Travis Walton versus The Resurrection.

[Fake Messiah]

Anyone here a skeptic?

lol why wouldn't we? You said it yourself they were ufo freaks and Walton and his friends were awarded money (I think it was 100k) from National Enquirer. Indeed National Enquirer is prominently displayed at the checkout counter of most supermarkets and the prize-winning case is featured each year on the front page, it would be surprising if the Waltons were not aware of the prize money, considering their long-standing interest in UFOs.

When it comes to polygraph test, that also proved to be botched. It was done by guy called George Pfeifer who supposedly worked for Tom Ezell and Associates, but then it turned out Pfeifer left that firm a month before giving Walton a test. So when later investigators asked Ezell to look at Pfeifer's charts he said it was impossible to tell whether Travis and Duane Walton were responding truthfully to the test questions. Further, Ezell said, Pfeifer had noted on the charts that he had allowed Travis to "dictate" some of the test questions he would be asked. This was a violation of basic principles of polygraphy.

Also Walton was given another examination before Pfeifer by experienced polygraph examiner Jack McCarthy who flunked him. Indeed it turned out that Pfeifer just wanted a big break, which he got since month later he became a UFO celebrity.

And even more alsos Walton was already a known criminal in burglary and forgery along with his brother. Of course as UFO celebrity he got lots of money for his books, movie rights, TV appearances, public speeches...