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Post by auntym on Aug 20, 2011 19:00:39 GMT -6
paranormaloldpueblo.com/2011/08/20/kelly-hopkinsville-encounter-a-ufo-horror-story/ Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter: A UFO horror story56th AnniversaryBy Cherlyn Gardner Strong – August 20, 2011Posted in: Extraterrestrials, Monsters, UFO News, UFOs Consider Steven Spielberg’s E.T., Night Skies, Gremlins, and just about every alien invasion and horror movie. Every once in a while, one has to ask: How did they come up with that? For Steven Spielberg, the three aforementioned movies were inspired by one incident that took place on August 21, 1955, in rural Kentucky. It involved silver-clad beings whose mere movements defied what was thought to be humanly possible. The incident brings to mind just about nearly every slasher and alien invasion movie made. A modern film that comes to mind is M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs. It brings forth those fears of invasion. Strange beings attempt to find a way into your home, while you are essentially trapped and helpless inside, fighting for your life. Just the mere thought sends chills down your spine when you find yourself in remote isolation, with no way of making contact with the outside world. Artist interpretation of 1955 Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter, Wikipedia France The Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter may have started with an incident reported the night before, on August 20th. Area residents reported seeing strange flashing lights in the sky – something unusual that would come to be associated with UFO sightings. The next evening, something extremely terrifying occurred on the rural Sutton family farm, while their friends the Levy’s were over for the night.The two families, totaling seven people, claimed that they were terrorized by an unknown number of creatures similar to gremlins. In popular culture, the creatures are sometimes referred to as the “Hopkinsville Goblins”. The cliché phrase “little green men” originated from this incident. The families referred to the beings as “little silver men”, and never changed one word of the original story recounted to law enforcement and military officials from that night forward. The goblins were three feet tall, with upright pointed ears, thin limbs (their legs were said to be almost in a state of atrophy), long arms and claw-like hands or talons. The creatures were either silvery in color, or wearing something metallic. Their movements on occasion seemed to defy gravity with them floating above the ground and appearing in high up places, and they “walked” with a swaying motion as though wading through water. Although the creatures never entered the house, they would pop up at windows and at the doorway, working up the children in the house to a hysterical frenzy. - From Wikipedia, See Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter.So, tonight, if you see strange lights on the night before the 56th anniversary of the encounter…make sure your windows and doors are locked really tight tomorrow night. CONTINUE READING: paranormaloldpueblo.com/2011/08/20/kelly-hopkinsville-encounter-a-ufo-horror-story/
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Post by auntym on Aug 20, 2011 19:06:26 GMT -6
ron's going to this festival....can't wait to hear about it....
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Post by spotless38 on Aug 20, 2011 21:54:40 GMT -6
OK . I made it to Kelly Ky . and I found the festible It was the first one for the Kelly town . I entered the grounds and started to look around . There was a lot of food and trinket booths . I asked where and if the Suttons were here . I was directed to this one booth . There sat Geraldine Sutton ( last married name omitted ) I talked to her for about 1/2 hour . She was about a little baby when this happened . Then I asked if any of the other suttons were alive and she said that her brother was there and pointed him out . He was in his 60s . He told me that all the stories on the internet were false and the only true story was in the news paper . Then I told him that I found the news paper clip on the internet and it came from Hopkinsville . He agreed with me and said that it was in a meusium in Hopkinsville. At a later date I will try and find it The bands were terrific to listen to Great music . OH ! I forgot to say that it was the first festible . And it supposed to get bigger next year . I did get some pictures of Geraldine and her brother Not too many though . Now I have to find out how to get them from my camera to the forum . Ron
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Post by skywalker on Aug 20, 2011 22:08:02 GMT -6
Which newspaper article did he say was true? I would like to read it to get the facts straight.
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Post by spotless38 on Aug 20, 2011 22:22:26 GMT -6
I told him that I saw it in the Hopkinsville paper . You will have to research it I don't know the name of it ( or remember the name ) Let see if I can find it I forgot to tell you guys that the old farm house collapsed and what was left was destroid
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Post by skywalker on Aug 20, 2011 22:48:42 GMT -6
That's a bummer about the farm house collapsing. It should have been preserved as a part of UFO history. It's possible we still could have learned something from it.
