Ufoalien abduction still haunts travis walton huffpost. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Travis waltons ufo incident is one of the most famous cases in the annals of ufology and abduction. Travis walton, who cops thought had been murdered, believes he was abducted by extraterrestrials in the mountains of arizona before being returned to earth five days later. The true story of travis walton new film video dailymotion. As if spellbound, travis jumps from the passenger side of their work truck and runs toward the craft for a closer look.
I recently watched the movie on netflix called fire in the sky which is about the travis walton ufo abduction. The author recounts his abduction by a ufo in the mountains of arizona in 1975, describing life aboard an alien spacecraft in an account that became the basis for. Walton related his abduction by aliens in an earlier book the walton experience, 1978, and fire in the sky, a movie based on that book, was released in 1993. Travis walton is an american logger who has been abducted by a ufo on november 5, 1975, while. Buy a cheap copy of the walton experience book by travis walton.
The travis walton ufo incident was an alleged alien abduction of an american forestry worker, travis walton, by a ufo on november 5, 1975, while he was working in the apachesitgreaves national forests near snowflake, arizona. The apparent alien abduction of then 22yearold travis walton in the winter of 1975 is perhaps one of the most wellknown of such encounters. What fascinated me about his recall of what happened to him, was that it was the first time anyone abducted detailed horrors and trauma during their ordeal, rather than benign encounters and experiments. Sweeney leaves the truck only to be sucked up by a. Fire in the sky author travis walton extended interview 2019 author of the fire in the sky ufo related book travis walton who the hollywood movie of the same name was based on does an extended. The hero of this story, travis walton was a forester in snowflake, arizona. The worlds most famous alien abductee, travis walton, worked recently as a consultant on a new scifi thriller due for release in september this year. He is an actor and assistant director, known for fire in the sky 1993, the unusual case of mary mason 2014 and h. Uf0 abductee travis walton extended interview 2019 youtube. It is also, perhaps ironically, this monetary compensation enjoyed by walton that has led some to.
Today were going to cast our skeptical eye upon the travis walton ufo abduction case, better known by. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Traviss story became a book called fire in the sky and a movie 1993. Travis waltons terrifying account is the stuff movies are made from, and he joins us on the huffpost weird news podcast to talk about that day 40 years ago, when the then 22yearold logger says he was knocked unconscious, and woke.
Walton wrote a book about his purported abduction in 1978 called the walton experience, which wa. Travis walton abduction case fire in the sky latest. Walton explains how this event changed his life forever, as the media, skeptics and debunkers attacked him, his friends and family. Duane walton hotly defended his brother saying that spaulding had never interviewed his brother and called him a publicity seeker and a glory hunter. Travis walton reveals new theory on fire in the sky. Not least due to waltons story resulting in a book and then the movie fire in the sky.
According to the real travis walton this movie doesnt quite capture the entire story in retail of what actually happened but thats not to say this movie didnt live up to the story that was told. With aura gutierrez, tim hicks, otto martin, jeff pennington. Travis walton abduction 1975 travis walton born february 10, 1953 is an american logger who was supposedly abducted by a ufo on november 5, 1975, while working with a logging crew in the apachesitgreaves national forest in arizona. Author of the fire in the sky ufo related book travis walton who the hollywood movie of the same name was based on does an extended. I remember reading about it some years ago and it seems like one of the more credible stories multiple witnesses, police involvement.
Afterward, travis will discuss the extraordinary events that occurred to him and his loging crew on november 5, 1975 and how it. If there was ever any doubt that he was making it up the act of trying to gain attention for the abduction. The story is also one of the more highly contentious cases in a realm that has had its fair share of attentionseekers and frauds. This is the first ufo documentary that is completely professional, credible and understandable. Travis walton was born on april 23, 1957 in arizona, usa. Fire in the sky was a fascinating movie about the true story of travis walton and the six witnesses to his abduction. Controversial ufo movie turns 25 mysterious universe. The true story of travis walton the movie database. The travis walton ufo incident was an alleged alien abduction of an american forestry worker. The evidence shows that travis waltons famous story of having been. Travis combines new and archived interviews with the logging crew, police, the polygraph examiner, and ufo experts explaining why this story continues to.
Open mindspeter beste one of the most prolific abduction cases in the history of ufology, which happened more than 35 years ago, was that of travis walton. Steward told the gazette in an exclusive interview that travis waltons story is an absolute hoax. I havent read travis book yet, but in the movie, the sheriff had a difficult time believing what all the guys involved told them, and the main investigator just flat out refused to believe it, therefore bringing up all types of possibilities that could. It is based on travis waltons book the walton experience, which describes an alleged extraterrestrial encounter. Turkey springs, apachesitgreaves national forest, arizona, usa, november, 1975. The travis walton ufo story remains one of the most well documented stories of all time commemorating the 40th anniversary of this incident. Middletown public library, 55 new monmouth road, middletown, nj, 07748 more information. According to variety, the movie, beyond the sky, will also feature walton in a cameo appearance alongside stars ryan carnes, jordan hinson, martin sensmeier, don stark and peter stormare. The ufos are coming out tonight to capture us with light beams and whisk us away to their planet for medical experiments. Travis walton on fire in the sky movie inaccuracies alleged alien abductee travis walton who the hollywood movie fire in the sky was based on discusses the inaccuracies in the film as compared. Like the book, the movie is set in the latterday saint town of snowflake, arizona where the events portrayed actually took place. Aliens accidentally killed me but took my corpse onto ufo to save my life shock claim a man was accidentally killed by a laser blast from a ufo before his corpse was taken aboard and he.
