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1. LOCA TlOII OF OCI;UJlRENCIE
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Not lmown 21.10.78 Not known EST
2. THE AIRCRAFT
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I February 1968
Cessna 182L VH-DSJ
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Cephus Day, SAS Southern Air Services, Not known
33 Reserve Road, Northern Avenue,
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3. THE FLIGHT
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4. THE CREW
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Frederick VALENTI CH Pilot 20 Private
Not 150
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6. RELEVAHT EVENTS
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The pilot obtained a Class Four instrument rating on 11 May 1978 and he was therefore authorised
to operate at night in visual meteorological conditions (VMC). On the afternoon of 21 October 1978 he attended
the Moorabbin Briefing Office, obtained a meteorological briefing and, at 1723 hours, submitted a flight plan
for a night VMC flight from Moorabbin to King I sland and return. The cruising altitude nominated in the flight
plan was below 5000 feet, with estimated time intervals of 41 minutes to Cape Otway and 28 minutes from
Cape Otway to King Island. The total fuel endurance was shown as 300 minutes. The pilot made no arrange-
ments for aerodrome lighting to be illuminated for his arrival at King Island. He advised the briefing officer
and the operator's representative that he was uplifting friends at King Island and took four life jackets in the
aircraft with him.
The aircraft was refuelled to capacity at 1810 hours and departed Moor:ibbin at 1819 hours. MOOr
departure the pilot established two-way radio communications with Melbourne Flight Service Unit (FSU).
The pilot reported Cape Otwayat 1900 hours and the next transmission received from the aircraft
was at 1906:14 hours. The following communications bet ween the ai rcraf t and Mel bourne FSU were recorded
from this time: (Note: The word/ words in brackets are open to other interpretations.)
TIME FROM TEXT
1906:14
VH-DSJ MELBOURNE this is DELTA SIERRA JULIET is there any lmown
traffic below five thousand
:23 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET no lmown traffic
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:26 VH-DSJ DELTA llIERRA .;ruLIET I am seems (to) be a large aircraft below
five thousand
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6. RELEVANT EVENTS (cont'd)
TIME FROM
:46 FSU
:50 VH-DSJ
1907 :04 FSU
:32 VH- DSJ
:43 FSU
:47 VH-DSJ
:57 FSU
1908:18 VH-DSJ
:28 FSU
:42
:49 VH-DSJ
1909:02 FSU
:06 VH-DSJ
:11 FSU
:14 VH-DSJ
:18 FSU
:28 VH-DSJ
:46 FSU
1909:52 VH-DSJ
1910:07 FSU
:20 VH-DSJ
:43 FSU
TEXT
D D DELTA SIERRA JULIET what type of aircraft is it
DELTA SIERRA JULIET I cannot affirm it is four bright it seems to me like
landing lights
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
MELBOURNE this (is) DELTA SIERRA JULIET the aircraft has just passed over
over me at least a thousand feet above
DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger and it it is a large aircraft confirm
er unknown due to the speed it ' s travelliog is there any airforce aircraft in the
vicinity
DELTA SIERRA JULIET no known aircraft in the vicinity
MELBOURNE it's approaching now from due east towards me
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
II open microphone for two seconds II
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
DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger what is your actual level
my level is four and a half thousand four five zero zero
DELTA SIERRA JULIET and confirm you cannot identify the aircraft
affirmative
DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger standby
MELBOURNE DELTA SIERRA JULIET it's not an aircraft it is II open microphone
for two seconds II
DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE can you de scribe the er aircraft
DELTA SIERRA JULIET as it's flying past it's a long shape II open microphone
for three seconds II (cannot) identify more than (that it has such speed) II open
microphone for 3 seconds II before me right now Melbourne
DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger and how large would the er object be
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
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
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TIME
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:57
1911:03
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:17
:23
:37
:52
1912:04
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FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
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DELTA SIERRA JULIET / / open microphone for 5 seconds / / it's just vanished
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
MELBOURNE would you know what kind of aircraft I've got is it (a type) military
aircraft
DELTA SIERRA JULIET confirm the er aircraft just vanished
SAY AGAIN
DELTA SIERRA JULIET is the aircraft still with you
DELTA SIERRA JULIET (it's ah nor) / / open microphone 2 seconds / / (now)
approaching from the southwest
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
DELTA SIERRA JULIET the engine is is rough idling I've got it set at twenty three
twenty four and the thing is (coughing)
DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger what are your intentions
my intentions are ah to go to King Island ah Melbourne that strange aircraft is
hovering on top of me again / / two seconds open microphone / / it is hovering and
it I S not an aircraf t
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE / / 17 seconds open microphone / /
DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE
There is no record of any further transmissions from the aircraft.
The weather in the Cape Otway area was clear with a trace of stratocumulus cloud at 5000 to 7000
feet, scattered cirrus cloud at 30000 feet, excellent visibility and light winds. The end of dayli ght at
Cape Otway was at 1918 hours .
The Alert Phase of SAR procedures was declared at 1912 hours and, at 1933 hours when the aircraft
did not arrive at King IsLand, the Distress Phase was declared and search action was commenced. An
intensi ve air. sea and land seatch was continued until 25 Octobet 1978, but no trace of the airctaft 'l'as found .
7 OPINION AS TO CAUSE
The reason for the disappearance of the aircraft has not heen determined.
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2. THE AIRCRAFT
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Cessna 182L VH-DSJ Valid from 14 February 1968
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4. THE CREW
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Frederick VALENT! CH Pilot 20 Private
Not 150
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6. RELEVANT EVENTS
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The pilot obtained a Class Four instrument rating on 11 May 197 B and he was therefore authorised
the Moorabbin Briefing Office, obtained a meteorological briefing and. at 1723 hours, submitted a flight plan
for a night VMC flight from Moorabbin to King I sland and return. The cruising altitude nominated in the flight
ments for aerodrome lighting to be iUuminated for his arrival at King Island. He advised the briefing officer
and the operator's representative that he was uplifting friends at King Island and took four life jackets in the
aircraft with him.
The aircraft was refuelled to capacity at 1810 hours and departed Moor:ibbin at 1819 hours. After
departure the pilot established two-way radio communications with Melbourne Flight service Unit (FSU).
The pilot reported Cape Otway at 1900 hours and the next transmission received from the aircraft
was at 1906:14 hours. The following communications bet ween the aircrlttand Melbourne FSU we re recorded
from this time: (Note: The word/ words in brackets are open to other interpretations.)
TIME FROM TEXT
1906:14
VH-DSJ MELBOURNE this is DELTA SIERRA JULIET is there any known
:23 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET no known traffic
,
:26 VH-DSJ DELTA ;lIERRA ,JULIET I am seems (to) be a large aircraft below
five thousand
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TIME FROM
:46 FSU
:50 VH-DSJ
1907:04 FSU
: 32 VH-DSJ
:43 FSU
:47 VH-DSJ
:57 FSU
1908:18 VH-DSJ
:28 FSU
:42
:49 VH-DSJ
1909:02
. FSU
:06 VH-DSJ
:11 FSU
:14 VH-DSJ
:18 FSU
:28 VH-DSJ
:46 FSU
1909:52 VH-DSJ
1910:07 FSU
:20 VH-DSJ
:43 FSU
TEXT
D D DELTA SIERRA JULIET what type of aircraft is it
DELTA SIERRA JULIET I cannot affirm it is four hright it seems to me like
landing lights
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
er unknown due to the speed it's travelling is there any airforce aircraft in the
vicinity
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
II open microphone for two seconds II
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
DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger what is your actual level
affirmative
MELBOURNE DELTA SIERRA JULIET it's not an aircraft it is II open microphone
for two seconds II
DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE can you des cribe the er aircraft
DELTA SIERRA JULIET as it's flying past it's a long shape II open microphone
for three seconds II (cannot) identify more than (that it has such speed) II open
microphone for 3 seconds II before me right now Melhourne
DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger and how large would the er object be
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
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
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TIME
:48
:57
1911:03
:08
:14
:17
:23
:37
:52
1912:04
:09
:22
:28
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FROM
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
VH-DSJ
FSU
TEXT
DELTA SIERRA JULIET / / open microphone for 5 seconds / / it's just vanished
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
aircraft
SAY AGAIN
DELTA SIERRA JULIET (it's ah nor) / / open microphone 2 seconds / / (now)
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
hovering on top of me again / / two seconds open microphone / / it is hovering and
it I S not an aircraf t
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE / / 17 seconds open microphone / /
The weather in the Cape Otway area was clear with a trace of stratocumulus cloud at 5000 to 7000
feet, scattered cirrus cl oud at 30000 feet, excellent visibility and light winds. The e nd of daylight at
Cape Otway was at 1918 hours.
The Alert Phase of SAR procedures was declared at 1912 hours and, at 1933 hours when the aircraft
did not arrive at King Island. the Distress Phase was declared and search action was commenced . An
intensive air. sea and land search was continued until 25 October 1978. but no trace of the aircraft ,as found .
7. OPINION AS TO CAUSE
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The reason for the disappearance of the aircraft has not heen determined.
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New Beach Road, Edgecliff, New South Wales
P.O. Box 706 Darlinghurst N.S.w. 2010
Telegrams : RAN Rl. Telex : 27142
Contact :
Telephone :
DNAFT No: 8-23-3940. Vocadex : (02) 329254
Telephone: (02) 32 2211 or 32 9251
The Superintendent
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MELBOURNE, VIC 3001
Dear Sir,
14 Oct 83
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DRIFT OF MARINE / ISo
I refer to your letter 6 July 1983
where you discuss aircraft parts washed ashore on Flinders Island .
Examination of our records of near bottom currents at the Kingfish B
site (38
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day 81, 1983 (that resulted from a storm) and again on Julian day 96.
The bottom currents on day 96 exceeded O. Sm/s when the flow was in an
easterly direction (to the east) . Such large currents constitute an
unusual event. Our results are stored as 17 minutes average3 and only
2 in 1000 exceed O. Sm/s .
Thus it would seem reasonable to speculate that the storm on
day 96 induced large bottom currents over much of eastern Bass Strait
and moved your aircraft parts towards Flinders Island. More usual
currents could then have completed the process of washing the components
ashore .
If I can be of any further assistance please feel free to
contact me on (02) 322211 .
Yours faithfully,
(JR.. (IAN JONES)
Ocean Sciences Division
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Recently a piece of an aircraft was found washed ashore on the
west coast of Flinders Island (Tas). It was found on the beach at Parry's Bay.
opposite the northern end of Island Aerodrome. The date of finding
was 15 Ilay 1983. and there is reason to believe the piece had not been on the
beach more than a few days.
The part has been identified as hav1n8 come from a Cessna 182
aircraft between a certain range of serial rrumbers. The part is an engine
cowl flap, for control of airflow ewer the engine. It is 300cmt long by
210mm wide, and 40mm at its deepest pOint. It had two side panels when first
found. The piece was onCII white (acrylic paint). and is made of aluminium
composition. now greatly eroded. The operating bolt. of steel, while heavily
co=oded. appeare to have failed on impact or in flight (i.e. not by co=osion).
A Cessna 182 aircraft on a flight from 1I00rabbin to King Island last
reported poSition a t Cape Otway, Victoria. at 1900 hours EST on 21 October 1978.
The serial mnnber of this aircraft fails wi thin the range of serial mnnbera
appl icable to the part found.
From previous knowledge of aircraft parts "walking" across the floor
of tidal lakes and rivers. it is wondered if such a piece as described oould
travel from an area between Cape Otway and the northern tip of King Island. or
from a position near the described a. under the influence of ocean cu=ents.
While it is not unknown for the oow1 flap to separate from the aircraft
in flight, to our knowledge there have been no recent cases in the Viotoria/
Taaman1a area, and no wreckage of aircraft have been dumped at sea to our
knowledGe, nor are other Cessna aircraft missing in the waters of Bass Strait.
Any information you could pass concerning the likelihood of this
particular item being able to "travel" , ewer a period of olose to 5 years,
would be a step toward solving the mystery of the disappearance of this aircraft
and its sole occupant, to its location.
Please do not hesitate to call to discuss the matter. Attached
please find a map showing the area of finding and two photographs of the 1 tem.

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two men, who claim 't'- <" J.
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then 20 disappeared on A radio message trom u photos the plane s
October' 1978 while the man soon before he position,
MR VALEHTICH-J flying a. blue and' white disappeared mehtlonett- He said they wanted "a
tI I strange melallic obJtets large sum" for the photo&.
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b k MP hlm. It sparked. an as- entlcated. !
aln ac 5
yetunsolved UPQ the
tery. And
cock
yest.rday backed the Vic- 0 n a ticket'with 2 chances to win one o( OvC( 7.,000 torlan Ubol''' MLA" who .
was arrested ' at the I , ,insrant.brtd major prizeS.
FrnnkUn Riv.r f bioekade'" to which , itlby l UBed the :;., Detail. ore on yOur KiId.k. DOuble_Chance
at the v" ".1. Vi conventlonal,P01iticai pro: ,' Stittll""f S,ytepstakes tickets, <;;;fOscsS/J/8J
He snld Mr David Gray .seess, 1 'l. ,It- "' .... , ..,..." " r' .,..
W8! expressing the Views He. said he would not
t
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of "a very large number to make Mr Gray re.; ', .... N.SW,ru...irNo. rcw$JJ __
ot Australians of all poll- I turn from Tasmania
... Lle'l persuasiOns." . tell him what to do whUe
t " lh 'th
Mr Gray, {Labor, e w .. s ere . . r J
SyndaJl Is ort bah and is Dlred lnvdlyemcnl
:'1 expected. to ' appellr t tn a leglttmate expression
. court today, I" 1 t, \ opinion, " " ... ,
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had to decIde the extent
to ?,'h lch they sought to
express their views by dlr-
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By. BILL HITCHINGS
A ,roup iJf Melbourne busin.ss-
men .ay they are only weeks away
from finding the wreckage of the
mysterious Valentich plane.
They say it is among four light
planes lying in a boomerang pattern
on the ocean bed just'off Cape Otway.
"Remarkabl" they are
-all within & relatlvely
JlFREoERJCK VALENTICH's father, Guido . .. 50 far, a 'r.,IUes.
of Bass Strait for his son.
short distance of each Ib
oth.r." the ,roup', Me ourne
spokesnu n, Mr Ron
Cameron. said today.
" A .trong ,wimmer
could swim over the spots
where all four of them art
sunk."

Si'nclair 'too ' ill
for Thai court'
... t
Mr Cameron, an lnde
pendent 111m producer, of
Springvale, and the otberl
plan a u.lvl.lt opera tlcn
early next year.
The rauID, of the
planes - particularly the
one they beUeve belonged
to pJlot. l"redertct Valen
lich - w1l1 form part of
a documentary fUm.
wimam Charles Sinclair, 69, was "too old and too
ck" to return to Thailand and to hear the outcome of an
_,peal against him, a relative said today.
A Japanese televialon
eompe.ny 11 interested tn
IIn&nclno: at 1_ put of
the operation and. the
fUm.
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Rainiers
,
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n
Qnson
.,
1
"lfe
J
. S!epb'anle
:fI., fi'ONTl .cARLO, T .... , MP ...- P.rin-
UH Grac.', .... ily official _ .. i",
toda, "lIka pri,one .. " i. "'eir callie, ..... nd-
ed by ..... r.ph ....
ThailAnd's S U 1) f e m e
Court laat night taa:ued a
warrant tor the arreat of
Sinclalr after be faUed to
appear before the court
to tace the. appeal dec1I.
10n.
'I1le court a1lo ordered
that hit Stl.OOO baU be
forrelted.
SinclaJr. a former 8Jd-
ney buainessman. waa ar-
resteci in Banalrok In
October. 11'11 with twa
fellow. A_. PaUl
Ra:rrird aDd
low, . .... _ WIth
..... 1..... 1_ ",f
I
-
It wm be cootly. but
we are convinced It win
be worthwhile and. very
revealinr," .xr- Cameron
Ald.
He &atd the other mem-
bers of the arouP wanted
to remain anoJlJDlOU& for
the time beInr.
And. be Aid. b . wauld
not ren.l the dact
whereabout. of the
... recU unlU the
operatloo ... ...... q.
"W .... __ t 10
there ia ulu-
able." 1M aid.
MONEY
"We baYe to "ai
lW were money for the jcJb. .....
eua' jaD. we don't want anyone ._
eaft. celtlnc it before .....
r who aI- IIr Cameron laid tbo
, ;pvteStea h.i.s 1nno- Department of Tl'ansport
was later found not had been :"told ot , t.4eir
., on and re- plam. V \ t to....u.-.
!d from the. Th a t D.SC\mIlons also had
>n 'n MaJ'. been held wi th Frederick
prosecution ap- Valenttch', Guido.
te nlatlve said Mr Mr Valenttch haa tra-
lair's condition wu velled Avondale
'he guy'! 70, next
lCiaY. be's had a. heart
and .. stroke aU
le past tl. ve yea rs, he's
deaf a nd he's Juat
: t oW' years in a Tha i
m," he said.
FAILED
Height. .,me. to Cape
Olway every lear .since
hi.! 20year-ol son dis:'
appea.reti on October
1918.
Mr Va len t lch a nd h is
family believe Frederick
, ... as at tacked and captur-
ed by allen beings in a
UFO.
misses
water
target I
I
M I bourn. has \
mi..... it, t."et for .
w.t.r conlumption.
A Bot.ni of Work15
spokesman u id today
that Melbourne used 1126
meplltrel yesterday -
26 &bove the taryel.
Th. Board booked 143
'Water cheats.
.Th1& b<1np the tolll
number of being
inveslipted. for aUeged
breaches of restrictions to

A Board spokesman
said people were ,ttll
beine cauiht for using
_ ... tllde the ponIlit-
ted hours and lOIIle were
belna __ for boo",
buUdlna. clri.ewal'l aDd
footpatru. <lurID, permit-
... - 1

1 _te pr4eno may be
__ 0017 with a
_. ___ n
7 pm. aDd p.DL
Buct.. and waterin' l
ma7 be UMd any
tjj;JJ.f ..... -..{-
., emises,
are &llowect to hand
held tram. a.ml to
10 a.m.
had .arly
momUlr tn'CUllilntorms
and scattered showers to-
da, but the Bofird
l!Iald- 'ti is was
unlilllllY to !lfIe any
dlftl(ence.
Hit- man
Quil

of Bass strait for his son. "A t I rone I. mmer
,
:, Sinclair 'too ' ill
could rwlm over the apoh
where all tour of them are
aunk."
Mr Cameron, an inde
pendent fUm producer. of
Springvale, and the others
pt .. n a salvace operation
early next year .
.. .....
for Thai court'
The ralatnl of the
planes - particularly the
one they belleve belonged
to pUot Prederlck VaJen-
tich - wUl form part of
a documentary .tUm.
-. ,
Willilm Charles Sinclair, 69, was "too old Ind too
ck" to return to Thailand Ind to hear the outcome of In
appell against him, a relative Slid today.
A Japanue televlaion
company is interested in
flrwu:1nIr at leut ".rt of
the opeution and the
tum.
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Thailand's B U pre m e
Court la3t night iNued a
wa.rrant tor the aTreat of
Sinclair after he failed to
appear before tne court
to face tne appeal deciI-
ton.
"It wUl be cootly. but
we are convtDced it will
be worthwhile an4 very
revealinc:' ...- Camen>n
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PrlnCH1l Slep!lanle
The court allo ord....s
thot bll 542.000 boll be
forfeited.
Sinclafr. a former 1Jd-
ner buatne&sman, was ar-
rested in Banakok in
OCtober. It'III with two
fello... Auatrallana. PaUl
Hayftni aad warren H-
lows, .... __ wltb
Ald.
Be aaid the oth.- mem-
ben of the _ wanted
to remain &nODJIDOUS tor
the
And. he AId, 110. would
not reft&I the ..... t
whereabout. CJf the:
wrecU untU the
operatloo waa ..-..u.
"W. be __ t 10
there II WU"'" ftlu-
able,. ... __
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.
_= ... 'w
MONIY
nu 'e haTe to ral
). were sentenced to money for the Job. UIIII
.... jail Ul .JIaJWud we don't want an)'ODe ella
earl. letUna 10.. tt before 11&..
r !ho &1. Mr Cameron aaJd the
1 ,p;ote5t.ea his lnno- Department ot Transport
:e. was later found not "had been ,u,ld of . ute1r
.J on app51 and reo plaDi. \
!rom the. T h at Discutalons also had.
m In May. been held. with Frederlclt
pf'OISeC'Ution ap- Valenttch', ta. ther. Guido.
le.j relattve said Mr Mr Valenttcb haa tra-
lllI"s condition wu veiled troI\1.., h.4a Avondale
Helghtl to Cape
Otway evvY lear . ince
hill 2o-year-ol son
appeared on OCtober 21.
Ina.
'lie IUr'S '/1). next
lday. be. had a hurt
and a stroke all
le past t!\'e years, he's
! deaf and he's juat
: tou,r years in a Thai
m," he said.
FAILED
tee Mr Sincla\r tailed
ppear at t he appeal
Ing the judge said a
-ant would be sent to
T 11 a i Embassy In
>erra tor appropriate
F. action to be t aken
.uatralta.
Ie judge sai d he ,,' as
ring the a rrest be-
e Sinclair "has the
ltion ot tlecing .... trom
justice.
(t the relat ive. who
Je4 today to be nam-
;ald Sinclair .was not
led about the threat
atradltion,
. -. a I procedures
seem to rule out.
ever being extra -
t.." he said.
a book ,\\'Tlt-
Sinclair, "Kingdom
ona .... was released
he ClarIDa he WII
ctl m ot corrupt
metals and over-
Australian law
ment omcers on
h e was certain waa
witch-
clatm,. 'he ... 8.1
jn a "web ot de-
and corruption,
no esCape."
,
III the
.nee and on the Brit.,
laflliand. F
I sides ot the
witb the Irish Be
e.,: police bunted &
ey believe 1.S ma.-
Inl an INLA on-

and ports were
"ate.hed In a bid to
)rfl any new bombing
cam-
l.. In. British ciUes.
Mr Valentich and h is
tamily believe Frederick
,,'as attacked and captur-
ed by alien being.s In a
UFO.
Bet .. een 7.06 p.m. and
7.12 p.m. young Frederick
Valenllch sparked one of
the "orld's greatest avi-
a tion mysterlel with &
short radio messa,e just
before he vanished.
He told of stranle met-
aJUc objects hovering
over h im. orbitlnl and
following him.
Outside omcial Gov -
ernment InvesU,ators. Mr
Valentlch l.s the only per-
son to have been a 1lowed
to listen to tha.t me.558a:e.
PILOT
The Department of
Transoort and NASA
omclals have Investl,ated
the dlsa.ppearance.
The report saya the
youn, pilot's blue and
white sw,le - enrtned
crashed and sank
somewhere tn BaSI Strait.
Mr Cameron sa.ld. de ..
tailed charts were now
betni dra.\\,(l up by a local
seaman who satd. he had
seen tbe planes.
The .sea.man would na,,1 ..
gate the boat to be used
for tile salvaae
"We don't know yet
exactly how deep the
planes t.re In the water.
but I understand we will
have to use a divine bell ."
Mr Cameron sa td.
Re said be allO had
seen photographs said to
have been taken ot the
planes.
. They were now tn
America.
. One, accordJn, to the
man uk1 to have taken
them, had the same
?talkl ngs and color ot
"foe Valentlch Cessna.
The door,! were said to
be closed, and no' body
Could be seen In.lde the
cockpit.

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mISSE!S
watE!r
targE!t
M I bourn. h ..
mi..... ih t."et for
wat.r consumption.
A Board. of Works
spokesmAn said today
that Melbourne used
meplltres yesterda.y
26 Above the ta.rget.
booked as
Hit- man
guilty
of judge
murder
From BOB MacDONALD
NEW YORK, W.d.
- Convicted h it- man
Charles Harrel.OII
was found guilty to-
day of the murder of
John."
"Maximum J ohn" wu
Texan JUdge John Wood,
who earned the nickname
tor his record of tough
sentences In dru&, cases.
A jury . agreed that
took $250,000
to shoot. the judge for
gambler Jimmy Chagra,
who was tacin, trial be-
t ore Judge Wood on cirug
charees.
Harrelson, 44. "'ho al -
ieaedly boasted that he
"never killed a person
woo wu undeserving of
it," showed no enlotion at
the verdict which could I
carry two Ute sentences.
He plans to appeal and
told reporten: "This is
just a necessary step in
the' progression ot things."
WIFE
His Jo Ann Starr,
41, and Chagra's wite
28, were tound
IUllty ot conspiracy.
ChaITa, 39, already
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BUREAU OF AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATION
MELBOURNE FIELD OFFICE
MINUTE
11r Guido Valentich (GMH, Tel . 647 2343) telephoned 0900 15/12/82
to advise that a l1r Ronald Cameron a freelance cameramen, of 7 Roul ston Court ,
Noble Park telephone 795 0538 , had spoken to him.
2 The subject was the identification and raising of C182 VH- DSJ , in
which Nr Valenti ch' s son went missing in October 1978. The cameraman claimed
to l1r Valenti ch "they" had pinpointed three aircraft wrecks "in the area"
- presumably between Cape Otway and King Island - about 5 miles apart . "They"
intended to identify which aircraft was DSJ and to raise it , having obtained a
salvage licence, as all the aircraft were a " certain distance away from the coast".
3 Apparently a story will appear in the Herald tonight or tomorrow night
containing speculation that the aircraft had $300, 000 on board, Possibly the idea
of the article was to obtain sponsorship for the lifting project .
4 l1r Valentich was concerned that the stories might be too distorted and
cause him concern.
5
6
day or
7
DA . 2529
He claimed he wanted to know the true cause of the accident .
I advised Mr Valentich Jt would "think" on the matter and call
so . PM.4.u.t> Ulry(<,'l-_
Central Offi ce{ vloodward) and R. D. advised of reports.
t1
ASSU
15. 12. 82
him in a
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Dear Sir,
JCS:JDV
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Attached pleaee find an ircra.f't Accident Investigation S1llII!IlBrY
Report covering the disappearanoe ot Cesena 162 L aircra.f't Vll- DSJ, which
wa.e bein8 operated by yom: cOlllpBZl.y on the night of the disappearanoe.
As per normal prooedure, a oopy of the report has been given to
the owner of the aircraft, the Coroner, and to the next of kin of the pilot .
mE MAlltGm
SOUT1IEBll AIR SERVICES
10R'l'mml AmIDE
hOORABBnI AIRPORT VIC 3192
Yaura fa! th.tully,
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V116/783/1047
JCS:JDV
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DATE liESP".TCHED
A 1982
Dear Sir, PROCEDURE 0 I!)
Please find attached an Aircraft Accident Investigation S\lI:lIIIS.17
Report covering the disappearance of Cessna 182 L aircraft VlI-DSJ' , when
piloted by rlr Frederick Valentich, on the nie;ht of 21 Octcber 1976.
II per normal procedure. a copy of the report has been given to
the airoraft owner. and operator. and to the father ot the missing pilot.
'mE COROliER
CO. oum I " COURT
FLUIDUlS UllE TElISIOU
VIC 3000
Yours fBi th.f'u.lly.

