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Travis Walton

Travis Walton

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Travis Walton (born February 10, 1953) is an American forestry worker and author known for his alleged 1975 alien abduction in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest of Arizona, one of the most documented and widely debated UFO abduction cases in history. As a recurring guest on late-night radio, his account, corroborated by multiple witnesses and a passed polygraph examination, was adapted into the 1993 film Fire in the Sky.

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Episode thumbnail for April 9, 1995: Fire in the Sky Abduction - Travis Walton & Mike Rogers

April 9, 1995: Fire in the Sky Abduction - Travis Walton & Mike Rogers

Apr 9, 1995
1h 29m
Travis Walton and Mike Rogers, the central figures in one of the most documented alien abduction cases in history, join Art Bell to tell their story in full detail for the first time on the program. Rogers describes how his logging crew witnessed a glowing craft hovering just 20 feet above the ground on the Mogollon...
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Episode thumbnail for June 18, 1996: Fire in the Sky - Travis Walton & Mike Rogers

June 18, 1996: Fire in the Sky - Travis Walton & Mike Rogers

Jun 18, 1996
1h 36m
Travis Walton and Mike Rogers recount the most thoroughly documented UFO abduction case in history, the 1975 incident on Arizona's Mogollon Rim. Mike Rogers, the logging crew boss, describes the moment his team encountered a glowing disc hovering above the forest floor and watched in horror as a beam of energy struc...
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Episode thumbnail for August 7, 2015: Alien Abductions - Travis Walton

August 7, 2015: Alien Abductions - Travis Walton

Aug 7, 2015
2h 38m
Travis Walton, the Arizona logger whose 1975 alien abduction remains one of ufology's most documented cases, joins Art Bell from Snowflake, Arizona to revisit the night that defined his life. Walton retraces the events: his crew encountering a metallic disc in the Apache National Forest, the energy blast that threw...