“I was lying on the edge of the highway. I can see there wasa light coming from above but before I could shift my gaze, the light went out.I could see the bottom of this craft and it shot straight up” (Travis).
Travis began to wonder where he was and began running. Hecould see the lights of the town in front of him and headed in that direction.Fueled by freedom, Travis mustered up as much strength as he could to go to thenearest phone booth and called his brother-in-law. During the phone call thoughhe collapsed. His brother-in-law and brother Duane came to rescue him. Duanesat next to Travis in the back of the truck and Travis tried explaining whathappened to him but he broke down. Duanecomforted him and said he didn’t need to talk and that the whole town wassearching for him for days. Travis was bewildered at this. “What do you meandays?” he exclaimed. Travis then felthis face and felt a beard grow, which confirmed he had been abducted for 5 days.“I was in a constant state of terror. The memories of what I went through, Icouldn’t let it go…” Travis recalls. Shaken up by what happened to himphysically and mentally, Travis was seen by a doctor in Phoenix to get himchecked out. “His demeanor was compatible with going through some kind oftraumatic experience,” Dr. Howard Kandell explained when treating Travis. Hetook many blood tests on him, including tests for drugs and alcohol. Dr Kandelldetected a sign of injection on his arm.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Gillespie knew he had returned and calledDuane. The sheriff insisted he needed to interview Travis and Gillespie madethe trip to Phoenix himself, determined to get the answers. Travis was sittingon the couch when he arrived. “He looked like he was very tired, kind of anervous tension,” Sheriff Gillespie recalls Gillespie asked him what happened. “Iwas in no condition to be interviewed about what had happened to me” Travissaid. The news media caught onto Travis’ return. Duane took phone calls on hisbehalf and told the nosey people and reporters harassing them that he was in ahospital in Tuscon, AZ. Travis remembers fondly how his brother was his biggestsupporter during that dark time in his life. “He was his strongest when I wasat my weakest,” he said of his brother. Themedia madness intensified as a reporter for the National Enquirer rang thedoorbell and asked to interview Travis. In exchange for the story, theyarranged a hotel. “I had no concept of theramifications of cooperating,” Travis remembers. “I was so traumatized that Iwas basically dealing with things inside of myself. I was at the mercy of somepretty powerful forces that had nothing to do with what I needed.” Reportersfilled the room as Travis began recalling his memories of the abduction (in orange);
“I didn’t remember anything at first. I was just overpoweredby the pain. It was hot and humid. I could tell I was on a surface because ofhow close the ceiling and light above me were. I was struggling to breathe. Therewas a “curved thing” over my chest; I became aware of the sounds of movementand people bustling around. I thought I was seeing doctors, someone with a whitesurgical mask and cap. I recall getting out of the truck with the crew yellingat me and I figured I was hurt and the crew took me to the hospital. When my visioncleared, I flipped out. I struck out with my arm. The thing that was on mychest fell off. The fear gave me enough strength to be able to stand up. Therewas three of them: small, 4 feet or less, not human but intelligent andunemotional. They were coming around the table towards me. I bumped into theshelf, grabbed the biggest thing there and lashed out and yelled. The fear wasover the top. The adrenaline was surging. They turned and went away. Myimmediate fear was they could come back. I looked to see if they were outthere. They went to the right so I went to the left. As I moved down thepassageway, it was curving so tightly that I couldn’t see behind me. It was ablind hysteria. I was out of control with fear and I was just thinking I gottafind a way out.I came to a door and saw a little empty room with a chair. Ithought the creature would be sitting in it.When I got to the sight, I saw noone in the chair. I felt safe enough to move more into the room. I was thinkinghe can open the door and it would lead outside. No doorknob, no button butthere was buttons on the chair. Thinking the buttons opened the door, I movedinto the room and it darkened. I sat in the chair. I pushed the buttons andnothing happened. There was a lever there too. It made all the stars movetogether that I was seeing. I turned and saw a man standing in the doorway. Ithought it was a human being. Air Force or NASA. There was something “odd”about the eyes. I was asking questions and he didn’t speak. I thought maybe itwas the helmet he was wearing. I took him by the arm and I thought he was thereto save me. I tried to talk to him but I gave up. I took him through some doorsand stepped into a tiny space. A cool air came in this space. He wanted me togo down a ramp. I looked back and he saw that he was walking out of a craft. Myeyes were adjusting to the brighter light. I didn’t know if it was a largerpart of the craft or an airplane hangar. There were much more crafts in there,the disc shaped ones. I didn’t know where I was being taken. He took me throughsome more doors. These three people were standing there. There was somethingabout their eyes that just seemed a little different. These were my rescuers, right?They were getting me to lie down on the table. I started to struggle. All threeof them wrestled me down. I felt like I was fighting for my life. One of “them”had a plastic mask to put over my face. That was the last thing I remembered……
It was some time before he saw any of the crew members. Theymet up at Mike’s house.