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Post by spotless38 on Aug 21, 2011 8:42:57 GMT -6
Hey Guys . I found tha artical from the news paper This is not the orignal one that I had read . But it is the same . as I remember . It is called the Kentucky Era News paper . Dated August 22 1955. Or if you want to see more . (Google) Little Green Men Festival . Kelly Ky.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2011 9:35:32 GMT -6
Does sort of say that once something hits the net it's doomed to be false
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Post by skywalker on Aug 21, 2011 11:06:59 GMT -6
Anybody can say anything they want to say on the internet. It doesn't have to be true. Without knowing the original sources of the info it is practically impossible to know what is true and what is false. It's good that one of the original witnesses is still around to verify that the newspaper article is accurate.
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Post by spotless38 on Aug 21, 2011 11:38:49 GMT -6
Thats true . Anybody can say anything but he was hurt by the lies that were told . He said that he knew what he saw ( sound familiar ? ) He just was hurt by it , I did ask him if he had fash backs of what happend . He said YES ! All the time To me all the junk displays that were there ment nothing to me including the Bikini halters with aliens on it . ( Well watching the young ladies size them up ) I had hoped that there would be more alien stuff around . But this was the first festival . It should get bigger in years to come . OH BTW they had a dish called Alien stew . It had green dye in it ;D . Would I go again ? YES ! Ron
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Post by skywalker on Aug 21, 2011 13:18:18 GMT -6
Here is the newspaper article...
"Story of Space-Ship, 12 Little Men Probed Today"
Kelly Farmhouse Scene Of Alleged Raid By Strange Crew Last Night; Reports Say Bullets Failed To Affect Visitors
By Joe Dorris Kentucky New Era
All kinds of investigations were going on today in connection with the bizarre story of how a space-ship carrying 12 to 15 little men landed in the Kelly community early last night and battled occupants of a farmhouse.
Most official of the probes was reportedly being staged by the air force.
More than a dozen state, county, and city officers from Christian and Hopkins counties went to the scene between 11 p.m. and midnight and remained until after 2 a.m. without seeing anything either to prove or disprove the story about the ship and its occupants.
The farmhouse is located on the Old Madisonville Road about eight miles north of Hopkinsville. The property is occupied by Cecil (Lucky) Sutton, one of those who reported experiencing last night's phenomena.
There were some 10 or 12 persons at the house, including several children, but investigating officers were not able to determine exactly how many of those present actually clamed to have seen any of the little men from the space ship. Only other person who officers quoted directly was identified as Billy Ray Taylor. One account said Taylor is a visitor from Pennsylvania, which recently had a similar report of a space ship. Neither Sutton nor Taylor was at home when officers returned to the scene this morning.
The story broke around 11 o'clock last night when two cars, one bearing a Pennsylvania license drove up to Hopkinsville's police headquarters. Officers then at the station said the two autos contained at least five adults and several children. All appeared highly excited.
Spokesmen for the crowd told of how something resembling a space ship or flying saucer had landed at the back of their house near Kelly and 12 or 15 men, who appeared to be about 4 feet tall, had got out of ship and come up to the house and done battle with the occupants.
"We need help," one of the men said, "we've been fighting them for nearly four hours."
Four city police, Chief Russell Greenwell, T.C. Gross, Dorris Francis, and Gray Salter, drove to the scene to see about the "little men". By radio, contact was made with State Troopers R.N. Ferguson Jr. and G.W. Riley and Deputy Sheriff George Batts, all of whom joined the motorcade to Kelly in their own vehicles. Four MP's also went.
The radio discussions also brought two Hopkins County deputy sheriffs and at least three state troopers from the station at Madisonville.
First arrivers found the scene deserted. The two cars which had brought the report to Hopkinsville did not return to the Kelly farm until after officers had arrived and looked the situation over.