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V116/783/1047
Dear Dr D&.,
JCS:JDV
12/5/82
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PROCEDURE n ~ ~
Please find attached an A1rcra!t ccident Investigation Summary
Report, touching on the disappearance ot Cessna 182 L aircraft VH-::lSJ. of
which you wore the reGistered owner at the time of the disappearance.
Copies of the report are bein8 made available to the operator,
the Coronor, and the father ot the pilot, as per normal procedure.
DR C. DAY
33 RESERVE ROAD
l3EAUl IARIS VIC 3193
Yours fa! thf'ully,
J ~ f ~
tor DIRECTOR
V116/783/1041
Dear Mr Valentioh,
JCS: JDV
12/5/82
Please find attached an Airora.f't oldent Inv stigation S1lIIII:IarY
Report , covering the disappearnnce ot Cessna 182 L airora.f't , VH- DSJ which
your 80n was pUoting at the tice.
Copiea 01' the report are beil1G made aVailable to the operator,
th owner of the aircraft , and to the Coroner, as per normal procedure.
MR G. VAmmCR
18 ARVERU AmroE
VOlIDALE HEIGHTS VIC ,034
Yours tai thf'ully,
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Director, Vic- Tas Region
ACCIDENT INVOLVING MISSING AIRCRAFT VH- DSJ
ON 21 OCTOBER 1978
Arising from the investigation of this occurrence,
an Aircraft Accident Investigation Summary Report has
been produced and approved for release . Copies of the
Summary Report are attached and should be provided to
the aircraft owner , the operator, the father of the
missing pilot and the Coroner.
(J . C. Hopkins)
for Assistant Secretary
(Air Safety Investigation)
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COMMONW.EALTH 0' Au.TIlAUA Of
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AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SUMMARY
REPORT
V116/783/1047
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1. LOCA TlOM OF OCCURRENCE
I Kel,h,
D TI_ (L.u!)
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Not known 21.10.78 Not known EST
2. THE AIRCRAFT
... 11.. .......... , R.,'u,.tI_
I February 1968
Cessna 182L VH-DSJ
C"'ko,. 01 ....... hotlOft iuutrd .. 0,.,., ... D." f 4._,. , hc,.1t
T Cephus Day, SAS Southern Air Services, Not known
33 Reserve Road. Northern Avenue, O,he, ".""" 4 .. 4
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Beaumauris. Victoria Moorabbin Airport. Victoria
D.I.ch 4i .c .......
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3. THE FLIGHT
L ... Of ... , ............ , .. , ..... ,..1 .. , T i _ .f ",..n..,. N .. , ,..1 .. , .1 I .. ' ........ I ..... i ... P .... , ... of fI h. CI ... of .,.. i_
Moorabbin 1819 hours King Island Travel Private
4. THE CREW
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$ ...... .,. CI .... f fic._. H.",. oro .,. .... T 1 ft. ..... D ...... f I .. , ... ,.
Frederick VALENTI CH Pilot 20 Private
Not 150
Presumed Fatal
known ( Approx.)
5. OTHEP. PERSOHS (All ,. ............. ,." 1.1 ............ d)
.. - $'.h 0.., .. of 1 .. \ ... ,.
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$ , ... 0 ,_ 01 I .. , .... , .
6. RELEVANT EVENTS
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The pilot obtained a Class Four instrument rating on 11 May 19n and he was therefor,: authorised
tbe Moorabbin Briefing Office, obtained a meteorological briefing and. at 1723 hours, submitted a flight plan
for a night VMC flight from Moorabbin to King Island and return. The cruising altitude nominated in the flight
ments for aerodrome lighting to be illuminated for his arrival at King Island. He advised the briefing officer
and the operator's repre sentative that he was uplifting friends at King Island and took four life jackets in the
aircraft with him.
The aircraft was refuelled to capacity at 1810 hours and departed Moorabbin at 1819 hours. After
departure the pilot established two-way radio communications with Melbourne Flight Service Unit (FSU).
The pilot reported Cape Otwayat 1900 hours and the next transmission received from the aircraft
was at 1906:14 hours. The following communications bet ween the ai rcra t and Mel bourne FSU were recorded
from this time: (Note: The word/words In brackets are open to other Interpretations.)
TIME FROM TEXT
1906:14
VH-DSJ MELBOURNE this is DELTA SIERRA JULIET is there any known
:23 FSU
DELTA SIERRA J ULIET no known traffiC
,
:26 VH-DSJ DELTA llIERRA JULIET I am seems (to) be a large aircraft below
five thousand
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TIME FROM
:46 FSU
:50 VH-DSJ
1907:04 FSU
:32 VH-DSJ
:43 FSU
:47 VH-DSJ
:57 FSU
1908:18 VH-DSJ
:28 FSU
:42
:49 VH-DSJ
1909:02 FSU
:06 VH-DSJ
:11 FSU
:14 VH-DSJ
:18 FSU
:28 VH-DSJ
:46 FSU
1909:52 VH-DSJ
1910:07 FSU
:20 VH-DSJ
:43 FSU
TEXT
D D DELTA SIERRA JULIET wbat type of aircraft is it
DELTA SIERRA JULIET I cannot affirm it is four brigbt it seems to me like
landing ligbts
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
er unknown due to the speed it's travelling is there any airforce aircraft in the
vicinity
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
/ / open micropbone for two seconds / /
DELTA SIERRA JULIET it seems to me that be's playing some sort of game be's
flying over me two tbree times at a time at speeds I could not identify
DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger wbat is your actual level
affirmative
MELBOURNE DELTA SIERRA JULIET it's not an aircraft it is / / open microphone
for two seconds / /
DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE can you describe the er aircraft
DELTA SIERRA JULIET as it's flying past it's a long sbape / / open microphone
for three seconds / / (cannot) identify more than (that it bas sucb speed) / / open
microphone for 3 seconds / / before me right now Melbourne
DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger and bow large would the er object be
DELTA SIERRA ,rULIET MELBOURNE it seems like it's stationary wbat I'm
doing rlgbt now is orbiting and the tbing is just orbiting on top of me also it's got
a green IIgbt and sort of metallic (like) it's all shiny (on) tbe outside
DELTA SIERRA JULIET

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~ E L E V A N T EVENTS (cont'd)
TIME FROM
:48 VH-DSJ
:57 FSU
1911:03 VH-DSJ
:08 FSU
:14 VH-DSJ
:17 FSU
:23 VH-DSJ
:37 FSU
:52 VH-DSJ
1912:04 FSU
:09 VH-DSJ
:22 FSU
:28 VH-DSJ
:49 FSU
TEXT
DELTA SIERRA JULIET // open microphone for 5 seconds // it's just vanished
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
aircraft
SAY AGAIN
DELTA SIERRA JULIET (it's ah nor) // open microphone 2 seconds // (now)
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
hovering on top of me again // two seconds open microphone // it is hovering and
it ' s not an aircraf t
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE // 17 seconds open microphone //
The weather in the Cape otway area was clear with a trace of stratocumulus cloud at 5000 to 7000
feet, scattered cirrus cloud at 30000 feet, excellent visibility and ligbt winds. The end of dayli ght at
Cape Otway was at 1918 hours.
The Alert Phase of SAR procedures was declared at 1912 hours and, at 1933 bours when the aircraft
oid not arrive at King Island, the Distress Phase was declared and search action was commenced. An
intensive air. sea and land seacch was continued until 25 October 1978, but no trace of the aircraft Was fc;>und .
The reason for the disappearance of the aircraft has not been determined.
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(A. R. Woodward)
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27.4.1982
CA 1983
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V116/7ff3/1047
MR. J. WEST PH.D
93 WARRY STRE3T
FORT VALLEY QLD. 4006
Dear Jr. \(est,
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I refer to your letter of 25 December 1981 concerning tho accident
to Cesana 182 aircraft VH-DSJ, on 21 October 1978.
It is confirmed that thin Depar ent is conducting an investigation
into the accident undor the provisions of the Air Navigation Regulations.
The fUndamental objective of our accident investigation activity is the
prevention of accidents in the future. It is not the purpose of this
activity to determine or apportion blame or liability, nor are the investigatiOns
conducted with a view to the needs of potential l1ticante or other partiea
havina interosts outside the accident prevention objective. It is considered
that the interests of parties concerned with matters other than accident
prevontion can be adequately served b.Y their normal ability to obtain access
to witnesses and b.Y COnDultation with expert opinion available outslde the
Department.
Nevertheless, it is our praotice, at the conclusion of the
investigation of a significant accident or where an investigation brings to
light inforoation oonsidered to have safety education value, to produce en
Aircraft Acoident Investigation Summary Report and make copies available to
relevant parties. The decision ae to whether or not a summary report will
be produced c1>nnot be IIIIlde until ths investigation is co pleted but, at
this stage, tho knO'l/Il circumstances 0 1 the aocident to VR- DSJ sllQtBst that
produotion of such Ii report, snd release of COllies to parties havina direct
concern with the accident, is likely.
Because it 18 necessary to ensuro that the technical investiaation
is in suffioient depth to satisty the accident prevention objeotive, and
because of the OOlllpetin8 d9tllll1ds of subeequent investigations which cannot
wai t upon completion of work already in band, it in not unusual for our
investigations to be extended over what may appear to be a considerable
period of time. 'The investlgation into the aceident to VH-DSJ baa not yet
been ooapleted and, at this stage, it is not possible to estiJ:late a eOl!lpletion
date with any degree of certainty.
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JCS/VB 28/1/82
,
/ However, please be advised that it is not Departmental pollcy
to relesse tranacripts of communications between aircraft and ground
stations.
Ple se also note there is no unofficial explanation of what
happened to the aircraft. The known facts will be included in the report
if the decision is made to release ons.
Yours sincerely.
(/(}
J7;I: __
for DIRECTOR
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The FUght Control
John West Ph.D
Tullamarine
Airport"
93, Warry; St ,
Victoria.
Fort Valley,
Brisbane.Qld,
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25.12.81
(07)52208
Re Frederick Valentich
Dear Sir,
I am compiling a report on the above named pilot,who as you
will be aware disappeared on a routine between Melbourne
and King Island in Oct 1978.
Your co-operation insofar as I would appreciate an official
transcript copy of the conver'sation which occured during that
particular flight, between Melbourne flight control and
Valentich.
I would also appreCiate the official and perhaps un-official
explanation of what did happen to Valentich on that particular
flight, as was observed by flight controllers on that evening in
question.
In anticipation of your' co-operation I am respectively,
Flying
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AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATION MINUTE
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To From Regional reference Registry use only
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D V. T.R. V116/78?J/1047
Subject
Date of despatch
lIIssnn AITICRAFr
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crnSlU. 1021. , Vll- :DSJ. 21 OCTCBER 19'/8

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Attached is the report on the investigation of this occurrence
2. Matters arising - The pilot'" unuDUal description of eventa surrounding his night was
e 1y accepted by the local neva cedia and 1na.ccurat .. and grossly" ampll ... ' d reporta
were distributed by news outlets around the world. ITis .1t:med1ate family" were subjeoted
to unhealthy presmu'Cs from t ho dia c.nd unscrupulous oharlatSl18 lin it is DlOst
unlikely that the true sreto of tho pilots orrvir=ent an<l personal p1'oblt.1ll8 will aver
be known.
?J . The Region does not intend to take e:tr3" rurther aotion in this matter unlcss
positive factual BV1dcnce 1s obtained.
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I . S. SI-IITH ~ - ~
19 / 10 /
19
81
for Director
NOTE: Matters arising should include Regional comments on at least the following - (a) action taken or intended by
the Regional Office; (b) recommendations for consideration in Central Office; and (c) matters on which the
parties involved have or wi II be informed.
D . . T. 1625 (Rev . 8/ 77)
onweQ tl, of A",slralla
r. rMENT OF T ANSPORT
LOCATION OF ACCIDENT
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SUMMARY REPORT
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I' oerabbin Airport, I 1TCt':';'.
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3. THE FLIGHT
I.oorabbin i=ort 1619
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6. R E AN EVENTS

At 172; hours on 21 Ootobor 1970 th pilot of a niGht pla.n at .oorabbin
lll:iofing Office for a Private Ui.)lt V!:C fliGht , bel ow 5000 feet , t o leland via Care
a.nd roturn I oo:rabb1n. eroCirol:le at hing blend \1ll.II not requeeted. Tt e
aircraft w;:'.8 rofuelled to co. 1 ty and deported l:oorabbin e.t 1019 houre. At 1900; 2S tho
pilot reported at Cepe Ot\olll to .elbou:m Fl1 ilt Service. . t 1906114 houro t .e pilot asked
Ilelbou:m Flicht .., orvice of known traffic. TbOl.'C v.lS nono. The pilot then deocribcd t::le
of another aircraft or objeot in and about hie immediate; i ty Illitil 1912:20
houro u;,on tran:llllssionc fl:om V" - 'J coaced. lio further co=mioo.t1ono were received f'roc
the airor:..f't . 1'11e Diotress l'htlse w.s declared at 19;; houro lo/.len VTI-JX>J failed to =1ve
at KiJl{; lBland and an extonoiv air. 000. o.nd (.,1'OUJId soarch v.lS 1riJoediately in! t1o;,ed. The
oea.rc! action wo.e te lUted at 1900 houro on 25 Octobor 197' , wen all divers effort:!
failed to locate any \lrec!:.&{ o or info tion ef t :'l8 lolhoreo.bauts (if t ho aircl.'a.ft end
occupo.nt.
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AIRCRAFT HISTORY
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10. AIRCRAFT DATA
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wos ,I ValId at tlll'l.
of Accident?
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x
0 Tlf no, Stot. reason
l.::!:.I Vel Nol
Engine Make and Model
Continental 0-47Cil
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Propeller/Ro,or Make and .. d 1
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O.f.c.i ..... Component
Operating Tim. (hr.)
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Total Sil'\ce O ... erhoul Since 'n,pectiO
Moior Defec'
Reporl No.
AIRCRAFT DAMAGE - L.s' ,h. princIpal component. whIch were damoged In or o. a re.ul' of the occident =
de.crib. the mod. 01 damCl,," and indlcat. dav,e. and caUle of damage 10 each component by
I (impact) F (fir.) or 0 (other) m approprlote R.H. Column. fF REPAIRABLE. WHAT IS ESTIMATE OF COST? ___ --
1$
Compon.",
COLLISION ACCIDENT (other aircraft details)
Regillrolion Malu and model
Owner
AIRCRAFT CONT ROLS AND EQUIPMENT
T
yp
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landing Gear
Wing Flops
Rudder
Trim Tabs Elevoto.
Fuel Selector Positions
ANO 20.18
Equipment
O.o.T. - 1490 (Rev. 8 '77)
I iJ Whe"II
llil Fixed
DU,
0
F;)("d
D
Fxed
o Fj)(ed
POlt Eng.ne
o IFR
o L,mited IFR
Mod. of Damage aestroyed
Domoge 10 Aircraft
OFloOII o Skidl o Amph,bioul
o O,h"r
(duct, be)
DU, o Down o Tronl,'
S.lector PO!J,tion
o Down
Amount Symmetricol
SelectOI PO!Jilion
o Yel ON.
ONevlrol o Left ORighl
Amount
o Neuttol DU, OCown
Amount
ONevlrol D U,
D
Down
Amovnt
lp 01 5) (P or 5)
I Centre Engine I StorbOOld Engine
Recording Tachometer
Instruments
f] Night VMC
o VFR
o Unknown OIFR
o L,m,ted IFR
10 AIRCRAFT DATA
EI.ctricol
Night VMC
D VFR
Subst-
antial
Minor
Indicotor POlition
Indica lor Position
Indicator POliti on
Indicator PO!Jilion
o Unknown
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10. AIRCRAFT DATA (Cont'd)

5
FORWARD FUSELAGE LONGITUDINAL DEFORMA"I'10N
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NOTE If fuse loge is subSTClnt ially inlact however deformed. select the point on ,I now furthest forward, describe II and measure the distant along or
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porollel 10 the normol longitudinal oxi. of 'he oircroft from this point to the front of 'he pilot's SilO I when fully forwQ,d.
o croPI.o" of may olio b. Indicated;" photographs 01 Section 1) I,Ionce
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(mm)

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FLIGHT CREW DATA
PI LOT INCOMMAND
Not/onol"y Lice" fI No Jnd type e I ."pI .,
(Surname lind Inll.ols) Auatralia.n 1 451 0 3 PPL
1
31 J 8llIUl.1."3' 1979
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VALnITIC11. F.
Occupation Dole 01 b .In L C""etl In Oiled for thiS a (Cfaft
Shop AssiBtant
I
9
June 1 9 58
Ii]
YeB
ON.
INSTRUMENT RATING
Aero lone
lsi Closs
i CloSl1 T Closs :! CloS$ -'i None
ROlorcroft 2nd Closs Clou? Clou 4 Y Unknown
INSTRUCTOR RATING A B
:
C
:
None Unk.,o ..... n
AGRICUL TURAL RATING Clall 1 Clan 2
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None Unk.,aw"
PILOT EXPERIENCE (hours)
Total Las f fwO L<HI ?O days
SPECIAL EXPERI ENCE (enter rotal hours
or unknown against any signIficant items)
Fixed Wing
in exCCIIS or 150 h=), u/K Agticultural In"lrumenl
Ro tary Wing
,
I
l"st'ucttO" N'ght flyI"g
ThiS type of aircraft
u/K u/K
-I
u/K
Gilding
i
SImulator
1
An PROF ENCY CHEC"K LICENCE RESTRICTtON( (spe, f )
Teltlng ! Command
IJ

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19 78
Type
For insue Cbs
4
Uil.
oemonSlrotlan
rntiDIJ.
C Unknown r:]NOI .etevont
Wos pilot weOTlng correct,ve
Oy" GJ
speclocles at I,",e of occ,denl'
N.
CONTROL SEAT OC.CUPIED Fro"t :It
Rear
L.h -V
Right U"known
+ -
DUAL CONTROLS AVAILABLE
Elevator Aleron R Jdder Throtll. Sleefing Croke.
OTHER PILOT
Natlo"aitty L (;ence No. and type Dale :;I;.nl;e .xpI,es
Surname n. nlt,ol$
OccupaHon
1 Date of bHth Licence endorsed for this olTcroft
0 0
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Ae.oolone hI Class
Clo .. ll I CI.;; , Class ..

INSTRUMENT RATING
2nd ATP Cloll 2 Class oS nltn wn

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Unknown : INSTRUCTOR RATING
A B C None
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AGRICUL TURAL RATiNG
Clau 1 Clau 2 Non. Unknown
,
SPECIAL EXPERIENCE (enter total hours
PILOT EXPERIENCE (hou,.) TOlol Lest Iwo yeo'. LOsl doys
or unknown aga'nst any significant "ems)
Fixe d Wing Agfl.:ullural InSl ..... m.n'
Rotary Wing
Instf".:I,on Night flying
ThIS type of aircraft
Clod,ng Simulator
LAST PROFICIENCY CHECK LICE NCE RESTRICTIONS (speedy T ell'ng Command
Dot.
Type Demonstration
o Unknown D Not relevonl
Wos pilot ..... eOf'"9 correct,ve
i spectocles at t'me of occident' Dy"D
N.
CONTROL SEAT OCCUPIED
Front Reor Ler, R,.h,
Unk"o ..... n
DUAL CONTROLS AVAI LABLE
E levotor Aderon Rudder Throttle Steering Brakes
D o.T . 149F (Rev. 8 77)
10. A IRCRAFT DATA (Conl'd) - 11 F LIGHT CREW DATA

12.
FLIGHT PLAN
D
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Lodged at
None r-: oorabbin
Time fhrsl
1723
From To
Uoombbin
Hoorabbin
EET (Mins) Endurance (Mms) Cons. rate
FLIGHT DATA
Was approval required
D Ves (i] No
V,o Cana lind
leland
-- T H;,ght (ft)
f-::-:-==::_1,... 4..:... 7_-+= ___ ---=' ..:... OO __ +:---:c-___ -.L _ D050
SARTIME (hrs) lb Facility
.8 ourne Phone
1930 ru t Gorvice
Com. Frequencies
Fite I Page

Was approval obtaIned
o Yes til No
o IFR [!]
NGT
D VMC
D NOSAR
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C 521A
6 I
VFR
VUP IIt.ileO C0I;11A. nP REX:lTR- 5D
Emergency equipment (descnbe) ,.,. 4
Rod,oNov. fl DF
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Four ooI..U e .. ot
13. METEOROLOGICAL DATA
METEOROLOGICAL BRIEFING (attach COP) of forecast if relevanJ}
[ 1 None
In person
n By telephone
n Route forecast
Other (describe)
Termmal forecast
[ Area forecast
I oorabbin Driefi
01'fie
METEOROLOGICAL CONDI TIONS AT ACCIDENT SITE Ace1 t .1t. not known.
Cloud amount{type Base a.m.s.l. Visibility
kilometres
[1 Day
[,1 Dawn
D N'ght
o Dusk
Wind velocity Temperature
14. LOAD DATA
AIACAAFTWEIGHT (kg) AIPCP,\FT CENTRE OF GRAVITV
- --
O
Take off Londing
LIMITS ._...... .......
r-________ ____
Datum
Front ra.ce or firewall 0. 0)
Forward Aft
"C
Aircraft basic weight
{Includes empty weight. oil
and removable equIpment}
Weight (kg)
775
How established
LIMITS [) 47 d!" aft of
Flight crew (No. Pilot
Passengers (No.
Baggage IPieces Bot mow)
Freight (Pieces lIot .knOW)
or Hopper contents
Fuel (lIt res)
'10
Weigh t elt last take off
Fuel/Load deductions
222. 6
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,Medical 197 Position at ast take off
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Posit1on at accident
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AGRICULTURAL HOPPER LOAD
Contents (describe)
X Unknown
,
X Unknown
Load at impact (kg)
D Weighed o Estimated
1052 . 1
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DBtimlltod
Discharge valve position
L J Reported [ ]
l!ot.... Dump effected Ii yes, amount (%1
Weight at accident kDc..-.a -I Yes [-) No
__ _______
LOADING CONTROL (descflbe briefly unsatisfactory features of loading control such as miscalculations. IncJdequate load secuflry. improperly
consigned dangerous goods fltC.)
11/
D.o.T 149G (Rev. 81771 12. FLIGHT DATA 13. METEOROLOGICAL DATA 14. LOAD DATA

17. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
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to.IARRAT VE 9've 0 chronological account of the .seqlJl!'nce of \!'vents
....
At hours on 21 October 1970, 1:r. Frederi Valentioh 1 j"ed II tlldlt
plllll at Noorabbin Briefing Orrice, for a Pri te 114lht VIlC niGht, in VlI-DSJ , to
King Island via Cape Otv.l.y and return to I"oorabbin, at altitude. below 5000 feet .
ETlll!oorabbin wa opecified as 1745 hours with estimated time interval. of 41
minute. to Capo Otv.l.y and 20 d.nutes to KinG Island. Fuel enduranoe was show at
minute.. He disOU.Gsed t he weather foreoaats with the lIoorabbin Briefina Officer,
but h did not make lIllY requeot for a.erodro l1Ghtill6 to be sw1 tohod on for hi.
arrival at KinG Island. It wall eotabl1shed that KinG Island Flil;;ht Service Unit
bs.d 010 cd, therefore it would neoe ea.ry to cancsl s..n to I"elbourn fliGht Service
by telephone on arrival . e told the Briefin(; Otficor he \/all soin(; to KinG bland
to pi up soncure, he wall not certain ot how many, but would telephone I:elbourne
FliGht Service with his mn K1n6 bland and detail. of pa8sen..,ers and SAR wato!l before
leaviDc Xi Island.
At 1010 hours the a1rcra.tt w ref'u lled to capacity. T;,e!lot did not
leave tho a1rcraft duri116 ref'uellina and the eparted loorabbin at 1819
hOlU."EI . redio oa:JllWlications re then establ1 eel with lbourne Flight
S rvice 0 were responsible for ms.1nta
1
niIllJ a cocmunicationa and SAR wtch on the
aircra.f"t dur1nc the course of its tl1{lht .
At 1900129 hours the pilot of VH- DSJ reported pOSition ao Capo 01;wa;y o.nd at
1906114 hours the pilot asked lelbourne Flight S8l."Vic for known tra.ffic below 5000
feet . He we told there was no known tra.f'f1c. The pilot then proceeded to deocribe
in detail th various manoeuvres otapparently another a1rcra.f't 0<::" fly!IlB device
operat1nc in clooe vicinity to his &.1rcra.f't . Dur1.nG the course of his description
he stated his altitude to be 4500 feet and at 1911152 hours he reported that the
ne1ne of VIl J wa running rough but he intended to continue to Kinz Island.
l.elbourne Flight Service d cl.u;oed thit lert I'll e and initiated action to recall a
Xi Island Flight Service officer to duty Illld activate King Isllllld 1 irport
ru noy Procedure
At 1912128 hours cOtrmlllic tiona frOI:l VH ceaoed abruptly and no fUrther
oornmun1oationo were ceived. The Dis ss Phase WU8 declared at hours w. en
the aircra.f't failed to arrive at Kine Islcnd and an extensive und sea and air
search \/:lI!I immediately initiated. The sear action was term.inD.ted at 1900 hours
on 25 Ootober 1978, atter divers Illld widespread search eftorts tailed to locate any
wre ' e or information ot t he whereabouts of the a1rora.f't Illld i ts
DoT 149K Rev 8 171 17 SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

i8. ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSE
F de

JUSTIFICATION (stote" the reasons underlying the opinions described in Section 7 or this report, and indicate why this
Opinion IS pre (erred to the possible alternotlves.)
available evidence indicateo that the pilot, Frederick Valentich waa
rapidly runn.int" out of t:lJ:io. e had t old hie f&l:lily, girlfriend and ll.Ileociatee,
t.ha.t he only had one subjeot left to paBe to caJ.n his COIllIaOreial Pilot licence and
he was currently go1ncr to instructional claooes twice a week to otudy that subject.
His f at hcr was asoist1ncr him finLlnoially to obtain hie co rein! licence.
names of the sround trainJ.nc orcaniBatiOnB he wall ttend.J.nc re not
eotabliahod.
On two oc 10n0 be sat for and failed all f ive CPL aubjects and durinc
July 1976. oat for three CPL subjectll and fo.iled 'em.
lie ht..d etrated Sydney Control Zone during a night in July 1970. and
ior to t:...1e n1eht he received a oounoeUing letter from the lew
South Valee Rec!cn.
Prior to this flight , Valent10h bad cade known hill intention to ny to
I, inc Ioland for COI:le time and it was ,enerally belioved by hio family. girlfriend
and e iI:J:led1ate acquaintances that the purpooe of the niaht was to bring ba.ck
craytio!l.
However, he told the (;perator and the r-Ioorabbin Briefinc OUicer that the
purpooe of the night was to brin(t paBIIOlIu"'ers . 'i'here waa no evidonce of any
pasoenc ro at King IelDnd va.i ting for h1Ja to pi u.., . Nor did he have any orders
for crayfillh other than one cre,yfiah, from a ber of the Air Tro.ininc Corpo.
ne did not ord r cre,yf1ah Kin(t IlIland prior to the flicht and as i t happened
at t time, no were available at Kin;; leland.
ne told his girlfriend he would meat her at hours, t he could not
poos1bly keep. He told hi s f ather he would be home after return from King Island.
Ue did not aerodrane liGhtinG at King 101 for hie arrival. bIlt
he waa awore that Kil:Ic leland Flit;bt Service Unit bad closed. It ee possible
t.ha.t he may not have had any intention of proceeding to King Ioland.
lliB girlfriend has etated that he perspired protusely iind B V ice
d in any Ullolqitlcted or out of tho ordinary oi tuo.tion.
It particularly noticed while monitoring the recorded oommunicat10nB
,
oontaininG his detailed deocr1ption of the other veh1cleo manoeuvrea that hi.
voice rO!lIII.in d ' matter of fact ' and compl etely nomal .
If it had boon the pllot' o int tion to dioappear, a rnmIber of dirootions
of travel were open to lim to maintain communioationo for tho period he did w,l1lo
operating below 5000 feet . (See VHF Coverage Chart , Paee ).
owever. it i unlikely t'lBt II oh a d t would hav been available to
him and hill poooible tracking directions would be limited to own c.rec.a.
ad the n .1t proceeded as planned and the o.irorcl't did crasll i nto tho
o a it is moot probable that wreaka{,'W woul d lulve boen siGhted. aircro.ft
disap ed WitO'.1t traco and no wre wae 100 ted or reco1ved
concerninc tho wer abouto of t 1e aircraft and i til oocupant . It thorofore ie not
poooible to detcr..l1.ne the cD.Ulle of the disap arance but it so ::!8 likely t:mt tho
aircraft did not cmah in the aoa between Cape ot\ola and Kill;> !Bland.
D.o.T. 149L (Rev . 877)
18. ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSE

