Barney and Betty Hill incident

According to a variety of reports given by the Hills, the alleged [[UFO]] sighting happened about 10:30 p.m. September 19, 1961. The Hills were driving back to Portsmouth from a vacation in [[Niagara Falls]] and [[Montreal]]. Just south of [[Lancaster, New Hampshire]], Betty claimed to have observed a bright point of light in the sky that moved from below the Moon and the planet [[Jupiter]], upward to the west of the Moon. While Barney navigated [[U.S. Route 3]], Betty reasoned that she was observing a falling star, only it moved upward.Webb, 1965, p. 1 Because it moved erratically and grew bigger and brighter, Betty urged Barney to stop the car for a closer look, as well as to walk their dog, Delsey. Barney stopped at a scenic picnic area just south of [[Twin Mountain, New Hampshire|Twin Mountain]].Friedman/Marden, ''Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience'', 2007. p. 101.

According to a variety of reports given by the Hills, the alleged [[UFO]] sighting happened about 10:30 p.m. September 19, 1961. The Hills were driving back to Portsmouth from a vacation in [[Niagara Falls]] and [[Montreal]]. Just south of [[Lancaster, New Hampshire]], Betty claimed to have observed a bright point of light in the sky that moved from below the Moon and the planet [[Jupiter]], upward to the west of the Moon. While Barney navigated [[U.S. Route 3]], Betty reasoned that she was observing a falling star, only it moved upward.Webb, 1965, p. 1 Because it moved erratically and grew bigger and brighter, Betty urged Barney to stop the car for a closer look, as well as to walk their dog, Delsey. Barney stopped at a scenic picnic area just south of [[Twin Mountain, New Hampshire|Twin Mountain]].Friedman/Marden, ''Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience'', 2007. p. 101.

Betty, looking through binoculars, observed an "odd-shaped" craft flashing multicolored lights travelling across the face of the Moon.Friedman/Marden, ''Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience''. 2007, p. 102. Because her sister had several years earlier said she had seen a [[flying saucer]], Betty thought it might be what she was observing. Through binoculars, Barney observed what he reasoned was a commercial airliner traveling toward [[Vermont]] on its way to Montreal. He soon changed his mind, however, because without looking as if it had turned, the craft rapidly descended in his direction. This observation caused Barney to realize, "this object that was a plane was ''not'' a plane."Fuller, ''The Interrupted Journey'', 1966, p. 76.

Betty, looking through binoculars, observed an "odd-shaped" craft flashing multicolored lights travelling across the face of the Moon.Friedman/Marden, ''Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience''. 2007, p. 102. Because her sister had several years earlier said she had seen a [[flying saucer]], Betty thought it might be what she was observing. Through binoculars, Barney observed what he reasoned was a commercial airliner traveling toward [[Vermont]] on its way to Montreal. However, he soon changed his mind, because without looking as if it had turned, the craft rapidly descended in his direction. This observation caused Barney to realize, "this object that was a plane was ''not'' a plane."Fuller, ''The Interrupted Journey'', 1966, p. 76.

The Hills said they continued driving on the quiet and isolated road, moving very slowly through Franconia Notch in order to observe the object as it came even closer. At one point, the object passed above a restaurant and signal tower on top of [[Cannon Mountain (New Hampshire)|Cannon Mountain]] and came out near the [[Old Man of the Mountain]]. Betty testified that it was at least one and a half times the length of the granite cliff profile, which was {{convert|40|ft|m}} long, and that it seemed to be rotating. The couple watched as the silent, illuminated craft moved erratically and bounced back and forth in the night sky.Friedman, Stanton and Kathleen Marden. ''Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience'', 2007, pp. 103–04

The Hills said they continued driving on the quiet and isolated road, moving very slowly through Franconia Notch in order to observe the object as it came even closer. At one point, the object passed above a restaurant and signal tower on top of [[Cannon Mountain (New Hampshire)|Cannon Mountain]] and came out near the [[Old Man of the Mountain]]. Betty testified that it was at least one and a half times the length of the granite cliff profile, which was {{convert|40|ft|m}} long, and that it seemed to be rotating. The couple watched as the silent, illuminated craft moved erratically and bounced back and forth in the night sky.Friedman, Stanton and Kathleen Marden. ''Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience'', 2007, pp. 103–04