His last words before mysteriously disappearing were “This is not a plane.” Pilot Frederick Valentich claimed that he was followed by an inexplicable object while flying in 1978. This story, which we will talk about in our content, also brought up UFO conspiracy theories.
The world is full of speculation about the existence of aliens. Some cases, “I wonder if aliens really exist?” It can bring questions to mind from time to time. Of course none could not prove their existence but it remained a secret.
The story of pilot Frederick Valentich, who disappeared into thin air, was one of them. The plane, by an incomprehensible object was followed, and the pilot’s last words were “This is not a plane.” had happened.
The pilot reported to the authorities that he was being followed.
Frederick, who was only 20 years old at the time of the incident; with a small plane, It set out from Moorabbin Airport in southern Melbourne, Australia, towards King Island, also in Australia.
According to reports, at around 7pm, he radioed Melbourne Flight Service, He said an unknown plane was following him at an altitude of 1400 meters. reported. According to what he said, there were 4 bright lights inside and these lights were reflecting from the plane and moving quickly. He also added that the other pilot might have been deliberately playing with him, as the plane was orbiting above him.
After a while, the connection was completely lost.
Authorities informed Frederick that there were no other planes on the route. The pilot told controllers there was a problem before losing contact with authorities and “This is not an airplane.” said. Then he made a long and loud sound. Metallic scraping sounds It was also heard. After a few minutes, the connection was completely lost.
Claims of UFO sightings that day increased speculation.
There were reports of a UFO sighting in Australia the night the pilot disappeared, but these were never proven true. Many experts believe that Valentich He lost his bearings and his own lights were reflected in the water. or claims to have seen lights coming from a nearby island.
Search and rescue efforts were unsuccessful.
over the ocean with ships and 8 civilian aircraft; in an area of approximately 3000 km A sea and air search was carried out but unfortunately nothing was found. Five years after this mysterious disappearance, in 1983, a floating bonnet cover was found on Flinders Island in Australia. The serial number proved that this cover was a Cessna 182, Frederick’s plane.
Still, no trace of Frederick or what happened that day could be found. The investigation is still ongoing. If you want to get more detailed information about the incident, you can take a look at the documentary “The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich”.
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