Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels · Aired Aug 25, 2026
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Betty and Barney Hill had five hours of missing time during their alleged abduction experience.
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Accounts of the Hills' drive put their missing time at around seven hours, they expected a four hour drive home from Colebrook and arrived seven hours after leaving. Five hours undercounts that gap by a couple hours, so the claim has the right idea but not the right number.
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Is it true that Betty and Barney Hill had five hours of missing time during their alleged abduction experience?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Accounts of the Hills' drive put their missing time at around seven hours, they expected a four hour drive home from Colebrook and arrived seven hours after leaving. Five hours undercounts that gap by a couple hours, so the claim has the right idea but not the right number. Jesse Michels said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels, aired Aug 25, 2026, at 35:05. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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