Travis Walton

About

Best known as the object of an alleged alien abduction, this Arizona logger disappeared for five days in 1975 after being apparently beamed up by the light of a UFO.

Before Fame

Before making headlines as an alien abductee, he was living in Snowflake, Arizona, and working for the United States Forest Service.

Trivia

He described his abduction experiences in a memoir titled The Walton Experience; meanwhile, journalist Philip J. Klass worked hard to debunk all of his claims.

Family Life

He grew up with a brother named Dan (who was played by Scott MacDonald in a film version of Walton's abduction story).

Associated With

He was portrayed by actor D.B. Sweeney in a 1993 film titled Fire in the Sky.