In a significant escalation of the ongoing conflict, Ukraine has conducted its first-ever airstrike on Russian territory. This unprecedented military action took place in June 2024, targeting strategic locations within Russia, specifically in the Belgorod region. The airstrike was carried out using drones, marking a new phase in Ukraine's military strategy. According to Ukrainian sources, the operation aimed to disrupt Russian military logistics and retaliate against previous Russian attacks on Ukrainian soil. This move comes amid intensified military activities on both sides, with Ukraine stepping up its counteroffensive efforts​​. World War III Update: Ukraine Claims First-Ever Fighter Jet Strike On Russian Territory Ukraine is touting that it has launched a successful airstrike by a fighter jet inside Russian territory, Sky News is reporting, which is a significant first of the escalating conflict. An… pic.twitter.com/rYa5kLeyWK — William Stickevers (@wstickevers) June 10, 2024 The Belgorod region, located near the Ukraine-Russia border, has recently seen increased activity from pro-Ukrainian forces. This area was the focal point of the airstrike, targeting facilities believed to be used by Russian forces for operations against Ukraine. The strike involved the use of Bayraktar TB2 drones, which Ukraine has previously utilized in combat scenarios within its own territory​. Reports indicate that the airstrike caused significant damage to several Russian military installations, including buildings housing the Russian interior ministry and the Federal Security Service (FSB). The operation has been described as a precision strike, minimizing civilian casualties while delivering a substantial blow to Russian military capabilities in the region​​. SkyNews' Ukrainian military sources say Ukraine's warplane hit a Russian command node in the first airstrike inside Russia, while another attack reportedly damaged a Russian large landing ship in the Azov Sea. https://t.co/9o3fjycDVC — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) June 9, 2024 This development is part of a broader Ukrainian strategy to regain territories occupied by Russia and to disrupt the logistical and operational capabilities of Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasized the need for such measures in light of ongoing Russian aggression and the lack of progress in diplomatic negotiations​​. In response, Russia has vowed to intensify its military operations, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov condemning the attack and pledging to "liquidate" the saboteurs involved. The Russian government has mobilized additional troops and resources to bolster defenses in border regions and to prevent further incursions​. The international community has reacted with concern, with various nations calling for restraint and urging both sides to return to the negotiating table. The United States and European allies have reiterated their support for Ukraine's sovereignty and have condemned the Russian invasion, while also warning against further escalation that could lead to a wider conflict​ ​. This airstrike signifies a pivotal moment in the Ukraine-Russia war, highlighting Ukraine's growing capabilities and its willingness to take bold actions to defend its sovereignty. The conflict, which began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea by Russia and escalated into a full-scale war in 2022, continues to evolve with each passing day, drawing in international attention and shaping global geopolitical dynamics​. The post Ukraine Conducts New Airstrike on Russian Territory appeared first on The Conservative Brief.

Episode Description The Subtle Signs They’re Into You and Gratitude, the Key to Longevity This week’s positive news: Have you ever wondered whether someone finds you attractive? Arielle walks us through the subconscious ways people communicate attraction. Then, Karissa talks about the power of gratitude for expanding your lifespan. The Optimist Daily is a project of The World Business Academy. Donate link: https://www.optimistdaily.com/donate-to-support-the-optimist-daily/?gift=Y%20http://   Transcript  Theme music  Arielle  Hello and welcome to the Optimist Daily’s weekly roundup. I’m Arielle.  Karissa  And I’m Karissa and we’re working hard to put solutions in view and optimism in movement.  Arielle  All right, made it to the weekend again!   Karissa  Yeah, feeling good.  Arielle  How are you doing?   Karissa  I’m doing well. I am getting ready for a weekend of kind of just relaxing before a few weekends of a little bit of… not chaos, it’ll also be relaxing… but a little bit of hard work… Because I have two to three camping trips potentially planned (laughs).   Arielle  Busy, busy (laughs).  