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Check out the first episode of Plotlines here on @pbsstoried: https://youtu.be/evVIRw5diV8 In 1955, a Kentucky family claimed they were attacked for hours by strange, silver-gray creatures. The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter became one of America’s most famous alleged alien encounters. But how much of the story is actually true? We separate eyewitness accounts from rumors, myths, and decades of UFO lore. For audio descriptions, go to Settings - Audio Track - English Descriptive ***** PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateStoried ***** Written and Hosted by: Dr. Emily Zarka Creative Director: David Schulte Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Executive Producer: Dr. Emily Zarka Producer: Thomas Fernandes Editor/Animator: Steven Simone Illustrator: Samuel Allan Executive in Charge (PBS): Maribel Lopez Director of Programming (PBS): Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming (PBS): John Campbell Additional Footage: Shutterstock Music: APM Music Descriptive Audio & Captions provided by The Described and Captioned Media Program Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monstrumpbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bibliography Adams, M. Quaid. “What Remains: Monstrous Shadows and Kentucky’s Underground Lore.” Contemporary Legend, vol. 4, no. 4, 2026, pp. 120-153. Brown, Alan N. Unexplained South: The Underwater Forest of Alabama, Inexplicable Lights Over Texas, the Red-Eyed Monster of Arkansas & More Rich Southern Mystery. The History Press, 2023. Dorris, Joe. “Price of Fame Plagues Those Seeing ‘The Men.’” Kentucky New Era, 23 Aug 1955. “Everybody Tried: Invasion of ‘Little Men’ Just Monkey Business, Rumor Claims.” Kentucky New Era, 24 Aug. 1955. Gaines, Caseen. E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial: The Ultimate Visual History. Simon and Schuster, 2002. “George Dixon.” The Columbus Enquirer, 8 Aug. 1955. “Kentucky Family Reports’ Spaceship With Green Men.” Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat.” 23 Aug. 1955. Maillot, E., et al. “Mistaking the Moon for an Alien Spacecraft: the ‘Saros Operation.’” Mettler, Katie. “Tales from the Path of Totality: 62 Years Ago Today, They Say, ‘Little Green Men’ Invaded This Kentucky Farm Town: Locals Call It a ‘Cosmic Coincidence.’” Washington Post – Blogs, August 21, 2017. Nickell, Joe. “Siege of ‘Little Green Men’: The 1955 Kelly, Kentucky, Incident.” The Skeptical Inquirer, vol. 30, no. 6, 2006, pp. 12-14. “Project 10073 Record.” Project Blue Book. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1966. Project Blue Book. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1997.\ Rouhier-Willoughby, Jeanmarie. “The Cave Conspiracy: Contemporary Legend in Hellier.” Revenant Journal. Rutkowski, Chris A. The Big Book of UFOs. Dundurn, 2010. “Story of Space-Ship, 12 Little Men Probed Today.” Kentucky New Era, 22 Aug 1955.

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