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Case Description
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On July 3, 1998, Donald Schaller, a 49-year-old veteran pilot from Illinois, disappeared while piloting a two-seat Aero L-39 Albatros jet over Lake Michigan. Schaller, accompanied by co-pilot Donovan Rodriguez, was conducting a practice flight in preparation for the National Cherry Festival air show in Traverse City, Michigan. The jet took off from Cherry Capital Airport at 6:30 pm but vanished from radar 17 minutes later, near the Fox Islands. Despite extensive air and water searches covering n ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 03, 1998
Last Seen: Jul 03, 1998
Links to Additional Sources (2)
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Oct 31, 2013
Jul 09, 2019
Donald
Schaller
75
49
68 inches
165 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Jul 03, 1998
Fox Islands
Michigan
Leelanau County
264
14463
Michigan State Police - Cadillac Post
Cadillac
Michigan
Wexford County
49601
Mike Fink
D/Sgt.
7711 U.S. 131, Michigan
2317796040
State
Law Enforcement
71-2315-98
1998-07-03
Michigan State Police - Cadillac Post
Brown
Brown
Brown
No
11/25/2025
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Forum Posts (2)
Has anyone else heard about the strange explosion sound witnesses mentioned in the Schaller case? Iâ... ...Read More
08/03/2023
08/03/2023
Has anyone else looked into the witness reports about the explosion in the sky? I find it puzzling t... ...Read More
07/10/2023
07/10/2023
