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Post by uforn on May 25, 2010 1:06:38 GMT 1
1955-The Kelly, Kentucky Alien InvasionSummary:Only a year after the bizarre case of a UFO disappearing into thin air, another case that stretches the imagination would occur in the rural setting of Kelly-Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The events in Kentucky would begin on the night of August 21, 1955, and are still being discussed and debated today. A family would have a battle with a group of small alien creatures. An Immense, Shining Object:Billy Ray Taylor and his wife were visiting the Sutton farm on this particular night. Billy exited the house to go fetch water from the Sutton family well. While drawing water, he witnessed an "immense, shining object" landing about a quarter of a mile from the house. Excited and frightened, he ran back to the house with the news, but no one took him very seriously. Shoot First, Ask Questions Later:Soon, strange things began to occur. The family dogs began to bark outside. The man of the house, "Lucky" along with Billy Ray went outside to see what the problem was. They were both stunned when they saw a three to four foot tall creature, making its way toward them with its hands up. They two men described the creature as like nothing they had ever seen before. It had large eyes, long thin mouth, thin, short legs, large ears, and its hand ended with claws. Billy Ray fired his .22 caliber rifle, and Lucky fired his shotgun. The barrage of bullets had no effect on the being. Being Appears at Window:Lucky and Billy both knew that they had hit their target at that close range. But the small creature did a back flip, and then scurried into the woods. The two men went back into the house, but soon another creature was seen looking at them through a window. The two men again blasted away, and ran outside to see if they had killed it, but found nothing. A large hole was later seen through the screen where the shots had been fired. "Run for Your Lives!":This cat and mouse game continued into the night as the creatures would appear and disappear. Realizing that they were up against something out of the ordinary, the family decided to run from the house, and ask for assistance from the police station in the little city of Hopkinsville. It took two vehicles to hold everyone, but off they went. After hearing their bizarre story, Sheriff Russell Greenwell thought they were joking. Finally the family convinced him that they were not making up their story, and Greenwell decided to go to the Sutton farm house. The Police Arrive:When the police arrived at the farm house and searched the area around the house no evidence of any creatures was found. However, they did find numerous bullet holes through the windows and walls of the house. Over twenty policeman were involved in the search. The police admitted that the Suttons were not drunk, and genuinely frightened by something or someone. Nearby neighbors did confirm strange "lights in the sky," and "hearing of bullets being fired." The police left at 2:15 AM. The Aliens Return:After the police were gone, the aliens returned, and the earlier battle was repeated. The gunfire had no effect on the creatures. All together, eleven people were present at the Sutton family farmhouse. The Air Force Arrives:Not all of the eleven witnessed the strange events of the night. June Taylor was too frightened to look, and Lonnie Lankford, and his brother and sister were hidden during the encounter, which still left seven witnesses to the encounter. The police department requested the Air Force to investigate the happenings at the Sutton house. They also did a search of the house and surrounding area, but without any solid evidence being found. Public Reaction: The morning of the Air Force search, Lucky and Billy Ray had gone to Evansville, Indiana on family business. The five remaining witnesses to the events of the night before were interviewed by Air Force personnel, giving their full account of the night of terror. The story of the small aliens spread quickly, and the Kentucky "New Era" newspaper published a story of the family's encounter on August 22, 1955. Conclusions:In the beginning, most of the public believed the Suttons were perpetuating a hoax. But, if this was the case, what would be their reason? They made no money from the story, only accruing debt by damaging their house. Could all of their trouble have been to get their name in the local newspaper? All of the witnesses to the strange events of the night of August 21, 1955, made sketches of what the creatures looked like. The drawings were practically identical. Almost a year later, the case was investigated by Isabel Davis. She believed that the Suttons were telling the truth. Famed UFO investigator Dr. J. Allen Hynek also believed the account of the Kelly aliens, and discussed the case with Davis. This case is still being investigated today, and there have been many books, and television specials made relating to the Kentucky events of 1955. Further Reading Here: www.ufologie.net/htm/kelly55kne.htm
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Post by sddwashington on Feb 8, 2013 14:33:02 GMT 1
I was 2 years old when this alleged "'Alien Invasion" took place. Ten years later I was 12 years old. Even though I could read very well at that age, my Father seem to enjoy reading UFO stories out loud to us children from old books from the library. Well I guess they were not old then now were they. There all 4 of us children.
