Fire in the Sky story
Local investigators suspect foul play when an Arizona logger is abducted by extraterrestrials. The film is based on Travis Walton's book The Walton Experience, which describes an extraterrestrial abduction.
18 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 13 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| alien abduction | choice | The film tells Travis Walton's account of being abducted by extraterrestrials. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | Travis was abducted and experimented on by space aliens. |
| law enforcement | major | State and local authorities were investigating the mysterious disappearance of Travis Walton. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | major | People, law enforcement officers especially, were reluctant to believe Travis' fellow loggers when they claimed that Travis had disappeared into thin air. |
| what if I was accused of a crime that I didn't commit | major | Travis' fellow loggers had to deal with being accused of foul play, possibly murder, in the wake of his mysterious disappearance. |
| alien experiment | minor | The aliens pitilessly subjected Travis to a traumatic, excruciating experiment in which a gelatinous substance was shoved into his mouth, and with his jaw clamped open, a device was inserted into his neck and he was forced to endure an ocular probe while fully conscious during the experience. |
| brother and brother | minor | Dan was fretting when his brother Travis went missing under mysterious circumstances. |
| Christianity | minor | David Whitlock went to a church to ask the Lord for forgiveness for what he and his fellow loggers had done. |
| coping with a loved one being in peril | minor | Travis' friends and family were worried while he was missing for a span of five days. |
| coping with post-traumatic stress | minor | Travis returned from the alien spaceship in a catatonic state and later had a mental breakdown at a gathering to celebrate his safe return and was found hiding under a small table. |