Karissa  Yeah, but it’ll be a good time.  Arielle  Do you… do like ‘roughing it’ type of camping? Or are you more of a glamping girl?  Karissa  Well, what do you consider roughing it (laughs)?  Arielle  Um, well, I guess… Uh, no showers, just uh, jumping in the lake if you need to clean yourself off; having just like one backpack and your tent and lugging it all the way through and like hiking (laughs). That’s… that’s my version of roughing it.  Karissa  OK, maybe I like half rough it half glamp a little bit, because I definitely will have more than just a backpack and a tent (laughs). I’ll definitely be packing my car up to the brim with stuff by day, but I mean, I do go without showers cause two days is fine. If you just have the lake.  Arielle OK, right. Karissa  So, getting a little dirty is fine. Dirt never hurts but… yeah, but I mean, I definitely, like, I need to have all my stuff, not just one backpack worth so (laughs).  Arielle  OK, alright. So, you’re somewhere in the middle  Karissa  Somewhere in the middle. Yeah, exactly.   Arielle  Nice.   Karissa  Yeah. Arielle, how is it going over in Amsterdam right now?  Arielle  Things are good. Things are relaxed this weekend. Yeah, I think I’m in a similar position where the next month will be very busy. Uh, so September is going to be quite a chaotic month and from here on out for the rest of August, I just want to chill. Relax, you know, just not do anything too strenuous, not commit to any crazy parties or… or, uh, do any festivals or anything. It’s just going to be nice and calm. But yeah, nothing really… nothing of note to report, I suppose.  Karissa  Well, that’s great. I feel like August is a good time to slow down.  Arielle  Yeah, I think we’re always just so busy with our lives that it’s hard to remember that you need to relax sometimes.   Karissa  Totally!  Arielle  I guess we can just jump into our solutions this week. I think we both have some pretty fun ones.   Karissa  Yeah.   Arielle  Do you mind if I go first this time?  Karissa  Yeah. Arielle, please. I’m so excited to hear what solution you have to share this week.  Arielle  OK, so today I wanted to talk about something that we’ve probably all wondered about at some point… and it’s how to tell if someone is attracted to you! Not just the obvious signs, but those subtle subconscious cues that can give it all away.   So, the title is: They like me, they like me not: 3 subconscious signs someone is attracted to you.   Karissa  (laughs)   Arielle  Alright. Are you ready to decode some of the secret signals?  Karissa  I am totally ready. So, what’s the first sign we should be on the lookout for?  Arielle  So, the first big sign is all about the eyes. And you know, there are a lot of love songs out there that talk about eyes and eye contact. Like for instance, I Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You. One of my favorites. Well, that’s because prolonged eye contact is a major indicator of attraction.  Karissa  Yeah.  Arielle  People who are attracted to someone tend to maintain eye contact longer than usual, and they’re basically just trying to connect with you on a deeper level.  Karissa  So, if someone’s just staring at you from across the room and they’re not just zoning out, it could be a sign that they’re interested in you?  Arielle  Yeah, I know. This one seems a bit obvious, but actually, I think I, I looked into it a little bit more and regular eye contact is 3 seconds or less. So, if you notice that someone is like really…  Karissa  Mm-hmm.  Arielle  …trying to catch your eye and when you finally do, uh, talk to them or something, they keep eye contact with you for longer than three seconds, then that is a definite sign that you’re attractive to them. There’s also more to it. There’s a 2014 study published in Psychological Science that found that when people are in love, they focus more on the person’s face and on the other hand, if you’re thinking…  Karissa  Hmm.  Arielle  …more about the lusty side of it than the gaze shifts to the body. So, I guess that makes sense. But those long, deep stares into your eyes are like saying: You have my full attention.  Karissa  My heart is fluttering a bit.  Both  (laugh)  Karissa  OK, so what’s our second clue?  Arielle  So, the second sign is something called mirroring. And this is when someone subconsciously imitates your gestures, posture, or speaking patterns, and it’s their way of nonverbally saying I’m interested and I like you. Because it creates this sense of harmony and makes interactions more enjoyable. I guess for, like, a more solid example, it’s like when you’re on a date and you lean in and then they lean in, or you take a sip of your drink and then they do the same right after you. And those subtle actions show that they’re in sync with you. There’s a 2016 study that found that people in romantic relationships mimic their partners more than they do close platonic friends.  