19. ACCIDEIH PREVENTION
(Desc"be the lessons to be learned Irom thIs occIdent
II/A
20. ATTACHMENT CHECK LIST
,
sta lement (No ........... ...... )
f'ltljlht plan
n
1"\ o.T, 461
Invesllgo lo,', note, (No . ... ...... ..... l
[i" Meteolologl 01 ,eporlS
:l
O.o.T
'62
T fansc" pi of communIcations
00 D.o. T 22S
0
Au topsy report

Speclol epart (de,crlbe)
Other (describe)
adar Aspects - r1. J . Harwood
I,at orolocical - R.. . .;i t1bbs
\later/Oil Sample Analysis - h . A. CUIlII!11na,
Department ot netence
\
Human Factors Aspect s - Dr . D. J . I:a.hony,
:1llIlF
21. PARTICIPATION IN THE INVESTIGATION
1--_______ _______ + _____ .....!.A'_'f_"f,e.I'_',oe.t""o"'n _______ Wreckogtl> sec..,,, I,. prOVided by
P. G. Graham
S. G. Spinks
A. G. lID.rris
J . C. Sondaroook
I . S. Smith
Name of H,cer ,esponslble
l eS. mrrm
Inveat1(;Qtor in Cbarce
j
,'DSiBt1
Il8
Iuvsoticator in
Charc;e as
reqt.i.red.
22. INVESTIGATION RESPONSIBI LITY
DOle!t""e of orr,vol
Des ,at
Ae,J . S. t .
D.o.T. 149M ,R.v 8 '77) 19. ACCIDENT PREVENTION - 22.INVESTIGATION RESPONSIBILITY
rIA
Dole
12. 10. 61
S ... bject

INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
!lISSIIJG AIRCMFT, VII , 21 ~ 1970
Dln:gy Uor;an, Drie/inC C/noar, Iloorabbin
1. 0G<Jll iB in Air 'l'ru.1n1ncr Corp BO e know Valenti
2. Arrived brief'1ng o!tice o.t 5. 15 BPr=x1mately.
(a) ther enrOIlte for .. jv!.c. ITe didn' t !mow about n/ r c
requ1racente. 1:0 IIked if scattered SC at 3000 wall OK,
(b) no request for lid'ltB, and
( 0) goiDg to pi u'!l pallBODGCrB and he didn' t lmow how amy. He
auld r:tn.:l UL \lith details o! l'GD and s.'IR K. I .
,. Valenti ap ~ to be in norcal f'raoe o! DinIl .
4. 110 im) K. I . -auld a.dviBe IlL . 1.
5. s.Jl to K. I . Hocnn a.sl:od if K. I . WtIII open. ince oloaoc1 he told Valenti thBt
SAn wauld be to IlL 111 phone.
6. Did noth1llc about lid'lts and didn' t diSCUSB ll(lbtB with Valenti VBlentioh
did not mention lid'lts.
7. Aftor Valenti left, Hogan \/Bllt for a drive around the ta.znnc and t.b1nJrn he
SD.W VBlentioh taz:rina W"';mD to Sohutt's Ue i not sure that it WBB
Valenti
6. l'erBona.l.ly he conuidera VBlenti wauld be llll ttV11n'e1CO pilot and o! avo
maturity. Uosn' t exceptional in en:!
9. Dooon' t lmow ~ : ' l t his dri'llld.na end amok
1
"6 hab1tu wora . 110 olose sooial
oontact.
10. 110 cention of UFOa .
24. 10. 78
D .. . T . 1572 (Re . 3/77)
INVESTIGATOR' S NOTE
Subject

IHVESTIGA TOR'S HOTE
IlXlRtlll:lIN REroELLIDG
E=c'l'ytJOIl3 90-6709
VJl-:ooJ \1Q.S refuelled on 21 . 10. 70 nt 18 10 by Ron Tyvon.
247 lltreo ot 60/87
1 litre 011
Fllled to briI:l. YOIID(! c.hIl.p 118 p110t dld not t out of aircra.1't . Left
1r:::lodiately - Qnw no no:re.
Jet f"uel 10 kept in quarnnt1ne 00 lt has to be unlocked. lIe used same
tanIror to refuel rJBZry ot! er a1:rcmft in lOUD t! e hou:rs DO no ohance ot
incorrect tuel.
S. A. S.
Log Dook
e of
Fllfiht
Return Fll';'lt
11c.va1de
Mte:r the p110t obtains his licence he o=ot leave
hill log book at S . S.
Told S S. he WC.8 pioldng up three pasocnco:rs but
they believe he \1Q.S cettiDa
N.. S . S. do not allow orayfloh t o be carr10d
in their a.lrcro.f't .
' ot BU1'O but t 'li nlm BEe night probably 80 that no
one would 8 e the c:raya.
AllF
VTIF
IIF.
P. G'MIW.J

D.o .T . 1572 (Rev . 3/ 77 )
INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE

INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
Fi l.
V 16/10,/1041
I:rssnn C!lALT. V;;- reJ : 21 ccoro:r::.n 1910
110tes of a oomrornat1 with the O. I . C. Kine Isllwd on 24. 10. 10 (Ilr1an
Joneo) .
,,. WllB on duty from 00(>0-1500 on Saturdai1.
At 1500 he put a. 0104inc request to IlL FS. statina liGhts out
no plamled fi1BIlts due and no requeat far 118l1ts.
ue WB.II pulled out o.f the BOlt olub by the tIL SOC about 19. 15 after t::le
a1.rcra.f't repartad Cl'l61lla bleoa.
ne put tho air.field liGhts on a t 19. '5.
At t:le BOlle t1Dt hill /Wsis t. Groeoe S had juet arrived t o also
put liGttll on for a Cosana. 402 a.1rcra.ft. 1 C'l' which had been hold
up for Oellu'"9l."B.
W ",-:C'l' w.s then uoed for a qui search tho IslOlld vith GraeClO
::; as an obsorver from 20. 00 t o 20. 25. Uothlna oiGlted. '.:eathcr abeolutsly
cletn' with unlimi d visibil1ty.
vr--?llI1 arrived at abrut 1800 hourll with a bond and waa due to de t a.bout
0,00 1::.).11 next nomine. They have an nt wl 0 has a y far the liahts.
VI! Illl w.s u:Jed far a. quio search at 1000 feet at 20. 00 houro to 20. 55
houro with Dr1Gl1 Jaues /W an observer. C uld 000 the Clio Otw 11811to !laMina
from the liGtthouoe u well as all t he Island liGhts . oellent visibil1ty wi
a 010 Bk;y. lTo oloud and very otarry. , .any f'io!11na boats around t ho IlIlIwd had
t:loir 11ChtD on and oould be 0 n for miles.
nornoJ. oyotDn f or 118l1tD iB for either the pilot or for F11Ght Sorvice
to r ina up boforel=d and book t heo. There had been no requeot for liGhts.
as IlpoI.en to tho 0"J."&Y and none WOl.'9 ordered f'or t niGlt .
In f' t y lu:.d Bold OIlt in the u.f'ternocn and did not 1 any loft.
'l'! 0 pilot had not booked int o the I.otel.
'1' ey do not reoocn1a t he of' t.: e pilot lNt the a.1rcraf't hila beo dO\lIl
to Unc Island before.
O ... . T . 1572 (R . 3/77)
1. . G. p_,", ..IS
nrv ..... . IG .. ron
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S"b iec t

INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
FII .
V116/78'3/1047
m . C. P. MY : KIln ISLAllD
I
I
HOWII IIIBdIl f'ollovin(; a phone diBOUDBion with llr. Cl1f'f' P. Co ora;y
f'a.rt!ler of' King IBlImd on 24. 10. 78 (004!62-1426j .
- ne ill not f'ishing until ncrl week.
- LalIt nt ora;y f iBh1.n6 June t 78.
- Cannot remember \!ho he oellll ora.ye to and the natle Valentich means not41n/!.
- lTo phone oall tram Valenti o%'dering Cr:liY8 and if he
no cra.ye available from him.
- UJIUBUal for one to expect at t!1at t1mo of but if' they had been
O1'dBred there would be no oblllll1.
A. G. 11l.R!.IS
nlV ..STIG.\TOO
D.D.T. P2/ '572 INVESTIGA TOR' S NOTE
Kevin l ;ocro.wley,
I!ess Officer,

INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
I
ATe nQ ness ,20-'704
llooe 458-1119
Fd.
V 16/70,/1047
I BpoM to Iir . E.. :cCrawley on 24. 10. 76 ooncerning t he 1'8 t troc
1.1'. G. Valenti , (father ot the BSina pilot ) , that hio eon \/WI co1n8 to
K1ns leland t o piok u lobaterll tor the IceB. "'e t old me that the .ese had
not ordered lIllY oro,ya, however, J:lEIbe rD<f have Jllllde private ~ n t e
and he woul.d check it out t ni Ght .
I:r. licCravley phoned toda.v and stated that 5jLdr Grandy had ordered
a it Frederi did CO t o King leland but there had not been lIllY other
fim ordera.
D.O.T. P2/ 1572
I . 5. SllITll
lllvlS'l'IGlJ.TOR
Subject
- - ------

INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
COllVEflSlTIOlT ~ 1 I vnICE ft T''''''','''.,O
Vince Alfanao new VII- roJ on 5 a ~ 21 . 10. 78. n. works aa
( '0") .
- Carried aut a Daily lnepaotion before 6. 00 a. m.
- ent on night 1 henoh I a.t 6. 10 a . m.
- A1rcraf't performed are
Poge
15
for "chut
- There wa a bit of a 11:1811 from heater t it disappeared after short time.
C idored norcal .
- On W3 ' from Frer.. Island abaut 10 minutes from III a po.8cen..,,,,r pointed
aut f'uel ventinc f'roI:l P.SS .
- , tor landing the oap wa aut of t.he tank Olld ~ on tho chain. lie
re ted it to S .S. but didn' t enter it on lIBintonance release. On
5 ~ he was at 5 . 5. di8CUB8iDa thea incident and found aut that the
cap hB.d bean repa.ired prior t Valent.ich depe;rting
CRI 1
Th'V.cSTIGATOR
Don 50wan i8 eokin6 to find aut it cap hD.d boen repaired prior to
Valontich departing.
D.D.T. P2I'572 INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE

INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
Subject
Oil Slick Sample
- Flah1ng boat from Apollo llay delayed.
- '111 not be able to rendwouz with . . F . a.1rc:mf't until e.ttcr lunch.
- \,'ill thorofore not :mow if 88I:lple poaBible until later toda,y.
A. G. l.t S
III V ill .. l GJ:.OOn
D.D.T. P2/ 1572
Subje ct

INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
I Po,. 1 7
ClIP.M.nl E Bt! ... TUU:!l : 25. 10. 78
- Edwin Rober Ba:rnec, Captain on G159 with Associated Airlines.
_ Also .\TO RAAF a.. "ld therefore tho contact t br ouah Sqn !.dr. Grandy.
- Instructed Fred in llav and lI.ircra.ft Porf'oroonce and recent ly . __ "T.
- l1evor nsw with Fred.
- Didn' t drink =00.
- Raa lIeen Fred ant;rY en he caz::e
ineorrect
f'roD XI and sup sOlUy approc.ch the
- Rred was quiet unt il h. &'Ot to know y
- Imprellsion - Fred woul d have had a heal tlv approncil to ny1nc!
- no IIhort til .
- UFO' II - novor ment ioned.
- Fred had ment ioned his helicopter ride at t Sale .
P. GnA..iAI1
nWFSTIGATOR
D.D.T. P2/ 1572
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AIR SAFETY INCIDENT REPORT
Normally this report should be mailed to th. Di=torofthe Rosionln which the incidentoccurr.d. Ifmoreconv.ni.nt it may be
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Any papers or documents whicb may assist in the invC5tiplion of your repon shouJd be submitted as attachments 10 this form. If you think your
report can be supplemented by information from an Air Traffic Control or Rght Servico Unit where possible please nOlify the circumstances of the
incident, and the fact that a written report is being submitted. to the scq.ior officer Qn duty at the' unit concerned. On recc: tpt of your notification.
action will be taken to collcct and retain the data relevant to your iDddent report.
Where it is necessary to uracot!y report any matter affectin; ilie safety of airc:taft you are requested to notify the circumstances of the incident
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LOCATION OR ROUTE SECTION .. .. ................ .. ...... .. .................................. Dat . ....................... ................. LocaJ Time .............. ... ... .......... ..
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INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
V1 6/18,/1041
CP.fJ'l' : V'i:-:ooJ : 21 OCT
1910
l:otes - dur1na a preHn1nnr,y c mve1'8l1tlon with I:r. Guido Valentich.
Ilr . G do Valenti 1Is the fathor of l.r. Frederl Valontlcb. Ue v11J!- d
thio ofnce on 25. 10. 18 tor the purpooe of hoa:rina the ta recorcl.1na concorniug
the miooina a1rQ.ro.f't ViI in order Identti'y his son' s voi ce. The tollowing
noteo wore J:lIIde durin,:; b'8llII1'al. convoraation with I.r. Valenti
- Frederick f or an Diaposala i'1rn at rloonae Ponda.
- lIe wtl8 attondinG lecturos for CClIIJI:lC1"C1al PUot -eteorolOGY. Those lectures
\Jere conducted at Esoendon Airport on nights I'.nd f'rcrl 1, 1100 hours
:ruT on Snturda;y o.fternoons at lloorabbin. He did not know the orcan1sation
or lcoturer.
n Prlday 20 . 10 . 18 Fredorl ' had retired about 22,0 haura on
Saturda;y morn1llg 21 . 10. 18. ne had ton a liGht breakfast or 0 _ juioe,
oereal ond oofto 1'1'lor to soinB t.o \lork at Moonee Fonda. '1e would have
finished vorl at 1200 hours ,., "i! and driven to Iloora.bbin to attend th lectures
at 1,00 \lours probably withO\1t havin/r eaten arq lunch. The 1 ctures were t o
f1u111h a.t 1100 hours he cOllB1dero taat aode:r:l would have eaten SOlllO
take food a .. cDonal.dB bur:er shop near l.ooro.bbin thio ia hIs
naroal practice. ..:Ie recalled that I'roderi wa in norcal sood op1r1ts on
corninG.
- Frederick wc.a a blood dOl"-Or ond co.ve blood at the City Book on
11. 10. 1. .
Frederi ' 0 JIOrBonal doctor I'aaha of voodale -!e1Ghts. lIe we under-
coin8 treatcont tor a akin cccpla1nt and WB8 taking pUla for the cO!!ll>lAint .
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- F1nanc1ally, had no bletlB. i'. tor lUI own he owed nothing. I.e vas
,"OllerOUB to the fa::dly on ann!.vor=1os , etc. _ill f ther Bisted Freder1ck
t1nanclal.ly \11th hi. fiy1nc.
- There were no probl at home. Frederick did hio share ot the hOl:lO dutieo.
- Proderlcl. .$ in 'e Air Tra1n1nc Corp 0.0 a cadet Nld t ' len 0.0 an 1nlItruotor.
e appl1Bd for a pooltion as Iln.d10 Tech. in the about 1976 but vas not
BUCC osf'ul .
- Fe wonted a ooreer in iation ond sinco he c1soed O\1t tho to
tinillh hio C rclal. L1conce ond eventually ,,-ot into Airl1nca. . e wanted t o
113 0W everyone, including the '.F, t.!:at he CCT.lld do 1t.
- Fl.-oderi alWiYfJ hod the idea i:Ilnt a ople wanted to atop 100 BUCCCo<l.1ng
110 he didn' t discuss hie flying or intentiollfl With 00Il0lle. I e just \rontod
to ... -ot thrOUGh and ourpr1se fNBr,JOOO b'oJ oIlovina t 1.= that h CCT.lld cctually
do it.
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CONTINUATION SHEET llal'E 2
SUBJECT
- Pxederi \IIlII B t believer in UFO. . e had ved articles and intorma.t1on
en UFOs , read "Chariot ot. tho Gada" a.nd other books IlIld vent to see movioo
-
the uubject. .. is interest st=ted wi he 1oIIl8 at 001 about six yoara
860. Ilia belief beon s recently en he \IIlII allowed to ooc the
RAJ ' s confidential t11eo on UFOs at East Sale a.nd at Lavenon. ne \IOUldn' t
diacUBS these details with hi. tamily a.o flY were oonfidontial.
is mother e.y a UFO one n18ht .
1= light, ten t1moo larGer
ed ort at a t speed.
She called Fred a.nd he SIlW 1t too. It \IIlII a
a star, 10188 statiCllDo1'Y tor a while a.nd
Th1a hap oned aboct months 1160.
- H1s t ther eventually be oonvinced that UJi()8 exioted.
- J'reder1 vorr1ed about attack from UFOs end wbe.t t:Jey oould do. s tather
had told him there 10188 no1:h1rlG they could do a.nd so no point in vorry1n(;.
- TI i o t at her 1. unsure about t Rhonda Rushton (Freder1 ' s girlfriend) had said
about t.'tem going out on Saturd.a.Y nioht (21. 10. 78) . ne know Fred going to
be heat and thin!:. about her state nt 1s tishy but doesn' t know wimt .
- Fred' s 10188 good tor 1mportMt tters but he socet1me. overlooked
unimportant th1ncs.
o .o.T . 149N (ReY. 8/ 77 )
P. GRARAU
IUVrnTIGATOR
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INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
1lIsnnn ... , V .. -!.SJ : 21 0C'l'Cl3:::R 1978
197
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Ubll Rhonda t on of 3 llradford Avenue, Prellton (telolilone 411- 2479)
we a olooe i'riend ot tho pilot ot C182L, VI:- which boroae m1ssina on
21 Coto , 1978. Sho villited tho Recional. Office and to aDDict in t ho
invoct1ctlt ion oonoorn1Ilg tho a.irorart and tl18 posoiblo aoUoM tal.on by tho
pilot.

1:1os Rusht on smW she wa " just 17" yea:ra ot , and that alto worked
at 'the lliGl 1 Y. ot 74:511 Gilbert Road, Ronrvoir.
She advised she last 8D.W Fred Valent1 on FrIda\Y niGht, 20 Oot o
1970, at about 9. 00 p. o a.ttor he hnd tinished work at the DIOpoBn.)n,
139 e Street, IIoonoo Ponda. In their oonversat1on i t 4JVident t o
her that had torGOtten he 00.14 he would take ber out on Satu:rd.a;r Jlid:lt . Tbe
torthooc1na fll6ilt to King Island WIllI d1aouooeci, and to.:,'8ther t hey eY'olvod the
achedul. ot departure I. oorsbbin 1600, land hina IlIllllld 1730, pi up CTatislt,
1 n 1800, land Loorabbin 1930. Au It was a 20 tinute -rive from the airport
to s t on e sted Valent10h put hill sood olothes in which to taLe r
out, in hiu oar n he let haJO early on 5 turda\r.
(l inee tlle o.1ro t went m1sll1ll8, ISh. hnd oeon the = at llooro.bbin, IllId
wall aware that no olothes were in it. her experience, Valent ich WIllI
probably weor1zlC a tri-oolaurod brown and w: ite j r and brown his
UBUIIl. 1'ly1nc 010 ' and IIho believod he would have =r1ed wi th bin 0. bl ,
short mino()(lt , very 111m1l.ar to tll0se worn by onnel , o.a t 11s his
"COod 1 ooot " (his warda) .
ts o durin8 tlle dDv 0:1. believed
he e let hana, without inC brsald'aat, gone t o vo not eaten
1 ' leon, t '.on gone t o tho tut orial olasllell or hill C ial ilot Lioanoe ,
at , oorsbbin, IIlld sta.;rod there (aa lIl,e nov n.w:n'G) til n.bout 1700 ll.iT.
I,oat bably the pilot en \lent t o l;ac!)onn.ld' s tn.Le a tood ctore nen.r
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50 t hllllld, on the I llpeon t o purohsDCt ood. She belieY'ed 111 would have
ordered " two Dig t:z:.cs, tva choeoebur(;ers , 0. fillot of 111l1 IIlld lleee chip8" , and
tlOot oobly would hnve drank B =ton of Coca.-Cola.
I11ao lluol1ton eo.1d Valentic!l WIllI n. "biG oat er" and that he n.te
slouly. and oho boliavod he would have driven to tho b h and sat in hill c
facin(; t ho ooa. while ea t ina.
'-04 concerninJ Valent i c 1 <lr1n!:1na hab! t . a1:te stated he navor more
tim! two alcoholic dr1Dka, usually beer, and a.tt or theae ho reoo.1ned on s ot
drink. She tl en voluntoored t: e 1nfOXl!llltion that llalent1 n t h1I:Ioell'
rUdlt" . USUAlly 11e 18 choerf'ul , and out\.oardly v r J bapl'Y, but
underr..ellth Prida\Y he was not quite in tl .e spirit ot th1n;.;a.
To l or knowledce 111s healt h waG coed, he didn' t have a. oold or other
oinor puyai 1 o.1lnento, and so f n.r Il.II he was _,ro.:re he w:l8 not ta.l.:1IIc any Dell'
IlIIId1 t!on t or cocplainte. only t:11n3 she c ould of er WIllI thn.t I.e WIllI
tak1nc Cocwcin capoulos tor a tacial raa' , and t hat he \IQB not t o pc.rtn.l:.o ot
dairy producte.
0.0 ,T , 1572 (R.v, 3/77)
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the fiiGlt or 21 Oc ber 1970, Val t1 iul.d not d1ecussed it
vith to eny decree but she nov he bad di.acusaed it with her mother,
appm:ently while waiting ter at IIcce 0' .... tiDe. '.r'ue Gist or tl.e oon-
T bad been tbat he hod earlier 1ntended to take W.II tather on tl.o tlight,
that he vue n ot the water" (lor vorda) and that tJ: e "plane 1a an old one"
(w.e words) . l110s tee awoore her boyfriend bad made the niGht !!oorabb1n
to Isl.an4 betore but Bhe ... uncertain if e had !'-own the te at
ene strance bad occurred a week earli 19 tllOY _ 1n the bD.bi t or
celebrating the 1IOIlt.hly emU: or their ceeting aDd tor the tifth anniversary
Valenti bad decided to ciVIl her a fr".".,ah1p r1Jl6. t.ltllOU(;b WIt 11 ot
e date ot t11e amiVII (20 Ootober) , dellpite her testo.tions he !lad 1neieted
giv1Dg i t to her on 1} Oc ber. .i.e apparently bad told his friends or hill 1ntent
to cive her t11e rine. She bad DO explanation ter hill action.
illSIWQ hod IIhe now vi Valant1ch before. e oa1d hD.d tlIIZQ' timee.
but never at niGht . notable fiicbt bad been in a CefllJDa a1roratt to 'eV038tle
about 10 &GO. tour otller sengerII _ to l1a" ... been at
a t 0400 h but tlUty had not shown by 0600 houra and Valenti
cane wi out tbeI:l. Tle fi!&lt 1I00000Ue. Aero li= airBtrip) bad been
unaventf'Ul. but bad 1 to !ly over 1I0lid olaud f about a hour. Tn
tOUlld a hole aDd descended t:.rot.l6h it.
Sne oonsidered t!lat a t plan bad to be subc1ttod at Da.nkstown fer
rstum fiiabt to Ioorabb1n, Valantioh bad nown to Da.nkstovn. and entered t!lo
"Sydney Restricted Z , 118 told t o do 110 by Sydney" . Valenti 1 hD.d experienced
difficulty landing e t a::.d to Ileveral at e. Tile roas n was
t11at t.:lIt "oontr->l 001= locked". Valontich bad aveated prot'Uaely in tllie
e1tuat1on. auch that she UIIed hie handkerchiot mop his brow to ant tllll
!Neat blurrinlS hie Tiaial. She sto.tod that t e awe ted w.:.en lIocetllinG
unexpected er a little out ot ordinary occurred and aho wa.a awc.re or the O::m1C8
in her boyfriend t II voice en theee s1 tuationa &rOso.
Other nisbta she bod J:lIIdo with Valmt1o.h were 1'rCIII .oorabbin to oen4on,
aDd by wri0U8 routes, 1I1cbt-GeeiJlB t:le city' a pranfnent te turca. Sha 8Il1d
sh. was 1l:Ipros by t Valent1ch lnev or a.irc=tt. and that sho coneidered him to
be "a vary good pilot".
lIowvver, she was a1ol3rll ot a unwrual habits he had w!l1le ny1nc. Theee
ooncerned the use ot the S' 0 was a\lll.re ; e usually "011 ed" the cropbona
button after tro.nao1tt1ng, and that Ie never put it in tl:1O racl:, but left tho
crophone on h1a lap wore, 'beOllWlo ot hie le cctiona. It was somet1l:lo1J activated.
ne aleo hod the bit or pol1all1n/r er rubbing the m1 lODe on his jucpor eleeve
before using It.
She sto.tod Valenti 1 lana le end tllat atter a r10d ot t1l:le it was
hie habit t o rsle e t110 t and to puah It rearward, 1oIh1oh eca1n sclt1mao
operated the cdcroph his lap. She was of to:: opinion the nCIBtall.1o noise"
t10ned 1n the newpa r could been tllll seat al1d1ng rsarword. vi th tho
cdcropb.ane tranac1 ttine.
naB llwshton had no knowledee or how Valenti 118ed the enc1ne to tly.
an aoked. s: 0 t1-en lIoJ.d she oonsidored he was "usually overoauti0U8" . tllll.t 1111
llkoIJ to thlnk t.'W:(;s \/ell sheD.d and be11eved tllat ho Wl.uld have entcr9d the
a1roratt t!le lite j " t. She oa1d Valent1o.h had a plan to cover
poslJible _rCODCiclI , she had trsqu.ently been told v. en !lying t!lat "it
coos look fer a stl.-a1Ght roD.d er a lena padd wi tllout tences" (Valenti t e
D.o.T. 149N (Rev . 8/ 77)
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V 16/78'/1047 , 9
SUBJECT
w01'da) . She said Valentich a l ~ t i l o ~ t betore he ted, albeit rapid:'.y, he
nevcr ted instinctively.
The tter of unidentified tly1JJ8 objeote, then the bjeot ot such I:led1a
O<Ml1'll6'8, waa mised. She advined that when out driv1n6 in the DandenOIlt; RazlBeu
on Sunday 15 toller 1978, Valentich had said to her, nit a UFO landed ill front ot
now, I would go in it, but never without you" . Other subjects had been dis-
aussed durina t.'1e drive, T1A1nly of social interest, but l'alenti had OOUDented
to S0C8 1 en the subjcot of "eve1'"Jbody is out to arab 'tIlI:Jl!IIY - there i8 not
enouah lett tor rybody - people would to etarve" .
,
llios Ruahton waa a.wre Valenti had clippincD on UFO'. but she didn' t
ccmaider him an av:!.d oollector, but juet with an intereot on subject.
The reference to a ''''''''n:; UFO, on 15 tober waa his only reference to
the subject 011 that da,y, and on other ocCllllione such references have been very
short and never in BlJif dop
Asked cone rn1ng his personality, s Ruahton said Valentich held
b1 "in It ot hie mind", and that he "held Q8 a list", and wen
he had worked out a solution, he mentally crossed it ott.
ne had lied to her very soon I!of'ter their tint t1n6, that he passed
his meteoroloaY subject tor his 0 ial licence, and &fUr f months he bad
admitted t o his lis, and that he we re tinG ths subject. said he bad "no-one
to t&lk his blClll out with
n
, but IIIhe he had long with a Robert
Barna, about flyinG and ~ proble::llS.
m.ss ton waa t!lanked tor her ass1.stance.
o .o.r. 149N (Rev. 8 '77)
J . C. SAlmmCCCX
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INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
l iioo Rushton W:lB 0 I1Bidored by the imrost1cator to be an honaot and
dependable witneos . AltlulI:Gh YOIllIG lShe WI! seen to be a stable perISQIl for h
yoars . She 01w1oualy ClU'Od creatly far Valenti and in the time of her
e.cqua.1ntanoo w.o proud to be associated with as a pilot and becouoe of his
phy8iqlJO and hiD IWsoc1ation with the Viotor111ll " n of the 1r Tra1.n1n/; Co
To IJOCII eztent t hl.o show a I'JGII,IJUJ:e of her beiua 1I:!presB1onable. but not outside her
years.
The 1mreotlGltor (5ained the 1mpreooion that Valenti bnd oll00ell l iios Rusht on
carefully. aa s one to diecU88 hill probletJlJ with. s' e being receptive. perlJaPIJ
co:re 110 tlJan a girl of 1G-20 yean, 0 I:Ii8ht have rejected hie probl and 1d
and pushed llln oaide.
fI
The 1opreosion that l allS Ru.shton becCI:!.i.DG o,WQ1'O that Valenti
" d1fferent" from hor ctiwr J:lo.le acquaintanc IJ and that she WIllI belnlf used WI a
pll . OOoed on tho pbraoo used and the tone of lJooe of her 0 til .
J C. SAlIllEllCOCK
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Fil. Po;_
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::LJSIN' AIllC1IAk""T , Vll- I 21 ClC'l'Cm;2 1918
Diocuooion with I;r. GreljOry ReBburn
Ilr. burn ill a poraonal friend of lr. Fred Valenti ""ley 1m been
friends tor 80ven or oidlt y.an. 1':r. ReBburn visited Rea10nal Ot1'1cca tor the
puxpose of civ1ne , " intorcation an 111'. Valenti During an intoroal
disCUIlei on he tho t olloving int01'Oll.tion.
- ?lley hod been in the 'l'rain1nc Corps , tocetl or tor oooe Y.1lrO and both
\lore vorJ interested in wea
- 'i':.e two other on lMi)r:l1(;e twice a week. 8 was on and
Fridai'Ja whon they attemlod the Tra.1ni.II8 Corps .
- Valenti told him that he had applied to join the R...J' as a1rorow but that
he hod not been acooptod bocause 01' inadequate educational quaJ.ific tiono.
tor turther education he had tried acain but was stiJl not acceptod. The
two \/Ore in O:lmp tOl!ether in Aucust 1918 at Bnst vhen Valenti
con1'1ded knocked by the n. ,F tor . e second t1De.
Val ti diGappointed about not tting into the n. and it hod =de
him quite dete=ined to c,et his C roial Filot' s lie Be and tly tor the
airlinos just to Dhow the If,p 0 could do it.
- Valontioh hod en coin(J 10Ii hi8 cirlfriond tor tive months and they were
very cloae. 1:0 had ccnt4' civen her a 1'riendllh1p rinG.
- l lr. eabu:m t it would be qui out ot the question that Valenti would
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ca:r.i t suioide or purpclllely tly t!:e tI.1roraf't to a re::IOte 1 t1 to et
from society. Valentich wa tor toe close to his ta.mi4' , girlfriend and Menda
b conteI:lplate such tiona .
- Concern1nc Valonti ' ' 0 ta.mil,r oituation, l ir. Roaburn said he knew Valcntich ' o
tatl;er h lpin6 out f1nDncially witl1 his son' s nying and _0 also blew
that tIlere hod been a. tami4' ant reo ntly. he did not Imav 1oIha.t tile
argunellt was about . Valenti livinG at home and in (;eneral R burn
tile tamily was very clooe .
- Concerning healt... , to h1e l:nawl Valenti not on 1m;! t= ot 801
die tion. e!.Cd nuvor knovn him te sutfer f'roD tite or turns, to pass out
or ha.ve hall ucinlltiono. Valentich did sutfer f'roc a skin complaint and had
been told his doctor not to drink too h milk beoouce 01' this cOtlpla1nt .
- Valenti was very otrict re alco 01/tly1IJa. e nuv&r took alcohol
at all and would never taka any aftor 2000-2100 houro ot evenina l'1'ior to
flying the next da. Fe was coot de1'1n1tely not part of the druc seane.
'oaburn considered t'mt Valenti' was t.'le sort ot roon who would CO s t r ai aht
to the police it ho know 01' anyone who en dru,:;
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- Reaburn WD.8 aw:1r8 that Valenti planned to ny to King leland but he did not
know on t pm.-ticular da;y. ne knew that Valehti vaa 6Cina' t o bring a
~ i B h for the OIC or the ir Training Corps (Squadron Grandy) but he bad only
found this out eince the aircraft diaappeared. .
- lie had only ever n01m wit. Valenti cn one occaaion and that vas in a heli-
copter durina' their camp at t Sale in uguat 1978. ome of the pilots !rom
I-oncford involved with the Air '.i'rain:ln8 Corps at ..,aet Sale and one of thea
pilots bad takon them up in a helioopter. Valenti bad nown the helicopter and
accordina' to Reaburn. the pilot said Valentich new it well .
eaburn said he waa aware that Valentio haC. nown to lTew:l8tle and since
ti BY had been in at t Sale. during ueust . Reo.burn bad been aaLcd to
(;0 but he oould not &ford his ~ of the cost.
- His :JBion of Val nticll ' s ci tar waa that he is not prone to
hasty dec1sions or pBlIic. l!e alWiY'S etops and t hinks about tI e situation bofore
tak
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D(t any tion. ... ey 1 onoe been lost in e to ther whilst on an Air
Tra.1n1na Corps camp and Valentich had not been the 1I11ghtest bit perturbed about it.
- LOtll he and Valenti believed in UFOe but not to ~ fanatical extent. !i'hrJ had
di cusood UFGs and eir beliefs were on the baais that it people on earth are
o pable of 0 .dina' sp8C1t vehioles to liDrll and the moon then why would inhabi tants
of another planet not be capable of the aaco thing.
- Re burn w.e sure that Valenti would have been wearing his 11te jacket on tile tr1p
to Ii.1na bland. Valenti WIllS not keen about flying over _tar and it ever he had
QlJ;'{ choice in the matter he would fly over land. This vas becaUA Valentich wau
not a ocl av1J:sDcr and would bably juat alve up it he had t o oome down in the
water.
- Reaburn tllouaht that G;;.:as of t e circumBtances were a little s Valentia:!
had arXIIZI ... ;ed to pi u his eirlhiand a t 7. }o p. to take h r 01 t but he
also told his fa.ther tIlat he would be h i'r0Cl nYina at 10. 00 oJ a dual
arra:lC .. t \r.l8 very unc!w.ra.cteristio ot Valenti yet there vas a olutely no
'Wa:! he could pick up hili c1rlhiand at 7. ,0 p. m. If ever he waa going to be late
tor an appointment he would adviBe those concerned by \IIIiY ot a phone call
ea.burn 'WO.IS aleo wonderinc t Valentich did wi the t1ce between t 1n1all1na
1111 locturs at t:oora.bbin 1700 hours and ta.Un6 ott 1620 hours . e ouaht that
ValOlltich IlD\Y have 6Cne to I analw. for e ~ tood vW.ch he did on
occaaions.
- Valenti 1 did not ble at all . nor w:;.a he in ~ t inancial bother. to .eaburn' s
knowl :e. e !lad no police record or any l robl_ t.'lat would be cauaina' hiln any
deep concern. no waa studyina' hard for hi., teorolO6Y' exBIII and 'W8II worried as
to whether he uld pass it.
- Valenti joined the Tra.1n1na Corp 8a::8 throes years later than RAburn and did
not Let ted beyond Cadet LIlC. eaburn did not considered tl'.!. siGn1tico.ntl
nor did he t:u.nk 1 t bothored Valenti' in any WIly .
- Valenti had never spoken to .,0 burn about boiD(t d1eor1entated in an a.1roraft
either during s tro.1.n1ng or since he obtained his licence
D.o.T. 149N (Rev. 8177)
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lTIAL
FREDmICK VALC::lTICH - HISTORY
- 9 June date of birth
- Keilor Heights High S 001
- Left school at end of Form 4
Results a t end of Form 4
"Exc llent" - Physical Education
"Above Ave "
"Average" - Italian, History, Iletal Wor k

