Why don't astronomers study the 3 star system made famous by the Barney and Betty Hill case?

It was a famous UFO abduction in 1961 which remains unsolved. When Betty asked the beings where they were from, they showed her a 3-D map of a three star system (called "Rygel" or something). 15 years later, astronomers were baffled when they were able to confirm Betty's claim before the technology even existed! The star system is estimated to be 39 light years away, which puts it in our galaxy. Why aren't astronomers studying this star system more and trying to make contact?Why don't astronomers study the 3 star system made famous by the Barney and Betty Hill case?The star "identified" in the star map is Zeta Reticuli, a G2 star 39 light years away (so, yes in our galaxy - along with 100 billion other stars in our galaxy).



The stars, designated Zeta1 Reticuli and Zeta2 Reticuli, are both yellow dwarf (main sequence) stars similar to our Sun. No close-in giant planets have been detected around either of the components, making Earth-like terrestrial planets possible. However, the stars are only 60% as enriched with metals as the Sun. Small, terrestrial planets are much less likely to form around less metal-rich stars - metals (meaning elements heavier than hydrogen and helium) are needed to form rocky planets (such as the Earth).



Betty Hill drew a map she claimed she was shown during the abduction, showing the aliens' home star, the sun, and 14 other stars.

UFO researcher Marjorie Fish constructed a 3-dimensional map of nearby sun-like stars and claimed a good match from the perspective of Zeta Reticuli. The fit of the star map was debated in the December 1974 edition of Astronomy Magazine, and astronomer Carl Sagan debunked the map, noting that the match was not (and could not be expected to be) perfect - random chance would produce at least one similarly good match to the map somewhere in the star catalog Fish used in her analysis.



So since there is no objective proof that there are planets or alien intelligent life around that star, there is no reason to focus more observations or attention on Zeta Reticuli than on any other star system.Why don't astronomers study the 3 star system made famous by the Barney and Betty Hill case?The facts are not quite as simple or exact as you stated. One interpretation of the crude map they drew from memory while under hypnosis seems to indicate the Zeta Reticuli star system is the alien's home. Other interpretations of the same map point to other stars. All stars that are likely to harbor life, including Zeta Reticuli, have been and are being studied by astronomers.Why don't astronomers study the 3 star system made famous by the Barney and Betty Hill case?If it's 39 light years away, they could have seen it with a small telescope. And Rigel is one of the brightest stars in the sky. We knew about it long before 1961.