It moved vertically, horizontally, ascending and descending in between bouts of remaining completely stationary. Whatever this object was, it darted to and fro across the surface of the moon before it seemingly started descending towards them.īarney, being a pragmatic individual, believed it might be an airliner, but was readily confounded by the erratic flight pattern. When it stopped yet again, Betty told Barney to stop and look at it through the binoculars. She thought then that it might be a satellite as it began to move in the opposite direction towards the slowly rising moon. Betty looked in the sky, noticing what she thought at first was a falling star, until it came to a complete halt in the sky. The SightingĪs they travelled south on Route 3 through the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the sky was still clear and the storm far away. They decided it would be best to just return home and began heading towards New Hampshire. Once they heard the announcement of the tropical storm Esther over the radio, their planned evening of experiencing the nightlife of Montreal was over. However, Barney made a wrong turn while going to Montreal, leading them to the outskirts of the city. On Sunday, September 17th, Betty, Barney and their dog Delsey hopped in Barney’s blue and white ‘57 Chevy Bel Air and headed towards Niagara Falls planning on stopping in Toronto as well as Montreal. After several months of this rigorous schedule and having very little time together, they decided to take an impromptu honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls. Betty worked from 11AM to 8PM every day, and Barney worked the graveyard shift in Boston, sixty miles away. He moved in with Betty.ĭespite living in the same house, Betty and Barney did not have much time to spend with each other. Fortunately, Barney was able to get a job transfer to Boston in March of 1961. Barney lived in Philadelphia, working as a carrier for the US Post Office, while Betty lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire working at New Hampshire’s Division of Welfare. They married in May of 1960, although their lives as newlyweds did not begin until much later. Both had been through divorces when they engaged in a friendship that quickly turned into a romantic bond. Life before UFOsīetty and Barney Hill did not meet until later in their lives. What follows is a truncated version of their story, for more details on the Hills and the aftermath of their experience I highly recommend reading Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience: The True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction by Stanton Friedman. There is something in this tale that keeps people coming back to it decades later and it deserves to be told as factually as possible. Perhaps it is the relatability of a couple on their way home from a honeymoon, or maybe it's the amount of evidence that can make even the most hard core skeptic look twice, or maybe it's the otherworldly feel of it all. The story of Betty and Barney Hill is one of the most popular UFO abduction stories in history.
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