Karissa  Yeah.  Arielle  And this mirroring is linked to relationship quality and a stronger bond. So, if your date is copying your movements, they’re likely very into you.  Karissa  That’s really cool. Reminds me of what I was like in middle school, and I would Google ‘how to know if your crush is interested in you back’…  Arielle  (laughs)  Karissa  …and like, if you’re in class and their knee is like pointed towards you, or like if their body’s like shifted to you something? I’m like, OK, my crush from across the class is definitely shifted toward me.  Arielle  That’s a sign (laughs).  Karissa  They’re definitely into me. So, there is psychology behind this.  Arielle  Well, actually before I go to the last sign. You have a boyfriend Karissa!   Karissa  Yeah, I do.  Arielle  When did you know that he was into you?  Karissa  I mean, I think like the eye contact thing for just like looking across the room. I was with some friends, and you know, one of my friends was like, it was just really sweet how he was, like, always looking at you and, like, trying to get your eye.  Arielle  Aww (laughs).  Karissa  Do you feel similar with your partner, Arielle?  Arielle  Well, I definitely made the first move with him.  Both  (laugh)  Arielle  But there was a lot of intense eye contact.   Karissa  Uh-huh. Yeah.   Arielle  We didn’t really talk that much. We were in a group setting when we met and it kind of stayed that way because… well, it was COVID and we were in a hostel in Costa Rica and there were…  Karissa  Mm-hmm.  Arielle  …a lot of people there. But yeah, there was some intense eye contact. That was the first sign, so I’m happy that this article has kind of confirmed my experience, validated the experience.  Karissa  Yeah. It’s all in the eyes.  Arielle  And I actually have to admit to employing the last sign. I suppose? So. The final sign that I’m going to talk about is all about the voice. So, when someone is attracted to you, their voice tends to change; it softens and it modulates as a subconscious way to appear more appealing…  Karissa  Okay.  Arielle  …and I think I definitely made my voice sound…   Both  (laugh) Arielle  …or I tried anyway to make my voice sound a little sexier, I guess, when I was talking to him  Both  (laugh)  Arielle  Because he… he’s a very smart guy and I also wanted to come across as like a smooth, smart, clever woman, I guess.  Karissa  All of which you are.  Arielle  Thanks (laugh). That’s what I was trying to do with my voice, and that’s definitely a sign of uh, someone’s attraction to you.  Karissa  Makes sense trying to sound more interesting and more attractive.  Arielle  Precisely. And there’s another study from 2018 that showed that both men and women change their vocal tone when they’re interested in someone. Men usually lower their pitch while women might raise theirs. So, just making themselves more desirable to the other person.   Karissa  Oh my gosh. Yeah. So much goes on without us even realizing it.   Arielle  Mhm, super fascinating. So, to recap, if someone’s making prolonged eye contact, mirroring your actions, and modulating their voice, they’re probably definitely into you. And these subtle cues can be more telling than words. So, next time if you’re wondering if someone likes you, keep an eye or an ear out for these signs.  Karissa  This is some really helpful info, and I love this solution because romance is part of many of our lives. I think this is a really fun and practical solution that many of us deal with.  Arielle  Yeah, love is great. It’s also confusing!   Karissa  Exactly (laughs)!  Arielle  So, knowing the signs can help it uh, be a little bit more simple for us because human behavior is complex, but it is incredibly interesting, at least to me. So, you know, you can’t really go wrong by staying curious and observant.  Karissa  Well, thank you, Arielle. I’m really glad you shared this solution. I’m super grateful for the romance in my life and just love in general so… kind of brings me to my solution. If I can go into it.   Arielle  Yeah, of course!  Karissa  The solution that stuck out to me this week was: Be grateful, live longer: how gratitude boosts longevity and well-being.  Arielle  Nice, more about kind of like human behavior.  Karissa  I think I’ve said a lot on the podcast about how I’m really big for gratitude journaling and, you know, taking that time to really appreciate the small and big things we have in our lives. I was excited to see that all of that can lead to a longer life. A recent study of over 50,000 older women discovered that those who felt more grateful had a considerably lower probability of dying within the next three years. Gratitude may be more than just a feel-good emotion. It could be the secret to living a longer and healthier life.  