I have been very lucky to have seen Travis Walton in person. For those of you who might not know, Travis Walton is a UFO abductee. His story is told in the book and the movie Fire In The Sky, which I will review later on. If you get the chance, go see him. I am telling you that this is a man who has seen it and lived it. You can look in his eyes and see it.

Another famous name in UFO circles is Bob Lazar, the whistleblower who alleges (don’t shoot me, Cigarette-Smoking Man!) that not only did the U.S. government have flying objects, aliens and backwards engineering, but he had proof that could corroborate his story. He explained in detail how the saucers worked, what fueled them and where they hailed from.

As much as I love documentaries, especially U.F.O. documentaries, I found this one to be a little flat. While his story is well known in the community, this one seemed to be more concerned about his home life, what he does now and keeping his name out there for the notoriety. While he puts on a demeanor of ‘here we go again’ at times, other times he comes off as the 35 year old ex-high school quarterback who just won’t shut up about the time he threw five touchdowns in a single game.

I guess I was looking for more…zip? We got a look at his first appearances explaining how he got to what would be called Area 51, and the other facility that housed the ships. We watched him talk about meeting Edward Teller, then have Dr. Teller deny meeting him…and Bob pulling out a torn page from the directory with his name on it. This particular documentary was rather dry. I finished it, but I had to push myself, which I normally don’t do on such things. This was more of an extended history / puff-piece on a well known member of the community.

Seriously: see Travis Walton in person, or watch the movie Fire in the Sky. You’ll be better entertained.