The Betty Hill star map trail

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a) Here we have an early star map drawn by Betty Hill based upon his memories of the abduction events where she was shown the three dimensional star charts. Once it was published in Interrupted Journey, it appears to have been referenced in the Adventures of Tintin and the Flight 714 to Sydney.  Marjorie Fish had a go at identifying the stars and assumed that the large spheres were Zeta I and II Reticuli. The Zeta Reticuli Incident published in 1974 led to more public interest in the star map. Dan O'Bannon started to think about it when he wrote Memory, In 1976, a Pink Panther comic book cover referenced it and it turns up referenced in a panel for "Dogman in Doktor Oktorpus Nonplussed" in the Ally Sloper comic. The concept art for the Drax space station in the 1979 movie Moonraker looked suspiciously like it. When Alien was being made, it soon entered concept art, such as the "Centre Of the Tombe" drawing by Chris Foss. In 1980 Giger painted ZDF incorporating elements of earlier compositions based on the map drawing, and later an issue of MAD magazine in 1982 appeared to incorporate elements of previous compositions as well in one cover. Soon the enthusiasm for the map entered the film Prometheus released in 2012. Perhaps this list of use of the map since its first appearance might soon grow.

b) Star map (based on a memory from an abduction by extra-terrestrials)
(Summer 1964) drawn by Betty Hill,

"Under hypnosis Betty Hill described a maps she was shown "by the leader aboard the ship" Later she sketched it. She said it she was told that the heavy lines marked regular trade routes, and the broken lines recorded various space expeditions." (The Interrupted Journey by John G. Fuller, 1966)

c) See: Panel from the Adventures of Tintin and the Flight 714 to Sydney (published from 27 September 1966 – 28 November 1967 in Tintin magazine, by Herge

 References:

• See: References the Betty Hill star map (1964) as published in The Interrupted Journey(1966)?

 

d) Marjorie Fish having read The Interrupted Journey began to look for corresponding stars and here we have an interpretation of the star map drawing from a letter dated October 7, 1972 , found on the internet (It's to be noted that the reference to Fomalhaut was later removed so I suppose it was briefly assumed)

References

• References star maps by Betty Hill as published in Interrupted Journey?

e) "April Fool" cartoon from "Plop!" #1 (Published October 1973)



References

• The Betty Hill star map?
• The Unicorn Shipwreck from "The Adventures of Tintin and Red Rackham's Treasure"

Referenced in?

• See: Referenced in Moebius' outsized pilot/space jockey (1978) for Alien?

f) The Zeta Reticuli Incident by Terence Dickinson published 1974 

Referenced in?

• See: Referenced in the galactic map in the early script for Alien (film released 1979)

g) See: Cover of The Inspector #10 comic book (July 1976)

References:

• See:  The Betty Hill star map?

Referenced in?

• See:  "Centre of the tombe" (1977) by Chris Foss for Alien?
• See:  Early Ridleygram for Alien of the Pedalo (1978) by Ridley Scott

h) See: "Panel from "Dogman in Doktor Oktorpus Nonplussed" from p 28 of Dennis Gifford's Ally Slopper #1 (1976) drawn by Hunt Emerson

References:

• See:  The Betty Hill star map?

Referenced in:

•  See: ZDF (1980) by HR Giger (work 433)?
   

i) See: The star map referenced by Dan O'Bannon in "Alien"?

References:

• "The Zeta Reticuli incident"? (See: Alien: The galactic map of "Alien")

j) See: "Centre of the tombe" (1977) by Chris Foss for Alien?

References:

• See: The Betty Hill star map?
• See: The cover of The Inspector #10 comic book (July 1976)

Referenced in

• See: The cover for MAD magazine UK edition (Published July 1982) by Harry North Esq.

k) See: Early Ridleygram of Pedalo (1978) for Alien by Ridley Scott

References?

• See:  The cover of "The Inspector" #10 (July 1976)?

 Referenced in?

• See:  Moebius outsized pilot (1978) for Alien?

l) See: Outsized pilot (1978) for Alien by Moebius

References?

• See: Early Ridleygram showing the Pedalo (1978) for Alien by Ridley Scott?
• See: Betty Hill star map?
• See: Cover of The Inspector comic book #10 (1976)?
• See: "April Fool" cartoon from "Plop!" #1 (PublishedOctober 1973)?

m) See: Drax Space Station by Ken Adam for Moonraker (film released 1979)

References?

• See: The The Betty Hill star map?
• See: Bernard Villemot's poster for "Bruxelles Avril 1958 Octobre" (which has nothing to do with the Betty Hill star map)
  

Referenced in?

• See: In illustration by Peter Till for the Risk Business (For Wednesday, 24th October, 1979, in the Radio Times)

n) See: illustration by Peter Till for the Risk Business (For Wednesday, 24th October, 1979, in the Radio Times) 

References?

1. See:  Drax Space Station by Ken Adam for Moonraker (film released 1979)?

Referenced in?

1. See:  ZDF (1980) by HR Giger (work 433)?

o) See: ZDF (1980) by HR Giger (work 433)?

References?

• See:  The Betty Hill star map?
• See:  The panel from Page 28 of Dennis Gifford's Ally Slopper #1, "Dogman in Doktor Oktorpus Nonplussed" (1976) written by Bill Fisher and drawn by Hunt Emerson
• See: The illustration by Peter Till for the Risk Business (For Wednesday, 24th October, 1979, in the Radio Times (which appears to reference the Drax Space Station for Moonraker)

Referenced in?

• See: The cover for MAD (Published July 1982) by Harry North Esq?

p) See: Cover art for MAD magazine (UK Edition) (Published July 1982) by Harry North Esq.

References:

• See: The cover of "The Inspector" #10 (July 1976) ?
• See: "Centre of the tombe" (1977) by Chris Foss for Alien? 
• See: Giger's ZDF (1980)?
• See: The Betty Hill star map (1964)?
  

q) See: The star map referenced in Ridley Scott's "Prometheus"?

References

• Betty Hill star map (1964)