Wicked Strange: The Barney and Betty Hill abduction from the White Mountains

A massive White Pine tree soars upward. — While driving through the White Mountains, one couple claimed to have seen something out of this world.

Diego Lopez is the senior radio producer for GBH’s All Things Considered. Feedback? Questions? Story ideas? Reach out to Diego at diego_lopez@wgbh.org.

Tori Bedford hosts evening newscasts on GBH radio and reports for GBH News. Feedback? Questions? Story ideas? Reach out to Tori at tori.bedford@gbh.org.

June 17, 2026

In this edition of Wicked Strange, local folklore author and host of the New England Legends podcast Jeff Belanger tells us the story of one of the most famous alien abduction stories of all time.

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Diego Lopez is the senior radio producer for GBH’s All Things Considered. Feedback? Questions? Story ideas? Reach out to Diego at diego_lopez@wgbh.org.

Tori Bedford hosts evening newscasts on GBH radio and reports for GBH News. Feedback? Questions? Story ideas? Reach out to Tori at tori.bedford@gbh.org.

Wicked Strange: The Barney and Betty Hill abduction from the White Mountains

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