The Abduction of Betty & Barney Hill - The Full Story | Documentary

In this video, we take a look at the Betty and Barney Hill Incident, which was not only one of the most famous UFO encounters in history, but was the case which popularized the concept of alien abductions.

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Works Cited

[1] Fuller, John. "The Interrupted Journey: Two Lost Hours Aboard A Flying Saucer." The Dial Press, 1966

[2] Webb, Walter. "A Dramatic UFO Encounter in the White Mountains, NH." Confidential report to NICAP. 26 Oct. 1961

[3] Sheaffer, Robert. "The UFO Verdict: Examining the Evidence." Prometheus Books, 1981, pp. 33-48.

[4] Friedman, Stanton T. and Kathleen Marden. "Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience: The True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction." New Page Books, 2007.

[11] Sagan, Carl. 'Encyclopaedia Galactica.' Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, season 1, episode 12, KCET, 1980."

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[joeylamuel]

This has been one of the best documentaries ever done on this incident. It's much more than two or three people sitting around and talking. Well done.

[jeffaltier]

This is perhaps the best-- and most evenhanded-- retelling of this case. Excellent work.

[earthgirl]

I had the honor of meeting Betty Hill when I attended Portsmouth Jr. High in NH, my 7th grade year. This was around 1978. My class sat in the school library and listened to one of the most chilling yet intriguing stories. She also had a bust of what the ET looked like. May her memory be eternal. 🙏

[Critter]

I greatly appreciate your fair, dispassionate analysis of the case and the data surrounding it. At no point did I detect bias or prejudice, and that is the mark of the difficult work as done by a professional. Bravo.

[sevenns]

In stressful situations such as Betty and Barney went through, it is very difficult to have a consistent memory, partly because every person reacts differently to the situation.

[johannesschneider]

That was the most detailed depiction of this story I've ever heard. Great work 😊

[JAGzilla-urlh]

I'm about nine minutes in, and loving the amount of detail you're going into here. I've been interested in UFOs for over twenty years at this point, so this is a story I've heard multiple times, of course, but it's been a while. Always nice to get a good, solid refresher course like this.

[markadams]

I always found it interesting that they shared the same first names as Betty and Barney Rubble, the friends and neighbors of the Flintstones.

[Alyssamichelle]

Thank you for presenting all of this with such a consistent tone! I don’t have to slow down the audio at all for these videos and I listen to these in the background of my day! Thank you very much!

[tommyssl]

Absolutely love the campfire series, I'm sure they take forever to make, but they're awesome

[twobrokeguyz]

Betty did address the whole language barrier thing. She said that they had a device that translated language. I'm pretty sure she said that in an interview.

[oldtimerf]

My late friend Buz Sawyer was the chief of police in Newton NH, he knew them, and when Betty and Barney got home, he was the very first call they made. He says they were very very serious, very shaken, and he knew them to be honest and somber.
He told them to call the air force base. I don't recall if it was Hanscom, Pease, or Westover.
He believed them. And Buz was nobody's fool.

[SentMyOwnWay]

I work as a veterinary technician, and from the pets’ point of view, I must seem like an alien who’s abducted them.

[idmonster]

Excellent content as usual. Being into this type of thing since childhood, I've known of the case for decades, but recently became more interested. Your even-keeled approach to topics like this is greatly appreciated. Usually, you'l find people swinging really hard one way or the other, so this is very refreshing. In many ways, your channel demonstrates the kind of goals I had when starting my own. Thanks again for the great videos.

[youngimperialistmkii]

Great subject for a Campfire episode. This was a very spooky story for me as a kid. When I first heard about it as a kid in the 90's.

[brettnelson]

I used to work safety with a guy in North Charleston, South Carolina at Detyens Shipyard for a coatings subcontractor who was originally from New Hampshire. Barney and Betty Hill were his babysitters growing up. When he told us, that was the first time I’d ever heard of the couple. I just happened to come across this video, and it sparked my memory from a few years back when he told us this at work. I’ll have to reconnect with him to verify that this was the couple, but I recall the conversation well and I don’t know of anyone else it could be. Very interesting stuff.

[lazchurchyard]

Born in Exeter NH, so I'm very familiar with the ufo phenomenon, and the B&BH incident - and I've never heard the dog mentioned. You've gone into incredible detail. I didn't know I could learn more about this incident! Great job.

[ajhproductions]

Bro, your attention to detail is amazing! Wonderful story telling!

[martifoddrill]

This is the most thorough video I've seen on this. Thanks for giving both sides!

[TheVortexPrime]

Amazing job, you broke it down in detail with a very rational and logical mindset with no spooky music or theatrics, I really appreciate that, keep up the great work!