Walton sat down with open minds and gave this compelling followup interview. In the interview, he expressed his fears of sleeping alone in the woods, but recently with the help of travis, steve has over come those fears and spent his first night alone in. Aliens accidentally killed travis walton but took corpse. Travis walton on fire in the sky movie inaccuracies youtube. Walton could not be found, but reappeared after a fiveday search. Clancy noted the rise in alien abduction claims following the movie and cites klasss conclusions that after viewing this. Worlds most famous alien abductee travis walton slams. The friendship between travis walton and steve pierce had been strained, but since the posting of the open minds interview with pierce, the friendship is on the mend. Travis combines new and archived interviews with the logging crew, police, the polygraph examiner, and ufo experts explaining why this story continues to astound investigators, researchers, astrophysicists, journalists, and filmmakers in their quest for reliable evidence of other worlds, other beings, and other more advanced technologies. Travis combines new and archived interviews with the logging crew, police and the polygraph examiner. Oh yeah paratopia has a brand new podcast with travis walton pretty fascinating. Stein has made a definitive documentary about travis walton. Due to the fact that walton wrote a book about his experience, which was later adapted into a wellreceived movie, this remains one of the most well known and studied cases of abduction in ufologys history.
That decision november 5, 1975 would change him and these loggers forever. Travis walton recounts the now world famous 1975 ufo abduction and the impact this event has had on his life over the intervening forty years. The real fire in the sky the walton experience by travis walton. Travis the true story of travis walton is a 90minute documentary film recounting the nowworld famous 1975 ufo abduction of travis walton and the impact this event has had on his life over the intervening forty years and on the lives of his 6 fellow logging crew members. Now meet the real people portrayed in the film fire in the sky. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. In honor of the 45 th anniversary of this ufo event, november 5, 2020, we are releasing this updated. Waltons new account of his story attempts to pull all the information together, place it in context, and provide a critical analysis. The travis walton ufo incident was an alleged alien abduction of an american forestry worker, travis walton, by a ufo on november 5, 1975, while he was working in the apachesitgreaves national forests near snowflake. What are peoples thoughts on the travis walton story of. The official travis walton web site and web supplement to the walton experience and fire in the sky, by travis walton. Apparently feeling the heat, mike rogers proposed a new round of. Stein is making a definitive documentary about travis walton.
The travis walton ufo story commemorates the 40th anniversary of this incident. Fire in the sky is the scariest movie ever decider. Witness perspectives are given alongside interview. Alleged alien abductee travis walton who the hollywood movie fire in the sky was based on discusses the inaccuracies in the film as. Sweeney as travis, and robert patrick as loggingcrewleader mike rogers, the fire in the sky movie was a reasonably faithful accounting of the walton experiencethat is until its final act, which notoriously pummelled the meat of waltons encounter out of all recognition. Trailer for travis the true story of travis walton youtube.
Traviss story became a book called fire in the sky by travis walton, and a movie by the same name 1993, made by paramount pictures. In 1975, a group of five men are driving home after working in a forest when they see a mysterious light. This film has been two years in the making and will be shown at the. Fire in the sky is the feature film adaptation of latterday saint lumberjack travis waltons nonfiction book the walton experience, his firsthand account of being abducted by aliens. His disappearance caused a whirlwind of news reports.
I actually preferred this relative to the sometime fictionalized accounts given in the movie fire in the sky. In another gazette story on page a2 on saturday, november 15 th, dr. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing travis. The coproducer, bob terrio, will be here to discuss the movie travis walton. Tinfoil hats at the ready, as the book is based on an. What are peoples thoughts on the travis walton story of ufo abduction. Travis walton ufo incident born 1953, american logger who claims to have been a ufo abductee. Ok all of you alien freaks i hate to ruin your dreams but here is the truth about travis walton, i am from snowflake az which is were travis walton is from and i gradated with his oldest child whos name is clifton and his cousin donavan graduated in are same class. A free screening of the movie fire in the sky, followed by a presentation and book signing by travis walton. Travis walton reveals new theory on fire in the sky abduction. Travis walton sure does, as is evident in his book the walton experience 1978, which has since been adapted into a film called fire in the sky, directed by robert lieberman the xfiles, starring d. Worlds most famous alien abductee consulted on new ufo.
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