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Thinking Travis was dead his co-workers are leaving the scene to get help.

What are his co-workers thinking? His co-workers are thinking that Travis is dead. Are they leaving the scene to get lunch? No, they aren’t leaving the scene to get lunch. They are leaving the scene to get help.

Within hours a huge search party is trawling the forest for Travis.

Who is trawling the forest for Travis? A huge search party is trawling the forest for Travis.

They are looking high and low but cannot find him.

Who is looking high and low? The search party is looking high and low.

He is disappearing without a trace.

Who is disappearing without a trace? Travis is disappearing without a trace.

Five days later Travis is reappearing. He is looking shell-shocked and a shadow of his former self, but he is alive.

When is Travis reappearing? Five days later Travis is reappearing. Is he looking shell-shocked? Yes, he is looking shell-shocked. Is he also looking like a shadow of his former self? Yes, he is also looking like a shadow of his former self.

The aliens are surrounding Travis on the UFO.

What are the aliens doing on the UFO? The aliens are surrounding Travis on the UFO.

Travis is panicking. He is lashing out at the creature nearest to him.

Who is panicking? Travis is panicking. Who is he lashing out at? He is lashing out at the creature nearest him.

Travis is backing into a shelf containing what looked like medical instruments.

What is Travis doing? Travis is backing into a shelf containing what looked like medical instruments.

He is grabbing one of them and threatening the aliens with it.

What is he grabbing? He is grabbing one of the medical instruments. Who is he threatening with it? He is threatening the aliens with it.

They are stopping and staring at Travis.

What are they doing? They are stopping and staring at Travis.

Years later Travis is seeing the same stare in his nightmares again and again.

Is he seeing the same UFO in his nightmares again and again? No, he isn’t seeing the same UFO in his nightmares again and again. He is seeing the same stare in his nightmares again and again.

Travis is escaping into another room.

Is Travis staying in the room? No, Travis isn’t staying in the room. He is escaping into another room.

Inside a human-like figure is wearing a space helmet.

Who is wearing a space helmet? A human-like figure is wearing a space helmet.

A few seconds later, Travis is passing out.

Is Travis waking up? No, Travis isn’t waking up. Travis is passing out.

When Travis next opens his eyes, he is lying on the roadside.

What is happening when Travis next opens his eyes? When Travis next opens his eyes, he is lying on the roadside.

Travis’s tale is being scrutinized under the spotlight of the world’s media.

Is Travis’s tale being scrutinized under the spotlight of the world’s media?

Yes, Travis’s tale is being scrutinized under the spotlight of the world’s media.

Cynics are saying Travis and his family were into UFO stories before his alleged abduction.

What are cynics saying about Travis and his family? Cynics are saying Travis and his family were into UFO stories before his alleged abduction.