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UFO-1955-013 · UFOs & UAPs

Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter

This page records what was reported. A report, official record or unresolved status is not proof of an extraordinary explanation.

The case record

What was reported?

Residents reported small glowing humanoid figures around a farmhouse during a prolonged nighttime encounter.

The dates are bounds supplied by the workbook; they do not establish the exact day of an event.

Reported date
21 Aug 1955 – 22 Aug 1955
Witnesses
Family / visitors / police · 11+
Investigation
Local police / later researchers

Evidence in the record

Eyewitnesspolice response

Eyewitness; police response

Competing explanations

Official and research context

No official extraterrestrial finding

Conventional explanations

Great horned owls plus heightened fear proposed

Arguments that remain contested

Witness accounts and shooting sequence remain contested

Locations & timeline

Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.

  1. Primary reference location

    Sutton farmhouse, Christian County

    Kelly / Hopkinsville

    Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 2 km

    36.940°, -87.490° · point · Medium

Record notes

Use approximate farmhouse area unless parcel-level source is added.

Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.

Original dataset status: Disputed

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