665 // Frederick Valentich - UFO Mystery?

In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious vanishing of Frederick Valentich over the skies of Australia on October 21st, 1978. In 1978, 20-year-old pilot Frederick Valentich vanished over Australia’s Bass Strait after radioing that a strange, metallic craft with a green light was hovering above him and was "not an aircraft." His final transmission concluded with 17 seconds of an unidentified metallic scraping sound, after which he and his plane disappeared completely. Despite massive search efforts, no wreckage, oil slicks, or debris were ever found, leaving the case as one of history's most haunting and debated aviation mysteries. The information discussed is based on official Australian government records, contemporary news reports, and investigative analyses. Check out Quince: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Mint Mobile: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/missing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sources: Australian Broadcast Company’s podcast episode: National Archives of Australia (Official File V116/783/1047): The Black Vault (Consolidated Declassified Documents): Skeptical Inquirer (Detailed Scientific Analysis by McGaha & Nickell): Aviation Safety Network Record: National Archives of Australia (UFO Policy & Reports): RAAF Unidentified Aerial Sightings (UAS) Reports: National Archives of Australia (Series A9755): Internet Archive (OCR/Text Version): Mysteries: Main podcast theme by Kevin Macleod. Check out his work at⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Additional music by David Williams. See his work at⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Follow Missing: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB:⁠⁠⁠⁠ X:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Crawlspace: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠ TT:⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB:⁠⁠⁠⁠ X:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our entire network at⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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665 // Frederick Valentich - UFO Mystery? is an episode from Missing Maura Murray by Crawlspace Media.

This episode is 71:08 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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