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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1978
‘Can you identify the aircraft?
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United Press International
MELBOURNE — “It isn’t an air
craft. It’s .”
Moments after pilot Frederick
Valentich told an Australian control
tower an unidentified flying object
with four green lights was chasing
him, radio transmission was cut off,
and nothing more was heard from
the 20-year-old pilot or his single
engine Cessna 182.
A full-scale search by the Austra
lian Air Force resumed Monday for
the plane — and its lone occupant
— whose last known position was
over the Bass Strait, 130 miles south
of Melbourne.
Transport Department spokes
man Kenneth Williams said Valen
tich radioed Melbourne Flight Serv
ice Control Saturday at 7:06 p.m.
(5:06 a.m. EDT Sunday) and re
ported a UFO was following him at
4,500 feet.
He described his pursuer as “a
green light and sort of metallic light
on the outside.”
feet above,” he said.
“Can you identify the aircraft?”
control asked.
“It isn’t an aircraft. It’s .” Then
silence.
Two minutes later, Valentich’s
voice rasped over the radio again.
“Melbourne, it’s approaching
from due east toward me. It seems
to be playing some sort of game.
Flying at a speed I cannot estimate.
It is flying past. It is a long shape.
Cannot identify more than that.
Coming for me right now. It seems
to be stationary. I’m orbiting (circl
ing) and the thing is orbiting on top
of me also. It has a green light and
sort of metallic light on the outside. ”
Suddenly, Valentich reported his
engine was choking.
Metallic scratching replaced the
pilot’s voice. Then there was no
sound at all.
When the aircraft did not arrive at
King Island on schedule, inves
tigators began an air search, but
found no sign of the aircraft.
Ground control said there was no
air traffic in the area below 5,000
feet.
Valentich disagreed.
“It has four bright lights — ap
pear to be landing lights. Aircraft
has just passed over me about 1,000
Air force planes sighted an oil
slick about 18 miles north of King
Island, but Transport officials said it
was not made by a light aircraft.
An Air Transport official said Val
entich had been flying for 18 months
and was accumulating hours for a
commercial pilot’s license.
“It is possible that he could have
become disoriented,” the official
said.“The aircraft could have in
verted and he could have seen the
reflections of the Cape Otway and
King Island lighthouses on the
clouds above him.”
He also said the Cessna’s engine
would fail if it was flown upside
down.
Valentich’s father said his son
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By SUSAN SHILLINGS
Battalion Reporter
Hassle Free will be conducting a
series of activities each day this
week for assistance and entertain
ment for all Texas A&M University
students.
Hassle Free is an off-campus serv
ice group sponsored by the De
partment of Student Affairs.
Gaines West, students’ legal ad
viser at Texas A&M, started the
week of Monday with a Landlord-
Tenant Law Seminar.
This session included skits and
questions and answers concerning
students’ problems with their land
lords. West answered questions
concerning leases, repairs, room
mates and security deposits.
Hassle Free representatives per
formed skits before each category.
The session was in front of the Rud
der Tower fountain.
Today, the Free-U course “How
to live on less,” will be at 7:30 p.m.
Everything from “A cookbook
for the bachelor in all of us” to
“Hoiv to get invited out to eat”
will be included in this session.
in Room 401, Rudder Tower. Ev
erything from “A cookbook for the
bachelor in all of us” to “How to get
invited out to eat” will be included in
Camp 115
interviews
this session. Only those who have
already signed up for this Free-U
course are allowed to go.
The bubble gum blowing contest
is scheduled for Wednesday at noon
in front of the Rudder Tower foun
tain. Everyone is invited to attend.
Only the first 25 people who ar
rive will be allowed to compete in
the contest. Prizes will be given for
the first three places. The first place
winner will receive a dinner for two
at a local restaurant; second place
will receive a gift certificate from a
sporting goods store; and third place
will receive one free dinner at a res
taurant.
A roommate session is scheduled
for 3-5 p.m. Thursday in the Memo
rial Student Center. The men will
meet in Room 137 C and the women
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in Room 137 A. This session\
for students who need rooram
for the spring semester.
Hassle Free representativesn p.*,™
planning several parties tli
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scheduled for 3-5 p.m. Thm i( | s ^
day in the Memorial Sfudnfveral m
Center.
weekend in the club rooms ofdifo l n °fficij
ent apartment complexes. Form
information concerning these pi l es P r ea
ties, go by the Hassle Free hesf^f^out
quarters in the MSC.
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