澳洲X档案：失踪36年的飞行员竟被UFO劫持？（网络图片）
在该地区当晚拍摄到的照片，在夜空中浮现一个暗色无法辨识的神秘物体（澳洲先驱太阳报）
2014年3月8日，马航MH370班机失踪，许多媒体罗列了世界离奇的10大空难，其中都有这一件令澳洲人至今都感到迷惑的事件，其中牵扯到UFO，更令澳洲人无法理解。
1978年10月21日，一名澳洲的飞行员斐德列克·瓦伦提斯（Frederick Valentich）驾驶他的塞斯纳（Cessna182L）单螺旋桨小型飞机，在飞往澳洲国王岛（King Island）的一次例行货运航班途中，他告知地面航管员说，他目击一个“不是飞机”的不明飞行体盘旋在他的飞机前方，但是之后无线电通讯中断，音讯全无，在经过大规模的搜救行动之后，仍未找到飞机和飞行员的任何踪迹。
根据澳洲先驱太阳报（heraldsun）在8月9日的报导，维多利亚UFO行动组织（The Victorian UFO Action group）获得了一个新的线索，希望能够寻找到阿德莱德（Adelaide）附近一位农民，据称在瓦伦提斯失踪以后的早上，这名农民曾亲眼目睹30米的飞船盘旋在他的住宅上空，当时这架塞斯纳飞机紧靠在飞船的一侧，并且在漏油，农夫甚至将飞机的注册号码记下来，涂写在他的拖拉机上，但是后来他绝口不再提起这件事，因为他告诉几个朋友竟遭到朋友的嘲笑。
今年9月6日，澳洲国内的主要研究人员准备在墨尔本召开全国会议，这事件引发激烈的大辩论。其中一个最后在空中看到飞机的首席研究员乔治•辛普森（George Simpson）谈起这名农夫说，如果他还活着，可能有线索解开这个谜团，辛普森说，瓦伦提斯是一名经验丰富的飞行员，他应该能够辨识其他的飞行器，但显然他不能。
后来传出一张由业余摄影师在该地区当晚拍摄到的照片，更增添了事件的神秘色彩，照片显示在夜空中浮现一个暗色无法辨识的物体，不过，照片仍无法证实是否与该事件有相关联，辛普森坦承目前仍未找到证据。
当时，瓦伦提斯与地面管制员的对话内容如实记录了目击不明飞行物的全过程：
19:06:14 DSJ [Valentich]: Melbourne, this is Delta Sierra Juliet. Is there any known traffic below five thousand?
FS [Flight Services; Robey]: Delta Sierra Juliet, no known traffic.
DSJ: Delta Sierra Juliet, I am, seems to be a large aircraft below five thousand.
19:06:44 FS: Delta Sierra Juliet, What type of aircraft is it?
DSJ: Delta Sierra Juliet, I cannot affirm, it is four bright, and it seems to me like landing lights.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet.
19:07:31 DSJ: Melbourne, this is Delta Sierra Juliet, the aircraft has just passed over me at least a thousand feet above.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet, roger, and it is a large aircraft, confirmed?
DSJ: Er-unknown, due to the speed it’s travelling, is there any air force aircraft in the vicinity?
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet, no known aircraft in the vicinity.
19:08:18 DSJ: Melbourne, it’s approaching now from due east towards me.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet.
19:08:41 DSJ: (open microphone for two seconds.)
19:08:48 DSJ: Delta Sierra Juliet, it seems to me that he’s playing some sort of game, he’s flying over me two, three times at speeds I could not identify.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet, roger, what is your actual level?
DSJ: My level is four and a half thousand, four five zero zero.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet and you confirm you cannot identify the aircraft?
DSJ: Affirmative.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet, roger, stand by.
19:09:27 DSJ: Melbourne, Delta Sierra Juliet, it’s not an aircraft it is (open microphone for two seconds).
19:09:42 FS: Delta Sierra Juliet, can you describe the – er – aircraft?
DSJ: Delta Sierra Juliet, as it’s flying past it’s a long shape (open microphone for three seconds) cannot identify more than it has such speed (open microphone for three seconds). It’s before me right now Melbourne.
19:10 FS: Delta Sierra Juliet, roger and how large would the – er – object be?
19:10:19 DSJ: Delta Sierra Juliet, Melbourne, it seems like it’s chasing me. 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 [emphasis mine] and sort of metallic like, it’s all shiny on the outside.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet
19:10:46 DSJ: Delta Sierra Juliet (open microphone for three seconds) It’s just vanished.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet.
19:11:00 DSJ: Melbourne, would you know what kind of aircraft I’ve got? Is it a military aircraft?
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet, Confirm the – er - aircraft just vanished.
DSJ: Say again.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet, is the aircraft still with you?
DSJ: Delta Sierra Juliet; it’s (open microphone for two seconds) now approaching from the south-west.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet
19:11:50 DSJ: Delta Sierra Juliet, the engine is rough-idling. I’ve got it set at twenty three twenty-four and the thing is (coughing).
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet, roger, what are your intentions?
DSJ: My intentions are – ah – to go to King Island – ah – Melbourne. That strange aircraft is hovering on top of me again (open microphone for two seconds). It is hovering and (open microphone for one second) it’s not an aircraft.
FS: Delta Sierra Juliet.
19:12:28 DSJ: Delta Sierra Juliet. Melbourne (open microphone for seventeen seconds).