Officers reported they found no tracks of "little men," nor was there any mark indicating anything had landed at the described sport behind the house. There was a hole in the screen at the window through which occupants said a shot had been fired at one of the strange little men.
Both Chief Greenwell and Deputy Sheriff Batts said they got approximately this story from the still-terrified and excited Sutton and Taylor families:
About 7 p.m. one of the men went out of the house to get a bucket of water. He saw what looked like a flying saucer come over the trees and land in a field at a point about a city block behind the house. There was no explosion, only a semi-hissing sound, and the watcher returned to the house with the bucket of water.
A short time later somebody reported some little men with big heads and long arms were approaching the house. The men were described as having huge eyes and hands out of proportion to their small bodies. The visitors were wearing what looked to be metal plate.
The men got their guns, a shotgun for Sutton and a .22 caliber target pistol for Taylor. By and by, one of the little men pressed his face against the window and the shotgun was fired through the window. The face disappeared.
The men decided to go outside and see if the visitor had been hit. Taylor was in front and when he emerged from the front door, a huge hand reached down from the low roof above the door and grabbed him by the hair. He pulled away and the two men went on out of the house.
One of the strange little men was in a nearby tree, another on top of the house. A blast from Sutton's shotgun knocked another one of the men down but he did not appear hurt. He disappeared in the darkness.
Taylor reportedly opened fire on other member of the invading party, also with little effect. The battle went on for some time. When the occupants of the house saw their chance, they jumped into their cars and drove to Hopkinsville for help.
Deputy Sheriff Batts said the men told him that in all they fired up about four boxes of .22 pistol shells. The officer quoted a neighbor saying he heard shooting at the Suttons but distinguished only about four shots and mistook them for fire-crackers. Most of the officers remained at the site for more than two hours. During that period, there were approximately 25 person at the scene.
Only excitement during the period the officers were there came when an MP happened to step on a cat's tail while walking in the darkness near the house. The cat let out a squawl and for a few seconds there was much activity and scurrying around on the part of those present.
Two officers who returned to the Kelly area early this morning reported hearing that the "little men" had reappeared around the Sutton home about 3:30 a.m.
Other investigators who went to Kelly later during the morning said they were told Sutton and Taylor had gone to Evansville today.
Officers who visited the scene during last night's excitement were reluctant to express any opinion today in regard to the reported invasion of Kelly. All officials appeared to agree that there was no drinking involved.
Only outspoken comment came from Frank Dudas, city police desk sergeant, who was not on duty last night and has not visited the scene so far. He said, "I think the whole story is entirely possible."
Sergeant Dudas was one of two city policemen who reported seeing three flying saucers early one morning last summer. He said, "I know I saw them. If I saw them, the Kelly story certainly could be true."
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Post by spotless38 on Aug 21, 2011 13:41:26 GMT -6
Thanks Sky . for posting the true story There is another story that I am going to see . It is Captian Mantel and his flight chasing a UFO . The land mark is near the Ky Tenn border line . It is off I-65 next to a Cracker Barrel at the 4 mile marker . Ron .
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Post by skywalker on Aug 21, 2011 13:54:40 GMT -6
I didn't know that. I pass by there all the time. I wonder if that is the actual crash site or if they just put the marker near the highway so it would be easier for people to access.
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Post by spotless38 on Aug 21, 2011 14:09:48 GMT -6
That was supposed to be the actual crash site . That is why I want to see it and ask questions .
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2011 17:52:44 GMT -6
I think it's really cool that you're out there asking questions of the ones who actually know instead of printing who know's who's version of the stories. Way to go Spotless
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Post by casper on Aug 21, 2011 21:04:23 GMT -6
Is there anything at all left from the alien attack at Kelly? I would like to go out there and see it if there is. Did they destroy all of the old house?
