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1955

The Kelly–Hopkinsville Encounter: The Night the Little Men Came to the Farmhouse

November 8, 2026November 7, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
A vintage large-letter postcard greeting from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, near Kelly where the 1955 encounter took place

About 4 min readFor three or four hours on a summer night in 1955, a Kentucky farm family fired shotguns at small glowing figures with pointed ears that kept coming back to their windows. Police found shell casings — and nothing else.

Categories UFO & Beyond Tags 1955, close encounter, Kelly-Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Project Blue Book, Unsolved Leave a comment

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