{"type":"documents","slug":"1975-travis-walton-official-investigation","title":"Travis Walton Official Investigation","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/1975-travis-walton-official-investigation","description":"Local and federal investigators documented the alleged abduction of logger Travis Walton in Arizona","date":"1975-11-12T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Case"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Summary\n\nFollowing Travis Walton’s disappearance near Snowflake, Arizona, sheriff’s deputies, the Forest Service and ufologists interviewed witnesses and searched the woods. Walton reappeared after five days, claiming extraterrestrial contact.[^1][^2][^3]\n\nReports compiled by investigators and polygraph examiners became the basis for one of the best-known abduction cases in ufology.[^4][^5]\n\n\n[^1]: https://www.navajocountyaz.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1551/NCSO-History-PDF\n[^2]: https://files.afu.se/Downloads/Magazines/United%20States/APRO%20Bulletin/APRO%20Bulletin%20-%201975%2011%2000%20-%20Vol%2024%20No%205.pdf\n[^3]: https://www.debunker.com/historical/WaltonMisc.pdf\n[^4]: https://www.debunker.com/historical/APS_Files_Walton.PDF\n[^5]: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/wheres-walton-is-arizonas-best-known-ufo-abductee-bound-for-hollywood-stardon-6425907/","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/1975-travis-walton-official-investigation","title":"Travis Walton Official Investigation","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/1975-travis-walton-official-investigation","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}