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Post by spotless38 on Aug 22, 2011 9:22:40 GMT -6
Is there anything at all left from the alien attack at Kelly? I would like to go out there and see it if there is. Did they destroy all of the old house? LOL Casper . The old house finally fell apart and collapsed . When I talked to the youngest boy ( now in his 60s ) he said that they had to clean up the mess and get rid of it . I ( myself ) wanted to go and see the house . a big dissapointment BTW Are you in KY ? Ron
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Post by casper on Aug 23, 2011 20:42:24 GMT -6
Hi spotless. Yes I live in kentucky just south of Louisville. I'm never home though cause I am always driving a truck. I miss my good old Kentucky home.
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Post by spotless38 on Aug 23, 2011 21:57:26 GMT -6
I am going to send you a pm ...... OK ?
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Post by auntym on Aug 31, 2011 14:12:40 GMT -6
www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110830-NEWS-108300323Aliens descend on Exeter, N.H. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011“Alien” Kathy B., host of www.nhufo.org, a Web site dedicated to reports of UFOs in New Hampshire, mingles with humans at Exeter Town Hall during the 2009 Earthlings & Aliens Ball. John Carden photo By Skyler Frink newsletter@seacoastonline.com August 30, 2011 2:00 AM EXETER — On Sept. 3,, 1965, Norman Muscarello claimed to have seen a UFO in Exeter. Now, 46 years later, the Exeter UFO Festival is coming back for its third year Saturday, Sept. 3. The event will provide a full day of free entertainment and education for those who believe in aliens or are skeptical about whether or not Earth has been visited by creatures from other planets. Related Stories * Exeter UFO Festival schedule Out of this world What: Third annual Exeter UFO Festival When: Saturday, Sept. 3, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Downtown Exeter Info: www.exeterufofestival.comSaturday, Sept. 3 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE9:30 a.m. - Crafts & games 9:30 a.m. - Buckets of Chalk: ET & UFO drawings throughout town & Founders Park 9:30 a.m. - Beach Rock Painting: Founders Park, near Exeter Public Library 9:30 a.m. - Face Painting: Founders Park 9:30 a.m. - Story Circle: Founders Park 9:30 a.m. - Alien Seek for kids 12 & under at participating merchants (Contest Rules available at Starship Command & Santerre's Stones 'N Stuff, Water Street, downtown) 10 a.m. - UFO Construction for Families: Founders Park 10 a.m. - Alien Crash Site & Debris Field: Construction Using Recyclable Materials - Prizes & Ribbons Noon - Alien Pet Costume Contest: Front Street, above the Band Stand (look for signs) 12:45 p.m. - Kid's ET Costume Contest: Founders Park 6:30 to 8 p.m. - Live Music, Alien Cafe (Loaf & Ladle): Live Music by Bob Moore & the Peace Mongers LECTURE SCHEDULE8 a.m. - Doors Open 8 to 8:15 a.m. - Opening remarks Pam Gjettum, Exeter Area Kiwanis: Welcome and greeting. Tim Binnall MC: Opening of festival. 8:15 to 8:30 a.m. - John Paul Oswald 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. - Kathleen Marden, Betty and Barney Hill: Setting the Record Straight10:30 a.m. to noon - Jeff & Jess Finn World Premiere of documentary film, "Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & The Exeter Encounter"
Noon to 1 p.m. - Lunch 1 to 1:45 p.m. - Steve Firmani 2 to 3:30 p.m. - Stanton Friedman, The Betty Hill Star Map in Perspective3:45 to 5:15 p.m. - Richard Dolan5:30 to 6:30 p.m. - Panel DiscussionDean Merchant, who has been running the festival since its inception, is extremely excited for this year's festival. "It's been very enjoyable to meet speakers in the ufology field, to work with volunteers and in the end present checks to local organizations such as Big Brother Big Sister, the (New Outlook) Teen Center, the Chamber Children's Fund for clothing vouchers to families in need," Merchant said. With lecturers, events and even the premier of a new documentary called "Strange Septembers" by Jeff and Jess Finn of Burbank, Calif., the festival is going to be interesting for people, whether