The Kera Object Part 1

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Some of the most extraordinary and interactive encounters with
UFOs or anomalous objects are surprisingly the least
well-known. And yet elements of the tale once heard could
seem to be quite familiar. Tonight’s subject appears to be just
one of those cases. Although there are variations in the
details of the incident, the general narrative goes as
follows. In the afternoon or early evening of August 25,
1972, 13-year-old student Michio Seo was passing by a rice paddy
in his neighborhood of Kera near Kochi City on Shikoku Island in
southern Japan when something caught his eye. A small,
strange hat-shaped device was flying erratically several feet
above the field. With a dull silver metallic finish, and a
wide brim sloping upward to a bell-shaped flat top, Michio would
describe its flight pattern as like a bat zig-zagging to catch
insects. Mustering his courage, Michio cautiously
approached the tiny UFO until it seemed to sense his proximity
and shot a bright beam of light in his direction, chasing him
away. Michio Seo then did what any adventurous teenager
would do, he rounded up his four best friends and returned to the
scene, hoping to prove his wondrous discovery. To their
surprise, the craft eventually returned, this time pulsating with
multicolored light as evening fell. As one of the boys got
closer, the gadget once again sensed the approach and sounded a
loud pop and shone a blue glow, sending them all running.
Over the next several weeks, the boys would play a cat-and-mouse
game with the incredible gizmo, photographing it, even capturing
and experimenting with it, only to have it mysteriously escape
each time. While this account may sound like the
inspiration for a Hollywood movie, there is shockingly little
information about the incident outside of Japan. To add to
the uniqueness of this encounter, not only is the contact
unusually spirited, it’s characterized by elements of Pop
Culture, Urban Legend, and Japanese folklore. However, with
the tremendous research help of writers and podcasters Micah
Hanks and Rob Morphy, we aim to get to the bottom of an amazing
story about what’s become known as “The Kera Object.”

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