"BoJ ow Avo!: " - Geography, English, Science, Graphics
"Fail" - li!.ths A, ~ 1 a t h s B
- (Believed to have been studying for lea.ving Certificate)
- (Believed to havo been studying for ~ ving Certificate)
- Applied to
Test Rein 'c::: - "vory low scores, indicative low I fit for
unskill ed work only" .
- Enrolled mITT - electronicD, mathe ph;tsics
- \fithdrew from RlITT in July
- Student Pilot Licence issued 24.2.11
- Solo June
- Theory:::xam result passed "Basic Aeronautical Knowle<!ee" at
third attempt 11 . 8.11
- Flie;ht Test result paased "Restricted Private Pilot" at second
attempt September
- Restricted PPL issued 23. 9.11 with 51 flying hours
- P L Theory Exam results
' Nav' passed at s econd attempt
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- 2 -
' Uet' passed at first attempt
, rcraft Performance and Op ration' passed at fifth attempt .
' Air Legislation' passed nt third nttempt.
- Cpt Theory Exam results - October 1977 - s nt for and failed 0.11
five exatlll .
- Passed PFL Navigation tect flieht at second attempt 19. 1.78
- PPL Area Restriction lifted 27. 1.78 at 89 hours
- Cpt Theory results April 1978 - s at for and failed 0.11
five exams
- Class 4 Inctrument Rating i s sued 11 . 5. 78 at 147 hours
- CPL Theory e= results July 1970 - Sat for and failed three
exaJ:lB - did not ei t others
- July 1978 involved in tvo inCidents a t 160 hours
1) Penetration of SY Control Zone due poor navigation.
letter sent to him.
2) On two occasions deliberately flew into cloud.
Prosecution was being considered.
- Aircraft VIl-DSJ and pilot disappeared on 21 . 10. 70
Other Poi nts
- Pi l ot log book not found.
- At time of dicappenrance he was worldng as a shop aBoistant but
davoting most of his energy to flying.
- As a boy he had been an Air Training Corps cadet.
- In 1977 after he had stnrted f 1ng he returned to the Corps
an unpaid civilian helper.
- ITe l ater \Itl8 t aken on with t he rank: of man.
- He 101 well ought of by friends and o.cqua1ntnnces .
- ITe was to succeed as a pilot.
- He told everbody he had pasoed so e CPL t heory exams .
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: V AI:.n."l'IC:I
: 26.1 0. 78
Ci.rcui t Theory 1 hour
:;lectronica 1 hour
Subjectel
Electronic Ci.rcu1 ts 1 hour
Ilath tios 1 h
Pb;yeics 1 hour
C()I!I'!!m1 tione and Report 'ri tinG
en 12.1. 77 he w1thdrev from ectroniOIl and Electronic Ci.rcu1tll .
en G2. 1. 11 he vi thdrew ccmpletely. Reason yen as co oinG lind
Cemor C iaJ. ? llot Course.
Keitor n ights Him Sohool
m Deputy ipal
Fo= 4 in 1914 (Intemed1ate Standard)
Left sohool at Form 4 level in 1914.
Results Form 4:
Pb;yeloaJ. cation
ltalSan
Geocraphy
Engl.i
ths .A
llatl:a D
.etal k
Science
:I1atory
Gra
A - Excellent
13 - Above .... vo :II
C - Averace
D - llelow
Fail - Unacceptable t .v.l
"A"
"C"
"D"
''D"
"Pt.11"
"Fail"
nCR
"D"
"C"
flDrI

diff1cu1 ty in ccmprehena10n
lacka undoratand.ina
difficulty with ap lillian

INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
n oF. COIlY.IllEtlTIAL RErollT
n. F. Valent1ch.
- Appliod tar MAP in 1976.
- At time was repoatin6 leavinc.
- loa pt1tude and Psych. toctod 24. 5. 76.
- l:Jaa cmly interected in being trained aa a Radio Tech.
_ Scores on t sta were very low - 1nd1cative ot a low I (tailed all teots) .
- Considered t1 t t or ,msJd 1lod work cmly.
- Dossiers kept tor two :yoa.ra - h1a been deotro:yed.
- A cocpu.ter printout on him 111 hold by MAP - ey would IIUP ly us w1 th what
i nto they have on tormal. roquest .
D.D.T. P2/ 1572
P. GRIJIAlI
IllVI'OS'UGATOR
INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE

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story ot exwlination =0 til and results ot Frcderi. ViUentich.
1 ot lIaroh 1910
olled tor all fi.ve C rci.cU IlUbjectll and Sen1.cr COIDIJerci.iU I'et.
sults - Fa1.1ed all IlUbjects .
2 of July 1978
lled tor llav, r.rtorcllllCe and Eoginell .
RellUlts - failed all IlUbjecto
., of I. overnber 1970
lled Com. Het , l'r1.nclples of Flt and Sen1.or C et .
D.D.T. P2/1572
INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
Subject

INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
IlI3Sn r: t.IRClW"l' : VTI-DSV : 21 0C'r0llm 1970
Convcrsation 10Ii th Don Sovcan
LO{i Book: Uot at S . S.
Stmvln.rd:
- Failed him f1rBt
- Av e only.
- OZ on instruoonta.
- no mention ot UFOo.
Unrestricted.
- llot a drinker tbnt he knOVB.
- Financially - ron up IS $500 bill but be pa.1d it out before this
trip.
- 110
Uon ot probl ollllll or disturbanccs.
- SeaDed vncue at ticos.
- Didn' t know him ''lell.
- 100 hourly on Frido.Y 20. 10. 76.
- Flown by V. Alfonso on SaturdlJiy 21 . 10. 76 who vorl::s a t Sohutte ( Brente) .
- t. o autopilot.
- Singlc 1\DF.
- 110 strobe.
- One rotation beacon on tail.
Payment ot Bill,
- S .1 . ... . asked him about o.ccount when it V!l.t ~ . ne said hilS pBllsen..,'"erB
to SY bad c1von h.1m a l1ttlo mo y ior to night but not all and he
1oIould hnve to ahase it up.
Uoto: Only Valentich and c1rlfriend \/8llt . Iro pass '":er8.
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INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
v,' - : rurnlo Il(,tr.mlEtlT
Spol;e to r en lJovity and lnotructor, 1.1' . Da;y of Sauthe
cotlllUllico.tion equiJD8llt a t 1445 U.J on 2,. 10. 18.

Air Re Vl -:roJ
-
- :roJ VHF ;p and is oq14l1P8d with a opo and llNld bold microphone.
- ... lentioh WQ8 not carrying a headsot when he went aut t o t.ae a1.rcratt lor
to departure on this trip and did not hn.ve a bac t auld o='J one .
- !'as::;ed to SIGS(B) at 1500 !ST.
D.O.T. P2/ 1572
p . Gl" IIIlUI
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INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
COllVL:RS ' TI oro lll'ill S.AS :rnS'j.T.UCTC.s
'arran Dunlop
- Valentioh was senaible p1lot.
- Didn' t drink.
TO mention o drucB.
- 110 cention UFOe
llertin Dal. t on

- .incere, Dcna1bla.
- I nte:rvsted in RJ_ lIB p1lot .
- IIod interv1ew, teate, etc.
- no drlnL, lII:lOke.
- Got on II w1 tb all.
- l:evor apoken or UI'Os .
- 1'0 nent10n or <lru;B.
Rona Corrintrton
ID . I Wl'S
- D1d COI:I:lOrcial P1lot Course wi tb h1I:I about Apr1l.
- TIe. d quite IulPP' J ",bout hia future.
- Full or ent hus ....... '"'- naver depressed.

V1

Pogc
- Attqt1ng t o jOin RMP 41rcrew. Still do1n8 hia Coanerc1al Licence ao he
vould have one or 1011e other.
- r e 18 quiet on rirst conto.ct but \I!l.II quite naturIU atter that .
- Got on llell with people.
- Only- bad Com. I1m' to do.
- Didn' t drink or BtlOke.
- 110 mention of dr\1OI or UFOs.
Dob I'ope (InGtructor)
Flew wi tb Valen'!;1 an Tuaaday atternoan to ahe hi.m on type Vli- C1 02.
- A pilot .
- Rel",tivo quiet chap.
- VlT- DSJ baa a ..and eld cicrophone.
- \i n' t oarryin{; a headset .
I,anted to join P... IF IIo1rcrew.
s far lIB he knOVll he doesn' t drink, eke or talte dru[.'a .
- S w hi.m juIlt prior t o depurturs and hs soeLBd pc rfcctly sobar and in GOod
D.O.T. P2/1572
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SUBJECT
traDe ot c1nd.
Took tour 111'e jackets. ne p10kinB up fr1ends at I1I111l1d.
but oancelled due \:le.
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SCI ENCE AND T H E
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
Regional Office Vic . enr Spring & La Trobe Sts Melbourne
Telephone: 662 2555 Are. Code: 03 Melbourne Telex: AA30544
FOLIO
POS T A L A DD RESS: REG I O NAL D I RE CTOR . BUREA U OF M ETE O R O LOG Y, P . O. MElB. VIC. 3 00 1
IN REPLY PLEASE aUOTE
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979 129 October 1979
Director,
Vic/Tas Region ,
Department of Transport,
GPO Box 1733P ,
MELBOURNE 3001
FILE \Ill'" 1 r1 S [\ 17
MISSING AIRCRAFT - VHDSJ - BASS STRAIT 21 . 10 . 78
On the evening of 21/10/78 a broad ridge of weak gradient
extended westward from eastern Bass Strait through southwest
Victoria to Adelaide . Conditions were perfect for night flying
over Victoria with no more than 2/8 SC 5000/7000 ft and scattered
cirrus about 30 , 000 ft . Visibility was excellent at about 30 km
and more . Temperatures at 0800Z ranged from 25/27C nort h of the
ranges to 21 south of ranges to 17C at Cape Otway and Wilson ' s
Promontory and 15C/13C at King and Flinders Is . The lower
seaboard indicate a shallow surface inversion below
1000 ft . This probably accounted for some haziness about Cape
Otway . Surface winds were ver y light being less that 1 0 knots
throughout Victoria with slight sea br e ezes about the coastal
fringe . State o f sea reported from Cape Otway and Wi l son ' s Pr om .
was smooth seas with low swell from the southwest . The oil platform
at Kingfish A. reported a calm to rippled sea with a 3 ft south-
westerly swell. QWH readings ranged from 1022 mb at King S.,
1023 mbs at Flinders Is . and Me l bourne , 1024 mb at Gabo Is . and
Wagga to 1021 mb at Mildu ra and 1022 at Mt Gambier .
The pr obable winds along the intended route were :
AMMB/CTY 1 000 ft VRB 05
2000 ft 020/10
5000 ft 350/10
7000 ft 31 0/1 5
10000 ft 270/20
CTY/AMKl 1000 34 0/10
2000 330 / 15
5000 320/15
7000 310/20
10000 290/25
The winds elsewhere were :
Nort h of Adela i de/Wagga/Nowr a up to Lat 30S :
2000
5000
1000
030/15
050/15 to 10 NSW coast
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2000
5000
7000
10000
Eastern Victoria :
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5000
7000
10000
VRB 10
010/1 5
330/15
300/20
030/10
340/10
300/15
270/15
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1000/2000 VRB05 becoming 320/15 toward Flinders Island.
5000
7000
1000
290/15
280/20
270/25
South of Lat . 40S - freshening westerlies :
2000
5000
10000
270/20 to 30 over Tasmania
270/30 to 40 over Hobart
The cloud conditions apart from Tasmanionwest coast was
relatively free from low cloud. Some cirrus persisted in most areas
and thickened over northwest and mid- north of NSW wrere scattered to
broken AcAs developed with base about 12,000 ft .
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for Regional Director , Vic
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Regional Office Vic . Cnr Spring &. La Trobe Sts Melbourn e
Telephone : 6622555 Are. Code: 03 Telegr.ms: WHR Melbourne Telex : Af-30544
P051 A L ADDR ESS: R fCI ONAl D I R EClOR, BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY. P.O. BO X 1030 M . M El 8 . VI C. 30 01
IN PUf'LY PlEASE QUOTE
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS , MooRABBI'N'- CAPE OTWAY - KING ISLAND
0830(0930 GMT 2 1 ( 10( 1 978
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extended
Victoria
At 0800 GMT 2 1( 10 ( 78 a broa d ridg e of weak gradie nt
westward from eastern Bass Strait throug h southwest
toward Adelaide .
I ne press u re range wasJ Mel bourne 1023 . 5 mb ,
Cape Otway 1 023 . 2 mb and King I s . 1022 . 6 mb
Surface isotherms;
21C Melbourne - Warrnambool
Wil son" Prom - Point Lonsdale - Cao e ohlay
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Lat 40 5 Long 146,E - Lat : . .. ' 5 Lon g 144tE -
Lat 40+ 5 Long' 144E - Lat 39f 5 I .. 141tE'
2. Conditions were perfect for night flying . Although a
trace of ' stratocumulus a t 5000(7000 ft and scattered cirrus at
3ooo0f t were reported , no cloud was detectable between the
Victorian Ranges an d t h e northern Tasma nia coas t on the lnfra-
re d satellite pictu res at 0600 0900 GMT . There was no
turbulence and visibi l it y was excellent. An airborne aircraft
over King I s . at 1 000 GMT could clear l y see the light from
Cape Otway Lighthouse .
3 . At 0800 GMT all reported surface winds were less than
10 knots . Cape Otway reported calm. Since light sea-breezes
occurred the coest durino i.he aftprnnon. th-t
shallow inver;ions of about 2C"below 500 ft siill existed In sonle
areas at 0900 GMT: With the onset of nocturnal cooling it is
likely that shallow surface inversions of up to 3C developed
below 200 ft over the land and coastal fringe by o90Q GMT . I t
there were _ surface inversions over the sea
very ilable , possibl y isothermal layers below 1000 f t .
4 . Laverton radiosonde at 1 100 GMT indicated a subsidence
inversion of 3
0
C betWEen 7000 ft and 8000 ft . This inversion
probably extended sout h to Otway but further south toward
King Island , the inversion would be less defined and pcssibly
just an isothermal layer .
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, Winds and t r:.m peratu r e s along lhe To ule 'we re pr oba bly:
Moorabbin/Cape Otway ,
The Dew Poi nts are eslimates only .
1 DOD ft Va riable
5 knots
Temp + 16
Dew
Point
+ 1 1
2000
"
0'20/ 1' 0
"
+' 14
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+ 6
5000
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350/10
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+ 7
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Zero
7000
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310/15 t1
+ 1
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3
1 DODD
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270/20
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zero
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dry
Cap e Otway /King
Isla nd
1 DOD
340/10
Temp
+ 13 , Dew
Point
+ 10
2000
330/15
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+ 11
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+ 7
5 000
320/15
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+ 7
" + 2
7000
310/20
"
+ 4
"
Zero
1 DODD
290/25
"
zero
"
dry
6 . Meteorological balloon flights were carried out at
Mt Ga mbier and Laverton at 3 pm. Both balloons had burst by
0630 GMT . The next balloon flights we re not carried out until
1100 GMT.
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for Regionai Director . Vic
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MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORIES
CORDITE AVENUE. MARIBYRNONG. VICTORIA
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Director,
P. O. BOX 50. ASCOT VALE. VIC .. 3032
TELEGRAMS: MARELAB5 MELBOURNE
Our Reference:
Transport House,
108 Lonsdale Street,
MELBOURNE, VIC. 3000 (Attention: Mr. I.S. Smith)
Your Reference: V1l6/783/l047
Water Samples ex Bass Strait
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The samples were solvent extracted to remove any hydrocarbon-based
material. The extracts were then examined by both Gas Chromatography and
a combination of this with Mas s Spectrometry.
Both samples yielded very small quantities of hydrocarbon oi l,
however the analyses indicated that these were more consistent with
bunkering fuel oil than with either gasoline or lubricating oil. The
peaks observed fell into a range somewhat between these two materials
and hence could not be attributed to either.
The difficulty of sampling an oil slick of this nature which
heralds its presence with little more than a coloured pattern on the surface
is well known. It is an area of activity where undoubtedly some development
work would be of value. The only advice that I can offer is a personal
belief that a large thin flat sponge floated on the surface of the slick
would be better than any scoop arrangement. The sponge or sponges could
then be placed immediately into plastic bags for carriage and storage.
In this context the sponge could well be a sheet of synthetic mat er i al
such as is sold by the Cl ark Rubber Company.
UMMINS)--
for Chief Superint endent

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V1l6 . 783 . 1047
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Theor etically microwave radiation travels in str ai ght l ines , but
in practice , due t o the effects of the atmospher e , refraction occurs causing
the rays to be bent downwards so that they fol l ow more cl osely the sur face
of the earth. The degr ee of refraction depends on the density of the
atmosphere at various l evels . The vital l evel is reached when the cur ve of
the ray equals the curvature of the earth so forming what is known as a
"radio duct " . Below this l evel , the ray is bent towards the earth, strikes
the earth and then is trapped within the dutt causing certain radars to see
beyond the geometrical horizon. This is known as anomal ous propogation or
super- refraction. This occurs when the upper air is unusually warm and dr y
compared to the earth' s surface so favouring the formation of radio ducts .
This condition is likely to exist in fine , cl ear , settl ed weather condit i ons .
Another phenomenon associated with anomal ous propogation is
"second time round returns" which are radar returns received on the second
rotation of the aerial head from the first transmission and are of distant
objects normall y out of radar range .
The notes of the radar controller show typical returns associated
with the above phenomena. His remarks in regard to sea returns cannot be
substantiated, l ittle is known of effect of sea returns on equipment used by
airways operations . It is possibl e that the return noted as a weather return
could be a "second time round r etur n" from a geographical feature of Tasmania.
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17. 9. 1981
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SPECIALIST REPORT
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)<.18si Cessna 182L VH- DZJ
S8 Jtrait 21 October 1978
.uman 'aotors Aspects
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Frederick lOR (pilot) satisfied the edical requirements for initinl issue
of PL on 8. 2. 77 when hie we t was recorded as 120 lbs. He cla ed no aeronautic
experienoe at that date . There was no medical history of significance and no licsnce
ltmdtationo were imposed.
2 On 21 .10. 78 ,{alentioh vas eng&&-ed in ni sht fli t from .oorabbin to
n& Is18n when he reported that a large oraft with numerous lights was hov rina above
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him. Trans ssions ceased llhortly afterwards and IlUbsequent calls troJa elbourns FaU
were not answered. Despite an extensive searoh neither aircraft or has been
found.
, In addition to havin& access to the air aafety' investieator' s f1nd1ngs , the writer
, also interviewed the father and girl friend ot Valentich and studied. a oopy of the tape of
! Cif the final traruJ baions from VH- DSJ in an attem:;lt to bulld up Iruman factors
i baokground to th1e occurrenoe.
,
14 rederiok was born in Australia of Italian parents from Trieste. Father speaks
"fractured" but under tandable &\glish but mother and two younger ohildren speak
ish. The l anguage of choice in the home is Itali but Frederick was not fluent and
father correoted ederick' s spoken Italian which Frederick resented. Frederick
was a below average scholar and obtained. poor result in hi8 Laavin& Certifioate

