LOST PILOT
Transcript of Radio Transmission



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1906:14 VH-DSJ MELBOURNE this is DELTA SIERRA JULIET is
there any known traffic below five thousand

:23 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET no known traffic

:26 VH-DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET I am seems (to) be a
large aircraft below five thousand

:46 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET what type of aircraft
is it

:50 VH-DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET I cannot affirm it is
four bright it seems to me like landing lights

1907:04 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET

:32 VH-DSJ MELBOURNE this (is) DELTA SIERRA JULIET
the aircraft has just passed over me at least
a thousand feet above

:43 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger and it, it is a
large aircraft confirm

:47 VH-DSJ er unknown due to the speed it's traveling is
there any airforce aircraft in the vicinity

:57 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET no known aircraft in
the vicinity

1908:18 VH-DSJ MELBOURNE it's approaching now from due
east towards me

:25 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET

:42 [open microphone for two seconds]

:49 VH-DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET it seems to me that
he's flying over me two three times at
speeds I could not identify

1909:02 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET, roger what is your
actual level

:06 VH-DSJ My level is four and a half thousand four five
zero zero

:11 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET and confirm you
cannot identify the aircraft

:14 VH-DSJ affirmative

:18 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger standby

:28 VH-DSJ MELBOURNE DELTA SIERRA JULIET it's not
an aircraft it is [open microphone for two
seconds]

1909:46 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE can you
describe the er aircraft

:52 VH-DSJ DELTA SIERRRA JULIET as it's flying past it's
a long shape [open microphone for three
seconds] (cannot) identify more than (that
it has such speed) [open microphone for three
seconds] before me right now Melbourne

1910:07 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger and how large
would the er object be

:20 VH-DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE it seems
like it's stationary what I'm doing right now I
is orbiting and the thing is just orbiting on
top of me also it's got a green light and sort
of metallic (like) it's all shiny (on) the
outside

:43 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET

:48 VH-DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET [open microphone for
five seconds] it's just vanished

:57 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET

1911:03 VH-DSJ MELBOURNE would you know what kind of
aircraft I've got is it (a type) military
aircraft

:09 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET confirm the er
aircraft just vanished

:14 VH-DSJ Say again

:17 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET is the aircraft still
with you

:23 VH-DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET (it's ah nor) [open
microphone for two seconds] (now)
approaching from the southwest

:37 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET

:52 VH-DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET the engine is is rough
idling I've got it set at twenty three twenty
four and the thing is (coughing)

1912:04 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET roger what are your
intentions

:09 VH-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 it's not an aircraft

:22 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET

:28 VH-DSJ DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE [open
microphone for seventeen seconds]

:49 FSU DELTA SIERRA JULIET MELBOURNE

There is no record of any further transmissions from the aircraft.

NOTES: VH-DSJ is Frederick Valentich in his Cessna 182
FSU is Melbourne Flight Service Unit Controller Steve
Robey



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