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Episode 66: The Alien Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill and the Search For Meaning
Season 1
Episode 66
Published 2 years, 7 months ago
Description
Historian Matt Bowman discusses his new book, The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill: Alien Encounters, Civil Rights, and the New Age in America. Betty and Barney Hill were one of the first and most famous persons who claimed to be abducted by aliens. Aside from being a story about UFOs, their life story hinges on a complicated relationship with religion, race, politics, science, and psychology in America in the 50s and 60s.