{"podcast":{"title":"Missing","slug":"missing-1447","podcast_index_feed_id":1447,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLSS9533070472","website_url":"https://crawlspace-media.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/03861a6e-f074-11eb-9cac-5343768a2770/image/26e2383d02de5a3414173c0a77790a2b.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Crawlspace Media","episode_count":723,"summary":"Missing is a true crime podcast that tells stories of missing people, homicides, and injustices. Starting in 2015 with the disappearance of Maura Murray, Missing has covered the vanishings of Brianna Maitland, Brandon Lawson, Phoenix Coldon, Trenny Gibson, Daniel Robinson, Nancy Guthrie, Emanuela Orlandi, Erica Franolich, Cieha Taylor, Jason Jolkowski, Springfield 3, Tabitha Queen, Raymond Green, Alicia Markovich, Niqui McCown, Frederick Valentich, Joseph Crater, Pepita Redhair and more mysteries in depth. Due to their close affiliation with the non-profit organization, Private Investigations For the Missing, the team features stories sourced from their case files when appropriate. While Missing primarily focuses on unsolved cases, they also highlight solved murders, doe’s, DNA updates, cold cases and serial killers as a way to explore all the factors. Whether it’s psychological, socioeconomic, or something deeper that plays a part in a person’s disappearance, Missing does not shy away. Missing has an impressive guest list with names like Matt Murphy, Jennifer Coffindaffer, Joshua Zeman, Sarah Turney, John Lordan, Julia Cowley, Julie Murray, James Renner, the Generation Why, Nancy…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T12:20:44.917146+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missing-1447"},"episode":{"title":"665 // Frederick Valentich - UFO Mystery?","slug":"665-frederick-valentich-ufo-mystery","published_at":"2026-05-04T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missing-1447/665-frederick-valentich-ufo-mystery","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missing-1447","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ALSAD2579812623.mp3?updated=1777825490","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ALSAD2579812623.mp3?updated=1777825490","summary":"In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious vanishing of Frederick Valentich over the skies of Australia on October 21st, 1978. In 1978, 20-year-old pilot Frederick Valentich vanished over Australia’s Bass Strait after radioing that a strange, metallic craft with a green light was hovering above him and was \"not an aircraft.\" His final transmission concluded with 17 seconds of an unidentified metallic scraping sound, after which he and his plane disappeared completely. Despite massive search efforts, no wreckage, oil slicks, or debris were ever found, leaving the case as one of history's most haunting and debated aviation mysteries. The information discussed is based on official Australian government records, contemporary news reports, and investigative analyses. Check out Quince: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quince.com/MISSING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out Mint Mobile: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/missing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sources: Australian Broadcast Company’s podcast episode: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/valentich-mystery/10980258. National Archives of Australia (Official File V116/783/1047): https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=10491375. The Black Vault (Consolidated Declassified Documents): https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/the-frederick-valentich-disappearance-october-21-1978/. Skeptical Inquirer (Detailed Scientific Analysis by McGaha & Nickell): https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/11/the-valentich-disappearance-another-ufo-myth/. Aviation Safety Network Record: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/10007. National Archives of Australia (UFO Policy & Reports): https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/defence-and-war/unidentified-flying…","meta_description":"In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious vanishing of Frederick Valentich over the skies of Austra…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4268,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/missing-1447/episodes/665-frederick-valentich-ufo-mystery/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missing-1447/665-frederick-valentich-ufo-mystery.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}