Unresolved
The Kelly–Hopkinsville Goblins
The Sutton family and friends ran to the Hopkinsville police station saying small, silvery creatures with big ears and glowing eyes had surrounded their farmhouse for hours. They said they fired shotguns and the creatures floated away unhurt. Police found bullet holes but no creatures. The case helped popularize the phrase 'little green men,' though the witnesses described them as silver.
Weigh the evidence
The ledger
What the record shows, what people say, and the best explanation available so far.
What's documented
- Police and Air Force officers visited the scene the same night.
What's claimed
- A siege by alien beings.
Best explanation so far
Some suggest great horned owls, which are aggressive, silvery in moonlight and have glowing eyes. The witnesses' fear was clearly genuine.
Where to look
Check the sources
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