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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