Hill, Betty (1919–2004)
Hill, Betty (1919–2004)
American social worker. Born Eunice Elizabeth Barrett, June 28, 1919, in Newton, New Hampshire; died Oct 17, 2004, in Portsmouth, NH; graduate of University of New Hampshire; m. Barney Hill (died 1969).
Social worker who inspired a national obsession, when she reluctantly went public with the claim that she was abducted with husband by aliens from outer space on a moonlit night (Sept 19, 1961); later became a celebrity on the UFO circuit. Experts, including Carl Sagan, felt that the Hills were telling the truth as they knew it.
See also John G. Fuller The Interrupted Journey: Two Lost Hours Aboard a Flying Saucer (Dial, 1966); tv movie "The UFO Incident" (1975).
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