Fire in the Sky book cover (image credit: Travis Walton)
On November 5, 1975, a logging crew near Snowflake, AZ made headline news when they witnessed a large saucer-shaped craft in the woods. After one of the men, Travis Walton, was allegedly abducted and missing for five days, the crew became entangled in a life-changing police investigation, lie-detector tests and public scrutiny.
Walton’s abduction became the topic of the Hollywood blockbuster ‘Fire in the Sky‘ starring D.B. Sweeney in the early ‘90s and terrified many movie-goers. Walton’s firsthand account of his ordeal and the haunting look into the mystery of the abduction and alleged alien encounter is one that should not be missed.
John Goulette circa 1975 (image credit: travis-walton.com)
“The Travis Walton case is so fascinating not only due to the logistics of the case, the amount of witnesses, and the missing time,” says Co-organizer Maureen Elsberry, “but when you meet Travis and talk with him it is clear that something happened to him.”
They will present onstage together at the International UFO Congress in Fountain Hills, AZ on Thursday February 23, 2012, from 4:00 – 5:15 PM. To purchase tickets to see Walton and Goulette on stage visit UFOCongress.com. Tickets are also available at the door the day of the presentation on a first come first serve availability.
About the International UFO Congress:
The International UFO Congress is an Arizona based organization dedicated to the dissemination of information related to many areas in ufology. It was established in 1991 and hosts an annual conference which is the largest of its kind in the world. It features presentations given by authors, researchers, experts, enthusiasts, and those who have witnessed paranormal or anomalous phenomena from all over the world. It also provides a forum to discuss the experiences and findings. This event usually has over 20 Speakers, a Film Festival, tons of vendors as well as experiencer sessions. Topics generally covered are abduction, UFO sightings, UFO crashes, crop circles, paranormal experiences, government conspiracy and much more.
I think it’s a shame we don’t know how much of that eyeglasses spinning in the air
in the UFO type stuff was dramatised and how true to Mr Walton’s description the movie
is. I’d like to know. I think it stands the test of time as a genuine case which has similarities
to other genuine cases. I really enjoyed the movie as a suspenseful piece of visual entertainment.
And I know that feeling of hiding under the table and screaming at the family reunion.
@TAB GOODE: That is actually an aspect that Travis covers in his presentations…he will come right out and say where the movie differed from the real story and why he thinks the movie opted to show certain aspects in a different light. Mainly, the scenes on the craft. I really enjoy the movie as a separate entity, but the real story is much more fascinating.
My name is Stephen Consigliere, I live in Argentina and I love everything about UFOs. I have seen one in the field at night, but no more than this. I like to know the true story of what Travis lived on the ship, I have seen the movie, where I can get information? Thanks and greetings from southern world ..
Correlation between nuclear atmospheric tests and UFO phenomenon
Note I have myself established in 1973 – 37 years ago- in a study sent on Sunday, November 25, 1973, that was received by Mr René Fouéré –then General Secretary of the GEPA, the correlation between nuclear atmospheric tests and the UFO phenomenon, based upon the data published in 1973 by the well-known FOA -FORSVARETS FORSKNINGSANSTALT / NDRI -NATIONAL DEFENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, STOCKHOLM, Sweden, and the statistics given by Mr. C.Poher, then privately published by the CNES/GEPAN. ( Zander, I.; Araskog, R., Nuclear Explosions 1945-1972, Basic Data, FOA 4 Report, A 4505-Al, Försvarets Forskningsanstalt , The Research Institute of the Swedish National Defence, Stockholm, Sweden, 1973; Poher C., Etude statistique des rapports d’observation du phénomène ovni,1971, p.51 : répartition temporelle des 825 cas mondiaux (http://www.cnes-geipan.fr/documents/stat_poher_71.pdf) ). jbastide@rocketmail.com
i cant wait to hear from travis and john
Will we be able to purchase a video of this? Thank you in advance. Jo An
@JO AN – Yes, DVDs will be available for purchase at the event as well as in the Open Minds Store. We will actually have pre-orders starting online next week (which will ship out the Tuesday following the conference.
Please let me know if you have any further questions!
Thanks,
Maureen
One thing that really bothers me about the ufo phenomenon is that no one questions the very real possibility that these are time traveling craft. My life certainly supports this possibility as my boyfriend disappeared in 1974 never to return. When I went back over the yearbooks from that era, he is completly gone. Erased from existance…I wouldn’t believe it but it happened to me. I have been limping through life ever since. I remember pieces and bits of my life completely erased. In my mind this is for certain true, I remember it!
My brother knows Travis as well as every other member that was on the crew that night. He lived in Heber and was on the other side of the same mountain running his own crew for LP. My father, Uncle, grandmother, other brother also lived in Heber at the time and knew these guys as well. Heber/Overgaurd is a very small community up in the forest and everyone knows each other. All my relatives are convinced they are all telling the absolute truth. My brothers went to church with a few of them, the LDS Church there. It happened and Travis was right, they are not very friendly.