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The Hill Case — Part 5

What We Know And How We Know It, Part 5. What We Know: Betty and Barney Misidentified the Jack O’Lantern Resort as a Flying Saucer How We Know It: The Jack O’Lantern Resort has been located on US 3 in Woodstock, NH, since the 1940s. Its logo is a large, stylized jack o’lantern. In theContinue reading “The Hill Case — Part 5”

The Hill Case — Part 4

What We Know and How We Know It, Part 4 What We Know: Betty and Barney misidentified the moon as a flying saucer. How we know it: A few minutes after stopping at the foot of Cannon Mountain and about a mile and a half south of the place where Betty and Barney observed theirContinue reading “The Hill Case — Part 4”

The Hill Case — Part 3

What We Know and How We Know It, Part 3 What we know: Betty and Barney misidentified the aircraft warning light on the top of Cannon Mountain as a flying saucer, continued. How we know it: The first time Betty and Barney observed the UFO was when their car crested the shoulder of Mount ProspectContinue reading “The Hill Case — Part 3”

The Hill Case — Part 2

What We Know and How We Know It, Part 2 What we know: Betty and Barney misidentified the aircraft warning light on the top of Cannon Mountain as a flying saucer. How we know it: When Betty and Barney arrived in Franconia Notch, with Cannon Mountain on the west and Mount Layfayette on the east,Continue reading “The Hill Case — Part 2”

The Hill Case — Part 1

What We Know and How We Know It, Part 1: What We Know: Betty and Barney were sleep deprived on the night of 19/20 September 1961 How We Know It: They were on the back side of a twelve-hundred mile road trip on two-lane blacktop. It is possible, though I sincerely doubt it, that theyContinue reading “The Hill Case — Part 1”