But this Kentucky story the old man love to read to us. It would scare the Hell out of me!!!!! That story and the Flatwoods monster UFO tail from Sutton West Virginia. Damn were they the most frightful I ever heard. People using shot guns and shooting through there own walls. Back to my ETH. They are evil and Demonic. Claws on there hands and clinging to the screen doors and windows. This was just after meeting Mr. George Adamski and his hippie style peace loving Starship crew. You lady researchers on this forum, tell me what some of your impressions are about these creep encounters. BNE AU
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Post by Aelius on Feb 23, 2013 11:18:34 GMT 1
Here's a visual representation of this case.
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Post by Laurance on Feb 23, 2013 15:48:16 GMT 1
I love this case, one of my all time favourites and I think a genuine case of paranormal beings.
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Post by Aelius on Feb 23, 2013 18:22:43 GMT 1
Why?
There's not much proof that it happen other than eyewitness accounts. Bullet holes don't sway me much.
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Post by Laurance on Feb 23, 2013 23:57:54 GMT 1
Because others in the nearby vicinity reported strange lights etc. None of the family ever once backtracked on the story, it stayed consistent every time it was repeated. The 'aliens' reported have also been seen in Brazil and Wales.
Bullet holes may not hold much sway now but back then, why shoot up your house? I mean they never profited from it, the case has slipped by into the UFO black hole, hardly anyone brings it up any more. I feel it was genuine.
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Post by Aelius on Feb 24, 2013 6:21:32 GMT 1
I suppose I look at everything as a skeptic until proven otherwise.
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Post by sddwashington on Feb 25, 2013 6:55:14 GMT 1
Well the Federal Government took notice of it as the Kentucky State Police. It is a well researched story. Yep, Laurance I do agree with you. It is paranormal and extra dimensional and Demonic. I download that Youtube Kelly Invasion and The 45 years I have researching this subject matter and watching 88 minutes of the film I am more convinced now of that whole supernatural incident than ever before. I stand by it.
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Post by Laurance on Feb 25, 2013 15:10:46 GMT 1
I suppose I look at everything as a skeptic until proven otherwise. And that is how everyone should be, a true sceptic is one who looks at all the evidence and angles before making judgement. The problem is too many stupid people have hiijacked the word Skeptic and made it a bad word, the blind believers are just as bad as they cannot take any cross referencing or logical questions. I think the Kelly case, with all the evidence that has been collected (I doubt there could be any more evidence due to the years, unless Mr Goblin or Mr Kelly comes forward) that it is truly a paranormal experience, possibly ET.
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Post by sddwashington on Feb 26, 2013 0:24:31 GMT 1
This Kelly- Kentucky intruder story is not the only one out there. The Sutton West Virginia Flatwoods "monster" is a very good story also that was well investigated. I have read and called many people over the years about those two cases and I always look for changed stories or embellishments all of the time. I also am a skeptic, but as I say I give all a fair go. Time always tells my friends and sooner or later it there is a lie or a exaggeration I will see it. Back in the day with no CGI or any high tech camera,s the fear and shear terror upon so many people compels me to sense what these eye witnesses have gone through. Interesting.
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Post by Aelius on Feb 26, 2013 9:06:49 GMT 1
I suppose I look at everything as a skeptic until proven otherwise. And that is how everyone should be, a true sceptic is one who looks at all the evidence and angles before making judgement. The problem is too many stupid people have hiijacked the word Skeptic and made it a bad word, the blind believers are just as bad as they cannot take any cross referencing or logical questions. I think the Kelly case, with all the evidence that has been collected (I doubt there could be any more evidence due to the years, unless Mr Goblin or Mr Kelly comes forward) that it is truly a paranormal experience, possibly ET. I just think the evidence presented is insufficient to be honest. For instance, some family does the SAME EXACT thing today. Same evidence, all corroborating stories, etc etc... Can't expect it to fly, eh?
