Inside the heart of every experiencer is the deep seated feeling that something is off. That something is missing, and that what is missing is often terrifying. For Betty and Barney Hill, there were miles they put behind them missing. Though Betty had vague memories of what came after a set of beeps they heard, what she did remember terrified her. It was a roadblock manned by strange men and a mysterious orb on the ground.

The Hill’s were determined to get to the bottom of what they experienced that night, and turned to Dr. Benjamin Simon, a renowned hypnotherapist to discover the root of their fears and anxieties. Over the course of a couple months and over 11 hours worth of taped sessions, an abduction narrative presented itself. Strange alien beings escorted the Hills onto the craft and subjected them to a medical examination before returning them to their car.

On this episode we explore the memories Dr. Simon was able to uncover, his diagnosis of just what happened to the Hills, the media explosion that a series of newspaper articles unleashed, and how Betty and Barney were all affected by it.

Note: the gentleman explaining the star map in the short clip included in this episode is Walter Webb, the original NICAP investigator of this case.

Sources:

Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience: The True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction by Stanton Friedman & Kathleen Marden

A Dramatic Encounter in the White Mountains, New Hampshire The Hill Case - Sept. 19-20, 1961 by Walter Webb

The Interrupted Journey: Two Lost Hours Aboard a Flying Saucer by John G. Fuller

Interview with Betty Hill about the star map

Music:

“Masie Dreams” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Gale” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Our Names Engraved” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Headlights/Mountain Road” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Fever Creep” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Emmit Sprak” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Cold and Hard” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Where It All Happened” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Late Night Reading” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“Our Own Melody” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

“OneEightFour” by Blue Dot Sessions (sessions.blue)

Theme song by Big Cats Artwork and Web Design by the Great Desdymona

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