Australian Ufo Mystery

This was an interesting grab as I was trolling the Web lanes this a.m., an Australian UFO mystery from the 1970s and 1980s. The poster got this information from Liberate Of Guidelines Act documents from the Australian Say about the puzzling case of Frederick Valentich, a pilot who dead over the Absorbed Canal on October 21st, 1978. He so it is said witnessed an discrete object in the sky along with him now the flight. INTRODUCTION:The departure of Australian pilot Frederick Valentich, on 21 October 1978, over Absorbed Canal, Australia, has regularly intrigued inclusive UFO researchers. Valentich, flying a light aircraft, registration VH-DSJ, dead on a flight from Moorabbin airport, Melbourne, Victoria, to Emperor Atoll in Absorbed Canal. Neither he, nor his aircraft, back been seen for example. He reported seeing an discrete object in the sky, now the flight.Say DOCUMENTATION:At the rear of the bare, the Australian Government's Allotment of Transport released a three piece "Hydroplane Destiny Give the once over Resume Warn" dreary 27 Apr 1982. In stage 7 of that document, headed "Support as to end" the Allotment convinced "The converse for the departure of the aircraft has not been intrepid." The file reveal on this document was V116/783/1047.Likelihood FOR Comprehension TO V116/783/1047:In 1982 Australian UFO bookish Delay Chalker examined Allotment of Transport UFO files "but was chiefly denied diffusion to the Valentich files on the rationalize that they were Air Destiny Give the once over files and not UFO files." (Chalker, Delay. 1996. The Oz Annals. Duffy & Snellgrove. Potts Immediate, NSW. Subordinate 170.)In 2004 I submitted a Liberate of Guidelines look for to the Allotment of distribute. Area of the look for was for diffusion to file V116/783/1047. The Allotment advised me that they unsaid that the file had been ruined by the On a national scale Archives of Australia (NAA.) I reviewed the NAA website's electronic database RecordSearch and found no transcription of the file. But, I unsaid that emphatically confident 10% of the files in custody by the NAA were on RecordSearch.In October 2011, now a stale representation at RecordSearch, I naked that this file was now overpower as file series B1497 control symbol V116/783/1047, tag "DSJ-Cape Otway to Emperor Atoll 21 October 1978 - Hydroplane bewildered (Valentich) 1978-1992 barcode 10491375. It was away as in custody by the Melbourne office of the NAA. But the put of the file was away as "congested." In any case this put, I submitted a look for for diffusion to the file, belief that by 2012 the papers on the file dreary 1978-1981 be required to now be publicly held.Dissimilar Teach EMERGES:In the meantime, Andrew Arnold, and his marshal, of the Melbourne based group, Victorian UFO Allow, had been researching the Valentich case. Andrew found that dowry was diverse pertinent file. This was file series A4703 control symbol 1978/1205 aristocratic "VH-DSJ- Illumination aircraft in the rear Emperor Atoll." It was barcode 11485989 and in custody by the Canberra office of the NAA. The originating agency away in NAA Clarification was Allotment of Transport, Mind's eye Department, Canberra and Melbourne, Stark & Marked Conveniences Staff. Andrew submitted a look for for diffusion to this file.In the role of DOES THIS A4703 Teach SAY Near here UFOS?This file, of 292 pages was opened by the River Operations Centre and is a MARSAR (River search and relief) file. The file cover indicates that both air searches and sea searches were conducted. The incident was opened on 21 Oct 78 and congested on 25 Oct 78. Setting up involved were the Victorian Standardize at Emperor Atoll, Hobart and Lakes Attempt, in addition the Allotment of Defence.The file contains a two piece type transcription which gives an boss overview of the incident, which commences:"1. Airways Operations Melbourne advised that a Distraught measure had been initiated on a Cessna 182 in the rear at Emperor land mass on a flight from Moorabbin to Emperor Atoll. The aircraft had reported a potholed restriction engine before to communications being lost."In stage the transcription reads "S.SOC AMML meant the aircraft reported seeing substance (maybe a UFO) quickly after vacant Dot Otway at 0903Z"Later "16. A personage of reports of a even vigorous glittery colorless light were standard from frequent parts of the land. Mt Stromlo observatory advised that the night of the 21st was the high spot of the meteorite flash along with 10-15 sightings per hour achieved.""21. At 250900Z the search for the aircraft was terminated along with no sighting of aircraft, wreckage or person finished despite the consequences strenuous search in a petite area.""22. As a addendum to this mystery, wreckage was reported off Lakes Attempt, checkered by Standardize but was not pertinent to this search. The pilot's beginning believed that a UFO had demanding his son and would re(rest of name inscrutable) him future. The go bankrupt standard substantial piece and project cover the same as of the UFO connection."I counted ten references to "UFO" on the rest of the file. These included a report from aircraft VH-DRB enroute Tenannt Allow to Darwin who saw a glittery colorless light for 3-4 secs. At the rear of glancing bring down confident of this info it seems to me the pilot was a mine of his own ingenuousness, but you never count on no matter what to the same extent UFOs may well be involved. VALENTICH Annals Released BY AUSTRALIAN Say Hat tip to the Document GRAIL.