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006 The Valentich Disappearance: Alien Abduction, Pilot Error? Suicide?

Richard Syrett's Strange Planet

Richard Syrett & Glassbox Media

Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.41.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Richard Syrett speaks with an anomalist, ufologist, author, and broadcaster about the possible alien abduction of a young pilot off the coast of Australia in October 1978. Shortly after take-off, Frederick Valentich, the 21-year old pilot of a Cessna light aircraft reported that he saw a UFO hovering above him. A few moments later, Valentich … Continue reading 006 The Valentich Disappearance: Alien Abduction, Pilot Error? Suicide? → Unlock Strange Planet Premium at https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

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0:00.0

This is a Glass Fox Media Podcast.

0:05.0

Conspiracy Unlimited with Richard Serrat. On this episode of Conspiracy Unlimited, the Frederick Valantich disappearance.

0:22.3

On October 21st, 1978, 20-year-old Frederick Valantich disappeared in unexplained circumstances

0:29.4

while piloting a Cessna 182L, light aircraft off the coast of Australia near Melbourne.

0:36.0

Prior to his disappearance, Valentich reported via radio that he had encountered a UFO that flew

0:42.2

at high speed, dangerously close to his plane and later hovered

0:46.7

over his aircraft.

0:48.4

No trace of a vantage or his aircraft were ever found, and a Department of Transport investigation concluded, the reason

0:55.2

for the disappearance could not be determined. My guest discusses the particulars of this case,

1:01.0

which has become a huge part of

1:03.4

UFO lore.

1:04.4

Call the Valentich case what you want. Call it a

1:07.1

UFO case, call it a disappearance. We have these

1:09.8

missing 411 cases to borrow the term from the popular books by David Pilitis these days

1:14.9

but again you know call it what you want it's a mystery we'll probably never

1:18.0

really know what happened to him.

1:20.3

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