1977. Geraldo Rivera on his Good Night America program introduces Travis Walton, who claims that creatures from outer space took him away on their spaceship for 5 days. Robert Sheaffer, a writer and skeptic confronts Travis who he says is perpetuating a hoax.
Dr. J Allen Hynek, an astronomer and director of the Center for UFO Studies joins the conversation towards the end of the clip. Dr. Hynek mentions his organization is investigating over 2 dozen similar abduction stories.
In 2025, UFOs are today known as UAPs. Claims of alien abduction continue to emerge and fascinate. Travis Walton’s experience inspired him to write “The Walton Experience” and later a film was made, “Fire in the Sky”.