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Betty and Barney Hill | |
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 Betty and Barney Hill with their dog, Delsey | |
| Born | Barney Hill Jr.: July 20, 1922 Newport News, Virginia Eunice Elizabeth Barrett: June 28, 1919 Newton, New Hampshire |
| Died | Barney: February 25, 1969 (aged 46) Betty: October 23, 2004 (aged 85) |
| Occupation(s) | Postal worker, civil rights activist (Barney) Social worker, civil rights advocate (Betty) |
| Known for | Claimants of alien abduction |
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. The incident came to be called the "Hill Abduction" and the "Zeta Reticuli Incident" because two ufologists connected the star map shown to Betty Hill with the Zeta Reticuli system. Their story was adapted into the best-selling 1966 book The Interrupted Journey and the 1975 television film The UFO Incident.
Most of Betty Hill's notes, tapes, and other items have been placed in the permanent collection at the University of New Hampshire, her alma mater.[1] In July 2011, the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources marked the site of the alleged craft's first approach with a historical marker.[2]
The Hills' story was widely publicized in books and movies.[3]
- ^ "Special Collections, University Archives & Museum". unh.edu. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009.
- ^ Jordan, Jessica (July 25, 2011). "Little Green Men Celebrated in NH". NH.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014.
- ^ Lacina, Linda (January 15, 2020). "How Betty and Barney Hill's Alien Abduction Story Defined the Genre". History. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2021.