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Post by sddwashington on Feb 26, 2013 19:06:00 GMT 1
Aelius, Just what would it take to convince you that the Kentucky was indeed fact?
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Post by Aelius on Feb 28, 2013 6:32:20 GMT 1
Ground tracks, photo shots, perhaps alien material from when the bullets hit them... etc etc...
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Post by sddwashington on Mar 2, 2013 5:19:11 GMT 1
G"Day to you Aelius. On that Kentucky shot story with these creatures, yes I agree with you that it indeed would be nice to have ground tracks and Pictures and alien body parts and such, but if I was thinking that if Aelius and SDD were in the same scenario, do you think that taking pictures and being analytical would be the thing that you and I would do? I am laughing out loud as I write this because I do not think that will be the case. There is one emotion this has been overused in my life and that is Fear and Terror. If you and I my friend were in that position I think that the Fear Factor which is very evident in that case would be forever etched on my mind for the rest of my life. It is the witnesses emotional states many years after the event that proved it to me. I think also that Family did not rehearse the story and shot up there home for fame or book deals or movie rights etc.
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Post by Aelius on Mar 2, 2013 6:46:46 GMT 1
Well, I don't have many fears and yes, I would be fearful at first. However, I will notice their inquisitive nature and attempt to communicate with them. If I had a camera on me, you betcha I would snap as many photos as I could. Probably would do video with audio since most cameras can do that these days.
I would totally try to let the world know they exist... UNLESS they don't want me to let the world know.
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Post by Laurance on Mar 2, 2013 8:50:58 GMT 1
Well, I don't have many fears and yes, I would be fearful at first. However, I will notice their inquisitive nature and attempt to communicate with them. If I had a camera on me, you betcha I would snap as many photos as I could. Probably would do video with audio since most cameras can do that these days. I would totally try to let the world know they exist... UNLESS they don't want me to let the world know. But this in 1955, fear of Soviet Invasion, loads of movies about ETs invading Earth etc. They are simple farmer folk too. Also I am sure you know they didn't have the same equipment as we do today. Camera's in 1955 cost as cheap as $30 dollars, which in today's money is $257, it was the same price as a Disneyland ticket. I think I would be pretty well terrified, even though I would love to interact with an ET. It is easier to say things in hindsight but in the heat of the moment things don't always go the way we want.
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Post by Aelius on Mar 2, 2013 20:05:36 GMT 1
I didn't include 1955 to be a factor in my answer.
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Post by Laurance on Mar 2, 2013 20:11:15 GMT 1
I didn't include 1955 to be a factor in my answer. Ok. Let's factor it in? Does it change your answer? (Not being snotty, just lets run with it)
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Post by Aelius on Mar 3, 2013 6:40:56 GMT 1
Well, it's rather hard to discern what I would do in 1955 as I don't know what my intelligence level would be. Probably extremely less. I would most likely, given the area and how they lived, would have tried to kill it and then ask questions later.
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Post by sddwashington on Mar 16, 2013 3:05:57 GMT 1
I have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren and if I encountered these strange creatures at night with my Blood family there I would not even ask an investigative question. My Family comes first and shooting them would be first.