Arielle  Well, who knew that gratitude can be so powerful!  Karissa  It’s been long recognized for its power to improve our mood and overall well-being, but on top of those benefits, like I said, it’s expanding our lifespan.   I love bringing up gratitude at different times because I think gratitude comes up a lot in the holiday season. Thanksgiving in America, for instance, and stuff, it’s all about that. But sometimes we tend to forget throughout the year and so it’s always good to come back to it.  Arielle  Yeah. Gratitude never goes out of style. It’s not seasonal. It’s for your everyday life.   Karissa  Yeah.   Arielle  How did the researchers scientifically prove the power of gratitude, though?  Karissa  Ying Chen of Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program led the current study, which used data from the Nurses’ Health study, a long-term effort that has been studying the health of thousands of American women since 1976.   In 2016, the participants were asked to score their sense of gratitude. Their responses were then examined to determine whether there was a correlation with longevity, and the results were stunning. Because women with the greatest gratitude scores were 29% less likely to die in the next three years than those with the lowest values.   Arielle  Oh wow  Karissa  It’s pretty significant. This correlation remained even after controlling for age, marital status, social and religious activity, and overall health. And even after accounting for particular health concerns such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes, the most thankful women had a 27% decreased risk of dying. And also after controlling for lifestyle characteristics such as smoking, drinking, exercise, body mass index, and diet quality, the most grateful women had a 21% decreased chance of dying as well.  Arielle  That’s like a big chunk, you know.  Karissa  It is a big chunk! These findings are really compelling, and it is worth noting that the study demonstrates correlation rather than causality, but it opens up fascinating new avenues for future research and practical applications in health and well-being.  Arielle  Well, do you have any tips on how we can let more gratitude into our life then?  Karissa  Yeah, we should know that gratitude is something that can be nourished and deepened. Here are some simple strategies to foster appreciation in your daily life and hopefully have a longer life.   Arielle  Mhm.  Karissa  Number one, as I kind of already mentioned and the thing I already love to do is to keep a gratitude journal. Every day you can write down at least three things you’re grateful for. This simple technique might help you change your attention from what is wrong to what is right in your life. And if you already journal, it’s good just to add that into the end or beginning of your journal entry.   And then tip number two is to express your appreciation to others. You can write thank you notes or letters to those who have made a difference in your life. But delivering these words in person can be especially impactful. So, if you’re really thinking about how someone betters your life, it’s important to tell them.  Arielle  Yeah, important for them to know and important for you to express.  Karissa  Yeah, and tip number three is to reflect on positive experiences. Take a few minutes each day to reflect on wonderful events and things you’re grateful for. This can help to strengthen pleasant feelings and minimize stress, so even if you’re not gratitude journaling, I feel like taking time out of your day to just, you know, think about what you’re grateful for and making that a daily practice can also be so great and so helpful.  Arielle  Yeah, and really easy to include into your schedule because, like, we all have to commute, or we all fold laundry, and that’s a perfect time to just think about all the good things you’ve experienced.  Karissa  Totally. Even when you’re just like in bed, about to go to sleep thinking about things that you’re grateful for that day too can be a really nice way to send off your day.   This brings me to tip number four, which is to practice mindfulness. Because mindfulness meditation can help you be present and grateful in the moment, so incorporating appreciation into your mindfulness practice can increase its effectiveness.   And then number five is to perform acts of kindness. Serving others can increase sentiments of gratitude. So, volunteer time or do tiny acts of kindness to develop a thankful heart. These latest findings on gratitude, as we were talking about, add to an expanding body of evidence indicating that thankfulness has several health advantages as well.   