Fire in the Sky is a 1993 American biographical science fiction mystery film directed by Robert Lieberman and adapted by Tracy Tormé. It is based on Travis Walton's book The Walton Experience, which describes an extraterrestrial abduction. The film stars D. B. Sweeney as Walton, and Robert Patrick as his best friend and future brother-in-law, Mike Rogers. James Garner, Craig Sheffer, Scott MacDonald, Henry Thomas and Peter Berg also star.
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Travis Walton at the 2019 International UFO Congress.
The Travis Walton incident was an alleged alien abduction of American forestry worker Travis Walton on November 5, 1975, while he was part of a logging crew in the Apache–Sitgreaves National Forests near Heber, Arizona.
Travis Walton at The 2019 International UFO Congress in Phoenix, Arizona
In the 1970s, polygraph examinations were a common technique in law enforcement. On November 11, members of the logging crew underwent polygraph examinations to determine if they had killed Travis — all honestly reported they hadn't.
Image: Gentry Fire Lookout Tower in Apache Sitgreaves National Forests (cropped)