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Post by Laurance on Mar 16, 2013 8:45:47 GMT 1
Well, it's rather hard to discern what I would do in 1955 as I don't know what my intelligence level would be. Probably extremely less. I would most likely, given the area and how they lived, would have tried to kill it and then ask questions later. In 1955 you had American Propaganda going on about the 'Red Threat' or more popularly known as the 'Red Scare' from the Soviet Union. Later this period (1947-1957) became known as McCathyism. So you are a simple farming family who has heard about the alleged evils of Communism and how they are planning to take over 'The Land of the Free'. You also have seen the rise in the media over 'Flying Saucers' and seen the release of several films about aliens coming and invading Earth (it is thought that the popularity of these alien invasions films was actually a metaphor for the Soviet invasion). Then one day a friend comes over, who then goes to get water from the pump only to see some 'strange lights', you all don't believe him because you are typical conservative farmers. Your dog then starts barking before retreating under the house, where it stays until it can be finally coaxed out the next day. You then see a strange creature appear, you have seen nothing like it before. At this point your natural human instincts come into play, 'fight or flight', this thing is on your property, where your family is, so you attack it. A Highway Trooper reports strange lights over the area and artillery like noises. The family make a dash for it and make it to the police station. The Chief of the station sees them in a panicked state and even a police with medical training says pulse rates are elevated. Nearby farms also report strange lights and heard the gun battle but did nothing about it through fear. There was a sample of a luminous substance catalogued, however it disappeared and was never seen again. The Sutton never exploited the event for money and were annoyed by the 'tourist' attraction their farm became. The story has never changed and the family members today very rarely talk about the event.
I believe they saw something, what it was I have no idea. But these seem like simple, sincere 1955 American Farmers. I think many of us would do the same or at least similar given the same set of circumstances.
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Post by Laurance on Mar 16, 2013 8:48:26 GMT 1
I have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren and if I encountered these strange creatures at night with my Blood family there I would not even ask an investigative question. My Family comes first and shooting them would be first. Exactly, this is the most natural reaction for humans and indeed animals in general. Think about when a human starts invading on the territory of an animal, most of the time the animal will not attack unless provoked but if that animal has children it will almost certainly attack whether provoked or not.
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Post by Aelius on Mar 22, 2013 19:16:27 GMT 1
Alright, that being said. Perhaps this case does have a few solid evidences that make it believable. My question is this, has there been any other cases with the beings that they described?
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Post by Laurance on Mar 23, 2013 10:19:05 GMT 1
Alright, that being said. Perhaps this case does have a few solid evidences that make it believable. My question is this, has there been any other cases with the beings that they described? Dyfed, West Wales, United Kingdom in 1977. The Witnesses (15 children and 3 school staff) observed small 'silvery men with spiked ears' and helmets working around a UFO(which by no means fit the common impressions of extraterrestrials). Their descriptions drew strong comparisons with the "Hopkinsville Goblins" of Kentucky two decades earlier.
Also I have read about similar looking 'Goblins' being seen in Latin America. However you should know that an isolated case does not mean it is fake. There have been many cases like the Livingstone Case in Scotland where the ET's have only ever been seen once. There is not a pattern for ETs unfortunately, even Greys change.
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Post by Aelius on Mar 23, 2013 14:56:56 GMT 1
More cases with the same descriptions of the beings actually make the original case increasingly valid.
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Post by Laurance on Mar 23, 2013 18:42:07 GMT 1
More cases with the same descriptions of the beings actually make the original case increasingly valid. Or could be copycats or the sub-conscious linking onto previously seen information. There are always cases where only one instance or sighting has occurred of an animal and it takes years before another is even seen. So we cannot rule out something based on how many or little other cases there has been.
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Post by Aelius on Apr 8, 2013 7:36:31 GMT 1
More cases with the same descriptions of the beings actually make the original case increasingly valid. Or could be copycats or the sub-conscious linking onto previously seen information. There are always cases where only one instance or sighting has occurred of an animal and it takes years before another is even seen. So we cannot rule out something based on how many or little other cases there has been. Not unless the cases are purposely held from the public.
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Post by Laurance on Apr 8, 2013 7:46:15 GMT 1
Or could be copycats or the sub-conscious linking onto previously seen information. There are always cases where only one instance or sighting has occurred of an animal and it takes years before another is even seen. So we cannot rule out something based on how many or little other cases there has been. Not unless the cases are purposely held from the public. We can speculate but that doesn't mean it is correct.
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Post by Aelius on Apr 8, 2013 7:47:06 GMT 1
We can speculate but that doesn't mean it is correct. That's all we can do.
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Post by Laurance on Apr 8, 2013 7:51:12 GMT 1
We can speculate but that doesn't mean it is correct. That's all we can do. Unfortunately. We cannot even trust so called whistle blowers.
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