REF: UAP/1950s/056Unexplained
1955-08-21
Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter
Kelly, KY · USA·Close encounter / entities·1950s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Two families reported a night-long siege by small glowing 'goblin' entities impervious to gunfire; police found signs of chaos but no entities.
§ BWitnesses
Sutton family + Billy Ray Taylor (11 witnesses); police responders
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Police reports; Air Force informal inquiry; Isabel Davis field study
§ DOfficial Investigation
Police; informal USAF follow-up
§ EStatus Assessment
Unexplained; owl misidentification hypothesis (Nickell) disputed by investigators
§ FVerifiable Sources
Davis & Bloecher, 'Close Encounter at Kelly' (CUFOS 1978); en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter
§ GCross-referenced cases6
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Kinross incident (Moncla disappearance)
Aircraft disappearance
1953-08-05🇺🇸 USA
Ellsworth AFB case
Radar-visual with intercepts
1953-12-16🇺🇸 USA
Kelly Johnson / Lockheed crew dual sighting
Aviation-elite sighting
1954-07-02🇺🇸 USA
Walesville F-94 crash
Intercept-linked crash (contested)
1957-07-17🇺🇸 USA
RB-47 electronic intelligence case
Radar-visual-ELINT
1957-11-02-03🇺🇸 USA
Levelland vehicle-interference cases
EM-interference wave