Disappearance Case, 21 October 1978, 7:09 p.m.
On the above date Frederick Valentich was flying from Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne to King Island, Tasmania.
According to the conversation Frederick Valentich had with the Melbourne Flight Service Unit air traffic control centre, he had encountered a very large UFO at 7:09 p.m.
At 7:12 p.m. Valentich told the air traffic controller, Steve Robey, that his Cessna 182L airplane experienced engine trouble and that the UFO was flying right above him. A short time later the Melbourne air traffic controller heard a metallic, scraping sound.
And no one has seen Frederick Valentich or his airplane since the above date.
The Royal Australian Air Force and Navy performed an extensive search in the area where Valentich was suspected to have crashed, but they didn’t find anything.
This case involves people from several Australian Government departments. The Melbourne Flight Service Unit (air traffic control centre), the Department of Transport (DoT), the Police, the Royal Australian Air Force and Navy were involved in this UFO case:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk614HOR-X0 (1 of 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMKDZsYldRY (2 of 2)
The Frederick Valentich UFO Encounter Case:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbzfVBrMol0
Several people on the ground corroborated Valentich’s story. They told Australian investigators that they saw a Cessna airplane, which flew under a large unknown object at the time Valentich was supposed to be in that area.
Wikipedia article: Valentich Disappearance:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentich_Disappearance
Frederick Valentich
Valentich flew a Cessna 182L airplane
(History Channel image)
Stephen Robey,Moorabbin Airport Air Traffic Controller