On a clear afternoon in October of 1978, Frederick Valentich disappeared in a Cessna 182 while flying across Australia’s Bass Strait. At the time of his disappearance, he was narrating to Melbourne Air Traffic Control a detailed description of a UFO that was flying close to his plane.

Australian authorities refused to release the full text of the report on the incident, and it was claimed to have been lost. However, Australian UFO investigator Keith Basterfield has located the report in governmental archives, and it has been made available to the public–but ‘need to know’ material apparently remains secret.
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