Declassified UFO / UAP Document
MINISTRY TO STUDY PSYCHIC POWERS, UFO'S FOR FUTURE INDUSTRY
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In 1993, the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) announced plans to create a research institute to study UFOs and psychic phenomena for industrial application. The initiative aimed to integrate these studies into the development of future consumer products.
This document, a Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) report dated February 19, 1993, details a proposal by Japanese bureaucrats within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to create a research institute dedicated to the study of supernatural phenomena. The initiative, which officials indicated would likely be established in 1995, aims to investigate topics such as psychic powers, telepathy, clairvoyance, and Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). The project originated from a MITI panel formed to explore ways to make industry more responsive to human needs, including intangible aspects like art, culture, and inner peace. The panel, composed of figures from business and cultural circles, intends to apply scientific methods to these phenomena, including brain wave analysis. The ultimate goal of this research is to derive practical industrial applications, particularly for the audio-visual equipment manufacturing sector. Officials cited a potential home-use device that could emit supersonic waves to induce relaxation as an example of the type of technology that might emerge from these studies.
THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH WILL ALSO BE TRIED WITH TELEPATHY, UFOS, AND OTHER PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL AND OCCULT PHENOMENA, LONG IGNORED BUT GAINING CREDIBILITY OF LATE IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.
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Official Assessment
The Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) is planning to establish a research institute in 1995 to study supernatural phenomena, including psychic powers and UFOs, for potential industrial applications in areas such as audio-visual equipment manufacturing.