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Valentich DisappearanceThe Valentich Disappearance occurred on October 21, 1978, when 20 year old Frederick Valentich disappeared while piloting a small Cessna 182 airplane over the Bass Strait to King Island, Australia. The flight was routine, and should have taken less than an hour. Visibility was very good, and there was a light wind. Valentich began his flight at 6.19pm, local time, and was flying below 5000 feet in altitude. A few minutes before dusk, at about 7.06pm, Valentich radioed air traffic control in Melbourne. He inquired if there was any other known air traffic at his altitude. When Melbourne responded that there was not, Valentich described a large aircraft with four lights. Valentich then reported that the craft had passed about 1000 feet above him at very high speed. Melbourne asked for further description of the craft, but Valentich said that due to the object's speed, was unable to study it. After a few minutes, Valentich confirmed that he could not identify the object, saying, "it's not an aircraft it is..." before leaving his statement unfinished. Melbourne asked him to describe the object. He said it was "long", "green" and "metallic" and "it seems to me that he's playing some sort of game... he's flying over me two... three times at speeds I could not identify"http://ufos.about.com/library/weekly/aa033098.htm Valentich reported that the object "vanished", then asked "is it military aircraft?" A moment later, he said the object was approaching him from the south-west. The last communication from Valentich was at 7.12pm. He said, "Melbourne that strange aircraft is hovering on top of me again ... it is hovering and it's not an aircraft". Valentich's radio transmitted for another 17 secods, them the signal died. The Search After Valentich failed to arrive at his scheduled destination, searches were undertaken by sea and air. The Cessna was designed to float for at least a few minutes should it crash in water, and was equiped with a radio beacon to aid searchers. No trace of Valentich or his plane was ever recovered, and accounts of his last flight received considerable press attention. Some ufologists have speculated that the craft Valentich reported was a UFO, and that Valentich was either abducted or destroyed by such a craft. Similar claims were made for the Lancastrian airliner Stardust in Chile in 1947. The Stardust was found in 1998 External links
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