The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter

Thanks for reviving this thread. I have read about this encounter once before. Definitely very strange!



Hmm... is this what animals feel like when humans disturb them?

I'm from Florida myself, and certainly have some "redneck" blood in my, so I can hardly cast stones, hehe...

From the tone, the terms seemed more like harmless fun than true insults...

reply to post by Reptilian_Queen

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You guys got it. Hopkinsville is a classic. One of the best.
A couple details: A visiting relative had been near a UFO incident the week prior to the Hopkinsville incident.
Experts later concluded that the "Aliens" were a pair of breeding owls that somehow ended up covered with bioluminescent fungus dust.

Breeding owls can be aggressive when nesting...

Anyway, these people could definitely distinguish between an owl and ...something else that wasn't an owl.

It's as legit as any close encounter gets.!

The weird parts are how they looked in the windows, and the one doing the backflip when they shot at it. I mean, who could make this stuff up and not expect to be run out of town? I totally believe the whole story. But I am not sure I would have been so scared, maybe a little curious. They should have gotten the idea that they weren't there to harm them, but that is easy for me to say huh. Bummer that they didn't have a camera.

The one problem with many UFO researchers is they don't divulge all the information. The sheriff who investigated the case noted he smelled alcohol on the persons involved and believed it was a hoax. I am not saying the sheriff was correct, but this information is important so people can decide for themselves. I have read many accounts of this case with no mention of alcohol, and I for one am more cautious about the story knowing the persons were drunk. One of the problems with both skeptics and believers is the way in which facts are jettisoned to make the story fit the side of the person's view. We need to be objective and release all information, good and bad.

[edit on 6/27/2008 by kidflash2008]

reply to post by kidflash2008

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Agreed. I have heard of the alcohol aspect. But I'm not sure that all adults were intoxicated and the kids weren't.

Also, during the "second round," I don't think they were drunk.(?)

But then, who wouldn't take a drink if one thought one saw what these folks claimed to see?

Does the homestead where the event took place still stand today?

If so, I wonder if there would be any mileage in seeking trace evidence even after all these years? I am thinking of the reports that the entities were shot at multiple times, yet appeared bulletproof or surrounded by a force field of some sort. Bullets of shotgun pellets might show some interesting traces and deformation patterns -and being lead should still be in good condition.

I am assuming the bullets or shot that hit with the entities would have fallen into the dirt, and might be easily metal-detected. I went to my old home of 40 years ago and found airgun pellets lodged where I shot as a kid -and despite being dulled by the air, the recovered pellets were otherwise pristine.

Thoughts on this guys?

I just think it should be noted for researchers. I for one would sober up pretty quickly if anything like that happened. There were a number of children who were not drunk who witnessed the incident. The problem is skeptics will find out about the sheriff's report stating the alcohol use. The skeptics then will state (well founded in this case) Hey these UFO believers didn't report about the alcohol use (of course they will ignore the children). If we state the alcohol use when reporting on this the skeptics will have less ammo.

reply to post by LynUK

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Actually, I believe you CAN visit the site. But I'm not sure. The info exists. The site is known and has been gone over by several noted UFologists.

Some British investigators came up with the "Owl explanation," years after the incident during an actual site visit. ( I think..)
I'll find some links here....

[edit on 17-6-2009 by Bombeni]

YouTube Link

It's a 45 minute documentary made in 2005 I believe.

I have never seen it, and I thought I had seen about all of them by now.

You guys are gonna LOVE this.

"Land a-goshin Lucky, yer skeerin them kids to death"




[edit on 17-6-2009 by Bombeni]