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On October 21st, 1978, Frederick Valentich vanished whilst piloting an aircraft over water.

Whilst in flight, Valentich commed Melbourne Air Traffic Control to describe an object flying near and around him. He asked for any known traffic in his area, which traffic control replied ‘none.’

He continued to describe the object as a “large aircraft” with four bright landing lights, and was flying around him at incredibly fast speeds, and at one point even stopped in mid-air. His last words to traffic control were “it’s hovering and it’s not an aircraft” before 17 seconds of open mic, filled with what is described as “metallic scraping sounds” were heard.

There have been numerous theories regarding the disappearance, but no trace of his plane or him have ever been found. The most prevalent theory is, of course, a UFO had everything to do with the disappearance.

Transcripts of the conversation between Valentich and Melbourne have been released, but no official audio has been released, and the original tape has been reported lost.

You can read Cracked’s more detailed account here, as well as some of the official transcript.

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This video depicts the moment Sir Nicholas Winton realises he is in the same room as hundreds of Jewish people he saved as children during the Holocaust. While appearing on the TV show, “That’s Life!” the host Esther Rantzen asked the audience: “May I ask, is there anyone in our audience tonight who owes their life to Nicholas Winton? If so, could you stand up, please?” To Winton’s shock, the entire audience stood up.

Winton was responsible for organising eight trains full of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to London in 1939. While supporters in Britain were working to get Jewish intellectuals and communists out of Czechoslovakia, nobody was attempting to save the children so Winton took it on himself. Once Winston secured their escape, he travelled to Britain where he persuaded British officials to accept the children as long as foster homes were found. In all, Winton saved the lives of 669 children. He was not recognised for his achievements until 60 years later because he kept quiet about his exploits. In 2003, he received a knighthood from the queen for his services to humanity.

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