On October 21, 1978, pilot Frederick Valentich disappeared without a trace over the Bass Strait during a flight to King Island. Shortly before his disappearance, he reported to air traffic control that an unidentified metallic object with four lights was following him and making unnatural movements. At the same time, witnesses on the ground saw a glowing green object that appeared to be chasing a smaller aircraft. Valentich's final words described how the object was hovering above him, before a metallic scraping sound was heard for 17 seconds and communication was lost. An extensive search operation found neither him nor any wreckage from his aircraft. Some believe he was involved in an accident or became disoriented, while others suspect a UFO incident. The case remains one of aviation history's greatest mysteries and is still unsolved.
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