# 270: Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins

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Podcast: [Middle Aged And Creeped Out podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/middle-aged-and-creeped-out-podcast-2099321)
Published: 2026-06-03T23:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter (also known as the Hopkinsville Goblins Case) was a claimed close encounter with extraterrestrial beings that occurred on the night of August 21–22, 1955. The event was near Kelly and Hopkinsville in Christian County, Kentucky. Eleven family members reported being besieged for nearly four hours by 12 to 15 small, silver-skinned creatures with large glowing eyes and claw-like hands…which they claimed were impervious to gunfire!!! https://search.brave.com/search?q=kelly-hopkinsville+goblins&summary=1&conversation=091f945541c0df4684d0b0e399956bb9af24 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ywgRbScFYYw&ra=m https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Hopkinsville_Goblins https://www.history.com/articles/little-green-men-origins-aliens-hopkinsville-kelly https://www.countryliving.com/life/a44064/eclipseville-hopkinsville-ky-history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter https://www.wbko.com/2025/08/21/70-years-later-revisiting-kelly-hopkinsville-encounter/

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