Arielle  Oh, wow. Please share!  Karissa  In general, the big picture is longevity, but people who practice thankfulness regularly have better cardiovascular health, lower levels of inflammation, and decreased cholesterol levels. They’re also more likely to practice healthy habits, such as frequent exercise, a balanced diet, and adequate sleep. And furthermore, gratitude is linked to decreased rates of sadness, increased social support, and a stronger feeling of purpose, all of which are associated with a longer life. Incorporating gratitude into your daily routine will not only improve your emotional and physical health, but of course it may help you live longer. And we’re all on that quest for longevity.  Arielle  Yeah, that’s incredible that expressing gratitude and just being grateful can have such an effect on so many different aspects of your life as well.   Karissa  Yeah.  Arielle  I’m happy that I do practice gratitude quite often. I think also having this job is a good reminder to always practice gratitude.  We always have some article in rotation, or a lot of the evergreen articles have to do with thankfulness and yeah. It’s just a really nice and apparently very effective reminder to be thankful and to increase my lifespan, which I’m totally down for.  Karissa  I’m happy to share something on gratitude once again! I will never get sick of sharing… and I definitely feel like this was a really great roundup of solutions, but we have some other great solutions that you can find on our website optimistdaily.com including:  Arielle  Microwave magic redefines lithium recovery in batteries. Natural ways to fight hair loss: 6 foods that block DHT. And the US women’s relay swim team wins Olympic gold, claims new world record.  Karissa  Go Team USA! Alright. And we also have MIT engineers convert soda cans and seawater into zero-emission fuel. Eight delicious and healthier homemade alternatives to sugary soda. So two soda solutions! G20 nations support Brazil’s super-rich tax proposal to fight climate change and poverty, so go check those out.  Arielle  If you want to start your day off right, make sure to subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get our solutions straight to your inbox.  Karissa  We also have more on our social channels. You can find us @OptimistDaily on all of our platforms, including Threads and Pinterest. The only difference is on X, we are known as @OdeToOptimism.  Arielle  We’re a small team of optimists working hard to bring you positive news. If you want to support our mission of putting optimism into the world, please click on the link in the show notes to find out how you can do that.  Karissa  And support doesn’t always have to be financial. Even just recommending our podcast to a friend, leaving a positive review on Apple or Spotify, forwarding a link to a friend, or sharing a solution on your socials would be a big help.  Arielle  Well, have a great weekend Karissa and I hope you relax, and you find a moment to be grateful.  Karissa  Yeah. I wish a very gratitude-filled weekend to you, Arielle, too, and our listeners and we’ll be back next week with more solutions, but until then…  Arielle  Yup, we’ll see you later!  Both   Bye!   The post Podcast Transcript August 08, 2024: The Subtle Signs They’re Into You and Gratitude, the Key to Longevity first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

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After reading an article titled 'E.T. Started Out As Dark Alien Attack Movie' I wanted to go back and look at the encounter to get an idea of how the original script may have read.On the night of August 21, 1955, two Kentucky families claimed to have fought unknown beings. In a rural area of Kentucky, near Hopkinsville and Kelly, two families contend they battled extraterrestrial creatures. The event happened around the Sutton farmhouse, where the Suttons and the Taylors gathered for dinner. At some point during the evening, Billy Ray Taylor went outside to draw water from the well.Taylor witnessed a huge, bright object land in the woods about a quarter of a mile from the house. He started towards the house with the water when he saw a strange creature approaching. Billy Ray dropped the bucket and ran into the house. Both he and Lucky Sutton picked up firearms and ran back outside. Taylor fired his .22 caliber rifle and Lucky fired his shotgun but neither weapon had any effect on the creature.Sutton and Taylor described the aliens as three feet tall, with pointed ears, thin limbs, long arms, and claw-like hands. They said the creatures