VALENTICH-1978 · CASE

Frederick Valentich disappearance

21 October 1978 · Bass Strait, Victoria, AU · 38.7000°S 144.5000°E

CREDIBLE WITNESS ENCOUNTER

Twenty-year-old pilot Frederick Valentich disappeared while flying a Cessna 182L over Bass Strait. Final radio communications described an unidentified aircraft above his plane. No wreckage was ever recovered.

Long-form record in progress.