| Of all the questions asked about the Hill case, one reoccurs more
than any other: What did the creatures look like? Under hypnosis, Barney
Hill drew a rough sketch of the figure he called the "leader", who reportedly
stood in the window of the UFO and seemed to focus his eyes on Barney,
who felt suddenly very afraid. Barney's sketch, however, left many points
of facial detail unanswered, and despite exhaustive investigation by author
John Fuller and NICAP agent Walter Webb, no opportunity arose in the course
of their work to develop a precise drawing of the reported creatures'
physical appearance..
In the latter part of 1966, after Fuller's book The Interrupted
Journey had appeared and the Hill case was making headlines across
the nation, the Hills happened to meet a professional artist named David
C. Baker, who lived in New Hampshire and had an interest in UFOs that
dated back to 1958 when he had joined NICAP. Baker and Barney shared a
common affection for jazz music, and during subsequent months, the Hills
occasionally visited Baker and his wife to attend a jazz concert or listen
to jazz records.
Sometime in the fall of 1967, Barney and Betty traveled to Baker's
home near the slopes of Mt. Washington for one of these informal sessions.
After dinner one evening, Baker happened to ask Barney if a "police artist"
had ever attempted to make a detailed sketch of the creatures the Hills
reported. When Barney said no, Baker suggested he might try, if Barney
would describe the creatures as best as he could remember them. With some
misgiving, Barney agreed, and during the next few hours, Baker was able
to do approximately ten rough drawings of the "leader" and some of the
other creatures. Barney reacted with visible emotion as the drawings were
being done, and when Betty saw them later that same night, "she went walking
down to the other end of the room, and just walked in tight circles and
stayed by the window, very much upset," Baker later reported.
A few weeks afterward, on the basis of the drawings, Baker was able
to do another series of sketches and three watercolor paintings. Not long
after these were finished, he met with the Hills at the home of Dr. Simon
and was allowed to question Barney under hypnosis concerning the creatures'
appearance and other details of the Hill report. This experience, plus
his original session with Barney, provided him unique information on the
characteristics of the alleged occupants- much of it new information not
previously brought out. It also made him the only professional artist
ever to interview Barney Hill under hypnosis.
Baker showed the drawings and paintings to the Hills and a few friends,
but never publicized or offered them for sale. Even John Fuller has not
had occasion to see them until NICAP recently obtained them to use in
the newsletter. They represent the most accurate artistic renderings known
to exist of the Hill humanoids, and are an important new addition to the
already remarkable file on Betty and Barney Hill.
NICAP is indebted to artist David C. Baker for permission to publish
his drawings and paintings of the Hill case. Readers are reminded that
the drawings and paintings are the property of Mr. Baker and may not be
reproduced or published without his express authority.
Source: UFO INVESTIGATOR, April 1972, page 3
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