“He was different…He didn’t act like Travis” – Steve“He looked shook up.” – Ken“He had a good amount of fear in his eyes…” –John “I believed it because I saw the first part” – Steve
Once Travis told him of what happened, the crew believed hewas sincere.
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| The witnesses |
In 1993, Cy asked Travis for another test. Travis was tellingthe truth and passed the test.
That same year, Cy retested Allen, whose the only one whose resultswere inconclusive. He passed the test.
Sheriff Gillespie to this day swears it’s all a hoax and heawaits the day he waits for the real story.
““I wish I had never gotten out of that truck. People don’twant to believe it, that’s their problem so I’m left at that,” Travisconcludes.
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Jane’s Notes: Dang, I have to say, I was pretty impressed bythis episode! I was dreading watching it but it was really good in my opinion,and this is from someone whose VERY uncomfortable with the idea of UFO’s andaliens. I think it’s because I watched too many hyped-up Hollywood alien moviesthat over-exaggerate things. I do personally believe there are otherintelligent life forms out there in the universe. I just don’t think it’s thebig, bad ugly little green guys that Hollywood portrays. I’d like to think thataliens don’t necessarily want to harm us but rather, learn more about us…justas there are people that are studying about them. I also pictured aliens tolook semi-human like us.
I admit, my first reaction when I heard about Travis and hisinjection was heroin. But then I thought since heroin is a “downer” drug, anothersuggestion in my brain was meth, since it’s a drug that’s also injected. SinceTravis worked strenuous, long hours, it would seem ideal for an individual totake meth to stay alert and awake. But the more Travis told his story, the moresincere I felt he was and some of the times, he had a look in his eyes thatwould send me chills. I think the reason I feel they are sincere is 1. Cy, whowas very skeptical of the test even admitted that the men were telling thetruth. And 2. I am all too familiar with the doubts people throw at you whenyou explain to them the supernatural; in my case though, it was encounters fromghosts/entities that I experienced. My experiences weigh on my mind and changedthe way I feel about certain things and aspects of life. I have been ridiculedmany, many times and laughed at and it does hurt a little. But I know what Iexperienced and like Travis said, if people don’t want to believe, that’s theirissue.
I spent some time researching online and came across somepretty neat sites about this topic. There is Travis Walton’s official site, which is pretty basic and to the point and can be found here. They also include a page dedicated tothe rest of the crew. Travis himself (just from what I can judge by the way hespeaks and writes) seems to be a pretty straight-forward man. There’s also asite I looked up called UFO Evidence which provides “scientific study of theUFO phenomenon and the search for Extraterrestrial Life” (taken from the site which can be found here).It is a thorough, very detailed site that’s perfect for someone like me whodoesn’t have a whole lot of knowledge on this subject. The writers have alsopublished various documents on the Travis Walton case. Click the following links to read the following;
- The Travis Walton Abduction Case
- The Travis Walton Abduction Case II
- Cy Gilson Polygraph Test of Travis Walton
- UFO Casebook: Travis Walton Abduction
While I still will hide under a table with the dog if I ever see a UFO, I can respect those that are legitimately sincere in their interest, study and research about it. What do you guys think of all this? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Picture Credit: Syfy, Zap2It, Travis Walton Site
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