The UFO Incident premieres on NBC in 1975. The TV movie stars James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons, and depicts the alleged 1961 alien abduction of Barney and Betty Hill. The film airs two weeks before Travis Walton’s alleged alien abduction and leads cognitive psychologist Susan Clancy to suggest the film inspired his story.
This Day in Halloween: Classic TV movie "The UFO Incident" -- starring James Earl Jones -- premieres on NBC in 1975.