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Travis Walton Abduction

DATE5 Nov 1975
LOCAL TIME6:15 PM
LOCATIONApache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA, United States
COORDINATES34.55°N, 110.10°W

Logger Travis Walton was struck by a beam of light from a hovering object and disappeared for five days, triggering a murder investigation of his coworkers. All six crew members passed polygraph examinations. The case was adapted into the 1993 film 'Fire in the Sky.'

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