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Takeo Kobayashi’s Robotic Humanoid, “Jetpack” UFO & Other Photographs — Yakumo Town, Hokkaido, Japan, 1976–1985

UnknownPhotoSep 6, 2026, 11:11 AMYakumo Town

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

1

Source context

Limited context

49

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

r/UFOB

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Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise6:26 AM
Sunset7:57 PM
Day length13h 32m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsOvercast
Temperature62°F
Cloud cover100% · Overcast
Wind8 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Context notes

Heavy cloud cover (100%) — limited visibility

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Sep 6, 2026, 11:11 AM

Timezone

United Kingdom Time

Location

Yakumo Town

Witness account

Narrative

Takeo Kobayashi & UFO Ginza Takeo Kobayashi (小林丈夫) was an architectural designer living in Yakumo Town, Hokkaido. His interest in UFOs reportedly began after he observed one maneuvering above his home. Around 1976, Kobayashi began making regular observations of unusual aerial activity from an elevated area near Yakumo that he called “UFO Ginza.” According to the account, he photographed the skies around Yakumo for years and eventually accumulated tens of thousands of photographs. submitted by...

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PublishedSep 6, 2026, 11:11 AM

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telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.