The Case of the Missing Pilot

What is the Main Idea of the story "The Case of the Missing Pilot"?

• No one knows what happened to Frederick Valentich on October 21, 1978.

• Pilot Fredrick Valentich disappeared mysteriously after reporting a strange object flying near his plane.

• Pilot Frederick Valentich reported seeing a long, metallic object with a green light flying near him.

Frederick Valentich radioed the control tower to..

• report seeing a UFO.

• find out if there were any other planes in the area.

• check his flight plan.

Valentich reported that the object

• had four blue lights.

• was flying at 4,500 feet.

• was moving to fast for him to tell how big it was.

The last thing Robey heard form Valentich was

• the phrase, "It is hovering, and it's not and aircraft."

• the sound of Valentich's plane coughing.

• a metallic scraping sound.

Searchers looking for Valentich

• found no trace of either the pilot or his plane.

• saw strange objects in the sky.

• concluded that a UFO caused Valentich's disappearance.

On the evening of Valentich's disappearance,

• a man reported seeing Valentich's plane in the sky.

• several people saw strange, glowing objects in the sky.

• he faked his death.

Is the following statement below a correct inference or faulty inference.

Frederick Valentich believed in UFOs.

• correct inference

• faulty inference

Is the following statement below a correct inference or faulty inference.

Frederick Valentich was not a very good pilot.

• correct inference

• faulty inference

Is the following statement below a correct inference or faulty inference.

The strange objects people reported seeing on the day of Valentich's disapperance were UFOs.

• correct inference

• faulty inference

Is the following statement below a correct inference or faulty inference.

Valentich was curious about the object flying near him.

• correct inference

• faulty inference