Ngobusuku obuyinhlekelele ngo-October 21, 1978, umshayeli wendiza osemusha wase-Australia okuthiwa uFrederick Valentich waqala indiza eyayizoba indiza yakhe yokugcina. Wayengazi ukuthi lolu hambo oluyinjwayelo olusuka eMelbourne lwaluzophenduka lube enye yezimfihlakalo zezindiza ezididayo zesikhathi sonke. Ngenkathi uFrederick endizela phezu kwe-Bass Strait eduze kwase-Cape Otway, wahlangana nento endizayo engaziwa (UFO) eyayizoshintsha unomphela inkambo yempilo yakhe. Lesi sihloko sicubungula imininingwane yokunyamalala kukaFrederick Valentich kanye nezimo eziyinqaba ezizungezile.
Ukunyamalala kukaFrederick Valentich
Umshayeli nendiza
U-Frederick Valentich, oneminyaka engu-20 ubudala owayefisa umshayeli wendiza yezentengiselwano, wayeseqoqe amahora angaphezu kuka-150 esikhathi sokundiza eyedwa. Evela e-Australia, wayenamaphupho okundiza esibhakabhakeni futhi enze umsebenzi ngenxa yothando lwakhe. Ngalolo suku olunzima, waqasha indiza elula i-Cessna 182 esuka eSouthern Air Services futhi yasuka eMoorabbin Airport ngaseMelbourne.
Ukuhlangana okungaqondakali
Icebo likaFrederick lendiza laliqondile – wayehlose ukundizela entshonalanga ngasogwini lwase-Australia cishe imizuzu engamashumi amane ngaphambi kokulibangisa eningizimu ngeBass Strait elibangise eKing Island. Lona kwakuwumzila ayewushaye izikhathi eziningi ngaphandle kwesigameko. Kodwa-ke, njengoba endizela ngaseCape Otway, indiza yakhe yashintsha ngendlela ayengalindelekile.
Kwakuphakathi nalo mlenze wohambo lapho uFrederick abona khona okuthile okungavamile esibhakabhakeni. Wabika ukuthi wabona into eluhlaza, emise okwesikhathi eside ebonakala iyi-UFO. Emangele futhi mhlawumbe ekhathazekile, wagcina ukuxhumana nomsakazo ne-Melbourne Air Services, echaza ukunyakaza okungaqondakali kwento njengoba igijima futhi izungeza kuye. I-UFO yayibonakala idlala umdlalo wekati negundane, ngezinye izikhathi ize “ijahe” indiza kaFrederick.
Izikhathi zokugcina
Kungazelelwe, i-UFO yanyamalala emehlweni, kodwa yaphinde yavela ngemva kwesikhashana isuka eningizimu-ntshonalanga. UFrederick, kusobala ukuthi isimo asizange simxazulule, wabika ukuthi izinjini zendiza yakhe zaqala ukungasebenzi kahle. Ethukile esho amazwi ashaqisayo athi, “Iyandiza futhi akusilo ibhanoyi.” Ngemva kwalokho, kwanqamuka konke ukuxhumana. UFrederick Valentich nendiza yakhe babebonakala benyamalele emoyeni.
Ukusesha kanye nezinkomba ezingachazwanga
Izindaba zokunyamalala kukaFrederick zithuse kakhulu umphakathi wezindiza, nokwaholela ekutheni kuqhutshwe uphenyo olunzulu. Ngokudabukisayo, akukho mkhondo kaFrederick noma indiza yakhe eyake yatholakala. Nokho, kwavela imikhondo eminingana eyindida emasontweni neminyaka eyalandela.
Emasontweni ayisithupha kwenzeke lesi sigameko, kwavela ufakazi ongaziwa, owathi uzibonele ukukhanya okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kundiza eduze kwendiza encane. Lokhu kubonakala kwenzeka ngesikhathi esifanayo nendawo lapho uFrederick ehlangana ne-UFO. Ufakazi uchaze zombili izinto ezisondelana ngaphambi kokunyamalala emehlweni.
