BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:19@ufor.asn.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20150704T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20150704T170000 DTSTAMP:20160508T045050Z URL:https://www.ufor.asn.au/events/july-2015-meeting-with-screening-of-tra vis-walton-documentary/ SUMMARY:July 2015 Meeting with Screening of Travis Walton Documentary DESCRIPTION:Travis Walton is the American logger who had a close encount er with an UFO in 1975 in the Apache- Sitgreaves Mountains of Arizon a.  He and his crew of six were just finishing their work clearin g the underbrush when they saw a bright light in the forest.  They went to investigate\, fearing it might be fire and witnessed a UFO hover ing low.  Travis decided to approach it to get a clearer view and in th e process was hit by a blue beam in his chest.  He was seriously inj ured and the UFO picked him up.  He claims he spent five da ys with the humanoid beings\, who healed him and then returned him to the road near the town of Heber.  There was a media frenzy due to his disap pearance and for years afterwards the sceptics\, police\, military and med ia debunked and ridiculed the event.  In spite of numerous pol ygraph tests\, that all passed\, the ridicule continued.  Trav is’s book\, Fire in the Sky\, about his encounter\, was made into a film with the same name.\n\nOn Sunday\, 24 May 2015 the Association  sponsored a dinner in honour of Travis Walton (courtesy of Alex Cayas and Paracon) at the Carrington Hotel in Katoomba.  It was attended by 3 0 people and for several hours Travis answered questions and explained his experience.  Michael Ney\, a digital media producer and fi lm maker\, filmed the event and we will be showing some of this f ilm at the meeting.\n\nA new documentary produced by Jennifer Stein from OnWinges Productions (USA)\, titled\; Travis - The True Story o f Travis Walton will also be screened at the meeting\, see https://o nwingesproductions.com/press-release/  This film had its premiere at th e International UFO Congress in Arizona\, USA in February 2015 and w on an EBE award.  In this film\, archival evidence of interviews is sho wn as well as statements by surviving witnesses.\n\nThe story of Tra vis Walton is one of the most credible and extraordinary close encounters in UFO history and Travis has stuck to his story for forty years.\n\nOn  the 5 November 2015 there will be a Travis Walton 40th year  UFO conference in Heber\, Arizona\, USA\, see http://www.skyfiresummit. com/.  The conference attendees will visit with Travis the locati on of his experiences and include a night sky watch at the same  location.\n\n\n\nMeeting entry is $15 for members and $20 non-members.   Fee all day parking is provided at the club. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ufor.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/ 05/Travis_Walton.jpg LOCATION:Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club\, 117 Ryedale Road\, West Ryde\, New So uth Wales\, 2114\, Australia GEO:-33.8050797;151.09157730000004 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=117 Ryedale Road\, West Ryd e\, New South Wales\, 2114\, Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Ryde Eas twood Leagues Club:geo:-33.8050797,151.09157730000004 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20150405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR