35 years ago, the plane of flight Japan Airlines 123 tragically crashed… But the workers at the New Tokyo International Airport were surprised when detect it again on the radar.
The flight JL1234 from Japan Airlines took off on August 12, 1985 from Tokyo International Airport bound for Osaka. However, just 12 minutes later, several technical problems on the aircraft caused its collapse.
The tail of the plane exploded and his imminent downfall came in the Gunma Mountains. Only 4 people survived the decline, while others 520 died, making it the worst plane crash in history.
The tragedy continues even in these days and it is a sensitive subject. It is for this reason that panic invaded the workers when the flight number JL123 appeared on the air traffic website Flightradar24, just days before the 35th anniversary of the accident.
Depending on the route, the airplane seemed to be approaching to Narita International Airport, last Wednesday, August 5.
Why did the radars detect the plane?
According to Yahoo! News Japan, the user of the social network Twitter @ m3600, detected the flight number when it checked what planes were flying near your house.
This happened a few days before the Obon festival, a traditional time when people’s souls are believed to return to the physical world. This year, the festival runs from August 13 to 16.
The lighting of candles is common in houses during this time and they are placed on the doors to guide the spirits.
The belief indicates that the spirits are on earth for several until they return to underworld, guided by candles that are thrown into rivers.
Also a space altar is usually prepared in the houses, which are placed different offerings.
What explanation exists about the flight?
Mysticism aside, it is obvious that this generated a big stir on social networks, especially because of the sensitivity of this issue in the Japanese country.
However, Japan Airlines made statements to calm the population; Apparently, the ghost plane was actually the Japan Airlnes flight JL712, who returned to Japan from Singapore.
The problem is that an airline staff member chose to place the JL123 characters randomly during a “technical test”, leaving the tag for 30 minutes.
Japan Airlines apologized for the misunderstanding, saying that there were no bad intentions and that they will study the rules of aircraft numbers in the company.
Although this explanation could solve the mystery, the truth is that thousands of people remain skeptical of this, because no one in Japan is oblivious to what happened with the tragic flight 35 years ago.
Knowing the culture and respect for this type of issue that exists in the Asian country, it is hard to believe that a worker has decided to use these characters for a simple test. Was it really a mistake or is there something more supernatural behind all this?