they have an interest in aliens or just want to see what all the hubbub is about. Jeff and Jess Finn hope their documentary will shed light on the encounters in New Hampshire. In addition to Muscarello's sighting, this September marks the 50th anniversary of the alleged alien abduction of the late Betty and Barney Hill of Portsmouth. The Hills were returning from a Canadian vacation and were driving through the White Mountains when they reportedly saw an alien craft and were taken on board. The experience gained them national fame, and they were the subjects of books and at least one movie. To her dying day, Betty Hill continued to report UFO sightings, some of them in Exeter. "We strive to learn what these two major UFO cases can teach us, as human beings, about our past, present, and especially our future," Jeff Finn said. "If either of the two incidents really transpired as described, we're talking about the biggest stories of this or any prior millennium. "The repercussions would be mind-boggling and force us to question our place in the world," Jeff Finn continued. "If these UFO cases prove to be true, they would also bring long-desired respect to the oft-ridiculed memories of the Hills, Muscarello, Bertrand and Hunt (Exeter police officers whom Muscarello reported the sighting), not to mention their surviving family and friends." Both Merchant and the Finns find the media has had an interesting effect on popular opinion of aliens. "Responses to the subject are all across the board," Merchant said, "some occurrences are studied seriously and reported in a non-judgemental fashion while some individuals are treated with ridicule." The Finns are similarly split, with Jeff finding the mainstream news outlets being too condescending to those who may be telling the truth, while Jess finds that popular TV shows, both non-fiction and fiction, have helped make the idea of other intelligent life much more palpable and believable. Either way, the Exeter UFO Festival hopes to educate people on the idea that there may be other intelligent life out there, and celebrates the culture surrounding the phenomenon of alien encounters. CONTINUE READING: www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110830-NEWS-108300323
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Post by skywalker on Aug 31, 2011 19:50:52 GMT -6
It seems as if a lot of new UFO festivals have been starting up lately. Could it be that people are becoming a little more open-minded? Maybe there is hope that we will get rid of the tin-foil reputation after all.
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Post by lois on Aug 31, 2011 21:14:19 GMT -6
Any of these festivals near me?
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Post by skywalker on Aug 31, 2011 23:15:24 GMT -6
I'm not sure, Shami. I think the closest one to you might be the one they just had in Kelly, Kentucky. I'll have to keep my eyes open for them.
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Post by auntym on Oct 14, 2011 12:19:47 GMT -6
www.paranominal.com/unexplained-phenomena/weird-news/video-greetings-spacelings-california-ufo-group-celebrates-intergalactic-holiday-oct-15-16/VIDEO: Greetings Spacelings! California UFO Group Celebrates Intergalactic Holiday Oct. 15-16Published on October 14, 2011 by Paranominal While holidays like New Year’s Eve and Christmas are celebrated all over the world, there’s an event happening Oct. 15-16 that will be allegedly celebrated all over the universe — including planets that have, so far, eluded Earth astronomers. It’s the Interplanetary Conclave of Light, a two-day festival reportedly celebrated on 33 planets across the Milky Way galaxy, including as-yet undiscovered planets with names like Vixall, Delna and Enishia.The “Ufo-liday” celebrates Earth’s invitation into the Interplanetary Confederation — an outer space version of the United Nations.This is the 28th year that the Conclave of Light has taken place here on Terra Firma, and while it’s presumedly a big deal over on planets like Kallium, Severus and even Sixtus, it is not getting the publicity on Earth that is given to Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo or even Super Bowl