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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

50th Anniversary of First UFO Abduction Story

UFO Anniversary Betty Barney Hill Incident 50th ann.

AP Photo/Jim Cole

Sept. 14, 2011: A car passes through Franconia Notch where a state marker commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of a UFO sighting. In 1961, Betty and Barney Hill recalled seeing a large, flying disc-shaped object, and eventually said through hypnosis that they were abducted by extraterrestrials.

LINCOLN, N.H. –  Fifty years after Betty and Barney Hill reported seeing a flat, cigar-shaped craft hovering over them in New Hampshire's White Mountains, the state has put up a historical marker noting their close encounter with a UFO.

Returning from a vacation in Canada on Sept. 19, 1961, the Hills arrived home in Portsmouth puzzled by stains and tears on Betty's dress, scuffs on Barney's shoes and shiny spots on their car. Their watches weren't working.

When they got home, they realized they had "lost" about two hours of time. They called family and reported the event to Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth the next day.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/19/50th-anniversary-ufo-abduction-story/

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