November 5, 1975 — Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona. Travis Walton was part of a logging crew of seven men working under foreman Mike Rogers. At the end of their workday, driving on a forest road, they observed a bright light in the forest. Walton jumped out of the truck and approached the hovering disc. The other six crew members watched in horror as Walton was struck by a beam of light and thrown backward — then the disc flew away. The crew fled in a panic. Walton was missing for 5 days. Police initially suspected the crew had murdered him. All six remaining crew members took and passed polygraph examinations regarding witnessing the event. This is the most multiply-witnessed abduction case on record — six independent credible witnesses to the initial encounter. Walton reappeared November 10, 1975, confused and disoriented on a roadside in Heber, Arizona. His account under hypnosis: he was aboard a craft, saw humanoid beings and a human-looking individual, was examined, and was eventually returned. He passed a polygraph. He has maintained his account unchanged for 50 years. Book and 1993 film: “Fire in the Sky.” Walton’s case is significant specifically because of the multiple witness testimony for the initial event — something almost unique in abduction cases. Grusch’s 2023 testimony, referencing the government’s awareness of UAP “non-human biologics,” brought renewed interest to close-encounter cases like Walton’s where physical/biological effects on witnesses were documented.