The Betty and Barney Hill case from 1961 was the first reported case of alien abduction and changed the field of ufology. While driving home to New Hampshire, the Hills saw a strange object in the sky that moved erratically. Upon closer inspection, they observed multicolored lights and windows on the craft before getting frightened and driving off. Later, they realized two hours of their trip were unaccounted for. Under hypnosis, they recalled being abducted and subjected to medical experiments by short grey aliens before being released with warnings to stay silent. Their case popularized the idea of alien abduction and grey aliens.

2. Abductedby Aliens:
Many early researchers into the mystery of UFOs had distinctive lines
of belief. It is in the realm of possibility that someone could see and
report a UFO, but it is impossible that the alien beings flying the UFO
would interact with humans, and certainly not take them against
their will. This line of distinction would forever disappear because of
one flagship case of alien abduction, the Betty and Barney Hill
encounter. Their journey into the unknown began in New Hampshire
in September, 1961, and would forever change the course of Urology.

3. Star MovedErratically:
The Hills were an interracial couple. Barney, a 39 year-old black man, worked
for the postal service, and Betty, a 41 year-old white woman, was a supervisor
for the child welfare department. Because of Barney's ulcer problems, the two
had embarked on a vacation into Canada. On September 19, they began their
journey back home. At about 10:00 PM, Barney, who was driving, saw a star
which seemed to move erratically. He told Betty about it, and they both kept
tabs on it as they drove along.

4. MulticolouredLights, Rows of Windows:
They were just north of North Woodstock, when Barney noticed that
the star was moving in a very unusual manner. When they arrived at
Indian Head, they stopped their car, and got out to have a better look.
Using binoculars, Barney zoomed in what he thought was a star. This
was no star! He could make out different colours of lights and see
several rows of windows around a flying craft. The object moved closer,
and now Barney could actually see people inside the ship. Was this
strange flying object being piloted by humans?

5. Thirty-Five Miles in Two Minutes:
The next thing the Hills recalled was being frightened
by the unusual flying object, and the occupants inside of
it. Barney scurried back to the car where Betty was
waiting. They jumped into the car, and raced down the
highway. Looking for the object, they found that it was
now gone. As they drove on, they began to hear a
beeping sound... once, then again. Although they had
been driving only a couple of minutes, they were 35
miles down the road!

6. UFO Confirmed by Radar:
Betty and Barney finally arrived home safely. After seeing
the UFO, the rest of their trip home had been uneventful.
They were tired from their journey, and immediately went to
bed. When Betty awoke the next day, she telephoned Janet,
her sister, and told her about the strange object they had
seen. Janet urged her to call Pease Air Force Base, and tell
them what her and Barney had seen. After hearing Betty's
report, Major Paul W. Henderson, told her:
"The UFO was also confirmed by our radar."

7. Two Hours of Missing Time:
At least the Hills were not seeing things, and they were trying
to put the incident behind them. But soon Betty began to have
nightmares. In her dreams she would see her and her
husband being physically forced into some type of craft.
Before long, two writers heard about the Hill's story, and
contacted them. The Hills, with the aid of the writers,
compiled a time chart of the events of September 19. There
could be no doubt that the couple had lost about two hours of
time somewhere along the way.

8. Calling Dr. Benjamin Simon:
As news of the UFO sighting became more common
place, the Hills were forced to hide from reporters as
much as possible. Because of the missing time
element, and the desire to know what, if anything, had
happened during that time, they decided to contact a
psychiatrist. They decided on Boston psychiatrist and
neurologist, Dr. Benjamin Simon, well-known in his
field. He would come to play an important role in the
Hill abduction story.

9. Regressive Hypnosis:
His suggestion for treatment was regressive hypnosis, which
would hopefully unlock the memories of the two missing
hours of time. His sessions began with Betty, and soon Barney
followed. After six months of treatment, it was Simon's
opinion that the Hills had been abducted and taken aboard
an unknown craft. Regressive hypnosis, a controversial
treatment, is often used to unlock lost memories. It has been
used in a number of other alien abduction cases,
including The Buff Ledge Abduction and The All gash
Abductions.

10. FactsUncovered:
Some of the memories that were uncovered from the Hills
included that their automobile had stalled on the road. The
UFO had landed in the middle of the road, and alien
beings came to their car, carrying both Betty and Barney to
the UFO. They were subjected to various medical and
scientific tests. Before the aliens released them, they were
hypnotized and ordered to keep their capture a secret.

11. Bald-HeadedAliens:
During the intensive regression sessions, the Hills would describe their captors as "... bald-
headed alien beings, about five foot tall, with greyish skin, pear shaped heads and
slanting cat-like eyes." This description very much described what would become known
as the "greys," now a standard description for the small beings with large heads, small
mouths, and little or no ears, and hairless.
Also details were released about the actual procedures performed on the Hills. Both
physical and mental experiments were conducted. Samples were taken of their skin, hair,
and nails. Betty had gynecological testing, and Barney reluctantly revealed that sperm
samples were taken from him.
The Betty and Barney Hill case is still studied and discussed today. It is the alien
abduction case to which all others are compared and judged.

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