REF: UAP/1970s/109Contested
1975-11-05
Travis Walton abduction
Apache-Sitgreaves NF, AZ · USA·Abduction with 7 witnesses·1970s
Contested
§ ASummary
Logger vanished for 5 days after crewmates saw him struck by a beam from a hovering disc; crew passed polygraphs while he was missing; basis of 'Fire in the Sky'.
§ BWitnesses
Travis Walton + 6 logging crew (Mike Rogers et al.)
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Police manhunt records; multiple polygraphs (crew passed); Walton's account
§ DOfficial Investigation
Navajo County Sheriff investigation
§ EStatus Assessment
Permanently contested: skeptics (Klass) allege hoax re contract pressure; crew never recanted
§ FVerifiable Sources
Walton, 'Fire in the Sky' (1978/1996); Klass, 'UFOs: The Public Deceived'; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Walton_incident
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1973-10-11🇺🇸 USA
Pascagoula abduction (Hickson & Parker)
Abduction claim
1973-10-18🇺🇸 USA
Coyne helicopter incident
Military helicopter near-collision
1973-10🇺🇸 USA
1973 US wave
National wave
1975-08-13🇺🇸 USA
Charles Moody encounter
Abduction claim (military)
1975-10-27 to 11-11🇺🇸 USA
SAC bases overflights (Loring/Wurtsmith/Malmstrom/Minot)
Nuclear base incursions
1975-01-06🇺🇸 USA
North Hudson Park (O'Barski)
CE3 near New York City