*x-files theme music starts playing in your head*

So, did it really happen?

Yep, it sure did; you can actually see it along the bottom of the picture, like a green band, and it says, "Stay awake at FUNsubstance.com"

Okay fine, you guys are no fun. You can hear the recording, and you can read his Wikipedia page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Frederick_Valentich
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He had failed out of several styles of flight school and he was in possible legal trouble at the time of his disappearance. He was obsessed with UFOs and thought one was going to get him someday. Tbh, he doesn't seem like an overly reliable guy.