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Valentich Disappearance: New Evidence and a New Conclusion
Richard F. Haines, 325 Langton Ave, Los Altos, CA 94002
Paul Norman, Victorian UFO Research Society, P. O. Box 43,
Moorabbin, 3189 Australia
This paper presents and analyzes new evidence regarding the now famous
disappearance of Frederick Valentich while flying a Cessna airplane
on the evening of October 21, 1978 somewhere near Cape Otway southwest
of Melbourne. The testimony of three witnesses, who claim they saw an
airplane descending downward at a steep angle with a much larger greenish
lighted object just above it, is given along with a plot of the most
probable flight path. Based upon this new evidence, taken in conjunction
with the pilot's own in-flight reporting of sighting events, we have
to conclude that there appears to be sufficient evidence to suggest
that Valentich's airplane probably crashed into the sea SE of Cape Marengo
between three and twelve miles offshort. The nature of the large green
lighted object that accompanied the airplane during its steep descent
remains to be identified.
Keywords: pilot disappearance, accident analysis, UFO, crash investigation
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