The Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter is a 1955 report of an alleged encounter with unusual creatures near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, which remains an unverified claim.
On the night of August 21–22, 1955, 11 members of the Sutton and Taylor families reported that small creatures with large heads and glowing eyes besieged a farmhouse near Kelly and Hopkinsville, Kentucky, for hours. According to later accounts, the families fired at the creatures but observed no effect. The incident is also known as "The Hopkinsville Goblins Case" and "The Kelly Green Men Case."
Police and state authorities investigated the report but found no tracks or landing marks; among the findings were a hole in a window screen and spent shell casings. The event is considered one of the most famous UFO stories in American popular culture and has been repeatedly covered in documentaries and anniversary articles. However, contact with extraterrestrials has not been confirmed: Project Blue Book files of the US Air Force classified the case as a hoax.
The report dates to the night of August 21–22, 1955.
11 members of the Sutton and Taylor families claimed that creatures besieged a farmhouse in the area.
Investigators found no tracks or landing marks. According to reports, a hole in a window screen and spent shell casings were found.
No. The case remains an unverified claim, and Project Blue Book files classified it as a hoax.