This kids story makes more sense to him than the alien peoples story does. The travis walton ufo incident was an alleged alien abduction of an american forestry worker. Travis walton s ufo incident is one of the most famous cases in the annals of ufology and abduction. Tinfoil hats at the ready, as the book is based on an. This feature length documentary film is about the life of travis walton and about his 1975 abduction experience, as well as the lives of others touched by this event, as well as its greater implications to our understanding of the ufo phenomenon overall. 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. Read our faqs or reach out to our customer service team. The true story of travis walton, that she coproduced with bob terrio, ron james, and zachary weil. This story was fictionalized by paramount pictures 1993 successful theatrical release of fire in the sky. Weve all long wondered the legitimacy of the countless claims of alien visitations. In 2012 jennifer won two open minds international ufo congress film festival awards for the disclosure dialogues with filmmaker ron james, then in 2015, two ebes at the 2015 open minds film festival for travis. One of the most significant ufo events in history of one mans trauma and transition after a.
I remember reading about it some years ago and it seems like one of the more credible stories multiple witnesses, police involvement. The film documents how these men struggle to make sense of the event enduring humiliation, job losses and lifelong ridicule. Days later, he returns with a story that shakes the. Travis the true story of travis walton, dvd, 45th anniversary. Travis the true story of travis walton is a 90minute documentary film recounting the nowworld famous 1975 ufo abduction of travis walton and the. That decision november 5, 1975 would change him and these loggers forever. I actually preferred this relative to the sometime fictionalized accounts given in the movie fire in the sky.
Then ryan sits down facetoface with jennifer stein and peter robbins, coproducers of the awardwinning documentary, travis. Clancy noted the rise in alien abduction claims following the movie and cites klasss. 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 walton recounts the now world famous ufo abduction and. Recount the once famous and now nearly forgotten 1975 ufo abduction of travis walton. The true story of travis walton, recounts one of the most welldocumented ufo cases of all time.
The official travis walton web site and web supplement to the walton experience and fire in the sky, by travis walton. Has anyone seen the 2015 documentary about the travis. May 21st to discuss what is currently happening with their movie project, 701, which by the way i, your host, was interviewed for. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing travis. For the next five days, travis disappears without a trace and his colleagues are accused of murder. Allen hynek denoting human observations of actual aliens or animate beings. 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.
The story of travis walton and the fire in the sky dread. Ufo experts explain why this story continues to astound investigators, astrophysicists and journalists as they investigate for reliable evidence of other worlds, other beings, and more advanced technologies. 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, the true story of travis walton, is by far the most fascinating and engaging ufo documentary that i have seen. Turkey springs, apachesitgreaves national forest, arizona, usa, november, 1975. He is an actor and assistant director, known for fire in the sky 1993, the unusual case of mary mason 2014 and h. The fact is that the movie is based on travis walton s book the walton experience which is a first had account of a claimed abduction. The event took place in the sitgreaves national forest near heber, arizona november 5, 1975 when a logging crew of 7 men encounters a craft of unknown origin. Ufoalien abduction still haunts travis walton huffpost. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. The paramount picture feature film enhanced his close encounter of the third kind, a term coined by ufologist j. 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. 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.
I recently watched the movie on netflix called fire in the sky which is about the travis walton ufo abduction. The event took place in the sitgreaves national forest near heber, arizona november 5, 1975. It is also, perhaps ironically, this monetary compensation enjoyed by walton that has led some to. His account has just been turned into a candid documentary, travis. Travis walton was born on april 23, 1957 in arizona, usa. Traviss story became a book called fire in the sky and a movie 1993. Travis s story became a book called fire in the sky and a movie 1993. Now meet the real people portrayed in the film fire in the sky.
Travis walton recounts the now world famous 1975 ufo abduction and the impact. As one of the crew members investigates the object, a light beam that knocks him unconscious. They and travis struggled to make sense of the event enduring humiliation, and job losses. Get more information about this excellent documentary on the. The true story of travis walton discussion moviechat. As if spellbound, travis jumps from the passenger side of their work truck and runs toward the craft for a closer look. Trailer for travis the true story of travis walton youtube.
As for walton and his story, i dont know whether it is true or not, but it does not seem like an outright hoax to me that guy could have made a ton more money than he did, he could have gone on a lot of talkshows and ufo conference tours, but he didnt do a lot. Not least due to walton s story resulting in a book and then the movie fire in the sky. Waltons new account of his story attempts to pull all the information together, place it in context, and provide a critical analysis. In 1993 the movie fire in the sky was released and claims to tell the true story of an alien abduction. Travis walton works as a logger in the white mountains. I viewed the true story of travis walton with great interest. Now playing travis walton and jennifer stein may 21, 2017 now playing winner 2015 ebe film festival at the international ufo congress held february 1822, 2015, the worlds largest ufo conference.
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. Aliens accidentally killed travis walton but took corpse. Travis walton abduction, part 1, alien abductions, ufo. Some will tell you theyve seen big eyed, elongated. Fire in the sky was a fascinating movie about the true story of travis walton and the six witnesses to his abduction. With aura gutierrez, tim hicks, otto martin, jeff pennington. It is based on travis waltons book the walton experience, which describes an alleged extraterrestrial encounter. When he and his colleagues drive home after work, they encounter a flying saucer. The story is also one of the more highly contentious cases in a realm that has had its fair share of attentionseekers and frauds. Walton explains how this event changed his life forever, as the media, skeptics and debunkers attacked him, his friends and family. The story of travis walton and the fire in the sky. The true story of travis walton 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The 90 minute documentary focuses on one of, if not the, biggest ufo abduction cases in history. The true story of travis walton recounts the most welldocumented alien abduction case of all time.
Sweeny and james garner offered the film veteran actors. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Now meet the real people portrayed in the film fire. Travis the true story of travis walton the directors cut, an 80 minute documentary film recounts the nowworld famous 1975 ufo abduction of travis walton. Walton first told his extraordinary story in a 1978 book, the walton experience, which became a 1993 film, fire in the sky. 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. The true story of travis walton 2015 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 the true story of travis walton online, directed by jennifer stein. Those familiar with the actual story were less than impressed with the films inability to take the full account to the screen. The apparent alien abduction of then 22yearold travis walton in the winter of 1975 is perhaps one of the most wellknown of such encounters.
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