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Betty Hill

Social worker, New Hampshire 1961 · US · b. 1919–2004
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American social worker. With her husband Barney, reported a 1961 abduction encounter in New Hampshire, the first widely-publicized case of its kind. Drew a 'star map' under hypnosis that became a touchstone in the literature.

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Betty Hill was an American social worker who, along with her husband Barney, experienced the first widely publicized alien abduction in the United States in 1961. She reported observing a UAP in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and later experiencing missing time and disturbing dreams of medical examinations by non-human entities. Betty's key contribution includes her creation of a star map under hypnosis, which she claimed the entities showed her, later theorized to represent the Zeta Reticuli system. Her meticulous documentation of her experience under the guidance of a psychiatrist established the methodological framework for investigating abduction claims. She became a lifelong, vocal advocate for the reality of the phenomenon.

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