5 Cat olioi i t e relicion of the r lly but they aN not regular church,,;oers.
Fat her expressod hie disappointment that Frederick only attended churoh at Christmas ,
Laster and on "speci oooasions" end he tried to persuade eriok to attend re often.
Frederick' s girl friend is a ethodiat .
6 }'rederiok was a very keen ember of t e Air Corps. 'e devoted a great
d al ot time to these tivitles whic he enjoyed and he was proud to wear the uniform.
had ambitions to become an r Forve pilot but uis educational qualifications
preoluded this .
7 He wall at pain to be accepted and respected by his superiors (in t ile TC) and
by s peers. Al though appearin& to be above reproach, he had lied to to his
father, to his ATe offioers and to hill girl friend about having passed subjeots for his
CFl. when he had, in fact , failed. e had al 0 told the owner of the aircraft that , on
this last flight , e had arranged to collsct a consi nt of from King Island and
to brinJ back passengers who wers wait for himl neither of which W38 true.
8 Father was convinced, and rec16ins so according to subsequent medi a publioi ty, that
hiB Bon was "captured" by a U. F. O and tnat he wouli be retumed when "they" uad finished
him. Frederick showed great interest in and had a colleotion of
booko, artioles and olippings on the subjeot but father did not 1hink t hat his son was as
convinced of their exi stence as e h solf was .
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9 i'rederick' s rl friend sHlll8d to enjoy the pu.blicity limelight surrounding the
disappearance. She did not appear to be undul7 concerned and save the impression that
she expected to see hill again. She clataed t there vas a pe:manency to her
relationship with Frederick and that they had plans for becomin& engaeed. but t'ather
dismissed the relationhips as being of no oonsequence.
10 In the absence of any further concrete eVidence. one can onlY' 1r\l&1Ist a n ber
of hypotheSis to explain this disappe ce I
(a)
i.lFO intervention - no further co t apart f the observation that there
were no sieht1n& reports of a briehtly illumJlJlated craft large enough to
take on board a Cesana 182.
(b) Disort8ntation - at the e and time of the this i8 a dist t
possibility and even probabUity. On the other hand, it would have resulted
in uncontrolled Upact vi th the sea one vould have expected to
result.
(c) Controlled landing on the Sea with the intention of escapi from the
aircraft before it sank. This could have been successf'ul or not successful .
In either case no wreckage would be found and, in the latter event, the body
could still be in the aircraft.
(d) ucc.ssf'ul land1n& elsewhere. Perhaps V&1entioh was not where he said he
was and he landed in a remote location.
(e) Crash elsewhere when attelllpt1n& (d) and the wreckage baa not yet been
discovered.
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INVESTIGATOR'S NOTE
Phone cap. frail lnapootor Fox, D24
A Sonior Constable Campbell ot Forrest hI.\d a report
frOl:1 BOI:1e oh1ldren ot an a1rontt toviDg a glider in the Darwon llovna
(Apollo DIq) area at about 5. 30-6. 00 p. l:l. on Saturday 21 October.
'lbe ne vaa
that ot the State.
be,c:u.UJe it wa4 unusual tor a glider to be in
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ru::POI!'l' W I IR. J . sua
, John ",now rona re UFO - 2,. 10. 76.
lie vall drivins his car on Sa.turda,y ni6ht (21. 10. 78) at Bbout 11 . 45
in tho Boruon lloa.de Il3:O:l. when hiB 01 yea old Bon oc.w a sreen111h/wh1 to
of Ba.'IO 10 1 flDah quite ~ a s t aeroBO tho sky t o the sout h .
l ot ob sned by ony other - ~ r ot t he fw:dly in ths 0= a.o it
a.pparently hI:4 J:IOVCd too t ast e
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REPORT:m t IJR. P. FARR
At ap O%1Dately 1800 hours on 22 October 1918, I ceived a telephone
call at 't!IIf home f'roc:
l ;r. P. Farr,
29 Adr1a.n Street ,
Burvood. Telephone after 1400 hours
lir. Fa.rr etnted that he w- .... a respone1bla parson, an officer in HALF
reserve and did not \liah to create the opinion that he was a nut .
t about 1855 hours on Saturda,y 21 Ooto r 1918 he was travellina f
lit . \iaverley in a southorly direction alOll(; lluntiJlcdale Rood. TIe obeerved a
sho r of very bright ' sointilla.tions' the south, h1Gh in the sky

a dark con tro.il trcm south to ncrt ' . At f1rot he thOU(ltlt it to be
a J:lfil teor eho\101' .
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A:::SU
Theoret i cally rnil"!?uw, .. ,e radiation 1.l
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avols in strai.eht lines, but
in practice, due to the effects of the re , r"fraction OCC1,rs causing
the to be bent so thal t1.cy follo;, Ji ,() re c1os(>ly the surface
of the eai'tt. TLe degree of refraction depends on the density of the
atTh osphere at various levEls . The vital level is reached when the curve of
the ray equals the curvature of the earth so forming what is known as a
"radio duct ". Below this level , the ray is bent towards the earth, strikes
the earth and then is trapped within the duct causing certain radars to see
beyond the geometrical horizon. This is known as anomalous propogation or
super-refraction . This occurs when the upper air is unusually '<arm and dry
compared to the earth ' s surface so favouring the formation of radio ducts .
This condition is likely to exist in fine , clear , settled \-'cather conditions .
Another phenomenon associated ,<i th anomalous propogation is
"second time round returns" which are radar returns rec('ived on the second
rotation of the aerial head from the first tioansmi s sion r,nd are of di ., t"nt
objects normally out of radar i'anee .
The notes of the radar controller show typical returns associated
with the above phenomena . His remarks in regard to sea returns cannot be
substantiated, little is known of effect of sea returns on equipment used by
airways operations . It is possible that the return noted as a weather return
could be a "second time round return" from a geographical feature of Tasmar>ia .
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NEWSPAPER PTY. LTD.
P.O. Box 63 - Telephone 31 2222 - T ......... : Advocate
Telex; AA 58530t
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Australian Associated P ?
Regional Dailies of AU$
Commonwealth Press 11
Audit Bureau of Circull
November 10 ,
A 16yearold Penguin girl ha. taken a photograph of what .he believes to be an un
Identified flying object over her parent.' home.
The girl, MIchelle Dick (]6), of ed out towards sea, " she sala. neighbours reported seeing anything
Browns Lane, took the photograph at " It was travelllng very slowly and sirange In the sky,
about 2 p.m. on Sunday last month. in II slralghl line." She said people who had seen the
The coloured photograph shows an Michelle described object as photograph believed II could be a
oval-shaped object high in the sky oval.shaped, greysllver In colour :: ... d U. F.O.
above the Dick's home. sur rounded by a glow. "Others think ii 's JUSI a blob on the
A ring of light encircles the object. She did not see It go out of sight. ... arnera but t Wouldn't take a
Michelle said yesterday she walch "The phone rang and when I came photogr.::rh of our clothes line and the
(I'd the object for about five minutes back it wa,i gone." top of the
Mr Peter Gra before taking the photograph. Michelle's parents were not home at Michelle saId she was sure the ob
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G. P . O. Box 1733 P ,
Melbourne .
Dear Mr Graham,
The cutting of the stor y regarding the U. F. O. reported by the
Penguin girl is enclosed.
Michelle Dick lives at 6 Browns Lane , Penguin, 7316 .
number is (004) 37 2542 .
The telephone
If we can be of any further assistance , please do not hesitate to
call.
Yours sincerely ,
THE ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER PrY. LTD.
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
November 10 , 1978 .
Mr Peter Graham,
c/- Department of Transport ,
G. P . O. Box 1733 P ,
Melbourne .
Dear Mr Graham,
The cutting of the story regarding the U. F. O. reported by the
Penguin girl is enclosed.
Michelle Dick lives at 6 Browns Lane , Penguin , 7316 . The telephone
number is (004) 37 2542 .
If we can be of any further assistance , please do not hesitate to
call.
Yours sincerely,
THE ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER PTY. LTD.
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Our Ref : M116/783/1047
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, 10 JUN 1980
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Director , Vic/Tas Region
MISSING AIRCRAFT VH- DSJ
BASS STRAIT, 21 OCTOBER 1978
Attached is a copy of a letter received at this office in
connection with the issue of a report concerning this occurrence.
Also attached is a copy of our reply.
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.13/5/80
Sir,
Peter G.Keane
55 Greville Ave
Flinders Park 5025 f('Z.
S. H.
This is by way of an enquiry as to obtaining t he Department of
Report on their investigation into the disappearance of pilot Frederick
Valentich on October 21st,1978 over the 8ass St rait.
I believe that the accident report has already been released to the public
in the usual booklet form which deals with these events,however t he local
Govt.Publications Seller does not yet have it , so you will appreciate that
I am writing to you directly for assistance in this matter .
Please notify me as to the costs required to obtain one copy of the Dept.ls
report.
In thanking you for your time,I am, sincerely,
Peter G. Keane .
COMMONWLAL HI or AUSTRALIA
AVIATION HOUSE
188 QUEEN STREET
MELBOURNE
Dear Sir,
Tel ephone : 620131 (Areo Code 03)
T.l egrams : AVIAT, MELBOURNE
T .Ie- : 30499 and 30216
Pos lol Address ; Bo.ll IB39Q. (i . PO.
MELBOURNE 3001
In ,.ply quo'. 11116/783/1047
Your letter dated 15 May 1980 r equesting a copy of a report of the
investigation of the disappearance of Mr . Frederick Valentich on 21 October
1978 over Bass Strait , has been received.
The investigation has not yet been completed. In the normal cours e
of events a decision as to whether a report will be r eleased will not be made
until the investigation has been concluded. Release depends on whether the
information emerging i s of significance to the accident prevention objective
of the Department . The information available to date suggests that the
release of an Aircraft Accident Investi gation Summary Report would be unlikely
in this case.
Nevertheless , your request has been forwarded to the Director
Department of Transport , Victoria/Tasmania Region G. P. O. Box 1733P,
Melbourne 3001 , who has the responsibility for the investigati on. Should
action be taken to issue a report , he will be in touch with you.
Mr. Peter. C. Keane ,
55 Greville Avenue ,
FLINDERS PARK S. A. 5025
Yours f ai thfully,
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( Air Safety Investigation)
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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Regional Office Vic . Cnr Spring & La Trobe Sts Melbourne
Telephone: 6622555 Area Code: 03 Telegrams: WHR Melbourne Telex: AA30544
POSTAL ADDRESS: REGIONAL DIRECTOR , BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, P . O . BOX 14538M. MEl8 . VIC. 3001
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Regional Office Vic. enr Spring & La Trobe Sts Melbourne
Telephone: 6622555 Area Cod.: 03 Telegrams: WHR Melbourn. Telex: AA30544
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POSTAL ADDRESS : REGIONAL DIRECTOR, BUR EAU OF METEOFlOlOGY. P. O. BOX 1G30M, MELB . VIC. 3001
IN REPLY !"LEASE QUOTE
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS , MOQRA BBIN - CAPE OTWAY - KI NG I SLAND
OB30/0930 GMT 2 1 /10/197B
1. At OBOO GMT 21/10/7B a broad ri dge of weak gradient
Victoria toward Adelaide.
The pressure range wa s.} Me lbourne 1023.5 mb,
Cape Otway 1023 . 2 mb and King Is. 1022.6 mb
Surface is'otherms;
21C Melbourne - Warrnambool
17C WilsoO$ Prom - Point Lonsdale - Cape Otway
39&
13
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C Lat SLang 146tE - Lat ' S Long 144tE -
Lat 40t SLang' 144E - La t Sin,. .. lA1tE-
2 . Conditions were perfect for night flying. Although a
trace of 'stratocumulus at 5000/7000 ft and scattered ci rrus at
3000 ft were reported, no cloud was detectable between the
Victorian Ranges and the northern Tasmania coast on the infra-
red satellite pictures at 0600 end 0900 GMT . There was no
turbulenc e and visibility was excellent . An airborne aircraft
over King Is . at 1000 GMT could clearly see the light from
Cape Otway Lighthouse .
3. At DB 00 GMT all reported surface winds we re less than
10 knots. Cape Otway reported calm. Since light sea - breezes
occurred alono the COAst durino the aftprnonn . it that
shallow of about 2C" bel ow 500 ft still existed in some
areas at 0900 GMT . With the onset of nocturnal cooling it is
likely that shallow surface inversions of up to 3C developed
below 200 ft over the land and co astal fringe by 0900 GMT . It is
cnnRid"T"ed +" a t there were surface inversions over the sea
siable, possibly isothermal layers below 1000 ft .
4. Laverton radiosonde at 11 00 GMT indicated a subs idence
inversion of 30C between 7000 ft and BODO ft . This inversion
probably extended south to Cqpe Otway but further south toward
King I sland , the inversion would be less defined and pcssibly
just an iso thermal l ayer .
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Moorabbin/Cape Otway. The Dew Points are estimates only .
1000 ft
Variable, 5 knots
Temp + 16 Dew Point + 11
2000
"
020/10
"
+- 14
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+ 6
5000
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Zero
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6 . Meteorological balloon flights were carried out at
Mt Gambier and Laverton at 3 pm. Both balloons had burst by
06 30 GMT . The next balloon flights were not carried out until
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IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE
70/33 ReD 30 OC 1979
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29 October 1979
Director ,
Vic/Tas Region ,
Department of Transport ,
GPO Box 1733P ,
MELBOURNE 3001
MISS I NG AIRCRAFT - VHDSJ - BASS STRAIT 21 . 10 . 78
On the evening of 21/10/78 a broad ridge of weak gradient
Victoria to Adelaide . Conditions were perfect for night flying
over Victoria with no more than 2/8 SC 5000/7000 ft and scattered
cirrus about 30 , 000 ft . Visibility was excellent at about 30 km
and more . Temperatures at 0800Z ranged from 25/27C north of the
ranges to 21 south of ranges to 17C at Cape Otway and Wilson ' s
Promontory and 15C/13C at King and Flinders Is . The lower
seaboard indicate a shallow surface inversion below
1000 ft. This probably accounted for some haziness about Cape
Otway . Surface winds were very light being less that 10 knots
throughout Victoria with slight sea breezes about the coastal
fringe . State of sea reported from Cape Otway and Wilson ' s Prom.
was smooth seas with low swell from the southwest . The oil platform
at Kingfish A. reported a calm to rippled sea with a 3 ft south-
westerly swell. QWH readings ranged from 1022 mb at King 5 .,
1023 mbs at Flinders Is . and Melbourne, 1024 mb at Gabo Is . and
Wagga to 1021 mb at Mildura and 1022 at Mt Gambier.
The probable winds along the intended route were :
AMMB/CTY 1000 ft VRB 05
2000 ft 020/10
5000 ft 350/10
7000 ft 31 0/1 5
10000 ft 270/20
CTY / AMK1 1000 340/10
2000 330 / 15
5000 320/15
7000 310/20
10000 290/25
The winds elsewhere were :
North of Adelaide/Wagga/Nowra up to Lat 30S :
2000
5000
1000
030/15
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Western Victoria and SE South Australia :
2000
5000
7000
10000
Eastern Victoria :
2000
5000
7000
10000
VRB 10
0 10/15
330/15
300/20
030/10
340/10
300/15
270/15
Gippsland coast and east Bass Strait :
1000/2000 VRB05 becoming 320/1 5 toward Flinders Island .
5000
7000
1000
290/15
2 B0/20
270/25
South of Lat . 40S - freshening westerlies :
2000
5000
10000
270/25 to 3D over Tasmania
270/30 to 40 over Hobart
The cloud conditions apart from Tasmanian west coast Was
relatively free from low cloud. Some cirrus persisted in most areas
and thickened over northwest and mid - north of NSW where scattered to
broken AcAs developed with base about 12 . 000 ft .
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hundreds of miles. Flight 229,
please state nature of this craft.
Only you change position and
altitude. Are you okay as to you
right position and altitude!"
. "Tower, it' s gone. vanished."
"In what direction is
unidentified craft moving away?"
"Tower, it did not move away.
It no longer exists ."
"Please check this observation
. 229. Unknown craft must move
away in some, repeat some,
direction."
"Green vapor directlY
overhead, tower. Now that's
gone,"
"Now you are all clear, 229?
And there is no strange craft,
right? Could be miscalculation.
But did you hear a vibratory?"
"T ower, heard nothing but my
own sound"
Electrical phenomena, 229, .
perhaps. Ball lightning can do
strange things. Mirage not
. uncommon with storm flare."
"Storm flare far off to east,
tower. Not vapor trail, either.
Holy . . . here it comes from
southwestl All shiny and metallic.
My God, she comes at me.
Electrical stuff doesn't have
portholes, Tower. And it's making
sharp turn downward at me.
Wait ... Iet me - "
Silence.
"229, come in. 229, answer
please."
Silence. .
"229, what are your
intentions?"
Intentions? Very early in his
flight training Valentich had
learned that ren<jering a sober
judgment of a Wght observation
also offered evidence of a pliot's
reliability and visual
sophistication. Although only 21,
Valentich had been airborne for
two years and was respected by
air control men and air traffic
experts. Valentich had built up a
"good log" in towers from
Victoria to Tasmania; within
10,000 .qulre mile, he WI'
known u a meticulous spotter. In
fact, a spokesman for the
Australian Transport Department
paid Valentich the following
homage a few weeks after he
literally vanished from this earth:
36 UFO
" He was far more than a
qualified pilot. He was a
dedicated and visilant observer
His log was not one litte red with
' there' s a funny balloon out to the
east' or 'a flaming somethi ng'
without trying to deSCribe what a
something is . He put objects in
flight under careful surveillance;
one could venture that Valenti c h
was almost scholarly in his visu.1I
thinking .
OWe recall conversations with
him in a flight rOOI7l where. after
hearing a yarn about a
sighting. he espoused a pol icy of
being a 'master of the possiblc.' I
remember his phrase. lly th.1I he
meant a possible object in the sky
could turn out to be probable if
given assessment from a ll human
resources .
" He emphasized he also didn' t
believe putting anything one
doesn' t understand in the
crackpot file. It was his belief
that sure as hell he didn' t buy the
idea of interplanetary vehicles,
but it doesn' t mean proof is
lacking. In flight Valenti ch was
committed to a tot a l estimate of
the situation. That's why hi s
recordings of October 21 , 1976
deserve thorough evaluation."
At 7:07 P.M. Valentich had
indeed given the situation d total
estimation. Throttli'ng down the
. Cessna, he maintained his course
but dropped to 3.000 feet. I n a
flat. expressionless tone. he began
his log on the Melbourne tape.
"Tower, it is not an aircraft.
Repeat . not aircraft known to
UnidC'nt if lC'd vehicle has a
Iisht at terminus of upper
cylinder Outer pro jection
appears to be aluminum or
olhcr Iisht metal The wirldolws
are unmistakable and I see
other lights from the interior.
windows. some other observa1tioi
area. Tower. it is playing a
Able to become stationary whi
at height of unmeasureable hig
velocity Now it' s flying past at
my fu selase on the right and
more than 400 feet from my
position _"
" 229. are you on collision
course?"
" No. it ;, still at my side. It
can hans motionless ... orbit
and under me. Let me los -"
" Proceed. 229."
" WinSless tube she is . Maybe
100 feet long. with a green bla
sometimes green vapor. This a
torpedo-type shape but so
distended it appears to have
outline of immense fourpointed
star. Repeat again nearest to
likeness of a massive cylinder
approximately twi ce the si,e of
standard 707. or a 8-52."
"229. you logsed 100 feet in
length."
" Tower, I l og 10n feel "'nHlh
approximate in one Sighting. llut
it dil ates. it expands to huse si
as I look at it."
" Keep logging. But are you in
danger!"
" Not thinking that way Too
much unbelievable to look at. "
AUSTRALIA
in danger, 2291 Shall
we send pursuitl"
"Here he comes from
southwestl Passing within 200 feet
oller head. Good god, my engine is
- (thunderous roar drowns out
his words).
"Is this Mayday, 2291"
"No, he's gone eastward. But
engine stalled when he made last
pass., .engine .now resumed
okay ... and he's coming right at
me again. Please check your
traffic scan. You must halle a
craft in vicinity."
"Nothing since your first 703
alert. Nothing now. Will order
pursuit. .. full scramble to 8 miles
oller Bass at 3,000 altitude,
correct, 2291 You are surel
There's zero pkk-up of another
craft anywhere in your area. But
there was a noise -"
"Unknown craft coming
straight at mel He's hOllering . . . it's
crazy. There he goes, but I can't
lean on his bearing ... Why, he' s
vanished."
"There IS no cratt. 229. Shall
we order for scramble?"
"Gone, I log ... no sighting ... I'm
alone at three thousand."
"What's your intention now,
2291"
"My intentions, ah,
keep on course to King Island. Do
you belielle my log!"
"Sure do, we know itJs
Valentich."
"Thank you, tower. Am
proceeding at speed of 110 at
same course mOiling up to four
UFO PASSED
1.000 FEET
ABOVE
PilOT
VALENTICH
HIGHT
SERVICE CONTROL
REPORTED NO AIR
TRAFFIC BelOW
5.000 FEET.
4 . 500
FEET
thousand. Wait. .. wait. .. engine
faltering ... I' lle got rough idling,
she may conk. What the helll Oh
(deleted) Oh (deleted) she' s
coming up from the rear at a
tremendous burst ... his green light
is all oller here .. . she .. . he ... it. .. it's
not aircraft. .. going up to fille
thousand . .. six thousand ... Iong
wingless metallic tube spouting
flame ... I feel scorching ...
I feel -"
"229, we hear something
tearing . .. 2291 229, please
reply-"
I n the tower at Moorabbin
Airport there was only silence.
For a moment the air traffic
controllers waited, stunned. It
seemed unearthly. On their
receillers they heard a loud
CRUNCH I followed by a second
detonating impact. It was the
unmistakable screech of metal in
collison with metal.
"Come in, 2291 Come inl" they
repeated, hearing only their own
breathing. The radar screen
seemed to mock them. The blip
that had been Valentich' s plane
simply lIanished. The normal
order of radar ellidence - blip
striking another blip to indicate a
two-plane catastrophe - did not
appear on the screen.
"And he nidn't go downl" cried
the chief controller.
"That smashing," said the No. 2
man. "Not impact with water,
whaU"
Later Australian Transport
spokesman Ken Williams summed
it up in a terse report:
"The Cessna was totally alone
Oller that sea area. We knew
(
precisely where Valentich had I
been. It was a clear night. Very
little wind and no rain or fog.
Visual cOllerage for Valentich was
clear for a hundred miles in all
directions. Assume the highly