Sunday. But that doesn’t bother Tracey Kennedy, the spokeswoman for the Unarius Academy of Science, a pro-UFO group that operates out of a storefront filled with DayGlo spaceship paintings, plastic Venus de Milo statues and Astroturf carpeting located in El Cajon, Calif., a suburb of San Diego. “Each year, more and more people get attuned spiritually,” Kennedy told HuffPost Weird News. “Even if they don’t know it’s happening, they’re affected by it anyway.” The main — and, possibly, only — place on Earth where the Conclave of Light is being celebrated is at the Unarius headquarters, where around 50 members of the group will participate in a parade on Oct. 15 that will be headed by the “Space Caddy,” a 1969 Cadillac that has a giant flying saucer hooked on to the roof. Various Unarians will walk behind each other holding a banner of a different planet in the Confederation such as Valneza, Din and Zeton, and some doves will be released in the name of intergalactic peace. In addition, newbies will be invited to visit a 60-acre parcel near Jamul, Calif., where 33 spaceships are expected to land in the not-too-distant future — on top of each other, by the way — and build a universe of sorts, according to Unarius member Decie Hook, who, like most Unarians, gets her information from books that are telepathically transceived from the E.T.s on other planets and dimensions. Unarius came to fame thanks to its flamboyant co-founder Ruth L. Norman, who appeared on many talk shows throughout the ’70s and ’80s dressed in brightly colored wigs and outfits. Nonbelievers say Norman died in 1993 at the age of 93, but Unarius members, like Kennedy, say she “transitioned” to another world. The exact arrival date for the Space Brothers — the term used by Unarians to describe their E.T. compadres — is anyone’s guess because they seem to be on their own time. Thirty years ago, the group used to make predictions on the arrival date. Now, they just take the “she’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes” approach. WATCH: UNARIANS REENACT A MEETING BETWEEN ALIEN RACES CONTINUE READING: www.paranominal.com/unexplained-phenomena/weird-news/video-greetings-spacelings-california-ufo-group-celebrates-intergalactic-holiday-oct-15-16/FOR MORE INFO: unarius.org/streamlink/Conclave_Flyer_2011.pdf
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Post by auntym on Mar 6, 2012 13:34:41 GMT -6
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Post by skywalker on Mar 6, 2012 14:07:23 GMT -6
I'm going to try to go to this one. I wanted to go last year but couldn't get off work that weekend. I don't know any of the speakers but it should still be interesting.
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Post by auntym on Apr 21, 2012 11:18:43 GMT -6
www.openminds.tv/san-diego-announces-an-extraterrestrial-themed-county-fair-924/ San Diego announces extraterrestrial-themed county fair BEGINNING JUNE 8, 2012[/color] Jason McClellan | Apr 20, 2012 This year’s San Diego County Fair will have an extraterrestrial theme. According to the press release issued on April 19, the title of the 2012 San Diego County Fair is “Out of This World!” As the name suggests, fair organizers promise an “out of this world” experience “featuring man’s fascination with the world of outer space and the wonder of the universe, as well as the fun and imaginative world of science fiction.” But this extraterrestrial theme goes far beyond space exploration and science fiction. In addition to displays highlighting various NASA projects, the fair will also reportedly feature UFOs. The press release states, “Open your mind to UFOs! The most notable events of UFOlogy are on display – including Roswell, the mystery of Area 51, and more.” An area dubbed “Area Fifty-Fun” allows visitors to “enter the realm of science fiction, UFOs and other evidence of life beyond earth.” Features include a mock UFO crash site, exploring the mystery of crop circles, and looking into the Mayan Calendar and the 2012 predictions. The 2012 San Diego County Fair opens June 8, and runs for 24 days (the fair is closed Mondays except July 2). For more information, visit the fair’s extraterrestrial-heavy website at www.sdfair.com.
