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AI Summary
This document discusses the mysterious disappearance of truck driver Devin Williams in Arizona, drawing parallels to the famous Travis Walton abduction case. It highlights the bizarre behavior exhibited by Williams before his disappearance and the subsequent speculation about alien involvement, as well as local UFO enthusiasts' reactions.
Key Findings
- Devin Williams disappeared after exhibiting strange behavior in Arizona. - His actions included erratic driving and bizarre communication with a tree. - Williams claimed 'they made me do it,' raising speculation about alien abduction. - The case draws parallels to Travis Walton's 1975 abduction story. - Local UFO enthusiasts believe there may be a connection to extraterrestrial activity.
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32095C9F.FfN Page 1 of 3 MS Mail DATE-TIME 07 August 96 20:19 FROM Marsh, Thomas S. CLASSIFICA TION UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT I've been there ... [UNCLASSIFIED] TO Alijanil, Leyla Bakke, Kyle D. Carter, Michael E. Hasman, Thomas M. CARBON_COPY NO CC's on THIS MESSAGE TEXT_BODY '°'Alien Believers Think Missing Man Abducted By Supernatural Force< '°'Eds: story moved previously on Arizona state wire; NOTE CONTENTS of 20th-21st grafs< '°'By MARK SHAFFER= '°'The Arizona Republic = PHOENIX (AP) They came from outer space 20 years ago and hauled poor ol' Travis Walton away from the pine woods of the Mogollon Rim for five days. Now, they're back, say some who study unidentified flying objects. This time, they landed only about 10 miles, as the UFO flies, from where phenomenon followers say Walton was beamed up by a blue light and immortalized in the 1993 movie "Fire in the Sky." In the latest incident, last year, Devin Williams was hauling an 18-wheeler full of lettuce and strawberries from Los Angeles to Kansas on Interstate 40 in northern Arizona when something strange, and perhaps tragic, happened to him. Williams veered off the interstate at Winslow and sped 40 miles down Arizona Highway 87 to the Blue Ridge Ranger Station. Then, he barreled another 15 miles down a rough Forest Service dirt road, at times menacingly circling campers or running other motorists off the road, before getting stuck in mud near the edge of the Rim. He got out of the truck, got on his knees and started talking to a tree. Later, he waved a $20 bill wildly in the air and threw rocks at people who tried to approach him. He pointed to a rock and said he was about to start a fire with it. But it wasn't as much what he did as what he said later that got UFO enthusiasts all excited. One man approached Williams and asked him about his bizarre conduct. ''He said, 'They made me do it,"' said Bruce Cornish, a http ://classified/email/ data_ source/msmail/non-record/cd023/aug 1996/3 2095c9f.html 1/5/2010 32095C9F.FIN Coconino County deputy sheriff, adding that Williams didn't explain who · 'they" were. Then, the 28-year-old truck driver disappeared, leaving behind his semi and two things he was said to never part with: a police scanner and his favorite hat. He hasn't been seen for 14 months. Some speculate that he lost his way while wandering in the woods and died of exposure. But that's not the type of scenario that has really loosened lips in Rim country. Rather, more unworldly explanations have circled about Williams, just as they have about Walton, a Snowflake resident who wrote about his 1975 experiences with alien creatures in a book later made into the movie. Walton said the aliens took him away for almost a week before dropping him off near a telephone booth in Heber. "This is really kind of a curious incident," Walton said about Williams' disappearance. "Of course, we've been having all kinds of weird things up here. "Three different people told me they saw a big, orange object hit the ground right before that big forest fire started over near Pinedale last month." In other words: a spaceship crash. The Forest Service blamed a lightning strike for starting the 1,800-acre Cottonwood fire. But Charlie Green of Tucson, who says he speaks with more than a modicum of authority after having 16 ··alien encounters" during the past 55 years, sees a lot of similarities between the Williams and Walton cases. ''The whole crazy thing seems to tie in to what happened to Travis (Walton), but the thing that baffles me is that they always bring their victims back within a reasonable time," said Green, a Tucson insurance salesman and a member of a Texas group called the Mutual UFO Network. Not that Green doesn't see a reason why Williams wouldn't be taken away for a while. There is a reason, and it has to do with the birds and the bees, he said. ''He's the right age. This all has to do with pure ol' semen,'' Green said. · 'They take the semen from the males and the ovaries from females, and mix it with alien juice to make a half breed. "But I still don't understand why he wasn't brought back." Tom Taylor of Tempe, state director of the UFO network, says he understands. That's because he said Williams was never taken by little green men. "We had someone research this thoroughly, and that was the conclusion," he said. "Just because he said 'they' doesn't mean 'they aliens."' Then, what happened to Williams? Taylor said, "Only the gods know." "'End Adv for Weekend Editions Aug. 10-l l < http://c1assified/email/data_source/msmail/non-record/cd023/aug1996/32095c9f.html Page 2 of 3 1/5/2010 32095C9F.FIN APW-08/07/96 18:55:00 DIST: http ://classified/email/data_ source/msmai 1/non-record/cd023/aug 1996/3 2095c9f. html Page 3 of 3 1/5/2010 320B8A 11.FIN MS Mail DATE-TIME 09 August 96 14:38 FROM Marsh, Thomas S. CLASSIFIC ATION UNCLASSIFIED SUB.Jl:CT I wonder what the rents ar…
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