AT LAST, THE INSIDE STORY OF THE BETTY AND BARNEY HILL ALIEN ABDUCTION

San Francisco, CA (July 28, 2007)—The foremost scientific ufologist in North America, and likely in the world, Stanton T. Friedman has joined forces with researcher, Kathleen Marden, in releasing a spine-tingling, in-depth account of the famous UFO abduction of Betty and Barney Hill in the 1960s.

Captured!: The True Story of the World’s First Documented Alien Abduction, The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience was co-written by Friedman and Marden, Betty Hill’s niece and conservator of Hills’ papers, correspondence and audiotapes. For the first time to the public, the book reveals eye-witness scenes of the Hills’ extraordinary encounter with the massive space vehicle and eleven alien figures, interviews with U.S. Air Force officials, a comparative analysis of the fascinating hypnosis sessions that exposed the terrifying onboard experiences of the abductees, the physical and social characteristics of the aliens, scientific interest, and the controversial aftermath.

Today, 46 years after the abduction of the Hills, more people than ever are convinced that UFOs are real and that their appearances have been covered up by the government. The complete story of what happened to the Hills, the effect on everyone involved and the findings of investigators over the decades has never been told … until now. Friedman and Marden turn up riveting interview transcripts and tapes, and military, medical and psychiatric reports. After decades of research and work with scientists and organizations dedicated to collecting and analyzing UFO data, they have produced an epic thriller, the definitive and dramatic portrayal of the enigmatic incident and its consequences.

A nuclear physicist who has worked at such companies as General Electric and Aerojet General on classified nuclear aircraft, fission and fusion rockets, and nuclear power, Friedman is the leading expert on UFOs. He has testified at Congressional hearings, appeared twice at the UN, and lectured on the subject at more than 600 colleges and over 100 professional groups in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and in 14 other countries in South America, Asia and Europe, and has published more than 80 papers and appeared on hundreds of radio and TV programs including the History Channel.

Friedman was the original civilian investigator of the 1947 Roswell Incident and a major contributor to the first book, The Roswell Incident. He is also the author of Top Secret/Majic: Operation Majestic-12 and the United States Government's UFO Cover-Up; and he co-authored Crash at Corona: The Definitive Study of the Roswell Incident.

Marden uses her social science background and investigative skills to examine the Hills’ social dynamics, psychological make-up and interpersonal relationship as only a close confidant could. She was a primary witness to the Hills’ firsthand account of the close encounter in New Hampshire’s White Mountains when they returned home from an extended weekend hiatus. She observed the physical and observational evidence, its effect upon the Hills, and the ever unfolding aftermath which captured Betty and Barney in so many ways.

Marden is no novice to the UFO field. She served on the Mutual UFO Network’s Board of Directors for more than ten years as the Director of Field Investigator Training. Additionally, she has published a professional paper on the use and misuse of hypnosis in UFO investigations, several articles on the Hills’ UFO encounter, and contributed a chapter to The World’s Best UFO Cases, edited by Dwight Connelly. Marden has appeared on several television programs, including the History Channel and Discovery.

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Title: Captured!: The True Story of the World’s First Documented Alien Abduction, The Betty and Barney Hill UFO
Experience
Pub Date: August 1, 2007
Author: Stanton T. Friedman and Kathleen Marden
Publisher: New Page Books, a division of Career Press
ISBN: 1-56414-971-4
Distributors: New Leaf, Baker & Taylor, Ingram, Bookazine, Brodart, Nutri-Books,
Partners Book Dist.
Information: www.newpagebooks.com
List Price: $16.99 (Can $21.95)
Format: Paperback, 6” x 9”, 320 pgs, 30 photos/illustrations