ABOUT THIS EPISODE
On October 21, 1978, 20-year-old pilot Frederick Valentich took off from Melbourne, Australia, on what should have been a routine flight over the Bass Strait.He never came back.While flying his Cessna 182L toward King Island, Valentich reported seeing an unidentified object above him. During a series of increasingly strange radio transmissions, he described the object moving through the sky around his aircraft. Then, in the middle of the conversation with Melbourne Flight Service, Valentich's voice suddenly disappeared.His aircraft was never found.More than four decades later, the disappearance of Frederick Valentich remains one of Australia's most enduring aviation mysteries. Was he the victim of a tragic accident? Did he become disoriented over the water? Or was the strange object he described somehow connected to his disappearance?In this episode of Mourning Brew, we examine the final flight of Frederick Valentich, his chilling radio transmissions, the mysterious object he claimed was following him, and the investigations that followed.Whatever happened over the Bass Strait that night, one fact remains:Frederick Valentich disappeared without a trace.------Want more Mourning Brew?Brewed on Reddit Episode 2 - https://youtu.be/q2MHlh4N8g8The Rendlesham Incident - https://youtu.be/3EMIT7c2ZkwBrewed on Reddit Episode 1 - https://youtu.be/BgQR0ztf5RkThe Greenbrier Ghost Testimony - https://youtu.be/zJw6-H5wy6sDorothy Eady: The Reincarnated Woman - https://youtu.be/XqblErgS_nQCoast to Coast AMs Most Bizarre Callers - https://youtu.be/LXaS4uIdsVM------Subscribe for more haunted history, paranormal mysteries, and true horror stories every other week!------If you'd like to take us on the go, you can find us on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you listen to your podcasts!------#aliens #horror #horrorpodcast