![]() ![]() At first they thought it was a planet, but then they noticed it was moving. They stopped in Colebrook for a burger and then wound on down Highway 3 through Lancaster.Īt about 10:15PM, just south of Lancaster, Barney noticed a light in the sky below the moon, and called Betty's attention to it. They went to Niagara Falls and to Montreal, and on September 19th, they were on their way back home to Portsmouth. ![]() They took their little dachsund, Delsey, with them, staying in motels that would allow the dog in their room. Betty was able to schedule her vacation for the same time, so they decided to go to Canada. Barney had developed an ulcer, perhaps from stress at work, and when the opportunity came for a few days' vacation, he took it. Barney was working in Boston, commuting back and forth daily from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where the couple lived. Betty Hill was a white social worker, and Barney Hill was a black postal employee. It probably wasn't easy having a mixed marriage in 1961, even in liberal New Hampshire, but the Hills seemed to have adjusted well. But during the in-between times, the early fall and the early spring, the area is quiet, resting. In the winter, skiers flock to the slopes and hunters to the forests. There are various sights to see, such as the Flume, The Old Man of the Mountain, Mount Washington, and Indian Head. In the summer, the area is filled with vacationers and campers and hikers and fishermen. It is said that UFOs have been seen plunging into these deep ponds.įurther north and in the center of New Hampshire lies the White Mountains National Forest. Some of the ponds are considered bottomless and may be connected to each other by volcanic vents. There are numerous "kettle" lakes in the area that were carved out by glaciers during the ice ages, and the area is ringed by ancient volcanoes. In 1800, an Indian burial ground was discovered in the area that contained over ten thousand bodies arranged in concentric circles. ![]() In the eastern central part of the state is Ossipee Lake, an area sacred to the Indians. Also in the south, near New Hampshire's small strip of coastline, is Exeter, the site of a large number of UFO sightings in 1965. In the southern part of the state is North Salem, near which lies Mystery Hill, "America's Stonehenge", a collection of stone structures with a mysterious origin. New Hampshire is a marvelous and mysterious place. ![]()
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