looked like gremlins, hence they became known as the Hopkinsville Goblins. The beings were either silvery in color or were wearing something metallic. The strangest aspect of this creature was its movements.The alien's movements seemed to defy gravity as they floated above ground and walked with a swaying motion like they were walking through water.The two men returned to the house. However, another creature appeared at the window...the two families realized they were up against something extraordinary. They ran from the house, got in their cars, and headed to Hopkinsville. There they sought help from police who followed them to the farmhouse and searched the area.Although they found no evidence of the creatures, they did find that the farmhouse had been shot up by the humans during the battle. The police left shortly after, but the aliens returned and the battle resumed. The defenders' guns continued to have no effect. The Air Force investigated the event but could not find solid evidence.At first, the public reaction was that the incident was a hoax. However, the Suttons and the Taylors never profited from the encounter and there were dozens of eyewitnesses to the event. In addition to the families at the farmhouse, there were law enforcement officers who saw strange lights in the sky.In 1957, Air Force Major John E. Albert concluded that the case resulted from the witnesses observing a monkey painted with silver that had escaped from a circus. French UFO researcher Renaud Leclet opined that a pair of Great Horned Owls may have been misidentified as aliens. However, Dr. J. Allen Hynek believed the incident was real. UFO researcher Allan Hendry wrote, "...this case is distinguished by its duration and also by the number of witnesses involved." Jerome Clark writes that "...investigations by police, Air Force officers from nearby Fort Campbell, and civilian ufologists found no evidence of a hoax". Although they never formally investigated the case, Blue Book confessed to being stumped. So was Isabel Davis, one of the most skeptical of UFO investigators.Many of famed film director Steven Spielberg's projects, like Night Skies, E.T., and Gremlins, were directly inspired by the Kelly-Hopkinsville events.Illustrations by Pfc. Gary F. Hodson of the 101st Airborne Division stationed at nearby Fort Campbell, who was sent to interview the witnesses of the Hopkinsville incidents-----The Kelly-Hopkinsville Case: An OverviewAugust 21 - 22, 1955The scene was a small farm outside of the Kentucky town of Kelly. Inside the farmhouse were eight adults and three children. The night was dark, clear, and hot. At about 7 PM, Billy Ray Taylor (a friend of the Suttons and owner of the farmhouse) came in from the well with the "wild story's that he had seen a really bright "flying saucer," with an exhaust all the colors of the rainbow, fly across the sky and drop into a forty-foot gully near the edge of their property. However, the Suttons did not take him seriously and laughed the story off as an embellishment of his seeing a "falling star."Half an hour later the family dog began barking violently and eventually put its tail between its legs and hid under the house. The two men, Billy Ray Taylor and Lucky Sutton went to the back door to see what was bothering the dog and noticed a strange glow approaching the farmhouse from the fields. When the light came nearer, they resolved what caused it: a glowing three-and-a-half-foot tall creature with a round, oversized head. The eyes were large and glowed with a yellowish light; the arms were long, extended nearly to the ground, and ended in large hands with talons. The entire creature seemed made of silver metal. As the creature approached, its hands were raised over its head as if it were being held up.Understandably startled, the two men reacted by grabbing their guns: a 20-gauge shotgun and a .22 rifle. Withdrawing slightly into the house, the men waited until the creature was within twenty feet of the back door and then fired; the entity flipped over backward and then scurried off into the darkness. After a few minutes, when it did not reappear, they returned to the living room only to see another (or the same) creature at a side window. They fired through the window screen at it, and again the creature flipped and disappeared. Sure that they had hit and disabled the creature, the two men went outside to find the body. As they started out the front door Billy Ray, who was in the lead, paused for a moment underneath an overhanging roof. Just as he was about to step into the yard, those in the hallway behind him saw one of the creatures on the roof reach down a taloned hand and touch his hair from above. The people indoors screamed and pulled him back inside. Lucky