"It is not an aircraft" — then 17 seconds of metal scraping and Valentich was go

this isn't an abduction-tale-with-a-happy-ending. 20yr old pilot Frederick Valentich, Oct 21 1978, flying a Cessna 182 from Moorabbin out over Bass Strait toward King Island. radios Melbourne that a thing with four bright lights is pacing him 1000ft above, orbiting him. engine starts running rough. ……