The Hopkinsville Goblins

Sent to me by Randall Scott Clemons
The Hopkinsville Goblins
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Ever heard then term ” little green men” ? Most don’t know this term actually came from an event that happened in Kentucky. 1955 in Hopkinsville , Ky a strange incident happened. The first time I ever heard of it, I was reading
one of those TimeLife ” Mysteries of the Unknown” books. One of the reasons I find it so interesting (aside from being so close to home) is that the people that reported it never connected it to aliens. Most of what i type here will be purely from memory. There are a few different story’s that vary from one to another, that can be chalked up to time , different people telling their version, and different writers putting their own marks on the story. I will do the best I can to try to get it right, but don’t be surprised if you read something different somewhere else. I urge everyone to do their own research and check it out,, even if you are a skeptic I say, (lighten up and enjoy the story ).
In the fall of 1955 in Hopkinsville ,Ky the Sutton family was settling down to a night like any other. A man named Billy Ray taylor of Pennsylvania was visiting the Sutton’s. He reportedly went out to the well to get some water and saw a light in the sky. Some version of this story say he saw a flying saucer, but he never said that.
they just said they saw some lights in the sky and really never thought anything of it because of nearby Fort Campbell , Ky. they just assumed it was something to do with the military base as it was fairly common to see things in the sky. there were no telephones at the farmhouse and it was kind of out to itself. There were quite a few people in the house including children. The guys were outside when they said they saw this little creature come out of the woods and towards the house. Some versions say they were in the house when they saw a face in the window. No matter the version what happened next was truly awesome, they went in the house and got
their guns. The creature kept walking toward the house.When it got close the creature reportedly raised its arms and hands in the air.they described it as being three to four feet high with bat like ears and two large glowing eyes. At the end of its fingers it had long claws.Even though in pop culture they were called “little green men” they were actually white. in an interview I saw with a living witness who as a child when the event happened said ” the family described their skin as being nickel plated” When it raised its hands Billy Ray let off the first shot and he didn’t miss. That part of the story always cracks me up.Only in Kentucky. lol. The creature reportedly did a flip flop from the impact of the bullet then got back up and started walking toward the house again.At this point it was reported that more creatures then came out if the woods from the direction Billy ray said he saw the light he saw earlier go in the direction of. The whole family then raised their guns and fired away, they retreated into the house and the creatures supposedly were looking through the windows. The Suttons shot through the windows, walls , and doors until they didn’t have any ammunition left. They whole family then made for the truck
and left the farm house in haste and went straight for the sheriffs department.
Sheriff Russel Greenwell took some duties and went out to the farm house expecting not to see anything. He thought it was just an episode brought on by drinking. He later said that he checked the suttons and could find no evidence of drinking. He went to the house and surveyed the damage from the volley of bullets fired from inside the home. What is interesting is that sheriff Russell Greenwell found a trail and spots of a strange glowing substance going from the house to the trees , and on a fence. How I wish someone would have taken a sample of this glowing substance. If the story is to be believed then one can only assume it was blood or something from these creatures.I am of the opinion they may not have been creatures at all , but maybe some kind of mechanical/biological surrogate used for space travel. Its just a thought and an opinion. It doesn’t mean much , but it is an interesting thought and would take away the mortality problem of long distances and time spent in space exploration. The most interesting part of the story for me is what sheriff Greenwell reported as lends some credibility to the event actually happening. They recently did a story on it on a show called “monsters and mysteries in America” . When the
Suttons reported the event they never said aliens came out of the sky and attacked their farm house. They thought they were goblins and from earth.Only in later years after the descriptions of aliens and ufos were a little more common was it put together as a possible contact event. It is interesting to think ..what if it was real…what if it did happen..and what if Billy Ray had not opened fire. No matter what your opinion is of the story it is still an interesting and fun story. Anyone interested in learning more can find all kinds of info , interviews, and articles on “The Hopkinsville Goblins” .Wikipedia even has an entry on it . I apologize for any mistakes or errors in my story and writing . I hope you enjoyed it