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SUBJECT: HOME GROWN SIGHTING FILE: UFO2790
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Fri 10 Jan 92 22:06
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By: Bob Fletcher
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To: All
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Re: Where is Valentich
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Hello All!
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Whilst this is a home grown sighting, there has been much written on
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the Valentich disappearance on 21 October 1978. Up to now most of what
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I have read has been from papers and the occasional debate by the UFO
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community. I understand that Richard Haines did write a book ?'The
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Melbourne Incident' but I have not been able to get hold of this.
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I have just been reading a commentary by British Ufologist Nigal
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Watson. Watson is noted for his sober reporting of UFO events. He
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raised a number of points that I was not aware of and I would like
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others to comment on this.
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a. Frederick filed only a one-way flight plan to King Island although
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he had indicated his intention to return the same evening.
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b. He made no arrangements for the landing lights at King Island to be
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turned on.
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c. Police found no one who had arranged to sell crayfish to Frederick -
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the stating intention for his flight.
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d. The aircrafts long range fuel tank was filled to its 303 litre
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capacity.
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e. Cape Otway lighthouse keepers and Bass Strait fishermen did not
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report seeing any light aircraft in the vicinity.
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f. Despite ideal conditions, at no time was the aircraft plotted on
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radar.
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g. Melbourne Police received reports of a light aircraft making a
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mysterious landing not far from Cape Otway at the same time as
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Valentich's disappearance.
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h. Although Bass Strait - and later Cape Otway and King Island - were
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searched for signs of wreckage, nothing was found.
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i. He had $300 cash on his person. (A lot of money in '78)
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j. He arranged to meet his girlfriend, Ms Rushton on the same evening
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at 7.30pm - a date he couldn't have possibly kept.
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k. Frederick's father claimed that, 8 or 10 months before his
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disappearance" 'My son told me he had seen a large brilliantly lit
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object in the western sky which was flying at a tremendous speed from
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south to north'. His father also stated that Frederick firmly believed
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in the existence of UFO's. Yet no mention was made of a UFO during his
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last radio communication.
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l. On the tape recording of the last conversation with the young pilot,
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there was no hint of panic in his voice.
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The above points seem to have been forgotten by the many ufologist that
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have discussed Frederick's "Abduction"
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So what did happen to Valentich and why. It is not unknown for people
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to disappear for no apparent reason and later to assume to totally new
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identity. There are many disappearances and we cannot and must not
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assume that UFO's and ET's are responsible.
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I would like some comments on the above.
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Bob...
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REFERENCE:
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Enigma Variations,Nigal Watson, Fortean Times #30, London
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