Posted on 02/21/2009 6:30:20 PM PST by JoeProBono
In January 2009, I had the distinct pleasure to meet one of the greats of Ufology. Kathleen Marden is the niece of Betty Hill, who was involved with her husband Barney, in a highly publicized abduction on September 20, 1961. The factor that makes this unique is that the abductors brought their victims on board a spaceship, the likes of which defied imagination.
Betty and Barney Hills account is documented in the well written book CAPTURED! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience by Kathy Marden and Ufologist and original Roswell crash researcher, Stanton T. Friedman, MSc, so I will not try to duplicate efforts. Instead, I will refer you to their work for the historical account.
This abduction by alien entities originated several notable firsts. This would become the most publicized alien abduction in history to date, due in part to the amazing level of detail that has become known. This account also benefitted from the believability of Betty and Barney. Never were there two people who shunned the spotlight more than the Hills. The Hills were leaders in their community and well-respected. Betty was a social worker, and both were members of the NAACP. Barney was passionate about his civil rights work, having contributed to the movement as a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission in his home state of New Hampshire.
Another first would be the use of hypnosis in the treatment of the Hills to uncover their hidden memories. Contrary to some claims, the Hills did not immediately remember everything that had occurred. The treatment was undertaken by Dr. Benjamin Simon, who was the first to theorize and later prove the validity of hypnotherapy in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among war veterans. This was not the only factor that made Dr. Simon the perfect person to treat the Hills. Dr. Simon did not believe in the extraterrestrial hypothesis, the belief that some unidentified flying objects are in reality extraterrestrial spacecraft piloted by alien entities, what some derisively refer to as "little green men". By believing there to be another causal factor to their condition, the Hills were not "led" by the doctor into erroneous memory recollections. The introduction of Dr. Simon lent to the validity of the account of abduction by aliens.
It has always bothered me that people that claim alien abduction always describe painful “medical tests” (that included inserting a long needle into Mrs. Hill’s navel.). If aliens are sophisticated enough to get here, why would they be using “horse doctor” medical techniques?
Looks like an Asgard. Well actually Thor was “cuter”.
Well, if you’re talking about “anywhere, anytime”, I gotta go with Arlene Golonka (Howard Sprague’s girlfriend) and Teresa Ganzel (hot actress and cartoon voice). Both, sadly, way over the hill now.
That is after 3 million years in deep space.....
I know, but it was good for a laugh....ha!
I can’t say that as when I was a teenager, my sister, brother and I saw what could be classed as a UFO. I have no idea what it was but I can say it didn’t fly like anything I’d seen before or since.
IIRC, they were examined about every which was was routine at the time.
Great posts thanks.
My aunt and uncle had friends named Bert and Ernie, the woman’s name was Bert. I forgot what it was short for.
Be creepy if it were true, though. BTW, Hillary actually was born 3 months after the Roswell Incident.
My dad, three older brothers, and neighbors saw one in Montomery, Alabama in the late 1960’s. Unfortunately I was a baby. My brothers saw it first and were very excitedly trying to get my dad to come out. He didn’t believe them at first. It came in over a pasture, then I believe it disappeared very quickly. Neighbors were out as well looking at it. Neighbors didn’t know what to make of it. My dad called up the local news station to report it, and they wanted my dad’s name—which he wouldn’t give. He was in the A.F. at the time and didn’t want any government visitors I guess. I think the official verdict was that it was a bread advertisement :) According to my dad and brothers it was a typical flying saucer shape and had lights around it. It disappeared very quickly. They don’t know what it was, but didn’t buy the bread advertisement deal.
It was night and we couldn’t see the shape but it had a row of lights. We were aged 16, 17 and 19. And not given to odd fantasies. The thing hovered, zipped a distance, hovered again, then disappeared. I’ve never seen anything fly that fast.
You are basically describing the same thing my dad and brothers described they saw. It seems to me this was all happening before the sun set. Be interesting if there was a way to pull up any accounts of it in the papers in Montgomery at the time. When did this happen to you and your friends—60’s, 70’s?
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