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Lost Media UAP: The Japanese Ship Incidents They Tried to Forget
Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
3
Source context
Sparse context
Treat this as an exploratory lead until more source material arrives.
Source provenance
r/UFOs
Live sighting record 9283a3a2-ae70-42a3-b34a-5582f3315728.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
25% illumination
Waning crescent — moderate moon brightness
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Meteor activity
Context notes
Geminids meteor shower was active at this time
Heavy cloud cover (100%) — limited visibility
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Dec 18, 1984, 3:10 AM
Timezone
GMT-04:00
Location
Southwest Atlantic Ocean
Witness account
Narrative
Hey everyone, I’ve been researching some highly documented but obscure maritime encounters involving Japanese vessels in the South Atlantic (near the Falkland Islands) that feel like actual "lost media" today. Case 1: December 18, 1984 Time: December 18, 1984 00:10 and 01:35 local time. Location: Southwest Atlantic Ocean, east of the southern tip of the South American continent (near the Falkland Islands) Coordinates: 53° 45' 8" S / 64° 37' 0" W (at 00:00) and 53° 25' 5" S / 65° 00' 9" W (at...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Southwest Atlantic Ocean.
r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.
Grouped into the Japanese Ship Incidents incident dossier.
Ledger
Source material
media
Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
source
Original report
Direct source material from r/UFOs.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.