The ufo romance of betty and barney hill seacoast nh. On september 19, 1961, betty and barney hill, along with dachshund delsey, were returning home portsmouth, new hampshire from an extended weekend pleasure trip to canada. I believe that what they say happened, happened and all of us should read their account of an incident which has. The betty and barney hill ufo experience by stanton. Final resting places of a husband and wife who became famous for their claims of extraterrestrial abduction. Fullers book soon became a national best seller, and the story became even more popular when, in 1975 nbctv made a move called the ufo incident, starring james earl jones as barney hill and estelle parsons as betty. Betty hill author of a common sense approach to ufos. Sep 20, 2012 on one tape, i heard barney hill relive his closequarters encounter with the ufo. Betty and barney hill were truly courageous and clearly honest and decent. What concerned me a weebit on betty and barneys case, after reading the book and hearing barneys hypnosis sessions, was the descrepancies between betty and barneys abduction descriptions. Barney and betty hill were an american couple who claimed they were abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of. Discover betty and barney hill graves in kingston, new hampshire.
The book is everything you would expect from a reported abduction experience so familiar 45 years after the hills sensational abduction experience. Jun 15, 2016 in 1961, barney hill was a 39 year old black man who worked for the us postal service. Betty and barney hill lived in portsmouth, new hampshire. Above the painting are the words, first close encounter of the third kind, betty and barney hill, sept. The story of the abduction of barney and betty hill has stood the test of time and still intrigues ufo enthusiasts today. Thinking it might have been a asteroid coming in, they kept a close eye on the bright object. Fishs article from the ufosymposium 1974 and from stanton t. Betty was shown a star map which she was able to memorize and reproduce later, and which has been identified as showing zeta reticuli as the aliens home planet. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Feb 19, 20 on the drive back home to portsmouth, new hampshire after a trip to montreal quebec, betty and barney hill caught sight of a ufo.
Niece writes book about relatives alien abduction entertainment. At one point they stopped their car, and barney got out for a better look. The betty and barney hill abduction story kathleen marden. Hill and james earl jones as her husband, barney, who also said he was abducted. Betty and barney hill reported seeing a ufo and experienced a period of missing time while on a long car journey. Guide to the betty and barney hill papers, 19612006 collection number. She is known for her work on where are all the ufos. I didnt notice this until after id returned and was sorting through the pictures from my visit, but the painting is actually signed and dated way down in the corner, inches above the paved parking lot. The reader is especially directed to the classic book on the event, the interrupted journey1, and the ufo encyclopedia2.
She has taught adult education classes on ufo and abduction history, and for 10 years volunteered as the mutual ufo networks director of field investigator training. Barney and betty hill were an american couple who claimed they were abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of the state of new hampshire from september 19 to 20, 1961. How betty and barney hills alien abduction story defined. Do believe it happened and believe both, but why are their descriptions of events once inside the craft different. New page books, franklin lakes, nj 2007, isbn 9781564149718. Barney and betty hill were an interracial couple from new hampshire that made headlines when they claimed to be abducted by aliens. She also once wrote in a 1966 letter barney and i go out frequently at night for one reason or another. Simon told me that he had never had a patient become so excited under hypnosis. Blue book s official file on the barney and betty hill case.
September 10, 2009 youre in danger of missing an anniversary, so consider this article a calendar reminder. A high school dropout, barney joined the army and served three years in world war ii as a truck driver. In 1975, i saw the tv movie the ufo incident starring james earl jones and estelle parsons. Betty and barney hill memorials lincoln, new hampshire. At the start of the interview, his voice was quite calm, but as he approached the ufo, hovering over a field near the highway, barney screamed hysterically. On the night of september 19 and on into the early morning of september 20 in 1961, husband and wife barney and betty hill were traveling south on route 3 to their home in portsmouth, nh, after. Eunice elizabeth barrett, usually referred to as betty, was a couple of years older than barney, having been born in june of 1919, but was of a similar background. The barney and betty hill story was published in another book by john g. The true story of the worlds first documented alien abduction paperback august 15, 2007. The whole world needs to be more tolerant and openminded when incredibly brave people try to relate what must be unbelievably difficult to describe.
It was the first widely publicized report of an alien abduction in the united states the incident came to be called the hill abduction and the zeta reticuli incident because the couple stated they had been. On november 9, 1965, ten days after the last hill article appeared in the boston traveler, project blue book s deputy director of information mailed copies of the articles to the pentagons ufo spokesman. I think, with modern filmmaking techniques, we can make a movie that will be more of a credible telling of the story, said zabel. Here we saw betty and barney hills original sketches for the first time. Jul 23, 2007 the book is the true story of americas first abductees, betty and barney hill, in 1961. The betty and barney hill ufo experience, which will be released in august by career pressnew page books. Hear real audio evidence from the hypnosis session outlining. An illustration of betty and barney hills 1961 alien abduction. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the barney and betty hill article. The betty and barney hill story 1961 in the meantime, janet had spoken to a former chief of police for newtown n. Betty hill was born on june 28, 1919 in newton, new hampshire, usa as eunice elizabeth barrett. The hill case is without a doubt one of the most puzzling in ufo history, since it may be one of the only of the ufo abductions that involved a nutsandbolts spaceship from another star system. Marden recalls the first time betty left her house following barneys funeral. Do believe it happened and believe both, but why are their descriptions of.
