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The ‘Kelly-Hopkinsville’ Encounter (1955): A Classic ‘Alien’ Case With Very Earthly Failure Modes

DATE1955
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONLocation unrecorded
COORDINATES37.02°N, 87.53°W

Explore the Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter, its witness reports, evidence limits, owl theory, and how fear and folklore shaped a UFO legend.

[ PRIMARY CITATION // HISTORICAL ARCHIVE · CTD-0097 ]

WITNESSES & UNITS

On-record civilian observers

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Archived investigative case file

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