On October 21, 1978, Australian pilot Frederick Valentich vanished during a training flight over Bass Strait, sparking one of the most perplexing aviation mysteries in history.

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Thank you to this week's sources:  

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

Coastal Waters Forecast

http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/lite/forecast/bass-strait.shtml  

Australia Department of Transport

Aircraft Accident Investigation Summary Report  

Bass Strait

Wikipedia 

Disappearance of Frederick Valentich

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Frederick_Valentich  

Skeptical Inquirer

The Valentich Disappearance: Another UFO Cold Case Solved

James McGaha, Joe Nickell

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/11/the-valentich-disappearance-another-ufo-cold-case-solved/  

Without a Trace: 1970 – 2016

By: Sylvia Wrigley