Like the book, the movie is set in the latterday saint town of snowflake, arizona where the events portrayed actually took place. Oct 14, 2018 the alleged alien abduction of travis walton in november 1975 is one of the most wellknown abduction encounters. So, travis walton himself will say that fire in the sky was not an accurate representation of his encounter. On 1151975 a group of loggers in the mountains of northeastern arizona observed a strange, unusually bright light in the sky. The events of walton s abduction began on november 5, 1975, in the arizona, apachesitgreaves national forest. 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. Sweeney as walton, and robert patrick as his best friend and future brotherinlaw. Walton could not be found, but reappeared after a fiveday search. Today were going to cast our skeptical eye upon the travis walton ufo abduction case, better known by the title of the movie made about it.
Travis walton abduction, part 1, alien abductions, ufo. The true story of travis walton, is a new documentary film. 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. In the movie, travis walton apparently has post traumatic stress disorder, which is a total lie. Travis walton doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. Now meet the real people portrayed in the film fire in the sky. Alleged alien abductee travis walton who the hollywood movie fire in the sky was based on discusses the inaccuracies in the film as. Turkey springs, apachesitgreaves national forest, arizona, usa, november, 1975. This film has been two years in the making and was the highlight of the 40th anniversary conference in arizona. 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.
It is a case that is still debated today, and one that still offers a potential insight. Travis walton experts believe there is a million to one chance of there being any mistakes in this number of passed tests. Travis walton has made appearances on national talk shows from cnbcs tom snyder show to larry king live on the night of the movie s premier, tabloid television shows such as hard copy and foxs sightings, radio callin shows, and has even appeared via satellite on local news programs the week of the premier, walton was interviewed on waga. The event took place in the sitgreaves national forest near heber, arizona november 5, 1975. In honor of the 45 th anniversary of this ufo event, november 5, 2020, we are releasing this updated dvd version of. If you feel like heading out, check out other movies in theaters. One of them, travis walton, recklessly left the safety of their truck to take a. The events of waltons abduction began on november 5, 1975, in the arizona, apachesitgreaves national forest. He experienced something, and hasnt deviated from his story in literally decades. Dec 20, 2019 the alleged abduction of travis walton is one of the most famous stories in the history of ufology. The true story of travis walton the movie database. Worlds most famous alien abductee consulted on new ufo movie. As one of the crew members investigates the object, a light beam that knocks him unconscious.
The story of travis walton and the fire in the sky. Fire in the sky is a 1993 american biopic science fiction mystery film directed by robert lieberman and written by tracy torme. Weve all long wondered the legitimacy of the countless claims of alien visitations. 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. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Uf0 abductee travis walton extended interview youtube. Stein has made a definitive documentary about travis walton. An arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a.
Based on an allegedly true account, this film follows the events that befall the inhabitants of a small town when mike rogers robert patrick reports that his buddy travis walton d. In it, the writer claims to have inside knowledge of the corruption of the case. The travis walton ufo story remains one of the most well. 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. 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 skyfire summit is an inaugural conference commemorating the travis walton 1975 ufo incident which took place near the rural town of heber, arizona. Clancy, who mentions waltons story in her 2005 book abducted. We meet the hero, travis walton, personally, and share with him the broad band of emotions including total fright, dismay, anger, betrayal and finally resignation as the story unfolds. Aliens accidentally killed travis walton but took corpse. 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 true story of travis walton, recounts one of the most welldocumented ufo cases of all time. Get more information about this excellent documentary on the. 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. Sweeney, robert patrick, craig sheffer, peter berg.
If you have missed a screening and wish to host your own, then please fill out your details on this page. Open minds radio interview alejandro rojas, from open minds radio interviewed jennifer w. The true story of travis walton recounts the most welldocumented alien abduction case of all time. Traviss story became a book called fire in the sky and a movie 1993. He is an actor and assistant director, known for fire in the sky 1993, the unusual case of mary mason 2014 and h. With aura gutierrez, tim hicks, otto martin, jeff pennington. With this moviedoc it leaves little doubt about the authenticity of their. Travis walton recounts the now world famous 1975 ufo abduction and the impact. Waltons new account of his story attempts to pull all the information together, place it in context, and provide a critical analysis. 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. Travis combines new and archived interviews with the logging crew, police, the polygraph examiner, and ufo experts. One of them, travis walton, recklessly left the safety of their truck to take a closer look. Travis walton has made appearances on national talk shows from cnbcs tom snyder show to larry king live on the night of the movies premier, tabloid television shows such as hard copy and foxs sightings, radio callin shows, and has even appeared via satellite on local news programs the week of the premier, walton was interviewed on waga.
