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| (Illustration of the “The Strange Boat Drifted Ashore on the Fief of Lord Ogasawara” from Hyoryu Kishu , ca. 1868 or before) |
In 1803 a saucer-shaped boat known as the “Utsuro-bune” is said to have been discovered by a local fishing crew off the coast of Hitachi province, Japan. When they towed the hollow vessel ashore a striking red-haired woman emerged, wearing strange clothing and carrying a box.
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| Illustration of the utsuro-bune from Matajiro Nagahashi's 1825 Umeno chiri (1845) |
The story of this mysterious boat that resembled a flying saucer has puzzled historians and folklorists ever since.
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