The Kelly–Hopkinsville Goblins
- Date of account
- Reported August 21–22, 1955; continuing UFO folklore
- Location
- Kelly and Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Kelly–Hopkinsville case concerns a family’s reported overnight encounter with small figures near Kelly, Kentucky, in August 1955, followed by law-enforcement attention and extensive UFO-literature discussion. It is a useful comparison for examining family testimony, media framing, community rumor, and the transformation of an incident into a durable legend. Proposed conventional interpretations have included owls, misperception, and prank activity, while advocates emphasize the number of witnesses and duration of the episode. The original reports and later versions differ in wording and creature description.
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