About this episode
This episode discusses the Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, a notable human vs. extraterrestrial event in 1955 Kentucky.
The recent release of the UFO Files left out arguably the most exciting human vs. extraterrestrial encounter in American history: when a group of backwoods Kentucky rednecks spent an August night in 1955 fighting off a dozen goblin-like aliens with a shotgun and a rifle from inside their humble farmhouse. This is the story of The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter aka the Hopkinsville Goblins. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to Quince.com/SOFTCORE for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. Rob Fox https://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regester https://www.instagram.com/danregester/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hosts: Rob Fox, Dan Regester
Topics covered
- UFOs
- aliens
- history
- comedy
- improv
- Kentucky
- encounters
Keywords
- UFO Files
- Hopkinsville Goblins
- Kentucky
- aliens
- 1955
- encounter
- shotgun
- farmhouse
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Places: Kentucky
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