| It was on the night of 5th November 1975 where a | | | | the town of Snowflake. He recalls he was abducted |
| team of men were to clear trees in the Apache- | | | | finding himself being examined by these beings, and on |
| Sitgreaves National Park in Arizona. This is where they | | | | the 10th November after being returned was in a |
| would encounter an unidentified object. It was | | | | serious emotional state. He avoided the media and the |
| described by the men as a golden light around 6 | | | | public for several days, and only confided in those |
| meters across and saucer shaped. One of the men, | | | | whom were close to him. Waltan would then undergo |
| namely Travis Waltan jumped from the truck and | | | | several lie detector tests which had also bought about |
| approached the object, while his colleagues were | | | | controversy amongst American UFO groups. |
| yelling at him to be careful, he was struck by a beam | | | | One of several tests was done by a Dr. Rosenbaum, |
| of light which caused him to fall to the ground. | | | | and stated that Waltan was not lying and indeed |
| His remaining colleagues fled in panic three of them | | | | Waltan truely believed in his encounter. Theoretically |
| vowing not to go back into the woods at night. The | | | | dissolving any financial, or fraudulent gain they may |
| others returned with the Police to the area, but there | | | | have constructed. None of the men involved never |
| was no trace of Travis Waltan, and Sherrif Elison who | | | | ever admitted to taking part in any part of a hoax, |
| led the investigation, had noticed one of the men was | | | | which at times if they had, would have made |
| so distressed and saw him weeping, and so he | | | | significant financial gains. |
| decided that if they were lying, then they were being | | | | So was this a true encounter or a well constructed |
| be very good actors. Waltan was missing for about 5 | | | | hoax. The decision is yours, but for me l tend to go |
| days, at which time allegations emerged that one or | | | | more with belief than disbelief. There are so many |
| more of his colleagues had murdered him. | | | | unexplained happenings of all things that are, but in the |
| Then Waltan appeared unshaven and untidy outside | | | | end it is what we believe to be true that counts. |