Are You Alone? The Pilot Who Didn't Fly

Are You Alone? The Pilot Who Didn't Fly

A document in a Mexican archive holds a chilling warning: "be careful with this one." It details the inexplicable encounter of an air traffic controller with a pilot who, after 45 minutes of strange conversation, was asked one question: "Are you alone in the plane?" What happened during that flight over central Mexico?

In this episode, we delve into the baffling case of Raphael Pérez, a 23-year-old student pilot on his first solo flight, who took off into a dense fog and lost consciousness at 10,000 feet. We explore the mysterious radio transmissions, the impossible physics of his journey, and the unsettling questions that remain about what truly transpired.

Person: Raphael Pérez
Date: June 23, 1976
Location: Central Mexico
Event: First solo flight
Status: Unexplained

- Raphael Pérez was 23 years old on his first solo flight.
- He took off from Chilma at 9:15 AM into a thick, low fog.
- The aircraft climbed steadily from 7,000 feet to 10,000 feet without pilot input.
- Air traffic controller Carlos monitored a small aircraft circling over open water at 10:30 AM.
- Raphael Pérez awoke at 7,000 feet over the Pacific coast with three-quarters fuel, after being airborne for 2 hours and 15 minutes.

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