Abduction
Travis Walton Abduction
Logger Travis Walton went missing in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest after his crew reported a glowing object. He reappeared five days later saying he had been aboard a craft.
- Date
- 5 November 1975
- Location
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Heber, Arizona · United States
- Witnesses
- Civilian, Multiple
- Evidence
- None
What was reported
Six co-workers said Walton was struck by a beam from a craft; he reappeared five days later and described being aboard.
Official and public statements
Writer Philip Klass stated that the case was a hoax, citing a failed early polygraph. Walton and his co-workers maintain their account, and several of them passed later polygraph tests.
References
Source: Wikipedia