1955 Alien encounter that inspired Gremlins design

[broberfett]

Back in 1955 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky there was a UFO sighting that got lots of publicity back in that time. Supposedly these little men with big ears landed near a farmhouse and scared the hell out of a family living there. The family repeatedly shot these little 3 foot alien guys with shotguns and claimed that they floated around, climbed on the roof, and peered in the windows. They seemed to shrug off gunfire like it was nothing. Police investigated, but found nothing. According to the story, Spielburg was inspired by the story and used the shape for his Gremlins movie. Spielburg was the executive producer of the movie.
http://www.openminds.tv/little-green-men/

The family said that the aliens were silver, but the press called them little green men.

 

[Jetfire]

IIRC in Fire In The Sky they elude to the grey/silver being a space suit...which kinda makes sense to me.

 

[ManOnTheWave]

I recall the space suit thing from the Whitley Strieber movie, Communion, as well. Didn't read the book though.

 

[Omnius]

Of course, aliens have nothing better to do than travel millions of lightyears to peek through someone's windows...

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Of course, aliens have nothing better to do than travel millions of lightyears to peek through someone's windows...

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tZar4wRP40[/yt]

 

[Jack Bauer]

Of course, aliens have nothing better to do than travel millions of lightyears to peek through someone's windows...

Well, they seem to love looking up inside human anuses. Some beings will do anything to get a little tail.

 

[Roshi]

Who's Spielburg?

 

[Rett Mikhal]

Who's Spielburg?

That's like asking who Bill Murrey is.

 

[Omnius]

Who's Spielburg?

That's like asking who Bill Murrey is.

Who's Bill Murrey?

 

[Roshi]

Who's Bill Murrey?

That's like asking who Spielburg is.

 

[JustAFriend]

The Gremlins and their 'look' go back further than 1955.

The Bugs Bunny cartoon "Falling Hare" from the early '40s was the real inspiration for Gizmo and his buds.

 

[trekkiedane]

Who's Bill Murrey?

That's like asking who Spielburg is.

Well done guys - now I'm dizzy!

 

[James Bond]

Of course, aliens have nothing better to do than travel millions of lightyears to peek through someone's windows...

In Buttfuck, Kentucky of all places..

 

[RedShirt]

I rather like Cracked.com's heavily sarcastic take on this story... see entry #4.

 

[Rett Mikhal]

Good ole Cracked... back when it was good.

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

I rather like Cracked.com's heavily sarcastic take on this story... see entry #4.

Which ignores that the people who saw the alleged entities went to the police, who found no evidence the witnesses had been drinking or using drugs.

So sober people who lived in the area couldn't tell an owl from an "alien"?