Christian County, KY – The Kentucky State Police are turning back the clock nearly 70 years with the release of a new three-part series, “Seeing Stranger Things,” spotlighting one of the most unusual cases in agency history — the 1955 Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter.
According to the KSP, the digital series explores reports so bizarre that troopers at the time weren’t sure whether they were responding to a crime or a close encounter. The incident began on the night of August 21, 1955, when residents of a small farmhouse near Kelly claimed to see glowing figures outside their home after spotting what they described as a “metallic disc.”
As retold by KSP, frightened family members allegedly fired shots at the creatures before racing to the Hopkinsville police station for help. Officers from multiple agencies, including state troopers and Fort Campbell soldiers, later found bullet holes, shell casings, and signs of struggle but no confirmed evidence of what caused the panic.
The encounter went on to become one of the most widely cited UFO cases in U.S. history. In their new dramatized version, Kentucky State Police aim to revisit the case through historical reports and witness accounts while reminding the public of the agency’s long-standing motto: “When someone in Kentucky needs help, we answer the call.”
The first episode of “Seeing Stranger Things” is now streaming on KSP’s official social media pages.
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