In 1979, the German editorial office of Reader's Digest held a contest for the best personal experience stories, inviting its readers to participate. The winner, chosen from 7,000 participants, was a pilot from Munich named Walter Kellner. He recounted how his Cessna 421 crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea between Sardinia and Sicily and how he managed to survive by constructing a rubber raft. Researchers from Reader's Digest thoroughly reviewed the story based on reports from Germany and Italy and deemed Kellner's account to be true. His Cessna, registered as D-INUR, indeed crashed into the depths of the Tyrrhenian Sea, which is over 10,000 feet deep. The award ceremony was scheduled for December 6, and Kellner was set to bring his rubber raft to the editorial office.

On the morning of the award ceremony, a letter arrived for the editor Wolf Swarzweiler, who was to present the award to Kellner. The letter was from another Walter Kellner, a pilot living in Krizendorf, Austria. He claimed that the story was false. He had flown the same Cessna aircraft across Europe and the Mediterranean for four years, and although he had made an emergency landing at a simple airport in Cagliari, Sardinia due to engine failure, he had never crashed into the sea. Someone had impersonated him and fabricated a new ending to win the prize.

Swarzweiler was stunned after reading the letter. How could this be? The story had been thoroughly vetted! What should he do now? The protagonist of the story was about to arrive for lunch...

As planned, Walter Kellner arrived at the editorial office with a smile, greeted by the staff, who then handed him the letter from his namesake.

Upon reading the letter, he laughed. Yes, he was aware from the aircraft's records that another Kellner had flown it, but he had no idea that they shared the same name. He continued reading, and as he saw the details of the other Kellner's emergency landing in Sardinia, his expression began to pale. The same aircraft, the same location, the same engine failure, and a pilot with the same name. What was going on? Why did this Cessna seem to have a vendetta against Walter Kellner? Why was it destined to meet disaster in the Tyrrhenian Sea?

These questions remained unanswered. Both Walter Kellners encountered a mysterious situation and escaped disaster. The editors unwittingly opened a door to the unknown, feeling a chilling breeze blowing in from beyond.