Travis Walton

TRAVIS WALTON ABDUCTION

LOCATION: SNOWFLAKE, ARIZONA

DATE: NOVEMBER 5, 1975

DURATION: 5 DAYS MISSING

STATUS: WELL-DOCUMENTED CASE

Travis Walton was allegedly abducted by a UFO while working as a logger, with six witnesses seeing the encounter and Walton returning with detailed memories.

ABDUCTION DETAILS:

  • Working with logging crew in forest
  • UFO appeared above clearing
  • Walton approached craft despite warnings
  • Struck by beam of light from craft
  • Crew fled, Walton disappeared

WITNESS TESTIMONY:

  • Six crew members saw entire incident
  • All passed polygraph examinations
  • Consistent stories across witnesses
  • Police initially suspected murder
  • Crew subjected to intense investigation

RETURN & RECOVERY:

  • Walton found 5 days later, 15 miles away
  • Naked and dehydrated but alive
  • Vague memories of alien beings
  • Medical examination showed no trauma
  • Gradually recovered detailed memories

ALIEN ENCOUNTER CLAIMS:

  • Described humanoid beings
  • Medical examination aboard craft
  • Advanced technology observed
  • Communication attempts made
  • Returned to same location
CONTROVERSY:
  • Skeptics claim hoax or mental illness
  • Polygraph tests passed by all witnesses
  • No financial motive for hoax
  • Story remained consistent over decades
  • "Fire in the Sky" movie based on case

STATUS: WELL-DOCUMENTED

All witnesses passed polygraph tests

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