commercial airliners that occurred in 1976. The sighting is notable because it was witnessed by both an air traffic controller and a pilot, both trained observers. The event contributes to the broader collection of documented UFO sightings and adds to the evidence suggesting unexplained aerial phenomena.