unlikely situation the radar failed,
to pick up a second craft. .. how
could Valentrch fail to perceille
that craft in perfect weather
conditionsl"
Ellen as search planes roared
. into the night sky armed with
exact dati as to Valentich' s last
known position, Moorabbin
Airport technicians pored oller
recent information they had been
inclined to disregard. From
October 18 to October 21 (only
fille hours before the Cessna
disappeared) there had been 11
UFO sightings. The Royal
Australian Air Force confirmed
the burst of UFO actillity. " Those
unexplained sightings occurred
Oller land and off-shore. We call
them reports of sightings," the
cautious statement said.
Valentich' s last cry of "engine
faltering! " was less of an enigma
to Australian air control than his
disappearance. They no longer
'disregard reports of "spulterings"
or " temporary failure" of planes
in the lIi c inity of UFO sightings -
ellen though pilots of these
planes do not report a UFO
encount er.
A Cillil Alliation spokesman
states: " UFOs Oller our territory
have been seen in conjunction
with electromagnetic interference,
radio blackouts, motor stallings,
air ionization and other odd
effects.
"Validity, some at least, could
be gillen to the likelihood of
UFOs . Something is hOllering at
low altitudes or making lIertical
ascents, descents. or orbiting at
tremendous speed. It is possible
that a UFO exira power
at such times, increasing the
electromagnetic interference.
"We relliewed hundreds of
cases - not aircraft related -
and there we re automobile
engines stopping for no apparent
cause; radio and TV aerials
crippled; electric lights halle
dimmed or gone out in cities,
towns and lIillages. But here's the
mystery: the radio on pilot
Valentich' s Cessna functioned
during close encounter. Indeed,
he radioed the object was as near
as 400 feet. Why then did his
radio perform up to that last
second of ' I feel scorchingl'
before he was gone from the
radar screenl
"And here we halle the biggest
mystery: if his radio pprformed.
why was there a powerful
magnetic force to banish his
tormentor from the screen?
"Are there UFOs with
propulsion devices wiping out
ellidence as it so pleases theml
Valentich radioed ' It is playing a
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hysteria? H is words may show us
that there may be little or nothing
for science to measure - no
material object to be pi cked up
by human instrumentation.
Nothing can be repeated for
study because nothing existed
but a force we cannot
explain ... and the pilot' s
compliance with the duties of his
job. He saw it."
For four days 16 military and
private planes roamed over
15,000 square miles of open sea.
The distance between Moorabbin
Airport and King Island is 130
miles. Three of the search craft
followed the exact course of the
vanished Cessna, circling .and re-
circling over a small region where
Valentich would have come down
if he crashed. Again, the lost
pilot' s meticulous skill
contributed to the precision of
the three-plane search, criss-
crossing back and lorth, dipping
I to 150 feet, looking for wreckage,
I anything. Ironi cally, Valentich' s
reportage on his final location
was so dependable that searchers
were able to focus on the exact
few thousand feet of sea.
Not a trace:
On October Hrd - two days
later - a search plane spotted an
oil slick. It was a small patch,
slightly more than 50-by-50-foot.
A scoopf ul was picked up by a
gadget lowered to the sea from a
helicopter. A few fours l ater a
Melbourne laboratory positively
identified the fluid as tar
discharged by a freighter or some
other sea going vessel. No
airborne craft cou ld have used it.
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fielding dozens of call s from
people who belil'vcd they h,HI
spolt ed the UI 0 " A tube Without
wings I saw up there," annollnced
Morgan. " My wifl' , t ,,,bel, S,IW it,
too. Metdllic dna bright . a gH'l'!l
light , pc rh.lps green 'i lll oke. or
vapor. "
That di d it. No exact
descripti on of Valenti ch' s
had been published in the
Melbourne press, nor had it been
broadcast over TV or radio.
Furthermore, Colin Morgan was a
parti cul arl y credibl e witness: a
di stingui shed member of the
community, assuredly
levelheaded, the vice president of
a bank. a mistake is not
my business," Morga n sai d later.
Morgan was right. When ai r
control sat down wi th him t o
compare i ts confident i,, 1 taping of
Valentich with the banker' s
superb recital, they looked at him
admi ringly. " It was like a
mirror up to what the pil ot
togged," said a radio man at
Moorabbin Airport.
Of all 11 UFO sightings from
October 18 to October 21 -
three made by profeSSIOnal pilots
_ none waS as accurtlte as the
descript ion given by Morgan
Others had chronicled a
"puh,ating or still
v(tguely a "celesti dl craft" or a
"traveling illumination" or a
" greenish ferris wheel " These
hazy recoll ections within 50 to
100 mil es of Valentich's actual
encounter tended to support
convicti ons that there had been
" unexplained as the
Shortly after 10 A.M. on
October 24, the telephone rang in
the main office of the Melbourne
Poli ce Department. On the line
was bank executive Colin Morgan,
59, of Melbourne. His story
fascinated the offi cer who was
Royal Air Force put it And these
reports had drift ed in bef ore the
newS was flashed that Valenti ch
had disappea red.
Morgan' s tlt'position
dramati ca lly confirmed what
Valentich l ogged at Moor"bbin
Airport. It was unca nny.
" What amazed mp was the
timing," IOld illtl'rvit'wCf).
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was at 7:03 I couldn' t
- tid:"' ''''' it. At the very moment
Valentich was reporting his
' encounter with a UFO, Isabel and
I had synchronized our
watches, precisely at 7 P.M. It
was low and traveling at
unbelievable speed, cylinder
shape, no wings, rows of windows
and a greenish plume, Yes, it
looked like a four-pointed star
with green vapor streaming from
one of its points." Shortly
thereafter, Morgan sketched what
he and his wife had seen. I t fused
perfectly with the word picture
Valentich had logged on the
airport tape.
A keen-eyed citizen and his
wife had unerringly viewed what
Valentich had logged. But what
of the terrifying "I feel a
scorching!" and the sickening
CRUNCH! as he vanished from
the radar screen? What was
Valentich's fate? _
A scorching or burning trauma
is not an unfamiliar experience
for those who have had contact,
directly or indirectly, with UFOs.
UFO buffs are knowledgeable
about existing data, much of it
carefully documented, which
gives a full account of domestic
animals (horses, cows, sheep)
found burned to death after
strange flying craft visited the
vicinity. .
Still unsolved, for example, is
the 1967 case of the saddle pony
at the Harry King Ranch, San Luis
Valley, California, which was
literally incinerated (the skeleton
had been burned pink) shortly
after dozens of witnesses saw a
UFO traveling eastward over a
mountain while extending
antennae toward a pasture. Later,
the U.S, Forest Service reported
"high radioactivity" sweeping
outward some two city blocks
from the animals corpse. Similar
incidents have been reported
elsewhere.
In Miami, Florida, State and
local police still have no answer
to the bizarre "scorches" on the
skin of businessman Filiberto
Cardenas, 45, who vanished from
his car on lanuary 9 this year and
was later found, bleeding and
seared on a road four miles from
where he had been abducted.
Three witnesses saw him plucked
upwards by a " huge purple
Cardenas reported that the hands
reaching down for him from the
UFO were " hot as a furnace."
There are countless other
stories from people burned by a
UFO encounter. Valentich' s
"scorching" experience is taken
seriously by investigators, among
them Cornell University scientists.
They are still probing the truth, or
untruth, of unexplainabl e " radar
emissions from presumably
unknown flying craft. " Their link
with human flesh mutilations
defies analysis.
In Chile, where UFO sightings
are numerous, a Santiago team of
physicists offered this 1974
observation:
" A strong heating effect from a
UFO encounter could be
explained as a radar-type
emission. In part of the evidence
studied there is a possibility tha t
a UFO ' heat effect' is also
associated with a ' UFO sound.' A
certain proportion of reports
include testimony of individuals
of 'hearing' the approach of a
' UFO before it is seen. This
' sound' has been described as a
peculiar buzzing inside the head.
We should not discount the
stories of individuals,
furthermore, who say they felt the
extreme heat as some unknown
object descended on them.
Natural emissions with
extraordinary heat from a UFO
bear some similarity to radar
signals.
"Many radar beams consist of a
series of electromagnetic pulses
transmitted intermittently. They
have a high power of
concentration in one direction -
with heat acceleration. When
there are strange interactions (a
burn or heat laceration not seen
previously) the indi vidual who
suffers them should be listened to
carefully.
"A UFO burn could be a
reality ... reality leading to a
confirmation of a true encounter.
And that high-heat encounter
, could destroy its target. "
Wa. the searing /ire that
enveloped Frederick Valentich' s
plane so volatile that it ignit ed
the Cessna' s metal structure?
Could he have vanished as a puff
of ash in the wind over the sea? 'I
The answer remains to be found .-
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magazine claims it
holds a top-secret
Australian govern-
ment tape concerning
a UFO.
In Ihe alleged
transcript , published this
week by Ideol UFO
Quarterly. missing pilot
Frederick Valentich
radi os Ihot there ore
people aboard the
huge. silver croft which
buzzed him over Bass
Strait
By telephone. IIQlked
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Pilot 'censored'
to the magozine' s New
York executives
They said Ihey held
eVidence that Australia' s
Deportment of Transport
had censored more than
five minutes of Valen-
tich' sreporl .
Sample possages . ..
" This is Hke no
other . II orbits around
me . hos windows.
II' s a lorge croft with
personnel.
" Outer projection ap-
pears 10 be aluminium
It can hong motionless
.. looks like a green
tube wilh vapor ... but
so distended. it seerps
10 have Ihe outline of an
immense. four-pointed
slor .
" Now it dilates. II ex-
pands 10 a huge size as I
watch it. "
And then, os the UFO
closed in for the los!
lime: " II' s a long, win-
dowless, metallic lube,
MELBOURNE TRUTH, SATURDAY, OCT. 20, 197t 21
The 1051 sound on Ihe
lope is Ihe screech of
melol on melal.
One week ofter
Valentich vanished. I,
loa , wos honded
evidence Ihol Ihe
Deportment of Transport
hod censored Ihe lope,
on grounds of nationol
security.
Some of Ihe pilot's
comments in Ihe
American magazine
report tolly wi,h notes I
was given lost Oclober
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colli\pses
ELEVEN people were' taken '
to hospjt.ai and a baby nar-
rowly escaped death yesterday
when a st.and full of people
watching a rodeo collapsed In
U1marra, on the NSW north
coast,
More than 60 people were on
the eight-tiered timber stand,
Last night four people - two
with broken bones - were stili
in Graftan Hospital. The oth-
ers were discharged after
treatment. for shOCk and
bruises.
Police said a yeac.-old girl est.
caped death because she was
moved from her pram'seconds
before it was crushed by the
stand.
........... Upc'ny and examination re
vealed needle punctures near their
jugular veins.
At least one trainer received death
threats over his refusal to rig races,
the report says, '
It also says a federal Liberal politi-
cian and a State Labor MP accompa-
nied two well-known criminals on a
flight from Britain to Australia on
July 25, 19'16,
The criminals had travelled to Brit-
aJn eight days earlier to buy gambUng
equipment for U1egal casinos In the
Sydney area. ,
One had 10 convictions for SP bot-
ting,
The Independent ,MP for South
CoasL, Mr John Hatton, described the
report yesterday as "frightening,"
He sald he would calion Mr Wran to
order the NSW Police Commtssloner,
Mr Wood, t<> appear before Parlia-
ment to answer questions relat.ing to
organised crime.
"Either the Pot ce Commissioner
has not kept his mJnister infonned of
the' crime intelli gence unit's findings
or Mr Wran Ued to Parliament when
he said he didn' t know the report exis-
ted," Mr !laLton said,
a representative of a In his 10k
major international stamp """"'"",Ione tht:n llll.c!f" au
dealer . He intended to ed refuelhl' g Stop
the stamps in Australia. ra , where
About. $470,000 wort l( r allowed to distll.-
stamps were in the rk. security check. was
body of the briefcase, A e of the locke", \
pered outer compartment. The dl:;appearance of the
without a lock, contained ,tamps Willi not dlacoverea
an album full of rare Aus- until the briefcase had
traUan issues. been delivered \0 its Lon-
Special seals were placed don owners.
over the two locks for the MOlit of the investigation
main body of the briefcase, work was passed on to
but the zipper was not seal. Perth.
ed. The man In charge of the
investigation, Mr Bert Wal
Customs officials In Perth ters, said it was possible Lhe
told the courier If he did stamps were removed from
not. pay $45,000 duty on the the briefcase even before
stamps they would not be they were taken aboard the
allowed into the country. plane in London bound (or
The represe'1tative told Australia.
CUsJ.Oms officials he could Or they might have disap-
not pay the duty and the peared on either leg of their
briefcase was kept at the round trip, or at stops in be.
airport. I tween. .
With tQe suitcase inside "It's all rather ba.{fling.
an airUne safe, the repre The adjusters In Perth are
sentatlve contacted his. offering a $3000 rewarq for
superiors in London, who a full recovery at the
told him to make arrange- stamps," he sald,
Seance 'reaches' UF,O kidnap pilot
A CLAIRVOYANT claims he has
, made contact with a pilot who dJsap-
peared In October after reporting the
presence of an unldenUlied lIylng ob-
ject,
Ife said the mtsslnC pilot, zo.year-old
hederiek VaJentich, reported beln,
taken by a community in space and that
the reason his aircraft has not been found
js that it "disappeared from any physical
existence."
The. clainoY&l1t. New Zealan.d author-
and lecturer Colin Amery, held a special
seance at his Dunedin home on Saturday
nirhl, exactly six months after Val en
tJ.ch', disappearance over Bass St.ralt.
The case inade world beadlines because
of a radio messare between ValenUch and
air uafflc control In which the pilot de-
By DAVID ELIAS
5cribed a bright. object flyln, close to his.
Cessna. The convenaUon ended with a
metallic thud. Since then no trace of pilot
or plane has been lound,
The missing pilot's tather, Mr Guido
ValtnUch. knew of the seance and plan
ned to be hi his son', bedroom at. the time
to assist with deep concentratJon, But a
mb-up over the time chance between
Australia and New Zealand put Mr Val en
Uch in hil son's bedroom' two holUS early.
Durine a short throuch
Mr Amery, Valeotich Is said 1.0 have told
the seance that 60 seconds of the radio
transcript was suppressed and edited out
before it was released. The alle,aUon Is in
line with hlrhly-publiclsed cl.i.... by
friends and family after its release.
Valeatich is supposed to have said he
wu safe but no loncer had a phy.lca1
body. lie is claimed to have said: II) am 'in
IICht.. ) can move to wherever J need lo
be."
Valentich reportedly said there 'Were
people who had come to do certain work
and they needed his skill. The)' were not
from earth but from a place in the ,alai),
he could not locate. Asked It there were
others with him he replied: "Yes. Many
people with technical skills have been
chosen to help, and thelie people are my
collearues. They come from the lanet
earth."
Mr Guido ValenUch said yesterday he
It III believed hil lion was alive but waw
sceptical about Mr Amery'li clallUl.
Valentlch said It was just possible Mr
Amery micht be tryin, to publicist hiS
book, New AUantis, which predicts severe
upheavals and ,reat changes to the earth
in about a year.
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Turbocharged
1979 Bonanza
A NEW turbocharged Bonanza, desig-
nated the A36TC, is included in the
BeechcraIt line for next year. Certifi-
cation is expected this month, and
deliveries will begin next year. Engine
is the 300 h.p. Continental TSI0-520-
UB, rmsmg maximum certificated
altitude to 25,000ft, and gross weight
from the A36's 3,600Ib to 3,6501b. Tbe
diameter of the standard three-bladed
propeller is an inch smaller for re-
duced tip speed and noise, and for
greater ground clearance. The need
for cowl flaps is eliminated by a series
of louvres and gills, and the beater
bas been redesigned and repositioned
to cope with the lower temperatures
at high altitudes.
Standard features on the A36TC,
as well as the A36, include a new
extended rear oompartment for up
to 701b baggage, and a new 15
approach flap setting common to all
Bonanzas, identical with that of
the Baron models and allowing a
maximum extension speed of 152kt.
Also offered on al1 1979 Bonanzas is
increased oxygen capacity, with the
choice of either a 49ftl or 76ft' system.
The A36, now in its 11th year, is cur-
rently top-selling Bonanza, althougb
the V-tailed V35 bas now been going
for 32 years and passed the 10,000
mark in 1977.
Next year will see the Skipper,
Beem's T-tailed two-seater, entering
service in the Beech Aero Club train-
ing package system, alongside the
Sundowner ISO, retractable Sierra 200
and Duchess twin. The first produc-
tion prototype Skipper flew in Sep-
tember, and it has since been joined
by another for flying towards certifi-
cation, expected in January. Skipper
production bas begun at Beech's
division, alongside Sun-
downer, Sierra and Duchess assembly
lines.
Sixty Duchesses had been delivered
up to September 30, with production
next year expected to exceed 200.
Three have gone to Canada and in
September one was flown IS,OOO miles
to New Zealand. Beech has developed
a multi-engine course to complement
Dudless introduction at its laO Aero
Clubs. The course oovers complete
training for the private and commer-
cial pilot certificates and instrument
rating.
Cessna downed by UFO?
A FULL-SCALE air and sea search
was mounted from Melbourne last
week for a Cessna 182 which di.Y
appeared after its pilot said he bad
buzzed object.

over tbe Bass
Strait wben be told Melbourne air
traffic that he saw an object with
"four brigbt lights." It initi ally passed
about l,OOOft above him, he said, at
a speed be oould not esti mate.
tich was at 4,500ft, and no other ail'-
craIt were r eported in the vicinity.
He later said be was orbiting, and
that the object, with "a green light
and sort of metallic light on the out-
side," was orbiting above him. Shortly
afterwards be reported his engine
was rough-running, and said he was
proceeding to King Island with the
unkno\\'O aircraft still bovering over
him. After what was described as a
metallic noise on his transmission.,
radio oontact was lost. An oil slick
was later reported in the area, but
was thought to be too widespread to
have oome from a light aircrafL
Private
[[bU rnlOOLf
1633
Left turbochorging. the A36TC also
has a rear comportment (or up
to 7Dlb baggage. Below left Deliveries o( the
should begin early next year
Prizegiving night at
the Royal Aero Club
THIS YEAR'S presentation of Royal
Aero Club medals by president HRH
the Prince of Wales takes place on
November 2S at the Royal Auto-
mobi1e Club. Awards to be presented
include the Britannia Trophy, Silver
and Bronze medals, the Prince of
Wales Cup, Breguet Tropby, FA!
Group Diploma, Tissandier and Mont-
golfier Diplomas and Nile Gold Medal.
The presentation will be at the RAC's
Mountbatten Suite, Pall Mall, London
SWI. Ti ckets, at 6'50, are availab1e
from the Royal Aero Club Social Sec-
retary, John Morgan, at 47 Cunon
Street, London WI.
Development plans
under consideration
for Kent airfield
KENT County Council may develop
West MaIling airfield to cater for air-
taxi and other types of business and
private flying. Leader of the County
Council. John Grugeon, stresses that
this is only one of the options being
oonsidered. Others include housing,
industrial and recreational schemes.
The Council is still a long way from
making any firm decisions, and is
keeping in close touch with the local
district councils. An aviation consul-
tancy has prepared a full report on
the airfield. The Counci l emphasises
that recreational flying, especially
training circuits, and scheduled air
semces are not included in its plans.
Chipmunk Club's second
year
THE British-based DHC-I Chipmunk
Club has just celebrated its first
birthday, and already has some 100
members in Australia, Iceland,
Nigeria, North America and Europe.
Severa] joined after reading about
the club in Flight , and secretary
Ralph Steiner writes to welcome
other r eaders who may be Chipmunk
owners, pilots or simply enthusiasts.
Contact him at Soller, Barnet Road,
Arkley, Herts_
Minister, 26 APR 1979
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Suggested reply herewith.

11/ '/ c. c. Secretary
Dep Sec (AO)
( G.V. Hughes)
Assistant Secretary
Dear Dr Casso
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FAS(AO) -
Director Vic!Tas
Parliament -House
CANBERRA, Ac:r 2600
Private Secretary
MLS
I refer to your personal. representations on behal.f of
Mr Guido Val.entich of 18 Arven Avenue. Avondal.e Heights. whose son
disappeared whilst piloting an aircraft across Bass Strait on
21 October 1978.
My Department was, of course, responeible for the search
action which took place when it became knOllll that , the aircraft was
missing. Additionally, the Air Satety Investigation Branch of my
Deparbnent commenced an investigation at that time into the circwn-
stances which led to the disappearance of the aircraft. This invest-
igation has not yet been completed but, in the absence of any trace
of the aircratt or the pilot, it seems unlikely that it will be
possible to determine the reason tor the disappearance. Responeibility
tor investigation ot reports conoerning -Unidentified Flying Objeots-
is that of the Royal Au.tralian Air Foroe and ray Department has
liaised with the RAAF conoerning those aspects of the occurrence.
Mr Val.entich had contact with the Rescue Co-ordination
Centre (RCC) at Melbourne Airport on each day of the search for the
missing aircraft and was given details ot the search action completed
and intended. A tew days atter the search was abandoned, he visited
the Ree and was given an extensive brieting of the complete search
operation. At about thi. tiIIe he also visited the Regional Offioe of
my Department to assist the investigation and the responsible air
satety investigation offioer advia8d him of the progress of the
investigation at that time. Subsequently, he made two further viBits
and several. telephone calls to the Regional Oftice for discussions
wi th air saf'ety investigation offioers and on each occasion was
advised Cif the progress of the investigation. It is understood that
he has uso had contact with the RAJ.F concerning the U.F.O. aspects
of the occurrence.
It is bel.1eved that Mr Valentich has been informed of al.l
relevant information known to lilY Department in respect of this
unfortunate occurrence and, of course, if any traoe of his son or the
missing aircratt is discovered -in the he will be informed
accordingly. In the meantime, if there is any spacific aspect of the
occurrence in respect of which Mr Val.entich requires further information,
any request made by him to ay Department will again be treated very
sympathetically. -
The Hon. M.H. Cass, M.P.
Parliament House,
CANBmRA, Ac:r 2600
Yours sincerely,
( P.J. Nixon)
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Dear Mr Keane,
In your letter of 12 January you asked several
questions about the Cape otway Light and the Cape Wickham
Light. The attached sheet tabulates the answers to those
questions.
Your 10 January letter asks about public access
to the file on the missing aircraft, VH-DSJ. The Air Safety
Investigation Branch of the Department of Transport is charged
with the investigation of occurrences which affect, or could
affect, air safety. The purpose of these investigations is to
help us all to prevent or avoid air accidents in the future.
The material gathered in the course of our investigations is
freely given to us on the understanding that we will treat it
as confidential and use it solely for the purposes of accident
prevention.
With regard to your other question, please be
advised that the investigation into this occurrence is contin-
uing and the Department has not released a report of the
investigation.
Yours
Mr Peter G. Keane,
55 Greville Avenue,
FLINDERS PARK, S. A. 5025.
Att
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(1.S. Smith)
for Director
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Nominal - red
Geographical - red/
white
CHARACTERISTICS
Total Cycle
POSITION
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Lat.
Long.
ELEVATION
HEIGHT OF TOWER
250,000
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off
on
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on
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22
24
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2.6
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Dear Mr Valentich,
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5.l14R 1979
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In your letter of 8 January 1979 you asked me
if I could provide you with a copy of the radio trans-
missions made by your son during the flight which terminated
in his disappearance on 21 October 1978.
It is the normal policy of this Department to
treat all recorded radio communications as confidential.
However, in this case, I am very happy to give you a taped
copy of your son's voice to have as a keepsake .
I would ask you, however, in view of the Depart-
ment ' s firm policy of confidentiality, to confine the hearing
of the tape to your family for the specific purpose stated in
your letter.
Please accept my sincere wishes that the disappear-
ance of your son will be resolved without further distress to
you and your family.
Yours faithfully,
Mr G. Valentich,
(G.UgheS)
A/g Director
18 Arvern Avenue, .
AVONDALE HEIGHTS, VIC. 3034.
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116/783/1047
Jlear l:r Keane,
Your letten of the 10th and 12 of January have been received and t loe
matters you raised are receiv our ttention.
r apoloGiee for t t e delay in acknowledginG your correspondelce and thank
you for your courtesy in enclosi st ped addressed envelopes . please
bo alivioecJ. th:l.t these are not necessary when corresponding with an uatraJ.ian
Government cJ.epart ant.
va,
S . 5025
Yours faithfully,
(r ., .,mith)
for IJ1rector
MINUTE
AD(S)
Please see folio 75.
2 This Branch is not really competent to answer
Nr Keal'le ' s questions and we "ould appreciate you
providing the required info=ation ,,here possible .
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Jan. 12th, 1979

Peter G. Keane 15
55 Greville Ave
] l inders Park 502S;---
Adelaide S. lI. .
Dear Sir,
This is by way of an enquiry into the mainlight at Cape Otway light-
house.
The purpose of this letter is to obtain any information on the follow-
ing that you care to release for an investigation into the alleged
"UFO" related incident involving the disap earance of the Cessna 182
on Oct . 2Ist:
A) 17hat is the exact power output of the Cape Otway light?
B) Exactly how far can this light be seen?
C) ':/hat are, the colours of the light and the exact duration of its
revolutions?
D) what is the positi on of the lichthouse/height/width/no.of uindows/
colouring/ etc ?
E) l'Ihen does the light begin operation each day?
F) Do you have the same information on the above. 5 queries on the
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Cape Wickham lighthouse, ing Island,and if so could you please
supply it?
G) Any information that you may deem rel evant to my study.
Any that you is greatly appreciated and uill
benefit my study.
The lighthouse kee ers at Cape Otway and Cape ;1iclcham. have botil
rovided hel pful information but I seek more detailed data on the
above queries .
In hoping that you will assist, I am Sincerely,
Peter G. Keane.
16 JAN 979
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Dear 1!r Smi tn,
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55 Greville Ave
Plinders Par:, 5025
delaidc :l . ', .
rour assistance in earlier enquiries has been very helpful
but I must make one final query; is the file on .ne Valen-
.icn disappearance available to the public or has any inv-
estigation by the Dept . of Transport or analOGOUS oreanis-
a.ions been released, that I may
be glad to pay any postage fees/reproduction fees
and wha.ever else remittance ie necessary upon notification
as to these needs .
In hopinG that you will assist , I am
______ __
Peter lr . Keane .
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Dear /'Iadam,
Your letter dated 5 December 1978 re
accident to VH-DSJ ha. been received and you can
expect a reply shortly.
Yours faithfully,
Me J. Brook.,
}1 Avenue Street,
MILLSWOOD. S.A. 50}4
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Dear Mr. It an
ISSIVP
8/12/78
Th. purpoae of our analyala of the oil .lick a&apl. takan fro
Baaa Strait during the lIearch for .18ainc Ce88Da 182 aircraft. VR- J .
wae to determine.
1 if the aampl. waa ot an avia.ion type fuel or lubrioant and
2 if it waG. th.n wae it froll the lIi.aing aircraft .
eau1t. of the analya1. by the Reaearch Laboratoriea
indica.d -hat the eaapl. wae cone1etant with bunkering fu!tl oil and
not,&8011n or lubricating 011. Tbla reault n.gated any requlrem.nt tor further
analyei. &/I a ".coop" _thod wu .d to recover of the eample, it contained
a very limited amount of the hydrocarbon baae mat.rial and there 18 no
r.sidu. for otb.r analy.la
.... b." the a_pl. tak n fr the 011
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Mr . Pot.r G. Xeans .
55 Gr.vill. Avenu
Fl1nd.re Park.
AD IDA. S. A. 5025
Youra aincerely.
(I . S. Sal th)
for Direotor
allck it was loca ed at
o date no of thia
" Dear JIr Smith,
,5 NOV
Pe'Cer G. Keane /
55 \ireville Ave 00
Flinders 5025 (
Adelaide i).A.
28/11/713
I have received your letter dated the 27th(refer. VII6/783/I047)
regarding an earlier enquiry into the oil sample obtained from
the Hass Strait.
The information you supplied, while appreciated, is not sufficient
for my purpose which is to obtain detailed information on various

aspects of the missing pilot incident including the findings on
all wreakage and material thought to have come from the missing
plane.
1 wish to obtain a chemical analysis of the sample taken;is this
available?
Similarly, is information on the exact whereabouts of the oil-
slick found, available'!
In hoping that you will assist my enquiries,l thank you.
Youre sincerely,

Pe'Cer G.Keane.
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TELEGRAMS, MARELABS MELBOURNE
Telephone 31 7222. Ext. Our Reference:
Director,
Transport House,
108 Lonsdale Street,
MELBOURNE, VIC. 3000
(Attention: Mr. I.S. Smith)
Your Reference : V1l6/783/1047
Water Samples ex Bass Strait
The samples were solvent extracted to remove any hydrocarbon-based
material . The extracts were then examined by both Gas Chromatography and
a combination of this with Mass Spectrometry.
Both samples yielded very small quantities of hydrocarbon oil,
however the analyses indicated that these were more consistent with
bunkering fuel oil than with either gasoline or lubricating oil. The
peaks observed fell into a range somewhat between these two materials
and hence could not be attributed to either.
The difficulty of sampling an oil slick of this nature which
heralds its presence with little more than a coloured pattern on the surface
is well known. It is an area of activity where undoubtedly some development
work would be of value . The only advice that I can offer is a personal
belief that a large thin flat sponge floated on the surface of the slick
would be better than any scoop arrangement . The sponge or sponges could
then be placed immediately into plastic bags for carriage and storage.
In this context the sponge could well be a sheet of synthetic material
such as is sold by the Clark Rubber Company.
UMMINS)""---
for Chief Superintendent
ISS : GS 27/1 1/78
Dear Mr. Xeane.
The Materials Researoh Laboratorie. anal1sed
a water/oil .ample obtai ned trom Bas. Strait at the
reque.t ot The Department ot Transport and the'y have
reterred ,Your letter to this ottice.
It was determined that the oil contained
in the water .ample was ruel oil and not ot the
t'ype u.ed in the missing aircratt .
Peter G. Xeane,
55 Greville ATenue,
J'linders Park,
Adelaide. S.A. 5025
Yours taithtul11.
tor Director
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Telephone 31 7222. Ext .
Mr I. Smith
CORDI TE AVENUE, MARIBYRNONG, VICTORIA
P.o. BOX ~ O . ASCOT VALE. VIC .. 3032
TELEGRAMS, MARELABS MELBOURNE
Our Reference:
7/3/1
Superintendent , Air Safety Investigation
Department of Transport
108 Lonsdale Street
MELBOURNE. VIC. 3000.
Dear Mr Smith,
Date: 1 0\ NOV 1978
I have received correspondence from a Mr Keane of
Flinders Park, Adelaide concerning enquiries into the disappearance
of the Cessna 182 on October 21. Since these Laboratori es
are not in a position to release the results of an investigation
undertaken for your Department, I enclose Mr Keane's letter for
your attention.
Yours sincerely ,
(P . DUNN)
Acting Chief Superintendent

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COMMAND INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
HElDQUARTERS SUPPORT COMMAND
RAAF
VIC'rORIA lIARRACXS
MELllOURBE. VIC .
(Attentionl Sqn Ldr T. Filing)
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DESPA'rCH.c::.JJ
om OEiWA
lfoNOY 1978
PR()I;EOUP,
ON
MISSING AmCRAFT I CE:3SIIA 182 \'B- DSJ ON 21 .10.78
A recent letter to you of refers).
concerning missing aircraft \'B-DSJ and other mattera. waa deapatched
without the menti oned attachments.
The.e attachment. are i ncluded with this letter for your
attention.
ATT .
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I.S. SMITH
for DIRECTOR

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
ctOith the eomplimel1t{l 01
COMMAND INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT COMMAND
RAAF
VICTORIA BARRACKS
MELBOURNE VIC. 3004
(T.-:T.
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REPORT OF m;USUfcL f.salicL SIGHTI!,GS
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had seen wreckage of a plane in c.)uld not ':ice wreckage a second
B Sf 'f h M I lime.
ass near ,w ere - The department said any wreck-
bourne pilot Frederick Valentrch at the 48 miles north ot
vanished. King Island, would be in 30
The tran::>port department said f<.1lhoms 160 metres).
1l1p pilot, flying a Cessna 337 from Seas were rough and a gale
Melbourne to King Island, circled ,,,aI'nlng was out.
I. 7'?
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the area had b('cn alerted,
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s ingle-enjline Ces.<;na 182,
vanished 011 a from
Melbourne to King Il'Jalld
on October 21.
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dio \\('ot &iJtonl, Vah oUch
told all' controU"nr. that n
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above bJDl, and It WM
"not an airrraft."
MINUTE
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RANS AA30260
TRANS AA30276
24/10178
R ... S ilRl
FRO" HUGHES ASCSI)
TO "INISTER

