08-18-1980  

Strange objects were seen descending into the sea off Japan in both 1956 and 1957, and a more recent sighting of a USO took place in 1980. On that occasion, actually on 18 August 1980, the captain of a Russian research vessel in the Sea of Japan saw a metallic-looking cylindrical object rise slowly from the sea and hover nearby before shooting away.                                                 

This reference: Unexplained Mysteries of the 20th Century by Janet and Colin Bord, p. 169, © 1989.

Original reference: Witness interview by oceanographer Dr. Vladimir Ashazha, and the report is genuine despite having appeared in the “National Enquirer” . See AFU (Archives for UFO research) Newsletter 24, p. 10, and 27, p. 21      

UFOCAT PRN – NONE

UFOCAT URN – NONE    Unexplained Mysteries of the 20th Century by Janet and Colin Bord,

                                       p. 169, © 1989        

Sea of Japan

Sea of Japan – Latitude 40-31-37 N, Longitude 130-07-05 E (D-M-S)
Reference: http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/