Barney and Betty Hill
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Sep 17, 2026
Greg ReeseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
in the 1960s, the friendly contacts of the 1950s were replaced with violent abductions.
Greg ReeseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The first reported alien abduction was arguably in 1961 with Betty and Barney Hill.
Greg ReeseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
While driving through Canada, they saw a light in the sky and pulled over to get a good look and woke up a couple hours later without any recollection of what happened.
Greg ReeseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
after having nightmares about traumatic medical examinations betty and barney went to a psychiatrist and both recalled being taken aboard a ship by men with large heads big eyes and gray skin they were placed on a table and their bodies were examined as if they were livestock This has become known as the alien abduction experience.
The ColonelPANELIST
Colonel? So, hey, Dave, 65 years of missing time.
The ColonelPANELIST
65 years ago, Betty and Barney Hill entered a lonely stretch of highway and emerged carrying two missing hours that changed UFO history forever.
The ColonelPANELIST
On September 19th, 1961, the couple were driving through the White Mountains when a brilliant light began following their Chevrolet along U.S. Route 3.
The ColonelPANELIST
Barney stopped and studied it through his binoculars.
The ColonelPANELIST
But the missing time still remains, Dave, 65 years later.
Dave SchraderHOST
That's amazing.
Dave SchraderHOST
Uh, Betty and Barney Hill, that story, I still find to be one of the most credible and fascinating of all UFO encounters, especially because when you think about the time and the era that they lived in, um, to draw that kind of attention to them being a mixed race couple.
Dave SchraderHOST
Yeah.
Steve StocktonHOST
Anyone with any information on Brittany's disappearance or whereabouts is asked to call the dedicated temp line at 508-453-7589.
Steve StocktonHOST
Next, the Betty and Barney Hill incident.
Steve StocktonHOST
Now, there have been numerous UFO sightings since the first reported one in 1947.
Steve StocktonHOST
One of the most notable is that of Betty and Barney Hill, an American couple who became famous in the 1960s for claiming to be abducted by extraterrestrial beings.
Steve StocktonHOST
The Hills were driving back to their Portsmouth, New Hampshire home on September 19, 1961, after vacationing in Canada.
Steve StocktonHOST
While driving through the White Mountains, they noticed a bright light in the sky that seemed to follow them.
Tyler KiwalaHOST
If you listen to some of the early testimonies, a lot of the extraterrestrials that were encountered were human-looking.
Tyler KiwalaHOST
In fact, Betty and Barney Hill, if you listen to the actual recording of that regression, what did she say that she saw on the craft? A German officer.
Steven ShawGUEST
Right.
Tyler KiwalaHOST
A German officer, and that's, that's a detail that gets overlooked all the time.
Walter SterlingHOST
broadcast side.
Walter SterlingHOST
Betty and Barney Hill.
Dave ScottGUEST
Right, of the Betty and Barney Hill incident in September of 61.
Dave ScottGUEST
And every time I would visit with her, I asked that question to her many, many times.
Dave ScottGUEST
I said, you know, I'm a person of faith, I said, but I don't push mine on other people.
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speaker_36NARRATOR
Mercer isn't where the story starts.
speaker_36NARRATOR
He's just where I started.
Walter SterlingHOST
800-848-9222 800-848-9222 The Abduction Stories, which pretty much started with Betty and Barney Hill in 1960, and they were first on The Long John Neville Show.
Dr. SkyGUEST
One experience that I'm very, very proud of, and, and something is interesting very quickly, I had a relationship with Betty Hill from the, you know, broadcast side.
Walter SterlingHOST
Bet- Betty and Barney Hill.
Dr. SkyGUEST
Right, of the Betty and Barney Hill incident in September of '61.
Dr. SkyGUEST
And every time I would visit with her, I asked that question to her many, many times.
Dr. SkyGUEST
I said, "You know, I'm a person of faith," I said, "but I don't push mine on other people." I said, "What would you think?" And she was perplexed by that.
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speaker_26NARRATOR
He's just where I started.
Walter SterlingHOST
800-848-9222, 800-848-9222.
Walter SterlingHOST
The abduction stories, which pretty much started with Betty and Barney Hill in 1960, and they were first on the Long John Nebel show.
Steve KatesGUEST
One experience that I'm very, very proud of and, and something is interesting very quickly, I had a relationship with Betty Hill from the, you know, broadcast side.
Walter SterlingHOST
Be- Betty and Barney Hill.
Steve KatesGUEST
Right, of the Betty and Barney Hill incident in September of '61.
Steve KatesGUEST
And every time I would visit with her, I asked that question to her many, many times.
Steve KatesGUEST
I said, "You know, I'm a person of faith," I said, "but I don't push mine on other people." I said, "What would you think?" And she was perplexed by that, and she said, "You know, basically what Barney and I went through," which is a little too graphic for talking about what we would talk about if we weren't, you know, the FCC concerns.
Walter SterlingHOST
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Walter SterlingHOST
The abduction stories, which pretty much started with Betty and Barney Hill in 1960, and they were first on the Long John Nebel show.
Walter SterlingHOST
That was the first time you and I heard about abductions.
Walter SterlingHOST
You probably didn't hear about it.
Walter SterlingHOST
I did not hear about it.
Walter SterlingHOST
I heard about it from my grandfather.
Walter SterlingHOST
But it started on the radio with Betty and Barney Hill on Long John Nebel.
Walter SterlingHOST
He convinced them to come on and tell their story about lost time, about being probed, and then we heard the stories again and again and again.
Walter SterlingHOST
side.
Walter SterlingHOST
Betty and Barney Hill.
Dave ScottGUEST
Right, of the Betty and Barney Hill incident in September of 61.
Dave ScottGUEST
And every time I would visit with her, I asked that question to her many, many times.
Dave ScottGUEST
I said, you know, I'm a person of faith, I said, but I don't push mine on other people.
Walter SterlingHOST
Now, how can I help you, Ernesto? What can I do for you?
ErnestoAUDIENCE
I'm just curious on your take on the Betty and Barney Hill and Travis Walton.
ErnestoAUDIENCE
So you believe they were abducted or they weren't abducted?
Walter SterlingHOST
That's a very good question.
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