In 1803, a UFO was found off the coast of Japan. What was it, and who was inside?

in 1803 a strange vessel unlike anything seen before was found drifting off the coast of Japan inside the boat was an enigmatic woman her features foreign her language incomprehensible and her Origins unknown at the time Japan was an isolated Nation its Shore is rarely breached by Outsiders Wars rage within Shogun and Di Rose and fell and dynasties flourished all while The Wider world was largely oblivious after Banning nearly all foreign interactions in the early 1600s Japan remained largely isolated from the outside world until the 1850s Japan's isolation was so strict that any Japanese citizen who

left the country and tried to return could face death yet this curious event occurring decades before Japan's doors were opened to the world continues to puzzle scholar today was the vessel a product of some distant culture could it have been something more extraordinary perhaps even other worldly a [Music] UFO a strange vessel in February or March of 1803 local fishermen were going about their daily routines when they spotted an unusual vessel a drift nearby intrigued by its small size and peculiar appearance they decided to tow it ashore once on land the villagers observed that the

boat resembled an instense burner or cororo shaped like a spinning top The Vessel measured only 11 ft tall and 18 ft wide its bottom was made of steel and the upper part featured lacer Rosewood with clear glass windows as the villagers inspected the vessel a hatch suddenly opened revealing no second surprise of the day a woman unlike anything they had ever seen she stood 5T tall with pale skin and striking red hair the ends of which were bright white either dusted with powder or interwoven with fur the boat's interior held water and other supplies suggesting

she had planned The Voyage to some extent mysterious markings adorned the cabin's walls though friendly the woman spoke a language the villagers could not understand and it soon became apparent that she did not understand them either she also clung tightly to a box about 2 ft long refusing to Let It Go a local Elder recalled hearing of a similar incident in another Village years prior he believed the woman was a foreign princess exiled for defying an arranged marriage and choosing her true love instead Her Lover he claimed was executed and she was banished the Box

she held so desperately he speculated contained her Lover's severed head the Elder advised that sending her back to sea was a merciful act aligning with her fate and suggested the villagers do the [Music] same fearing the governmental scrutiny that would follow if they harbored the foreign woman the villagers heeded his advice they returned her to the vessel which they called the utun or Hollow boat and pushed it back into the sea leaving her Destiny to the waves this story while easily dismissed as Legend was extensively documented in multiple historical texts between 1815 and 1844 including

the oshu Zaki toen shosetsu oruk kishu and um noiri while the finer details vary the core story remains [Music] consistent unraveling a mystery [Music] a closer examination of the utsuro buun mystery reveals that it is part of a broader tradition in Japan one that features Tales of solitary women arriving on strange [Music] vessels one such account dates back to May 1698 when a strange boat allegedly docked at toyohashi in that incident a lone woman reportedly emerged from the oddly shaped craft attempted to communicate with the people of toyohashi and eventually unable to make herself understood

sailed off toward Nagasaki to try again other Legends follow a similar pattern a mysterious woman appears in an unusual vessel and either remains with the locals or departs never to be seen again despite being documented these stories often reference people or places that seem to have never existed they are recorded as facts in various Publications blurring the lines between history and Folk several historical connections can be drawn between the characteristics of the uturo buet legend and The Wider World Beyond Japan for instance the woman's description Bears a striking resemblance to the clothing and hairstyles popular

in Russia during the late [Music] 1700s this connection was first noted by early Japanese historian kok de Bakin who in 1844 investigated the various claims surrounding the UT B yok based his observations on the accounts of dakuyo Kayu a Japanese Castaway who lived in Russia from 1782 to [Music] 1792 some speculate that the strange markings inside the vessel could be Russian script though Recreations of these symbols show no resemblance to cilc characters there's also the possibility that the utura buun story is a modern retelling of the the origin of the Kono Clan a well-known Legend

in Japan at the time this tale tells of a 7th Century fisherman who found a 13-year-old girl floating in a hollow boat in the middle of the sea the girl revealed herself to be the daughter of the Chinese emperor fleeing her abusive stepmother she later married a prince from The eio Province and their son became the founder of the Kono Clan clearly the idea of a foreign woman washing ashore in a strange vessel was not novel to the Japanese and it is possible that the uto buet legend was heavily influenced by this popular [Music] story

sakoku perhaps the most plausible explanation for the tale lies in the centuries long isolationism imposed by Japan's rulers Japan's geographical position naturally lent itself to isolation from Millenia but as European nations Advanced their seafaring technology and began exploring the world Japan encountered a growing number of Portuguese and Dutch trading vessels concerned about the influence of European technology and the religious ideals of Jesuit missionaries Shogun Tokugawa yamitsu enacted the policy of sakoku in 16003 sakoku was a nationwide effort to reject foreign trade and Exploration with the exception of a tightly regulated Dutch outpost on a tiny

artificial island called deima in Nagasaki Harbor Outsiders were effectively banned from Japan the details of the utur bu story suggest that it was designed to reinforce proper behavior toward foreigners the woman's red hair not only marked her as a foreigner but specifically as a European a group often regarded with suspicion during Japan's isolation in Japanese folklore red hair was frequently associated with with demons suggesting that the woman may have been perceived as a demonic European the very kind of influence sakoku sought to repel the woman's status as a princess likely ties back to the older

Japanese Legends but the villager's decision to send her back to Sea reflects the expectations placed upon the Japanese population when confronted with a foreigner especially a woman they were to swiftly and effectively expel them from the country the UFO [Music] Theory despite the historical connections that can be drawn from the fate of The uto Bu some believe that the explanation for the story lies not in Earthly Traditions but in the Stars supporters of this Theory point to two main pieces of evidence the shape of the boat and the Mysterious drawings found within it illustrations of

the uro bunet from the 1800s ver a striking resemblance to the iconic Flying Saucer a shape that would not become widely recognized until the 20th century this connection is partly based on the absence of comparable designs from other cultures of that era Scholars have yet to identify any oceangoing seafaring vessels from the Ado period that match the unusual form described in these accounts similarly the symbols depicted in various documents recounting the event remain unidentifiable one theory is that these symbols were either imagined or misinterpreted by those who documented the encounter however UFO theorists argue that

these symbols represent alien script characters from a language not of this Earth they contend that the symbols could not be match to any known alphabet because they originate from an extraterrestrial Source enthusiasts at the UFO Theory view the legend of the UT BU as evidence of premodern extraterrestrial contact a close encounter of the Third Kind the lack of firm historical evidence means that while unlikely the UFO Theory cannot be entirely dismissed was the uturo buet a real UFO encounter or simply a tale designed to ward off foreign influence let me know in the comments as

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