November 5, 1975, 6:15 PM: Seven loggers in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest encounter a structural craft hovering 15 feet above a clearing, 90 feet away. Travis Walton (22) exits the truck and approaches. A blue-green beam shoots from the craft, striking him in the head and chest, throwing him through the air. The crew flees in panic, returns minutes later — Walton and the craft are gone. A light streaks northeast. FIVE-DAY DISAPPEARANCE: Largest search in Arizona history. Helicopters, dogs, 300 square miles covered. Night temperatures reached -13°C (8°F) — survival without shelter was physically impossible. Zero trace found. RETURN (Nov 10): Walton calls from a payphone in Heber, Arizona. Physical condition: dehydrated, 12 pounds lighter, 5-day beard growth, puncture wound on right arm, no drugs in system. Woke face-down on a road, saw a metallic craft departing above him. ONBOARD ACCOUNT: Small humanoid beings with large heads and almond-shaped eyes. Taller human-like beings in tight blue uniforms. Brief view through apparent cockpit window of a star system. WITNESSES POLYGRAPH: 5 of 6 crew members passed Arizona DPS polygraph by Cy Gilson — confirmed seeing a UAP and Walton struck by a beam. WALTON’S POLYGRAPHS: Failed his FIRST test (Jack McCarthy) — examiner concluded “attempting to perpetrate a hoax, tried to distort respiration pattern.” National Enquirer SUPPRESSED this result. Second test: Walton dictated the questions himself. ADDITIONAL CONTEXT: Cattle mutilations were being investigated in the area just before the abduction. Travis’s mother showed zero surprise at the news, described by the sheriff as a family of “longtime students of UFOs.” National Enquirer paid the crew $5,000 “best case of year” prize. CROSS-REFERENCE: Beam striking Walton connects to DEW effects documented in Amy Eskridge case. Puncture wound on return arm consistent with medical examination reports. -13°C overnight temperature makes a 5-day wilderness hoax physically untenable. Film: “Fire in the Sky” (1993). Book: same title by Travis Walton. 2015 documentary: “Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton” won International UFO Congress award. J. Allen Hynek and Stanton Friedman both cited as one of the most credible abduction cases.