An F-15 fighter jet belonging to the Japanese military, along with a crew of two went missing after taking off during a training flight on Monday, according to local media.
The fighter jet took the flight from Komatsu Air Base in the central Ishikawa province and belongs to Japan's Air Self-Defense Force, Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported.
The F-15 fighter jet disappeared from radar after taking off, the report quoted unnamed sources from Japan's Defense Ministry.
The sources added the jet lost contact with the radar at around 5:30 p.m. (8:30 a.m. GMT) over the Sea of Japan.
During the search and rescue operations, the Air Self-Defense Force found some "floating objects in the area" from where the jet lost contact.
The local coast guard said it received a call "around the same time reporting a red glow off the coast of Kaga near the base."
The jet was part of a squadron that "functions as enemy aircraft in tactical flight training," according to Japan's air force.