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Post by auntym on May 18, 2012 14:20:03 GMT -6
www.ufofest.com/?utm_source=OregonLive&utm_medium=Rectangle&utm_campaign=UFOFest?mobok=yMcMinnville, ORPublished on Apr 25, 2012 by McMenaminsVIDEOS Take a look at our annual UFO Fest, we sure have a lot of fun. McMinnville, OR
READ MORE: www.ufofest.com/?utm_source=OregonLive&utm_medium=Rectangle&utm_campaign=UFOFest?mobok=y ___________________________________________________________________________________________www.oregonlive.com/events/index.ssf/2012/05/portland-weekend-events-may-2012.html Portland, OregonPortland weekend events, May 18-20: UFO Festival, NW Animation Festival and Mt. Tabor ArtwalkPublished: Friday, May 18, 2012, Jeff Schmitt, OregonLive.com By Jeff Schmitt, OregonLive.com The Oregonian Beautiful weather in Portland can only mean one thing: it's officially events season. The annual UFO Festival, the Rose City Used Book Fair and the Kenton Street Fair are just a mere sampling of this weekend's offerings, as you are about to see, in this lovingly-curated list of Portland events. FRIDAY May 18 13th Annual UFO Festival (McMinnville) - The truth is out there, and in this case, it's out there in McMinnville at McMenamins Hotel Oregon. Please resist the temptation to describe the event as "out of this world." Fri-Sat. FREE admission. (Some events ticketed) READ MORE: www.oregonlive.com/events/index.ssf/2012/05/portland-weekend-events-may-2012.html
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Post by auntym on Aug 8, 2012 13:57:34 GMT -6
www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120807-NEWS-208070321 Board the spaceship, it's time for the UFO Festival Annual event this Labor Day Weekend
By KATHLEEN D. BAILEY- newsletter@seacoastonline.com August 07, 2012 2:00 AM EXETER — Dean Merchant, organizer of the Exeter UFO Festival, knew he was on to a good thing when downtown was packed on Labor Day Weekend in 2009. "Some day," Merchant said, "we'll be up there with Roswell." He doesn't necessarily mean "up there" in the sky, although that could happen too. Go & DO Fourth annual Exeter UFO Festival When: Saturday, Sept. 1 Where: Downtown Exeter, Town Hall. Children's activities at Founder's Park - Chestnut Street (near the Exeter Public Library) Info: www.exeterufofestival.comThe fourth annual Exeter UFO Festival is slated for Saturday, Sept. 1, in downtown Exeter. Begun by a group of UFO enthusiasts and downtown merchants, it opens the town, the site of the reported "Incident At Exeter," to both the true believers and the curious. Merchant said the festival began in recognition of the many reported "sightings" on the Seacoast, including the 1965 "Incident" in which local teen Norman Muscarello reported seeing a spacecraft on Route 150 while coming home from Amesbury, Mass. Betty and Barney Hill, whose reported abduction was the first claim to gain national attention, lived in nearby Portsmouth. The three main events at the festival are lectures at Exeter Town Hall, children's activities in Founders Park next to the Exeter Public Library, and various promotions by the Water Street and Lincoln Street businesses. The Town Hall presentations are free and include talks by experts and authors in the field. This year's program includes Richard Dolan of New York, author of "UFOs for the 21st-Century Mind"; retired UNH professor Ted Loder, who will speak on "ET Contact: the Implicati8ons for Post-Contact Advancement in Science and Technology"'; and Wayne Green, publisher of "NH ToDo" magazine, who will speak on "Cold Fusion." The festival always honors a notable person in the UFO field. Past honorees have been the Hills and Muscarello, both postmortem. This year's entry into the Exeter UFO Hall of Fame is Raymond Fowler, chief investigator of the 1965 Exeter sighting and author of several books. Fowler, turning 80, no longer does public appearances, but will be donating three cases of signed books, Merchant said. CONTINUE READING: www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120807-NEWS-208070321It Was 50 Years Ago Today!Today, September 19, 2011, marks the 50th anniversary of the Betty & Barney Hill UFO abduction case. The recent coverage has been fairly extensive, with Fox news even getting in on the act. And it now appears Hollywood producer Bryce Zabel of Dark Skies fame plans to update the The UFO Incident, the 1975 TV movie about the Hills, by way of Kathleen Marden & Stanton Friedman’s contemporary book, Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience. With all this activity, including Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & The Exeter Encounter, the new feature-length documentary by Jeff & Jess Finn, there are a lot of sparks flying in the ufology community! MORE INFO ON FESTIVAL: www.exeterufofestival.com/
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Post by spotless38 on Aug 10, 2012 12:28:02 GMT -6
Next week end in Kelly Ky . They are having their " Little Green Men Festival . " This is the Sutton Family that shot up their farm house over the invasion of the Aliens . I met one of the Sutton Boys and the Niece . Very interesting to talk to . I will be there Sat. kellyky.com/festival/lgmfestival.html
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