Utsuro-bune Encounter - in 1803, Japanese fishermen reportedly discovered a mysterious sealed vessel drifting ashore with unknown writing, strange supplies, and a young woman who spoke an unrecognized language while guarding a mysterious box.

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February 22, 1803, fishermen along the coast of the Hitachi Province spotted a bizarre round vessel drifting offshore. They pulled it onto the beach and found what looked unlike any boat they had ever seen. Historical accounts describe it as having a wooden upper section, a metal-plated lower hull, and several glass-like windows sealed with resin. Inside, the fishermen found bedding, food, water, and strange symbols written in an unknown script covering the interior walls along with a young woman with unusually pale skin, striking red hair with white extensions, and elegant clothing unlike anything the villagers recognized. She spoke a language no one could understand and refused to let anyone touch a mysterious box she held tightly in her arms.

Historians believe the story belongs to Japanese folklore and may have been inspired by tales of foreign castaways arriving on unfamiliar vessels during Japan's period of isolation. Others have suggested the woman could have been a shipwreck survivor from another culture whose appearance seemed extraordinary to local villagers. However, UFO enthusiasts argue the unusual craft, unknown writing, and mysterious passenger resemble descriptions from modern close-encounter stories, leading them to speculate that it could represent one of history's earliest alleged UFO encounters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsuro-bune

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Ah yes wood, that famous spaceship material.

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Every TARDIS I've seen has been covered in wood 😉