 " Travelers " is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of American science fiction television series The X @-@ Files , and the 111th episode of the series overall . It was written by John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz , directed by William A. Graham and aired in the United States on March 29 , 1998 on the Fox network . The episode is part of a two-episode story arc which continues with " Badlaa " .
Fox aired the episode as a "sneak preview" of the series on March 28, 1998.
Aliens abduct two people, a man and a woman