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
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.
- 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