{"product_id":"frederick-valentich-double-dark-victor-f-bongiorno-9781923501478","title":"Frederick Valentich - Double Dark","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor F. Bongiorno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 192350147X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923501478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor F. Bongiorno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d","brand":"Victor F. Bongiorno","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066752250111,"sku":"9781923501478","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6094757e-3208-42b7-86a6-cc76d94d6caf.jpg?v=1768680318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/frederick-valentich-double-dark-victor-f-bongiorno-9781923501478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}