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Illustration of a luminous disc-shaped craft hovering over a 1957 Chevrolet on a remote New Hampshire highway at night with the White Mountains in the background

February 24, 2026

The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction: The Case That Defined a Phenomenon

In September 1961, a New Hampshire couple reported a UFO encounter, two hours of missing time, and – years later under hypnosis – a detailed abduction narrative that would shape how the world thinks about alien contact.

Illustration of mysterious glowing orbs hovering over the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument on a summer night in 1952

July 19, 1952

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UFOs Over the Capital: The Two Nights That Shook Washington in 1952

On two consecutive weekends in July 1952, radar operators tracked unidentified targets over Washington, D.C. while pilots and controllers watched mysterious lights outrun Air Force jets – triggering the largest Pentagon press conference since World War II.