Travis walton is an american logger who has been abducted by a ufo on november 5, 1975, while working with a logging crew in the apachesitgreaves. The alleged abduction of travis walton is one of the most famous stories in the history of ufology. Sweeny and james garner offered the film veteran actors. The crew were heading home after work in their pickup truck when they saw strange bright lights coming through the. Travis walton is an american logger who was allegedly abducted by a ufo on november 5, 1975, while working with a logging crew in the apachesitgreaves. Creepy movie, but not at all related to his experience. 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. Stein on monday, april 20, 2015 about the making of the travis film and other films she has created. The 1993 release of the movie fire in the sky was intriguing to many who had waited for a screen presentation of travis waltons book by the same name.
Travis walton on fire in the sky movie inaccuracies youtube. Among many ufo proponents, this case is considered among the most compelling, because of the number of corroborating eyewitnesses. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing travis. The travis walton ufo story commemorates the 40th anniversary of this incident. Local ufologist shares travis doc on alien 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. Worlds most famous alien abductee travis walton slams. Despite attacks against his narrative, walton maintains that what happened to him on nov. Driving home after a day of clearing underbrush in the sitgreaves national forest, seven loggers come upon a. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Joseph capps blog, ufo media matters, has a post about the nephew of one of snowflake arizonas sherrif and how he tells of the well known hoax that travis walton created in the infamous abduction case.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. How people come to believe they were kidnapped by aliens. It is based on travis waltons book the walton experience, which describes an alleged extraterrestrial encounter. The event took place in the sitgreaves national forest near heber, arizona november 5, 1975 when a logging crew of. Waltons actual experience on the ship fire in the sky.
The walton case received mainstream publicity and remains one of the bestknown instances of. This serious documentary provides a rare important depth explanation of how deliberate debunking, including lies, extortion and bribery attempted to crush this. Travis walton was born on april 23, 1957 in arizona, usa. Here you will find information regarding the producers and about the making of travis. Walton was one of a sevenman crew that was clearing trees on a government contract. The travis walton abduction is one of the most controversial cases in ufology, yet one of the most compelling. He claims he has had an alien encounter on november 5th, 1975. Ufoalien abduction still haunts travis walton huffpost. Travis walton ufo incident born 1953, american logger who claims to have been a ufo abductee this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Oct 02, 2019 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.
Walton wrote a book about his purported abduction in 1978 called the walton experience, which was adapted into the 1993 film fire in the sky. Fire in the sky 1993 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Sep 20, 2017 travis believes he is not the only one who has been taken by aliens credit. Travis walton fire in the sky the travis walton case is an important one for many reasons, but we especially include it here because the movie that supposedly portrayed the facts of the case, fire in the sky, went way off track and portrayed a very negative, fearful experience. The travis walton ufo story remains one of the most well documented stories of all time commemorating the 40th anniversary of this incident. The alleged alien abduction of travis walton in november 1975 is one of the most wellknown abduction encounters. 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. The events which allegedly happened to travis walton 41 years ago are one of the worlds most infamous socalled alien abduction cases. It was weird, totally off the wall, somewhat disgusting and looked. The story of travis walton and the fire in the sky dread.
Jul 28, 2010 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, just trying to prove my point that i did, it was the class of 1996 my. Perhaps one of the most famous alien abduction stories is that of travis walton. Some will tell you theyve seen big eyed, elongated. Walton, as well as several of the other witnesses would pass several lie detector tests over the course of an investigation into his strange disappearance.
Alien abductee travis walton and his terrifying experience. Travis walton recounts the now world famous 1975 ufo abduction and the impact this. But, it now appears he may not actually have been abducted. The online letter posted on youtube on joseph capps channel is directed to capp and all believers. Trailer for travis the true story of travis walton youtube. Feb 22, 2017 the events which allegedly happened to travis walton 41 years ago are one of the worlds most infamous socalled alien abduction cases. Sweeney as walton, and robert patrick as his best friend and future brotherinlaw, mike rogers. 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 up to find he was surrounded by ets aboard their ship. They couldve also taken travis waltons real experience and maybe dramatized it a little. The ufos are coming out tonight to capture us with light beams and whisk us away to their planet for medical experiments. To just change it completely into what the writer came up with, was wrong. Travis walton abduction, part 1, alien abductions, ufo casebook.
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