His wife had read at least one book about ufos shortly before she had a nightmare that convinced her she and her husband had been abducted by space aliens. The abduction of betty and barney hill part 1 david halperin. A high school dropout, barney joined the army and served three years in world war ii. Eventually, barney hill and ruby would divorce, but barney would find another love, who he would remarry. Betty and barney hill, a loving couple and residents of the fine town of portsmouth, new hampshire. The true story of the worlds first documented alien abduction by stanton t. Betty and barney hill graves kingston, new hampshire. The betty and barney hill ufo experience by stanton friedman and kathleen marden. It was the first widely publicized report of an alien abduction in the united states. Project blue book episode abduction is framed based on the 1961 reported ufo abduction of betty and barney hill in new hampshire, which. Analysis of the dress worn by betty hill during the. The incident, the hills said, occurred on the night of sept.
Betty hill s own account of her dreams written nov. Science as a candle in the dark, by superstar astronomer carl sagan 19341996. She died on october 17, 2004 in portsmouth, new hampshire. Three years younger, barney hill was born on july 29, 1922 at newport news, virginia and evolved into an unflinching activist. In september of 1961, new hampshire couple barney and betty hill were returning. Listen to the tapes of betty and barney hills abduction. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Barney hill died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 25 february 1969. Jul 21, 2011 kathleen is the niece of betty and barney hill and along with stanton friedman wrote the book captured. The iron skeptic betty and barney hills bogus journey. In the ensuing years, retired schoolteacher kathleen marden, betty hills niece, became obsessed. In a little over a week, on september 19, 2009, well all happily arrive at the 48th anniversary of the supposed alien abduction of betty and barney hill in the white mountains of new hampshire.
The betty and barney hill alien abduction llewellyn worldwide. The 1961 abduction of the hills stirred worldwide interest, primarily because of the book the interrupted journey, the subsequent media coverage, and a 1975 tv. Betty hill is the author of a common sense approach to ufos 4. The true story of the worlds first documented alien. Both the book and the movie represent the tapes accurately, and both underplay the sensational aspects.
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hhmi biointeractive video duration. Here we saw betty and barney hill s original sketches for the first time. The nook book ebook of the captured the betty and barney hill ufo experience. Restaurants near betty and barney hill incident historical marker. It took betty hill about six months to crack barney, and get him to say that he believed the same thing. The betty and barney hill ufo experience by stanton t.
Perhaps others were at one time abducted in this country, but this interracial couple of 1961 were credible and had evidence of the visit. The betty and barney hill ufo experience, written with ufo expert stanton friedman. On the evening of september 19, 1961, while driving home to portsmouth through rural new hampshire, barney and betty hill sighted a pancakeshaped ufo with a double row of windows. Oct 23, 2004 the film starred estelle parsons as mrs. Dec 16, 2016 the betty and barney hill ufo experience, was written by bettys niece, kathleen marden, who studied all of the historical records as well as the hypnosis session notes. The object followed them down the highway for some before. After the experiments they were taken back to their car in a dazed condition, and sent along their way. His wife betty was a 41 year old white woman, who owned a masters degree, and was the supervisor for the child welfare department. How betty and barney hill s alien abduction story defined the genre their account, recovered with the help of hypnosis, detailed extensive medical exams, including a crude pregnancy test.
The first abduction case to be brought to the publics attention was back in 1964. Once upon a time, betty and barney hill told a story that was out of. It is filled with obviously delusional stories, such as seeing entire squadrons of ufos in flight and a truck levitating above the freeway. He story of betty and barney hill is well known in ufology. Betty and barney hill incident historical marker lincoln. Betty e barney hill wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. How betty and barney hills alien abduction story defined the.
Friedman, an offprint of the the zeta reticuli incident from astronomy magazine. Barney, reality based and firmly grounded in the mundane world. Oct 21, 2008 in 1995, betty hill wrote a selfpublished book, a common sense approach to ufos. Their story was adapted into the bestselling 1966 book the interrupted journey and the 1975 television movie the ufo incident. The book betty found was based on the idea that ufos had been visiting. Betty hill the grandmother of ufology by avis ruffu in 1961 in the white mountains of new hampshire, coming home from a trip from canada, betty and barney hill spotted a light in the sky.
It is based on the interrupted journey which is based on the audio tapes. Betty did this, and when told of the fin like side extensions with red lights, the officers. Barney hill died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1969, while betty went on and became a celebrity in the ufo community. The book is everything you would expect from a reported abduction experience so familiar 45 years. New discoveries in betty hills star map the discovery. New hampshire commemorates betty and barney hill ufo. According to betty, somewhere just south of the town of lancaster, she noticed a strange point of light moving. As the ufo tilted in his direction, he saw six uniformed beings inside. Listen to the tapes of betty and barney hills abduction story under hypnosis 912007 1.
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