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Issued a 2020 directive formalizing pilot reporting procedures for unidentified aerial objects.
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A Japan Airlines cargo flight crew reported a large unidentified object pacing their aircraft over Alaska for nearly 50 minutes, corroborated in part by FAA radar.
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Japan's Ministry of Defense issued formal guidance directing Air Self-Defense Force personnel to report and investigate unidentified aerial phenomena, mirroring similar US and allied reforms.