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Valentich Disappearance

Event date
1978 Oct 21
Location
Bass Strait, Australia
Country
Australia

Record summary

Pilot Frederick Valentich vanished during a solo flight over Bass Strait after radioing about an unidentified aircraft hovering above him. His final words were 'it is hovering and it's not an aircraft,' followed by metallic scraping sounds. Neither Valentich nor his aircraft were ever found.

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