{"product_id":"frederick-valentich-double-dark-paperback","title":"Frederick Valentich - Double Dark - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor F. Bongiorno\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Valentich, flying a Cessna 182L, departed Moorabbin for King Island at 18:19 on Saturday, 21st of October 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 19:06, just south of Cape Otway, he reported another unidentied craft in close proximity and flying at speeds he could not identify.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutside radar coverage and alone, Melbourne Flight Service had advised \"no known traffic\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred never made it to King Island. No trace of either him or his aircraft has ever been found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories regarding UFOs are commonly dismissed or sensationalised. Victor F. Bongiorno, an air charter operator with considerable local knowledge, revisits this cold case forty-seven years on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe analyses the circumstances and witness testimonies which the official investigators at the time failed to examine and continue to dismiss to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158674014271,"sku":"9781923501478","price":34.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/t2K3reNobA9781923501478.webp?v=1776992179","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/frederick-valentich-double-dark-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}