C.C. SECRETARY,
DEP. SEC. CA.O.)
FASCAO)
FASCFW)
DIRECTOR VIC/TAS
DPR
ADPR
ASCPC)
DAILY NOTE
"ISSING CESSNA 182 VH-DSJ - BASS STRAIT
FOLLOWING INTENDED TO ASSIST IN ANSWERING ANY POSSSIBLE
QUESTIONS AND IS SUPPLE"ENTARY TO "Y INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF
23 OCTOBER.
DETAILS OF RELEVANT SECTION OF PRELI"INARY TRANSCRIPT FRO"
"ELBOURNE FLIGHT SERVICE RECORDING ARE AS FOLLOWS 1
TO TEXT
---------------------------------------------------------------------
0906114 DSJ FS "ELBOURNE THIS IS DELTA SIERRA JULIET IS
THERE ANY KNOWN TRAFFIC BELOW FIVE THOUSAND
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET NO KNOWN TRAFFIC
DSJ FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET I A", SEE"S CTO) BE A
LARGE AIRCRAFT, BELOW FIVE THOUSAND
0906144 FS DSJ o 0 DELTA SIERRA JULIET WHAT TYPE OF AIRCRAFT
IS IT?
DSJ FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET I CANNOT AFFIR" IT IS FOUR
BRIGHT, IT SEE"S TO "E LIKE LANDING LIGHTS
0907 FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET
0907131 DSJ
FS "ELBOURNE THIS CIS) DELTA SIERRA JULIET THE
AIRCRAFT HAS JUST PASSED OVER "E AT LEAST A
THOUSAND FEET ABOVE
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET ROGER AND IT IS A LARGE
AIRCRAFT CONFIR"ED?
DSJ FS ER UNKNOWN, DUE TO THE SPEED ITS TRAVELLING
IS THERE ANY AIRFORCE AIRCRAFT IN THE
VICINITY?
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET NO KNOWN AIRCRAFT IN THE
VICINITY
0908118 DSJ
FS "ELBOURNE ITS APPROACHING NOW FRO" DUE EAST
TOWARDS "E
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET
0908141
COPEN "ICROPHONE FOR TWO SECONDS)
0908118
0908141
, .-,,'"
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET ROGER AND IT IS A LARGE
AIRCRAFT CONFIRMED?
DSJ FS ER UNKNOWN. DUE TO THE SPEED ITS TRAVELLIN6
IS THERE ANY AIRFORCE AIRCRAFT IN THE
VICINITY?
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET NO KNOWN AIRCRAFT IN THE
VICINITY
DSJ
FS MELBOURNE ITS APPROACHING NOW FROM DUE EAST
TOWARDS ME
(OPEN MICROPHONE FOR TWO SECONDS)
0908'48 DSJ
FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HE'S
FLYING OVER ME TWO THREE TIMES AT A TIME AT
SPEEDS I COULD NOT IDENTIFY
0909 FS
DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET ROGER WHAT IS YOUR ACTUAL
LEVEL
DSJ FS MY LEVEL IS FOUR AND A HALF THOUSAND FOUR
FIVE ZERO ZERO
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET AND YOU CONFIRM YOU CANNOT
IDENTIFY THE AIRCRAFT
DSJ FS AFFIRMATIVE
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET ROGER STANDBY
0909.27 DSJ
FS MELBOURNE DELTA SIERRA JULIET ITS NOT AN
AIRCRAFT IT IS (OPEN MICROPHONE FOR TWO
SECONDS)
0909'42 FS
DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE CAN YOU DESCRIBE
THE ER AIRCRAFT?
DSJ FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET AS ITS FLYING PAST ITS A
LONG SHAPE (OPEN MICROPHONE FOR THREE SECONDS)
(CANNOT) IDENTIFY MORE THAN (THAT IT HAS
SUCH SPEED) (OPEN MICROPHONE FOR THREE
SECONDS) BEFORE ME RIGHT NOW MELBOURNE.
0910 F9
DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET ROGER AND HOW LARGE
WOULD THE ER OBJECT BE
0910'19 D9J
FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE IT SEEMS LIKE
ITS STATIONARY WHAT 1M DOING RIGHT NOW IS
ORBITING AND THE THING IS JUST ORBITING ON
FS
DSJ
TOP OF ME ALSO. ITS GOT A GREEN LIGHT AND SORT
OF METALLIC (LIKE) ITS ALL SHINY (ON) THE
OUTSIDE.
DELTA SIERRA JULIET
0910'46 DSJ
FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET (OPEN MICROPHONE FOR FIVE
SECONDS) ITS JUST VANISHED
0911
DSJ
FS MELBOURNE WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT KIND
OF AIRCRAFT IVE GOT IS IT (A TYPE) MILITARY
AIRCRAFT?
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET CONFIRM THE ER AIRCRAFT
JUST VANISHED
DSJ FS BAY AGAIN
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET IS THE AIRCRAFT STILL
WITH YOU
DSJ FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET (ITS AH NOR) (OPEN

MICROPHONE FOR TWO SECONDS) NOW APPROACHING
FROM THE SOUTHWEST
FS D9J DELTA SIERRA JULIET
0911'50 DSJ
FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET THE ENGINE IS IS ROUGH
IDLING IVE GOT IT SET AT TWENTY THREE TWENTY
FOUR AND THE THING IS (COUGHING)
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET ROGER WHAT ARE YOUR
INTENTIONS
DSJ FS MY INTENTIONS ARE AH TO GO TO KING ISLAND AH
MELBOURNE THAT STRANGE AIRCRAFT IS HOVERING
J-__________________________
DSJ FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET (ITS AH NOR) (OPEN

"ICROPHONE FOR TWO SECONDS) NOW APPROACHIN6
FRO" THE SOUTHWEST
0911150 DSJ
FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET THE ENGINE IS IS ROUGH
IDLING IVE GOT IT SET AT TWENTY THREE TWENTY
FOUR AND THE THING IS (COUGHING)
FS DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET ROGER WHAT ARE YOUR
INTENTIONS
DSJ FS"Y INTENTIONS ARE AH TO GO TO KING ISLAND AH
"ELSOURNE THAT STRANGE AIRCRAFT IS HOVERIN6
ON TOP OF "E A6AIN (IT (OPEN "ICROPHONE FOR
TWO SECONDS) IS HOVERIN6 AND ITS NOT AN
AIRCRAFT
0912128 DSJ
FS DELTA SIERRA JULIET "ELBOURNE (OPEN

"ICROPHONE FOR SEVENTEEN SECONDS)
THERE HAS BEEN A REPORT OF SIGHTING OF AN OIL SLICK IN THE
GENERAL AREA
- ARRAN6E"ENTS ARE IN HAND WHICH SHOULD ALLOW POSITIVE
IDENTIFICATION OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS OIL COULD HAVE CO"E
FRO" AN AIRCRAFT.
NU"EROUS AVENUES OF INVESTI6ATION ARE BEIN6 FOLLOWED,
INCLUDIN6
- DETAILED STUDY OF THE FLIGHT SERVICE CO""UNICATIONS TAPES
HU"AN FACTORS ASPECTS INCLUDIN6
1 NEWSPAPER REPORTS AND "EDIA INTERVIEWS INDICATE POSSIBILITY
OF PILOT PRE-DISPOSITION TOWARDS UNIDENTIFIED FLYIN6 .
OBJECTS
: IT IS REPORTED THAT HE BELIEVED IN SUCH PHENO"ENA
THE "ETEOROL06ICAL ASTRONO"ICAL AND AT"OSPHERIC ASPECTS
I RECOGNISING ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXI"ATELY LAST LIGHT
THE SERVICEABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT
I AIRCRAFT HAD UNDERGONE 100 HOURLY INSPECTION LAST FRIDAY
(20 OCTOBER)
1 THIS WAS FIRST FLIGHT APART FRO" A 25 "INUTE TEST FLI6HT
FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE PLANNIN6 OF THE FLI6HT
HISTORY OF THE PILOT
1 INCLUDING REFERENCE TO INSTRUCTORS
1 WITH OBJECT OF DETER"ININ6 TYPE OF PERSON CONCERNED
1 KNOWN TO HOLD UNRESTRICTED PRIVATE PILOT LICENCE WITH
CLASB 4 INSTRU"ENT RATING (NI6HT V"C) TOTAL EXPERIENCE
APPROXI"ATELY 150-200 HOURS
SHIP REPORTS DETER"INE LIKLIHOOD OF SIGNIFICANT VESSELS
BEING IN THE AREA IN QUESTION.
IT IS RELEVANT THAT INVESTIGATION OF REPORTS OF UNIDENTIFIED
FLYING OBJECTS RESTS WITH YOUR COLLEAGUE THE "INISTER FOR
DEFENCE
- YOU "AY CARE TO GIVE HI" A COPY OF THIS "ESSAGE
- APPROPRIATE OFFICERS AT THE WORKING LEVEL OF THE RAAF HAVE
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rnssnlG AIRCRAFT VD-DSJ OVER .. :; .,TRAIT 0 21 . 10. 10
This airoraft 1s reported uiBB1ng on a n1eht f .00rabb1n to
leland at 1912 hours EST on 21 . 10. 18. The aircraft departed
1.00rabb1n at 1819 hours EST re .on d Cape Otway at 1900 houra J;:lT.
2 At appro:xi=tely 2000 oun a CeBsna 402 aircraft departed
IBland to oonduct a looal BS ch of the and reported
v1s1bili ty in the area as sxcell nt, (h could Dee Cape Ot liGht while
st1ll at Xing Island) and no cloud in the are . Other report. tr
pelflona on the mainland near C pe otway reported no low oloud, a hiGher
layer Ilnd ood via1bility althou:,h hazy to aea.
3 cqUSBt a 1'ull o.ppreo1ati of the weather condi t1 ex! tine
at the t1l::e of thie nIBht ov r t e proposed rout . Alth t e rcratt
reported at 4500 feet and pass Co. >e OtV2., v1n to 10, 000 feet 1011 thin
a 600 nautical mile radius of elbourne vould be appreciated.

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AIR SAFETY .INCIDENT REPORT
Normally this report should be mailed to the Director of the Region in which the incident occurred. If more convenient it may be
lodged with the OIC of any Air Traffic Control or Flight Service Unit.
LOCATION OR ROUTE SEClION .. .. . ... ..... Date ....... ..... LocaI Time ... J.91.2. .......... .
AIRCRAFT: Type and Marking ...... ... ....... ................... PILOT: Name and Initials .... V .. .. ........ .
OWNERIOPERATOR ..... ... ... ................................... FLIGHT CA TEGOR Y: (underline)
IFR
TYPE OF OPERATION (underline applicable type):
Regular Public Transport Charter Agriculture Aerial Work
Prixate Aircraft Test Flight Training Dual Training Solo
FLIGHT: Last departure point.. ............ ....................... point of intended landing .... .. ...... FII. No .. ............ .. .
When Ihis report is submitted by a Departmental officer, enler Fault Report No. (if applicable) ................................................................ ..
DESCRIBE INCIDENT AND RELEVANT CmCUMSTANCES, with comment aDd suggestions:
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NOTE-If you deSire an acknowledgement of thls report, please place your name and address hereunder. If these details are not ginn,
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Dear Sir/ Madam,
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Thank you for your Air Safety Incident Report concerning ............... .
Address ............. .. .. .. .... .. ........................ .. .. .. ...... .. ................. ..
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SIGNED ................ P. .................................... DESIGNATION ........ .............................. DATE: 26, 1q 1978
Please note instructions at foot of this page.
FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY
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Any papen or documents which may assist in the investigation of your report should be submitted as attachments to this form. If you think your
report can be supplemented by information from an Air Traffic Control or Flight Service Unit where possible please notify the circumstances of the
incident, and the fact that a written report is being submitted. to the senior officer on duty at the unit concerned. On receipt of your notification,
action will be taken to coUect and retain the data relevant to your incident report.
Where it is necessary to urgently report any matter affecting the safety of aircraft you are requested to notify the circumstances of the incident
by the Quickest available means ; i.e., radio, telephone, telegram, etc. This initial notification should be confirmed in wrilin, on this (orm.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Folio No .................................................. .
Station ........................... )1L ...................... .
No ........... ........... ......... 388 ................ ....... .
Reg. Off. No ............................................ .
Central Off. No ........................................ .
AIR SAFETY .INCIDENT REPORT
lodged with the OlC of any Air Traffic Control or Right Service Unit.
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LOCATION OR ROUTE SECTION .. ... .......... Dale ........ ?1b9b9.1{l ..... LocaI Time ... .. ............... .
AIRCRAFT: Type and Marking ..... ... ........ ................... PILOT: Name and Inilials ..... ..... r. ..............
OWNER/OPERATOR ..... .. Ai:r;: .. .................................... FLIGHT CATEGORY: (underline) VfB
IFR
FLIGHT: Last departure point... ... ........ l!loo:rab:bin ............ ... ........ Fir t point of intended landing ..... .. ....... FII. No ................ .
When this report is submitted by a Departmental officer, enter Fault Report No. (if applicable) ..... ..................................................... ..... .
DESCRIBE INCIDENT AND RELEVANT CIRCUMSTANCES. with comment and suggestions:
................................... ENGINE MALFUNCTION - AIRCRAFT MISSING, ............................................................................................... .
. t. ....... .4:!! .. 21o.e.19 .. . ... '!rn:::P.,]. ;,.!!part.!lI1..J!oo:rli\b:l!in .. !or ... .. .. p.n .li\ .. m/JN .. n .igb:Ii .. ......... .
King .. IJillaXIl1. . .. .. n .P.Qrt(ll1. .. .. Qtl!{a,y .a 10. . .0900 ... with .. .an..mA .. .King .. I.sla.nd ... of ... 09.;a8 ........... H
.2 ..... At0.9.0.61t .. D.S.J ... .. information ... of .. .B.1J' .. traffic .. in. ar:ea .. ... co.llld .. .Bu .. ligb.:t.IiI ..
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. ... .. PJ.'9.9.l!!II! .. ... ... .. of. .. ... .. I.!!lMlI1. ....... Th!! .. ... fba.!!'3. .
. ... ... abII. .. ... h.rg<\nc.y. .. ... aotiYat.(ld ... at ... King .. ........... King .. Ial.axl(l.
niBbt ... ... waa .. :r.!l.palled .. to. .. duty, .. ................................................................................................................................... .
.3.. ....... At ... Q9.12i .. r.adio ... c.ontact .. :waa .. lost .. with .. .DSJ ............. Sinca .. the ... airc.raft .. had ... pre.viou.e13 ........... .
.rapor:t.ed. .. cruiBing . .at ... 4500 ... ft. ... approrimate13 ... th.e .. low.eet. .. lavel .. far ... c.ontiJ:U10us .. communication
.w1th .. Mdb.ol.l;r.n\l ... FliBbt ... ... in .. tM. .. ar.ea .... thill ... might .. ... be.en .indipatiy.e ... of ... loJiling ........ .
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. 4 ........ 1h(l ... .. l'hae.e ... wali\ ... cJ..\lolar.ed .. a.t ... 09.3.3 ... wi.th .. the ... noXl .. .arr.illaJ. ... O! ... ... a.t .. .KiXlg .. Island ..
.s. ........ An .. Air/S.ea/Or.ound. .. se.ar.oh .. w.a.a .. JD.Quntad. .. i.mmadiate13 ... with ... the ... firat ... airc.rsft ... de,parting .
. .. lfjla.nd ... fo:r. ... a. .. lalld .. .. at ... lOQl ........ The ... li\ear.ch ... pantiXlued .. :antil..09.00 ... on.:the .. 25th ....... .
. ... with .. .I).Q ... lf.r.eckaee. ... eighte.d. ................................................................................................................................................
. 6. . .... Hea.ther ... c.onditians ... in .. the ... are.a. .. w.ere .. re.por.ted .. as .. exdellent. .. w.ith .. lit.tle ... ar ... na ... cl.oud .
. .. ... iH1A .. " ... ... !il.e.", ................ ,"*.' .... 1) i&lJ .. .......................................................... .............................
NOTE-If you deSire an acknowledgement of this report, please place your name and address hereunder. If these details are not given,
no acknowledgement of receipt will necessarily be made.
Dear Sir/ Madam.
. ................... , .................. Region
Name ............................................. ..................... .... .............. . .
Thank you for your Air Sarety Incident Report concerning ............... .
Address .................................... ... .............. .. ......... ................ . .
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For future reference it has been allocated No ............................................... ..
Yours faithfully
Date
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OOTID P
For Director
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of. .. Capa .. .w.akham. ... .a.t .. .3000 ... ft., ... & .. :risibility. .. of .. ,abou.t ... 60 .. llDl.. .................... ... ....... ..... .. .... .
............ Sunss:t .. a:t ... Capa ... otw.a,y ... was .. at ... 0850 . ....... .
............ Dast ... llght ... at ... C.a.pe. .. .otway.. was .. at. 0921.
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nwZ's .. waa ... no ... lIOollo .. but ... wnue. .. slwUld .. ha:ve. .. be.en. .. visibl .e .. on .. a .. bsa.J;ing . .of '" '" ___ h:_!. __
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.............. .............. in .. direc.t1ng .. a .. Bur.fac.e. vesael .. to .the pasi t.i.on .. of . paasible oil
.............. .............. slillk .. and .. de.bd . ... for .. .re:trieval. ......................... . ........................ .
............. (b) ........ When .. llght .. .air=f.t .. .. .without ... .sJls tems , .found
............................. possible .. deluis .. when .. out .. of .land they. .. had ... t().. ().limb to
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COMMENTS BY REGIONAL OFFICERS: r
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SIGNED ........................................................................ . DESIGNATION ................................................... .. DATE:
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Any papers or documents which may assist in the investigat ion of your report should be submitted as attachments to this form. If you think your
report can be supplemented by information from an Air Traffic Control or Hight Service Unit where possible please notify the circumstances of the
incident. and the fact that a written report is being submitted. to the senior officer on duty at the unit concerned. On roccipt of your notification,
action will be taken to collect and retain the dala relevant to your incident report.
Where it is oec:essa.ry to ursently report any matter affecting the safety of aircraft you arc requested to notify the circumstances of the incident
by the quickest available means : i.e . radio, telephone, telearam, etc. This initial notification should be conflrmed in writina on this fonn.
ID671m C. J . THOMPSON. Actina Commonwealth Government Printer
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Folio No.
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Rea. Off. No. SI/782/)410.
Central Off. No.
Normally this report should be mailed to the Director of the ROlioa in wbicb the incident occurred. If more convmient it may be
J""-"'1 with the Ole of any Air Traffic Control or Fliabt Service UniL
LOCATION OR ROlTJ1! SECTION SYDNEY ... .... .J9 . .. Local Time
AIRCRAFT: Type and Mart.lna C21 0 .. S..RJ.; HEL. ... :nn.t .............. JIILOT: Name and lnitiala ... V .. .
OWNER/OPERATOR ... ... . .................................. .PU0H:r CATEOORY: (WlduIiDo).l(f]L
M.R.R.E. PrY LTD TOORAK; SOUTHERN AIR SERVICES. IFR
TYPE OF OPERATION (underIlne applicable type):
Reaular Public Tranaport Cbartcr A8ricu1ture Aerial Work
Private Airc:raI't Teat Fliabt TraIniDc Dual Tralnin, Solo
FLiC31IT: Last departwe point ........ PELICAN.. ... . ... . .... Flnt poiDt of Iutlllded \andiDa. ,.BAlO[ST().1Ui FlL No.
WIlen this report il submitted by a Dep&rtmental oIIIcer. enter Fault Report No. (It applicable) ............... .
DESOUBE INCIDENT AND RELEVANT CIRCUMSTANCES, willi ,... = 'h :
UNAUTHORISED ENTRY INTO SYDNEY CONTROL ZONE AND BREAKDOWN OF
STANDARD SEPARATION
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For future reference it baa been allocated No.
Youn faithfully
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For Director

SIGNED
A.J.LAWRENCE
DESIGNAnON
STAC
Please note instructions at foot or this page.
UNAUTHOHISED ENTRY INTO SYDI\'EY CONTROL ZONE. The pilot
pxperi('nce of south bOWld in the Sydney L.A.L.
to ,,:aViga!e h S accurately.
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SIGNED "- 1. W STACY DESIGNATION
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DATE: 71 78.
had no previous
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DATE: 1 J I 9 1
Referred to Flying Operations Section. Transcript of a nd
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incident, and the rael that a "-rIllen n.'I'vrt h hclng <,unmilled, to Ihe ,('nlor officer on dUl y at the lInli concerned On rectlpl of your notification,
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Where il is to ulgent1> report itn\ mailer atTct:tlng Ihe .. afclY of 3Ln:.r"fl you are to notIfy the circumstances of the Incident
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TR4.lqSCRIPl' OF RECORDED COOIUNICATION5 CONCERNINC
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E ~ 2144 HCXJRS AND 2208 HOURS GREmWICH )rEAN
TIYE ON 09 JULy 1978 ( G ~ ~ I C H DATE)
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Sydney Approach Control - Radar, North
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SI/782/ 3410
TRlNSCRIPT Of COMMUNICATIONS
of . .... pages.
Date ,
10th July, 1978 (L)
FIS.4 Good IIIOrnir18 Sydney, this is SIERRA ROMEO JULIET. Departed Aero
Pelioan for Bankstown -
SID SIERRA RO)lEQ JULIET, Sydney. Stand by.
SID SIERRA ROMEO JULIET, Sydney. Go ahead departure time nov.
FIS.4 SIER.1U RO!l'EO JULIET. Departed four-five, J'ankstolm zero-sero.
SID SIERRA ROMEO Jl'LIET. Could you oheck that out? You have a tiM
interval of tvo-five minutes, that would make it one-zero.
FIS.4 SIERRA JT'LIET, on_zero.
SID SIERRA ROMEO Jl'LIET. Area Ql;;J on&-zero-zero-fiva, station time
fou%'-five.
FIS.4 SIERRA ROYEO Jl'LIET.
SID SIERRA ROl:EO Jt'LIET I Sydney. Confirm you're traoking Pelican
direct Bankstown, or down the ooast ?
FIS.4 SIERRA JULIET. Tracking to the light aircraft lane to
Pankstolm.
SID Roger. Are you trackir18 ooastal initially or directly across to
Hornsby ?
FIS.4 Directly to Rornsby.
SRJ SIERRA ROMEO J''LIET.
SF,] SIERRA Ro,rEO Jl'LIET, Sydney. Request your actudl aHi t-
ude.
FIS.4 SIER.'lA ROMEO J''LIE'f, two t hou"and.
Confirm two ?
FIS.4 Affirmative.
SRJ SIERRA RCMEO Jt'LIET.
FIS.4
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Sydney, SIERR A ROI,: EO J !TLIET, Prooklyn Eric4:'e, two thoueand.
SIKlHA RO):EO
Go ahead.
We've got an a ircraft one-two miles north, ah, to the
Canterbury area. Its pOEsibly one of the ones that be up
near at the moment -
This is SIERRA RCLO bpproachin6 Parramatta , ohaneir18
frequency to Bankstown.
Stand by.
Ah I C!' AP.LIE IICVE:Pr;F. SIEl,;:A. CO!lfirm you're chanrill to BankstoWl
row and ay arain your present pocit10n.
SIERR.\ J IJ LIE:1' . Parramatta, changinc to Bankstown.
HO.EO
/ /Sydney Approach advises FIS.4 that there are two radar returns
in t he !10 rnsby-h'est I'yIrrl e area - one is ins i de the zone and the
other is outcide. FI:>.4 check::; poci tion of 'r.!_C"S and the inst%'-
uctor (?) reports pod tion a r IT.ilee nouthedst of South Dural
Tanks - oui te Lure of oosi tion AO')roach adviEed that SRJ with
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Date : 10th ,Tuly , 1978 (L)
Tna.; ( Gl4T) FROK TO
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2205.23 SllJ ADC Eanktown, this SIERlU. JT"Ll E"'.
At Parramatta, two thou-
sand , with Eravo.
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2206.50 nX SRJ SIERRA ROr:EXl JT'1.IEI' , report altitude.
SRJ AX SIER.'U RCn:O JULIET, one-five-zero-zero.
AX SllJ SIERR" :Wt:;:;o JT '1.1 E"'
2207.40 dDC SRJ SIERM RCl'EO rLIE'!'. Sydney radar advisee that you have penetrat.
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ad the Sydney Control Zone.
They you turn ripht heading
to vacate the zone.
SllJ ADC SIERRA JPLlEI'.
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REPORT
SI/782/3410.
UNAtJrHORISEr ENTRY INTO CONTROLLED AIRSPACE OR RESTRICTED AREA
(Reference Air 3afety Investigation Circular 1/69)
Date of occurrence: 10. 7.78.
Flight from: Pelican to: Bankstown
Airspace penetrated: Sydney Control Zone
Position of penetration:
A/Pennant Hills.
Al titude:
2000 Tiae, 0803 EST
Aircraft type and regietration: C. 210 VH-SRJ
Clus of operation: Private
Flight category: XIlD/VFR
Pilot in command: Fred VALENTICH.
Type of pilot licence: Private Wu.ber:
Type of instructor and/or instrument rating held by pilot:
Total aeronautical experience: 160 hours.
145103
N/VMC
Extent of local experience: First time inbound to Bankstown from
the North. All experience in the Melbourne Area.
Other pilotte) on board:
Method of navigation: Visual Reference.
Mape and charts available in aircraft:
WAC, VEC, VTC Series.
Map or chart be1.ng used at time of occurrence: Sydney VTC.
(16) Wu boundary of area penetrated marked on chart being used? Yes.
(17) Was briefing received? Yes.
(20)
(21) .
(22)
(23)
By vho vas briefing given?
Phone briefing by Bankstown Briefing
Office.
To vhat extent vas briefing given in relation to airspace?
The pilot was briefed on the L.A.L. and advised to proceed
BBG-PRT-BK.
Wu use made of self briefing material? Yes.
Was a clearance requested? No
Was a clearance received? No
What action did the .pilot understand W88 required of hia froa
the wording of any clearance issued?
N/A
Radio frequency being used: 125.8 (Sydney Flight Service)

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WaB there any communication difficulty? No
Describe:
Were correct communication failure procedures followed? N/A
lIa8 there any language difficulty? No
Was weather a factor? No
Type of forecast obtained, if any: Area Forecas t.
Forecast weather conditions: CAVOK
Actual westher conditione: CAVOK
Wbat navigation aids wsre fitted to the aircraft?
Wbat navieation ains were being used or monitored?
the Pe l ican
To what ground stations were they tuned?C 1
a ga o
lIae there any unssrvicellbili ty? No
Describe:
ADF, VOR.
ADF was used for
t o CaLga leg only.
(36 ) Was there any unusual pilot riistracting factor? No Describe:
Wben did the pilot first become aware of the penetration? He became con-
ce rned wh en he saw t he helicopt e r & then had the pe netrat ion c on-
f irmed by Ba nks town Briefing Off i ce .
Row was the penetration detected?
By Sydney Ra dar .
Was there a breakdown in controlled airspace separation standards? No .
(40) Was ATC/FSU action satiefactory? Ye s.
(41) How could the penetration have been avoided?
By the pi lot proceed i ng v ia Pa rra ma tta r athe r t ha n via Horn s by.
(42) Conclusions:
i) The ai r c r a ft cor rec t ly identi fi ed as VH-SRJ.
ii) The pilot's l ac k of f a mi li a rity with t he a r ea
con t r ibut ed to the inc 1dent.
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This maint enance rel ease has been issued by virtue of Regulat ion
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CLASS OF OPERATION
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Cert ified
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DAILY INSPECTION CERTIFICATIONS AND AIRCRAFT TIME IN SERVICE
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CENTER FOR UFO STUDIES
P.o . BOX II - NORTHFIELD. ILLINOIS 60093
J. ALLEN HYNEK
DIRECTOR
October 23, 1978
Director
Flight Service Control
;'lelbourne Airport
i-ielbourne , Australia
Dear sir:
As a consultant to the Center UFO Studies in the
United States , I am investigating sightings of anomalous aerial phenomena
by pilots . Recently I read a news article of such a sighting by a Hr .
Frederick Valentich a Cessna 182. According to the UPI dispatch
he reported seeing something very abnormal and was lost contact with
by ground radio . I am writing to you for your kind assistance in this
matter . you be so kind as to try to complete the enclosed report
form or pas s it on tp someone who is in a position to complete the details?
Your assistance is very much appreciated by those of us who are only
concerned with trying to discover the true nature of the phenomenon involved.
You ,nIl receive no publicity since all our r ecords are kept confidential.
I be particularly interested in the weather in the region
within about a 150 mile radius of on October 21 , 1978 up to
an altitude of 7, 500 feet . Were any voice tapes maintained? so could
a copy be forwarded fo r research purposes only? Finally, I would very
much like to correspond with Mr . Valentich Sr . Could you provide me WJ.th
his address?
On behalf the Center for UFO Studies l et me thank you in advance
for any assistance you may provide . I .. "ill be pleased to send you a copy
of any report that may be prepared on this case .
Very sincerely,

Richar d F. Haines , Ph.D.
Research Consultant

Encl . Pilot r eport form
cc: files
Please use the following address in
any correspondence to save time:
325 Langton Avenue
Los Altos , California 94022
U.S.A
SICHTINC REPORT
CONFIDENTlAL INFORMATION
ALL NAMES AND PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU PRO-
VIDE WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL UNLESS YOU
GIVE SPECIFIC WRITTEN PERMISSION TO DISCLOSE IT.
THIS INFORMATION IS ONLY FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
When completed please return this form to:
Dr. Richard F. Haines 325 Langton Avenue
Los Altos , Calif. 940ZZ
[part L DETAILS OF THE ANOMALOUS PHENOMENON:
1. Please describe what you witnessed. Be as
complete as possible (use opposite side of
page necessary).
LEAVE BLANK
Time:
No. Dbs.:
Altitude: ______ _
Camm. Prvt. Military
USA Foreign
2. Now draw a sketch o( what you saw. II you
were able to see it from two or more dif-
SKETCH OF OBJECT OR PHENOMENON
ferent anglefi simply draw what you saw and
label each sketch (A), (B), etc. to indicate
the order in which you saw it. Also. draw
an poi nting gravitationally upward and
aircrait windshield struts (frames , etc. ).
li the Earth's horizon was visible draw
it in also.
Finally. draw magnetic compass heading
tick marks across the bottom of the box and
label several-according to your heading-related
to your sketch.
3. Did the object (pbenomenon) appear to
relative to your aircraft's window frame(s) __ ;==-_ _ __ -,;=,, __________ .J
during your sighting? (check one) 0 No 0 Unsure 0 Yes
1 "yes" please use a dashed line to indicate
this apparent motion in the box to the right.
Mark an "a" at the location object was first
seen, a "b". "c", e tc. (or subsequent locat-
ions. Be sure to include aircraft window
frame(s) if present to allow angular estimates
to be made. For uneven. jerky motion try to
place the "a", lib", etc. at one-second inter-
vals.