Kwenye intuthuko ethokozisayo, umthwebuli wezithombe oyimfundamakhwela uRoy Manifold uveze ukuthi uthathile izithombe zokushona kwelanga ngalobo busuku e-Cape Otway. Lapho sihlolisisa, esinye sezithombe sembula indawo emnyama engaqondakali ekhoneni eliphezulu kwesokudla. Ochwepheshe banqume ukuthi indawo kwakuyinto eyinsimbi ekhipha i-exhaust futhi balinganisela ibanga layo ukusuka kukhamera ukuthi licishe libe imayela. Naphezu kokuhlaziywa okuphelele, umsuka kanye nemvelo yale nto kwahlala kungaziwa.
Imibono nokuqagela
Ukunyamalala kukaFrederick Valentich kuye kwaveza imibono nemibono eminingi phakathi neminyaka edlule. Enye inkolelo-mbono evamile iphakamisa ukuthi uFrederick wathunjwa yi-UFO ahlangana nayo. Ngokwale ndlela yokucabanga, kungenzeka ukuthi into ethile ilawule indiza yakhe noma yamkhubaza ngandlela-thile. Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi ukuhlangana kukaFrederick kwamenza wadideka, okwaholela ekuphahlazekeni okudabukisayo olwandle.
Eminyakeni yamuva, kuye kwavela ezinye izincazelo. Abanye bacabanga ukuthi uFrederick waphuthaza izinto zasemkhathini njengamaplanethi, izinkanyezi, noma ngisho nemvula ye-meteor ye-UFO, okumenza alahlekelwe ama-bearings akhe. Enye inkolelo-mbono iphakamisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uye waphenduka indiza phakathi nendiza, okuholela ekuboniseni okuhlanekezelwe emanzini. Kodwa-ke, le mibono ihlala ingaqinisekisiwe futhi ayinabo ubufakazi obuphathekayo.
Imfihlakalo engaxazululiwe
Naphezu kwemizamo eminingi yokudalula imfihlakalo ephathelene nokunyamalala kukaFrederick Valentich, leli cala alikaxazululeki. Kuze kube manje, into ahlangabezane nayo ayikaze ikhonjwe ngokuphelele. Ukuntuleka kobufakazi obuphathekayo, obuhlanganiswe nokungabikho kwanoma yikuphi ukuxhumana noma ukubona kukaFrederick, kusaqhubeka nokudida abaphenyi nabathandi bezindiza ngokufanayo.
Okwenezela kuleli tulo, kubikwa ukuthi uhulumeni wase-Australia wachitha imibhalo ehlobene naleli cala kanye nomsakazo oqoshiwe wezikhathi zokugcina zikaFrederick ngemva kokuba kusakazwe ngephutha emsakazweni womphakathi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuthiwa banikeze uyise kaFrederick ithuba lokubona isidumbu sendodana yakhe ngombandela wokuthi angalokothi akhiphe imininingwane ngesigameko. Lezi zenzo zibhebhethekise izinsolo zokucasha okungenzeka noma ukucindezelwa kolwazi ngamabomu.
Isiphetho
Ukunyamalala kukaFrederick Valentich kuseyimpicabadala eye yajabulisa abantu emhlabeni jikelele. Izimo ezimzungezile ukuhlangana ne-UFO, ukungasebenzi kungazelelwe kwendiza yakhe, nokunyamalala kwakhe ngaphandle komkhondo kushiye imibuzo eminingi kunezimpendulo. Njengoba iminyaka ihamba, imfihlakalo iya ijula, futhi ukufuna iqiniso kuyaqhubeka. Indaba kaFrederick Valentich isebenza njengesikhumbuzo sezenzakalo ezingachazeki ezenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile emkhathini omkhulu wesibhakabhaka ngaphezu kwethu.
Ngemva kokufunda ngokunyamalala okungaqondakali kukaFrederick Valentich, funda nge imfumbe ye-Flight 19.
