665 // Frederick Valentich - UFO Mystery?

About this episode

The episode discusses the mysterious vanishing of pilot Frederick Valentich over Australia in 1978.

In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious vanishing of Frederick Valentich over the skies of Australia on October 21st, 1978. In 1978, 20-year-old pilot Frederick Valentich vanished over Australia’s Bass Strait after radioing that a strange, metallic craft with a green light was hovering above him and was "not an aircraft." His final transmission concluded with 17 seconds of an unidentified metallic scraping sound, after which he and his plane disappeared completely. Despite massive search efforts, no wreckage, oil slicks, or debris were ever found, leaving the case as one of history's most haunting and debated aviation mysteries. The information discussed is based on official Australian government records, contemporary news reports, and investigative analyses. Check out Quince: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quince.com/MISSING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out Mint Mobile: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/missing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sources: Australian Broadcast Company’s podcast episode: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/valentich-mystery/10980258. National Archives of Australia (Official File V116/783/1047)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna

Topics covered

• UFOs
• aviation mystery
• disappearance
• true crime
• investigation

Keywords

• Frederick Valentich
• UFO mystery
• Australia
• aviation
• disappearance
• Bass Strait
• true crime

Sponsors

Quince, Mint Mobile

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Broadcast Company, National Archives of Australia, The Black Vault, Skeptical Inquirer

Places: Australia, Bass Strait

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