Betty and Barney Hill
Betty and Barney Hill were the first individuals in modern history to state
publicly that they were abducted by extra terrestrials. They believed that
they had been abducted and taken aboard an extra terrestrial craft piloted
by small aliens with huge black slanted eyes and large heads. Aboard the
craft they remembered being examined and operated
on by the extra terrestrials.
On September 20, 1961 Betty and Barney Hill were
driving back from a holiday in Niagara Falls through
the White Mountains (New Hampshire) and they
noticed a bright light following them. They stopped
their car and Barney got out to look at the light
through his binoculars. Barney described the craft as
coin shaped with blue lighted windows along the
edge. He was able to see into the craft and observed small figures running
around. Barney remembers getting back into their car and driving both of
them home; however, upon arrival they realized that they were two hours
late and couldn't understand why. They also noticed unusual spots on their
car, scuffs on Barney's shoes and strange stains and tears on Betty's
dress.
Days after the event Betty started having disturbing dreams about being
abducted by strange beings. Betty & Barney decided to undergo hypnotic
regression to try and find out exactly what happened that September night.
Under hypnosis both individuals reported that during the missing two hours
they were abducted by extra terrestrials. They remembered that the craft
landed on the ground in front of their car and caused the car engine to stall.
Their car was then surrounded by small beings that took them into their
craft. Inside the craft they were examined and samples were taken from
their bodies. Before leaving the craft Betty was shown a three dimensional
image of a star system where the beings originated from; which she later
identified as the Zeta Reticuli star system.
Critics claim that the alleged abduction of Hills was merely a case of
hypnotic suggestion-that psychologists conducting the hypnotic regression
planted these ideas of abduction in the minds of the Hills. The Hills faced
much criticism for their story but they always maintained their tale of alien
abduction.