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The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich

The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich

Ghost Stories in the Sunlight

July 6, 202328m 22s

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At around 6.15pm on Saturday October 21st 1978 20-year-old Australian pilot Frederick Valentich entered the cockpit of his hired VH DSJ Cessna plane and began what was planned to be a short routine flight. At about 7:06pm, Fred radioed from the air. He believed he was accompanied by a UFO. When the transmission ends abruptly 6 minutes later, so does any confirmed trace of the young pilot. We're not exactly sure what happened, but 70s Reddit has a few theories...

Sources include:

Great Australian Mysteries by John Pinkney

https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2062022

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/11/the-valentich-disappearance-another-ufo-cold-case-solved/

https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/aviation/display/30627-frederick-valentich

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