The abduction of Betty and Barney Hills. A social worker Betty and her husband Barney, who worked at the post office, drove home on September 19, 1961, after a vacation in Niagara. Betty saw the bright light of the “falling star” in the sky. Barney stopped the car to take a closer look, and said that he saw humanoids. The next thing the couple remembers is a series of beeps, and the fact that after some time they were 35 miles away from the place where they stopped the car.