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You're listening to Imaginary Worlds. A show about how we create them and why we suspend our disbelief.

I'm Eric Mollinsky.

We all know that stories are powerful.

But is it possible for a story to be so powerful that it takes over your life?

And could that story be like a contagion where everybody who hears it can't stop thinking about it or talking about it?

Even if they're not sure if the story is true.

Well, that is the story of Betty and Barney Hill.

The hills were the first alien abductees, or at least the first ones that the American public had become aware of in the 1960s.

And today if I say alien abduction, you know all the tropes, thanks to science fiction.

But most people don't know that story started with one couple in the real world.

Intracing this narrative back to its origins can reveal a lot about how a culture can grow and develop to the point where we don't know anymore what's the real story or what's just a story.

And to help tell the story of Betty and Barney Hill, I talked with Kathleen Martin.

She wrote a book about the hills, which was called Captured, and the subject is very personal to her.

Well, Betty and Barney were my aunt and uncle.

We saw one another one or two times a week.

They were also wonderful family members who appreciated other members of the family and especially the children.

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