UFO or Weather Balloon: Mysterious Balloon-Like White Object Spotted in Japan’s Sky, Twitter is Bewildered

A day later, the balloon-like UFO still remains a mystery as its origin still can't be determined.

Tokyo: People in Japan were left stunned and confused after a mysterious balloon-like object was spotted floating in the sky above northern Japan on Wednesday morning. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, calls about a mysterious floating object began arriving around 7 a.m.

Pictures and videos of the unidentified white object in the sky quickly went viral online, and set social media ablaze, with speculations ranging from it being a UFO to North Korea propaganda.

One user speculated, “UFO sighting in Japan. The appearance of a mysterious balloon-like object above a cross in the sky over the Japanese city of Sendai on Wednesday set social media ablaze, with speculation ranging from UFOs to coronavirus. Officials said spreading novel coronavirus, gives a bad alert.”

A balloon-like white object in the sky is pictured in Sendai, Japan. #UFO pic.twitter.com/eVxLnTdA2A

— Karen (@KarenSakura_i) June 17, 2020

UFO or a Weather Machine ?
A balloon-like white object in the sky is pictured in Sendai, Japan.
Photo taken by Kyodo June 17, 2020. pic.twitter.com/X8q5jTMfVP

— Rahul Dogra (@rahulsimpact) June 18, 2020

Mysterious ‘UFO’ captures imaginations in Japan: It’s hardly the stuff of little green men, but a mysterious balloon-like object seen floating across the skies of northern Japan has captured national attention, even prompting questions to the… https://t.co/IiesPA96RM #FauciHero pic.twitter.com/O3bqKpOV9v

— NotComey (@notComey) June 18, 2020

Is definitely got to be little green men from Mars you are spying on us they want to know all about covid-19

Weather balloon or UFO? Mystery object soars over Japanhttps://t.co/yqwxMQSMJZ

— Toni (@Toni23812381) June 17, 2020

UFO sighting in Japan. The appearance of a mysterious balloon–like object above a cross in the sky over the Japanese city of Sendai on Wednesday set social media ablaze, with speculation ranging from UFOs to coronavirus. Officials said spreading novel coronavirus,gives bad alert pic.twitter.com/T2ybFbaEpn

— kramachandruni (@kramachandruni1) June 18, 2020

Many also thought that maybe it was a science experiment or a weather balloon.

The appearance of a mysterious white object in the sky over northern Japan set social media ablaze with speculation ranging from UFOs to North Korean propaganda pic.twitter.com/qjZ6Natg3x

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 17, 2020

However, a day later, the balloon-like UFO still remains a mystery as its origin still can’t be determined.

The Japanese Meteorological Agency’s office confirmed that it was not flown by the agency and neither local government nor local self- defense forces knew what the object was.

”It is not something flown by the meteorological agency, and we don’t have a clue what it is. We checked with the Sendai Municipal Government and the Self-Defense Forces, but they don’t know either,” an agency official said.