4. Did the (phenomenon) appear to move
relative to any stable background detail
during your sighting? (check one)
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SKETCH OF OBJECT'S APPARENT MOTION
o No 0 Unsure DYes
D
here)
4.1 li the object appeared to move please estimate
its apparent angular velocity.
4. 2. Did the object move behind in front of (circle)
anything?
4 . 3 Did the object (phenomenon) appear ( check)
Deg!
__________ Sec.
Motion seen in relation
to: ______________ _
o Unsure 0 Yes
o Solid o Transparent 0 Couldn't tell
4.4 Did you observe the object through
D Camera viewfinder
DOther:
(check) 10 Binocular s
o Telescope
About how large did the object appear as compared ------;E;;q"u-,:-v:-.--,V', :-s:-u:-a"IC-An;-g:-T l e::---
4. 5
with one of the following items held at arm's OHead of pin [0 4.1'] (Assume. 031")
length? [Note: The equi valent visual angles 0 Pea [0
0
8. Z'] (Assume. 062")
are based upon an a verage arm-reach distance ODime [10 31']
0(Z6"]. o Nickle [1
0
47']
o Quarter [Zo 3.9' ]
(li object changed size during the sighting just
place a Ill", "2". "3" . etc. in the boxes
to represent the order in which the size change
occurred).
OHaU-dollar [ZO 37']
o Baseball [6
0
l7']
o Grapefruit [10
0
53'] (As sume 5" diam)
o Basketball [ZOo 10']
o Other:
------------------------
4.6 How certain are you of your answer to question
4.5? (check one)
OVery sure
o Fairly certain
4.7 Did the object (phenomenon)? (check all that
are appropriate)
(a) Change shape
(b) Flicker. throb. pulse
(c) Break up into parts or explode
(d) Suddenly accelerate
( e) Give off smoke. vapor. trial
(f) Appear to stand still whole time
(g) Change color(. )
(h) Appear on your aircraft's radar
(i) Appear on any ground radar

4. 8 Did you experience any buffetting which you think
o Not very sure
o Uncertain (only a guess )
DNo
ONo
DNo
DNo
DNo
ONo
ONo
DNo
ON"
DDon't know
DDon't know
ODon't know
ODon't know
ODon't know
DDon't know
OOon't know
ODonlt know
DDon't know
DYes
DYe.
DYes
DYes
DYes
DYes
DYes
DYes (I(
DYes (I(
"yes" elaborate)
"yes" please
elaborate here: ____________ _
was caused by the encounter? ONo OPossibly
DYes (li "ycs
ll
elaborate)
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How did the object iirst become noticed? 0 It was already present and 1 happened to look at it.
(check all appropriate boxes) -------10 Someone else saw it first: [Give name: ]
o It sudde nly appeared at or near where I was looking.
o It gradually faded into sight where I was lOOking.
D Other ( s pecify): ____ _ _________ _
6. How did the object disappear? (check all 0 1 looked away and when I looked back it was gone.
appropriate boxes) -----------1 01t suddenly disappeared {rom sight for DO reason,
i. e. t it didn't pass behind a cloud, etc.
o It gradually faded from sight without changing size.
Dit faded from sight by becoming smaller and smaller.
o It faded {rom sight (apparently) by travelling away.
D Other (Bpecify):
7. What distinguishable detail( s) did you see 0 None
on or nearby the object? (check all o Sharply defined edge(s)
appropriate boxeB) ---- -------1 DFuzzy edge(s)
o Darker porthole-like areas : [Shape was
8. Did you notice anything unusual happen in
the cockpit just before. during. or just
after the sighting? (check one)
If "yes" describe as fully as you can.
o Lighter intensity portholes : [Shape was
DSearn(s). ri vets. etc.
- --- -'
DMarkings
o Atmospheric effect( 8): [Describe
DNo DUnBure Dyes
9. What do you think made the object visible? r OIt reflected ambient light (sun; moon) (circle)
(check all appropriate boxes) - - - ---Il0lt emitted its own light (If checked elaborate on
color s. brightne s se s. etc. seen)
-----
10. Where was the Sun
during the sighting?
Moon (CirCle)-CO At ____ degrees elevation above horizon. and
at degrees bearing relative to aircraft
heading to Right Left ( circle one).
11. If you experienced any physiological sen- OEye strain due to very high brightness _
sations during the sighting check OEye strain for any other reasons: [Explain ]
all appropriate boxes to UTingling sensation(s): [Body location -----)-
the right. _____________ --j [] Mild pain: [Body location ) :::-::
D lntense . acute pain: [Body location ] _ .
If you experienced any non-normal
sensations within 24 brs after the sighting
please place an X at the right of the
appropriate line( s ) provided.
12. What do you think the object ( phenomenon)
was? Be as precise as possible including
whatever supporting facts you desire

DHeat _
DOdor(s): [DeBcribe ______________ _
OTastes: [Describe
------------------
D Sounds: [Describe
-----------
[JOther[L _____________________________ _
13. Have you ever seen anything while flying DNo 0 Unsure o Yes (If "yes" please
or on the ground that you thought was an give details:
unidentified flying object prior to this? ------------------=1 = I
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n. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DETAILS: (Spatial)
14. Where did you take off from?
o
Airport Name (lnitials): ____ -.,-__ -,, __________ _
11 0"
Lat. N S; Long. E W (if known)
15. What was your intended final destination?
o I II
Lat. N S;
16. Sighting location. Where were you when
you first sighted the object? Be as precise
as possible.
(If appropriate, specify)
Lat.
o
"
N S;
--- ---
o '
Long. ___ _ __ !' E W
17. Check box to indicate where you were during
Long.
o
"
E W (if known)
From ___ VOR ___ RADIAL ___ DME
Elaborate if necessary: _____________ _
DTaxi to takeoff
the sighting. -----________ --IODuring takeoff
DClimb to cruise altitude at ft/min]
OAt cruise altitude of [ ftJ
ODescending for approach to land at [ Ct/min]
OFinal approach (i. e . within outer marker)
o Landing or rollout
DOther: [Specify ______________ _
18. Check all appropriate boxes to indicate ONothing that was not already pla.nned
what you did as a direct response of DChanged beading by turning right left (circle)
(circle) sighting the object (phenomenon). ------I DChanged altitude by climbing descending
(Pl ease elaborate on all items on
the opposite side if necessary)
19. Please use this space to add any other
details/observations/facts that are re-
lated to the geographic/spatial location
of your sighting.
DTook immediate evasive action [Describe ____ _
DTurned my landing lights on off (circle)
DUsed my radio to contact: [Specify whom _____ _
DChanged my power setting
DPointed it out to [Specify name(,!&,,) ________ _
DAttempted to follow chase (circle) it for the fol-
lowing reason(s): [
"---------------------
DOther: _________________ _
I Part ill. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DETAILS: (Temporal)
" AM
Zl.
[GMT _______ ZJ
[
PM (local)
.------- Time zone
AM
When did Y.O. u plan to land (scheduled)? --f.------- PM (local)
l,------- Time zone (if different from above)
ZOo When did you takeoff?
[GMT _____ --'Z J
o Daylight savings
o Standard time
AM
ZZ. When did you first see the object (pheno- PM (local)
menon)?
[GMT _______ ZJ
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SIGHTING DATE
When did you last see the object (pheno-
menon)?
(Calculated total sighting duration)
AM
_______ PM (local) [GMT _____ ZJ
________ sec.] Comments: ________ _
24. What did -you look at (or do) to determine OLooked at my wristwatch: [Est. accuracy to __
the above times? ____________ -/0 Looked at cockpit clock: [Est. accuracy to ___ _
Z5. Did you have any indication (real or imag-
inary) of a lOBS of time. i. e a period
for which you cannot account?
ORadioed to crewmember for time
ORadioed to ground for time: [Info. rec'd. from
01 did not determine initial final (circle) time(s)
DOther: ________________ __
01:'08 sibly ye s
DDefinitely yes: [Elaborate __________ _
o Unsure but probably no
o Definitely no
26. Did you land at your pre-planned or DYes (within normal tolerance limits)
scheduled time? --------------{ONo: [Please explain why _____________ _
27. Use this space to add any other details/
observations /fact s that are related to the
timing of your sighting.
Part IV. SIGHTING AIRCRAFT DETAILS:
2.8. Type of aircraft (check) . _______ -jDSingle engine
D Multi engine [no. ____ _
2.9. Model name/number/airframe migr.
30. Aircraft registration number.
31. Airline name (if appropriate).
32.. Scheduled flight number.
33. Object (phenomenon) was seen through
the following window{s},
34. Describe as precisely as you can the
apparent clarity/scratches/etc. of these
windows.
o Propeller
OJet
o Rocket
o Glider
o Balloon
About how familiar were you with this -----.r OVery familiar: [I had ahoot hrs. It. time]
particular aircraft and its Reasonably familiar: [ Comm-e-n""'t-s---
35.
of flight control? ---------
36. Use this space to add any<. other pertinent
details about the aircraft in which you
were located during this sighting.
37. What was your indicated airspeed?
38. What was your ground speed (if known)?
___________ 0 mph 0 knots (check one)
-----___ 0 mph 0 knots (chefk one)
Page 5 o
lol,ta,ined the following we ather inform ation from:
o Flight s e r vice station
____________ 0 Terminal forecast (c1le(:k all that apply)
40. Visibility and clouds : (che ck)
41. Did you rUe a fli g ht plan? ( check one)
D SIGMET or AlRMET
o FO (winds-temp. aloft)
__ __ __ __
I Clear (visibility greater than 15 miles)
o Clear (visibility {rom 3 to 15 miles)
o Broken clouds sky cover in tenths was
Cloud type(s): o Cumulus
OStratu.
OCirruB
o Other: -;-____ .,-,--,:-;-__ _
D Heavy overCast below above (circle) my
aircraft
o Flying in clouds at the time
o Other: __________________________ _
ONo 0 Yes
OIFR OVFR
4Z. Were you flying:
43. Sky condi tion was:
(check one)
(check one) _ ____________ -1 OBright daylight
DDull daylight (alight overcast, amog)
o Twilight
44. Outside air temperature was:
45. What was the wind dir e ction and vel o city?
46. Use this space to add any other details about the
weather at the time and location of the sighting.
it may
47. Your full name:
48. Your mailing address:
Street
OTrace of daylight
ODark - no Moonlight
DDark - Moonlight present from: 0 Full
OA few stars visible
OAll stars visible (very clear)
ODan1t remember
03/4 visible
D liz visible
OCre.cent
TAT : ____________ _
unless you indicate
First Middle Last
City/Town State/Province zip
49. Your age at time of sighting: yrs
50. Your sex: (check) o Male D Female
51.
5Z.
53.
54.
55.
Occupation:
Marital status: (check one) 0 Single DMarriedDDivorced/widowed
Telephone: area code ,[ ___ __
______________ __
Highest education level: __________________________________ _
Describe military aviation experience (if any): ______ _
56. During the sighting were you wearing: (check)
o Prescription eyeglasses (no tint)
o Prescription eyeglasses with tint
o Contact
o Polarizing sunglasses only
ONon-polarizing sunglasses
o No eye-glasses of any kind
Page 6 of 6
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
[Sign one of the two statements
that expresses your wishes. ]
"I hereby permit my name to
be pubUcally associated with
the information 1 have freely
given on this 6 page forml!
"l do not permit my name to
be publicaHy associated with
the information I have freely
given on this 6 page form"
155 : (;5 't.0/ 11/78
V116/783/1047
CHIEP SUPERINTENlWlT
MATERIALS RESEARCIi LABORATORI.E5
P.O. BOX 50
MARIlIYRNOlfG. VIC. 3032
(Att entiona Mr. Davidaon)
ANALYSIS OF OIL SAMPLES RECOVERED FROM BASS STRAIT
Duri ng the .. arch for the mi .. ing C162 aircraft, VH-DSJ, a
aearch airoraft sighted an oil slick in the vatera of Baa. Strait
vithin the prime probability area. Two water samples wsre obtainsd
from th1ll Blick and forwarded to your Laboratory together vi th a
aample of ths type of oil used in the engine of the misaing aircraft .
Ple .. e accept thia aa a formal requeat for an
analyaia of the wat er aamples to determine if the oil content ia the
same .. that used in the aircraft.
It ia understood that the aamplea obtained from the oil alick
vere of poor quality. Any you may care to offer on obtaining
better quality ... plea vill be velcomed by our Search and Rescue
or ganiaation for the briefing of future aearchea.
1.5. SMI'l'li
for lJl1W:TOR
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AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INTERIM REPORT
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1. THE ACCIDENT
Locot io n
Between Cape Otway and King IBland
Dote
21 . 10. 78
I TIme Loc!;I l)
I Zo, .
1q12
loST
Ai rcraft Type
CeBSna 182L
Reg i strat 10n Owne r
C. Day,
VR-DSJ
'H Re ... rve Road Baaumaris . Vic .
Operato r
Sout hern Air ServiceB,
Flight From : To Purpose Class of Operation

n : KillR Island Travel Private
Oomo ge 10 A. rof!
Unknown
2. PERSONS INVOLVED
Nome Roie Descript i on of Injur i es
Probable
O,a,T. 462 Forwarded to
Cornell No.
Frederick V!LENi'ICH Pilot Unknown
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3. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
At 172' hours EST on 21 October 1978 a flight plan for VR-DSJ (l'Ioorabbin to lUng Island
and return,
Ell'D 1745 hours EST, time interval to King Island 69 minutes) , was submitted
at Moorabbin Briefing Office.
The aircraft was refuelled to capacity at 1810 hours EST and
-
subsequently departed Moorabbin for King IBland at 1819 hours EST. The pilot reported Cape
Otway at 1900 hours EST and at 1906 hours EST aaked :!.t there was any traftic below tive
thou.and.
After being advised there was no known traffic,
he reported what seemed to be a
large aircraft below five thousand.
He could not identify the type but described it as
having a green light,
being metallio like and all ahiny on the outside.
After describing
the movements of the aircraft ,
its disappearance and reappearance,
the pilot stated that i
was hovering on top of him and that it was not an aircraft.
He also reported at approxi-
mately 1912 hours EST that the engine was
"rough idling" and declared that he was
cont1nuinc to King Island.
The final transmission from the pilot of the aircraft ' s call-
sign followed by 17 seconds open microphone was made at
1912128 hours EST. Last light
King Island was
1918 hours EST but the pilot had not requested aerodrome lighting.
Flight
Service King Island waa notified and lighting was arranged but the aircraft failed to
arrive there.
A search was initiated but no trace
of the pilot or aircraft was found. The pilot
was the only known person on board.
4. MATTERS ARISING
Details of what the pilot reported aeeing prior
t o his disappearance have been
referred to the RAAF for investigation.
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Si gned
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Dote Regio'lol Ref.renc.
P. R. GRAHAM
"-J f:r Dir . ctor
A. S. l . W. 14. 11 . 78
V116/78,/1047
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Ref: M116/783/1047
Director
Vic/Taa Region
MINUTE 1
71J/rO{f7
-;: 8 NOV 1978
IIJ"fW
The attached letter was received
in thia office and relat es to the accident to
VH- DSJ on 21 October 1978.
2 It has not been acknowledged and
is forwarded for such action as you consider
necessary.
Att:
, ,
26th October, 1978 .
The Secretary,
Depa rtment of Transport,
188 Queen St.,
MELBOURNE , 3000
Dear Sir,
Mr. J. S . Mill,
40 I' oodlands Gve . ,
FRANKSTON, 3199
re The UFO/Valentich Incident .
Reference the attached article (The Age, 24/10/ '78),
the information may be of interest. l"hen coming home
about 7.30 P.M. after work on either Thursday or Friday of last
week, I watched an ' Aurora Australis' display in the south-
western sky for about a minute or so . It consisted mainly of
successive near - vertical parallel columns of soft pinkish-red
light moving quickly from left to right and disappearing into
a stationary section of similar light, thus : -
Sb.lJfH
____ ... WKfr
Early this morning I remembered this incident and it
occurred to me that 2 elements of this display - namely, ' rapidly
moving light' and ' stationary or hovering light' - were present
in the subsequent UFO/Valentich incident as reported.
Being a young person, it seems certain that }tr . F .
Valentich would not have had much direct observational experience
of ' Aurora Australi. ' in its many and varied ' display' forms
which occur frequently over the years . If confronted by a
similar ' display' as above, it seems equally certain that the
technically trained mind of Valentich would have rap idly
searched everything known, excep t ' Aurora Austra lis', for a
rational explanation of his observations .
Yours faithfully,
enc/
/
I 27 oel \978
, ,
AGE
day, October 24, 1978 250 Spencer St., Melbourne 600421 (Cl a ssified 600611) 46 Pages { Tr\ld:'\'" 1 25th Year 14c'
EpiCURE
It's exactly 100 years since the Kelly gang
shot dead three policemen.
, Today we reprint a contemporary account
of the killings - Page 9.
Tomtmow Professor John Molony of the
ANU discusses the Kelly legend.
Stephen Downes finds a
restaurant where hiS meal was a
delight from start to finish!
Read about it in Epicure -'822
Pest Ullbcj
by genetics
I'd rather it was UFO than plane
crash, says missing pilot's father
By CHRISTINE MORRIS
and DAMIEN MURPHY
The father of missing pilot Frederick
Valentich said yesterday he hoped
an unidentified flying object had
been involved in his son's disap-
pearance.
"1 would rather that than them find-
ing wreckage of the plane," he said.
The second day of the land and sea
search failed to find any trace of the
182 Cessna yesterday.
Mr. Guido Valentich said he was
forced to believe that something un-
usual had happened LO his son.
"The fact that they have found no
trace of him really verifies the fact
that UFOs could have been there," he
said.
He said his belief in UFOs had been
reinforced and that he still held hope
for his son.
"I never believed in UFOs as strong-
ly as my son. Frederick used to study
them as a hobby USing information he
received from the air force," he said.
"He was not the type of person who
would make up stories, everything had
to be very correct and positive for
him."
Mr. Valentich said hIS son had often
flown a Cessna and had made three
previous visits to King Island.
A Department of Transport spokes-
man said a search of Bass Strait by an
RAAF Orion had failed to find any
sign of the plane's wreckage.
The spokesman said the possibility of
UFOs would later be investigated by
the Air Safety Investigation Branch.
"Our first consideration is to find the
missing pilot and plane." he said.
Oil taken from a slick near the pos-
sible "ditching point" of the plane wiII
be brought to Melbourne today to be
tested.
A maritime version of a Nomad will
continue the search around the north
end of King fsland.
Hundreds of sightings of UFOs were
reported yesterday from Geelong,
Frankston, Cape Otway and Brighton.
Some people described the object as
briJliantly lit, oblong in shape and mov-
ing very quickly across the sky.
Other said they saw unusual flashes
of light. which remained in the sky
for severa I seconds.
An RAAF sJ)Okesman said they had
received 11 reports of sightings in the
past four days, but would investigate
recent reports at a laler stage.
Residents of King Island have
reported sightings of strange
and trailing lights 10 the past SIX
weeks.
Meanwhile. at QUE'enscliff. on Vic-
toria's southern lip, a woman motorist
said she saw what appeared to be a
ferris wheel spinning in the sky less
than two hours after the plane disap-
peared on Saturday
Mrs. Barbara Bishop, of Le-arrnonth
Street, Queenscliff. said she saw "some--
thing unusual" in the western sky
What is going on in the sky - 11.

Ref : M116/785/1047
Director
Vic/Tas Region
MINUTE"I ~
ISJ /roC{ 7
A Ji'--
f8 NOV 1978
HO
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Attached are three copies of
the transcript of communications prepared for
use in the investigation of the accident to VH-DSJ
on 21 October 1978.
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AIR SAFETY (NCIDENT REPORT
Nonnally this repon should be mailed to the Director of the Region in which the incident occurred. If more convenient it may be
Jodged with the OIC of any Air Traffic Control or Fl ight Service Unit.
LOCATION OR ROUTE SECTlON .. .. J;, .. Date .. ';'1.. Time JY (2--.
AIRCRAFT: Type and Marking ..... C.$..!!".I/ .... .Ifj ...... VIfP.S T.PILOT: Name and Initials YIlLENTIC.'i F
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TYPE OF OPERATION (underline applicable type) :
FLIGHT: Last departure poinL. ... ....................... First point of intended landing .. .. .L ....... Flt. No . ... ..
When this report is submitted by a Departmental officer. enter Fault Report No. (if applicable).............. ................... . ...................... .
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MISSIJIlG AIRCRAFT I VH- reJ, BASS STRAIT ON 21.10.78
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factor. may have played a significant role in the disappearance of the
aircraft .
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of hi. life not only for bis clo.e friends and acquaintance. but al.o to a
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of thi. flight, expert suidance i8 required. It i8 therefore reque.ted
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incident, and the fact that a written report is being submitted, to the senior officer on duty at the unit concerned. On receipt of your notification,
action will be taken to collect and retain the data relevant to your incident report.
Where it is necessary to urgently report any malter affecting the safety of aircraft you are requested to notify the circumstances of the incident
by the quickest available means: i.e., radio, telephone. telegram, etc. This initial notification should be confirmed in writing on this rorm.
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1. GHlen bolles ar. tOl c)mpleton by ATe ')f fS JMS.
2. When subnu1tmg fhght plan y telephone or ,.dlD nc:lude n the Older shown
the Items In lh. red be ... s approp 1.110 10 the 'Itghl category end 1,;1."
of operalion lh" lIern, ROUTE SEGMENTS FL ALT and Ell ShOUld be give"
only In ,espeell)l ,epo"'F\Q points and Ell, totalled to ,ndlca'e I.mes be"" .... "
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3. Flight Cal"90ry Delete th. whICh .r, nOI appl c.bIe.
4, Class 01 Oparation Insert as approprIate'
(a) lor regular publiC "anspor, operatlonl fltght numbar or SPC and number
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NOTE If op*ra1lRg undltf ANR 20') paac. X In tha bo. prO\lrded
(b) Ch.rler -C1-tTR.
(e) Aell.l Walk AWK.
(d) PrN". -PVT.
(e) Military MIl.
5, Communlcallons VHF and HF 10 be ndluled Sl'p .iltely. I all
apP,oprlate roul. frequel')(I" .re avall.ble InSarl R .lter letters V and . H'
II some rOVIO frequancn!' ara available Ihey should be specIfIed, Where no route
frequencies .re avaIlable Inierl N' aher V or 'W a. applicable, II 'N' list those
frequenci.s If any. which Will be used dUling Ihe 'light.
6. RadiO n.V'Vallon 8lds-dalele those which .r. nol c.arned are not servlcubla
or wh h 11'1. pilot IS nOI qua Ihed 0 use
7. Secondary Survel anca Radar IS5R) lnS.fl one only 01 the follOWIng I.tter,
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N no If.nsponder call1ed transponder unM""I,"oable Qr WI nOI be used.
E Hansponder -no COdmg.
F Iransponder -64 code. mOOlI A.
G transponder -64 code. mode. A and B
H tr,nsponder 4096 cod mode A
lransponder--4096 odes meda, A and 8
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leporllng polnlS. et and merk W Ih an iIIler s\ 11 ose 81 whICh positIOn repons
are reqUlrtd. or WIll be ned.
9. In 'l5Al T' column Ins.." lowest safe .lllturi .. 101 e h route '''9mant 10 be
flown IFR or LIM IFR fllghl procedure
lO.IFR and NGT VMC IlIt_UOIY operations Should inse,' lo ..... est safe altitudes in
I". LSAl T column lor ,h louIe segment "respecllve ollllghl procedure.
1 t In 'Fl or Al l' column insert Iltghl levels or 1IIIIhJd." or 8050 II II VFR fllghl
outsIde conlloUed alltopace WI I be conducted below 5,000 feet,
12. In HT PROe' column nHrt IlIght proce'dure (UM!IFR, NGT VMC or VFR)
for lhe partICular rOule UH nens lIthe Illghl category hn bien quoted as 'IFR',
Insell 'OCTA' I' Ihe mtenllen II te blav oulSida CTA and thiS IS net clear Irom
Olher details lor tha rouia segment. Whara pOSition reperts do not fullV dascribe
tha rOuta to be flown IOlart 'VIA ' m thIS column,
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(I) II ar IIIQM 'e V survay) ."'Iond."g to 0.,.1.111 on scheduled 'eports,
tnsert$k(OS and anlUra that bounrl.."e'l 01 Iha area of opera lion .r.
lully doswbad In the ROUTE SEGMENTS' column.
(11) Inserl any olhar slgnlhcanl operallonal mlorm.I'on lor Iransmill'on.
(1'1) Pllols 01 a"cr"h nOI normally subjecl to. bul deslfmg ATC operallonal
c. )ntrol selvlCe In accordanre Wllh AlP RAC OPS In .... 1 RQ OPC'
OTHER INFORMATION
In 'SURVIVAL BEACON' box mSltl't V If C8Irying VSB on 121 5 MHz
X If urry,"g VSB ell 24] MHz: VX If c.rrylng VSB on 121 5 MHz a"d 243 MHz:
In 'PILOT STATUS' boll nser1 SP wh.n operaun9 'Ingla pilOl IFR end/Of
II when PIlot rated I", ted FR o.,ty
InMrt c mbing Indlc.ted ''''P"d mKh umber lor llights depal\mg from
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14 The fuel calcolnllon box desIgned 10 fac.j"ata caicuiaiion ollha fuel ,eqUlled
lor each Ihghl tage The endurance Ilgura muSI be "hown 10f tnilial departure
and for those Ihghll1agas subject 10 DCA's Opeflllon.1 Control and lottawlng
refuelhng Any .ubsequ.nt amend",ent should be notll,ed In the rel.vant
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15 Pdol3 nOI on lull paSlllon leporll"g. " a SARTIME II netnlnate(l Include the
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(d) Date and time of accident/incident (GMT) : _..c>... A.uI"'-' O==---' O"")-'-' Q'I/ ..... 'L-.,...---. ______ -I
(e) Flight : From M. B I to K. T ?Jr.,,,,-
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Nature of Operation : IN ike.
(f) Ly ation ofr acci dent/incident: tl..,.l (91-."4- I\T
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(h) Nature and oause (as fa\ as is known) : W,,, A '..q 12.. 1::-. :><1(';
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Pilot and/or Operator Telephone Contact : ________________ ---1
Wreckage guardi ng : ________________________ --1
Departure time: _______________ ETA : ----------..1
Endurance: -----------------------------1
SARPHASE declared : ____________ Cancelled : ---------i
Other : ___________________________________
Notified to : :::: : ===================:
____ __ -_-____ Time : __________________
Designation : Y1ft ..:..:.!. r ...!.... ,, __ __ ---l

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ACCIPENT iNVESTIGATION-. 4.CTION ARISING
(Form to be kept on inside of front file cover)
Acc No. ____ A/c Type and Reg. ____ Place ____ Pilot _______ _
Desp/Reg/Obtained (ENCL) Date
Pilot Rpt
Pass. Rpt
Other Rpt
RPT
Pilot Log Book
Pilot File
Aircraft File
Operations Manual
MAINTWANCE
Airframe Log Book
Engine/Prop Log Book
Maintenance Release
Flight Record Card
Completed Returned (ENOL) Date
RNrURN OF WRIDKAGE G. RE:LE!AS]l) TO \I "
SPECIALIST REPORTS
Engine
Airframe
Instru/Elec
Weather
Loading
other
MEDICAL - AUToPSY/OTHER
Outside Enquiries
Final Report
Investigation Responsibility
(At completion of investigation place on inside of rear file cover)
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