Frederick Valentich
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On the night of October 21, 1978 Frederick Valentich radioed into air traffic control in Melborne with some strange news. An unidentified metallic craft was toying with his Cessna as he flew over the Bass Strait en route to King's Island. No one ever saw him or his aircraft again.

It all happened during the largest wave of UFO sightings Australia had ever seen. Over fifty reports were uncovered from the area of Valentich's disappearance on that day alone. Some reported classic cigar-shaped craft while others saw a "starfish-shaped" object with lights that looked like "silver rain." Electronic interferance was noted in a number of these reports.

Some witnesses even said they saw a "green light" shadowing Valentich's aircraft on the night in question (take note of that for later).

Valentich left a looming legacy of his final moments with a this bizzare yet compelling radio transmission:

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