This is the last conversation that Fred Valentich had with Melbourne, Australia control tower ATC Steve Rovey, just before his Cessna REGISTRATION NUMBER182L was lost without a trace on October 21, 1978, Valentich reported being *buzzed* by another aircraft (UFO). This occurred between the hours of 1906:14 - 1912:49. Not a trace of the plane or Valentich were ever found.
FV MELBOURNE this is DELTA SIERRA JULIET. Is there any known traffic below 5,000? SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET no known traffic FV DELTA SIERRA JULIET I am...seems (to) be a large aircraft below 5,000 SR D D DELTA SIERRA JULIET what type of aircraft is it? FV DELTA SIERRA JULIET I cannot affirm...it is four bright...it seems to be landing lights SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET FV MELBOURNE this (is) DELTE SIERRA JULIET the aircraft has just passed over ...over me at least a thousand feet above SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger and it...it is a large aircraft confirm FV er...unknown due to the speed it’s travelling...is there any airforce aircraft in the vicinity SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET no known aircraft in the vicinity FV MELBOURNE it’s approaching now from due east towards me SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET //open microphone for two seconds// FV DELTA SIERRA JULIET it seems to me that he’s playing some sort of game...he’s flying over me two...three times at a time at speeds I could not identify SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger what is your actual level FV My level is four and a half thousand...four five zero zero SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET and confirm you cannot identify the aircraft FV Affirmative SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger standby FV MELBOURNE DELTA SIERRA JULIET it is not an aircraft //open microphone for two seconds// SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE can you describe the er aircraft FV DELTA SIERRA JULIET as it’s flying past it’s a long shape //open microphone for three seconds// (cannot) identify more than (than it has such speed) //open microphone for three seconds// before me right now Melbourne SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger and how large would the er object be FV DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE it seems like it’s stationary what I’m doing right now is orbiting and the thing is just orbiting on top of me also it’s got a green light and sort of metallic (like) it’s all shiny (on) the outside SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET FV DELTA SIERRA JULIET //open microphone for five seconds// it’s just vanished SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET FV MELBOURNE would you know what kind of aircraft I’ve got is it (a type) military aircraft SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET confirm the er aircraft just vanished FV SAY AGAIN SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET is the aircraft still with you FV DELTA SIERRA JULIET (it’s ah nor) //open microphone two seconds// (now) approaching from the southwest SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET FV DELTA SIERRA JULIET the engine is...is rough idling I’ve got it set at twenty three twenty four and the thing is (coughing) SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger what are your intentions FV my intentions are ah to go to King Island ah Melbourne that strange is hovering on top of me again //two seconds open microphone// it is hovering and it’s not an aircraft SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET FV DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE //17 seconds open microphone// SR DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE
There is no record of any further transmissions from the aircraft
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