Episode 499: The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill

<p>Shop Morbid coffee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.deadsledcoffee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.deadsledcoffee.com</a>&nbsp;and the Morbid Zodiac Mug Collection at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wonderyshop.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.wonderyshop.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>In the fall of 1961, Betty and Barney Hill took a trip to Niagara Falls. On the drive back from Canada to their home in Portsmouth, NH, the Hills claimed their trip was interrupted when, after stopping to investigate a strange flying object hovering above the car, the couple was abducted by what Barney later described as “beings [that] were somehow not human.”</p><p>Thank you to the wondrous Dave White for Research Assistance!</p><p><br></p><p>References:</p><p>Friedman, Stanton, and Kathleen Marden. 2007. <em>Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience.</em> Red Wheel : Newburyport, MA.</p><p>Palmer, Barry. 1965. "Portsmouth couple wes 600 persons here." <em>Nashua Telegraph</em>, December 1: 3.</p><p>Public Broadcasting Sysetm. 1997. <em>Nova: Kidnapped by UFOs?</em> Boston, MA, April 1.</p><p>Robinson, J. Dennis. 1999. "The Grounding of Betty Hill." <em>The Portsmouth Herald</em>, February 5.</p><p>—. 2008. <em>The UFO romance of Betty and Barney Hill.</em> Accessed August 17, 2023. <a href="http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-ufo-romance-of-betty-and-barney-hill/?showall=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-ufo-romance-of-betty-and-barney-hill/?showall=1</a>.</p><p>The Portsmouth Herald. 1969. "Barney Hill dies in city at age 46." <em>The Portsmouth Herald</em>, February 26: 3.</p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>