AAB Gamma

The AAB Gamma is an exploration ship created by Shochiku that first appeared in the 1967 Guilala film The X From Outer Space.

The X From Outer Space
After numerous reports of UFOs patrolling the interplanetary space near Earth, the AAB Gamma was launched by the Japanese government to look for them. Once in space, the AAB Gamma searched the areas where sightings had been reported, and eventually discovered a single UFO. The UFO began coating the AAB Gamma in an unusual substance that looked like spores, before swiftly fleeing. With its mission considered complete, the AAB Gamma was ordered to return to Earth. Although most of the spores burnt off when the AAB Gamma re-entered the atmosphere, one remained, and developed into the space Guilala.