Sutton rushed out into the yard, turned, and fired point-blank at the creature, knocking it off the roof. There was another creature in the maple tree close by. Both Lucky and Billy Ray fired at this one and knocked it off the limb; it floated to the ground and then ran off quickly into the darkness. Immediately, another entity (or perhaps the one that had been knocked off the roof) came around the side of the house almost directly in front of the group. Lucky fired his shotgun at point-blank range and the result was the same: no effect. A sound was heard as the bullets struck, as if a metal bucket had been hit, but the creature scurried off unhurt.Understandably concerned that their guns were apparently useless, the men returned to the house to join the frightened women and children.The creatures generally moved peculiarly. The legs appeared to be inflexible and when they ran, movement was accomplished almost totally by "hip motions." Usually totally erect, when they ran off they bent over and moved with long arms almost touching the ground. The entities' ability to float was particularly evident when one was knocked off the kitchen roof and floated a distance of about forty feet to a fence, where it was knocked off again by a shot. While they did not appear to have an aura of luminescence, their "skin" glowed in the dark with the glow becoming brighter when they were shot at or shouted at.Mrs. Lankford, the mother of the family, counseled an end to the hostilities. Even though they had been shot at several times, no aggressive action was ever proffered by the creatures. However, the children were becoming hysterical and the creatures kept returning to peer in the windows at intervals; by 11 PM the family's patience had worn thin and they all got into two automobiles and headed at top speed to the nearby Hopkinsville police departmentAfter a half hour's travel time, the police arrived back at the farmhouse with the still-frightened family. The Hopkinsville police, the state police, and a staff photographer arrived to investigate the situation. A thorough search was made of the house, the yard, and the outbuildings. Nothing was found, and the tension ran high: When someone accidentally stepped on a cat's tail and it yowled, "You never saw so many pistols unholstered so fast in your life!" The searchers checked out the woods area but found nothing. One unusual item that was found was a luminous patch where one of the creatures had been knocked off and fallen to the ground. However, when nothing really extraordinary appeared, the searchers began to leave and by 2:15 AM., the Sutton family was alone.The family had been reassured enough to go to bed and shut off the few lights. Mrs. Lankford was lying in bed watching the window when she noticed a weird glow; the glow was one of the creatures staring inward with its hands on the window screen. Calling quietly to the rest of the family, she remained perfectly calm. Lucky Sutton, however, grabbed his gun and again shot at the creature through the screen. No effect. The creatures continued to make their appearance throughout the rest of the night, never doing anything overtly hostile and only seeming to show curiosity. The last creature was seen at half an hour before sunrise, at about 5:15 AMThe next morning, investigators came back to search the farmlands during the daytime. Nothing was found even though some even climbed to the roof of the house to look for footprints. The press got hold of the story; besides the reporter who had accompanied the police out during the night, the local radio station and many reporters from other papers in Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee arrived at the Sutton house. As the news spread, the general public began to show up and cars were backed up for a considerable distance down the road from the Sutton farmhouse. Sightseers stopped their cars, walked through the property, in and out of the house, annoyed the family with requests for pictures, and, in general, created a carnival atmosphere the upshot of which was to generally ridicule the family for having seen "little green men from space."However, on that same morning, Andrew Ledwith, an engineer with the local radio station, decided to stop into the station for a talk with the chief engineer (it was Ledwith's day off). He learned of the happenings at the Sutton farm the night before and because of his interest in UFOs and his previous experience as an artist, he decided to go out and interview the family. Fortunately, he did. The publicity became so obnoxious to the Sutton family that they later simply avoided telling the story and refused to cooperate (one notable exception was with Isabel Davis, who prepared the Kelly report for CUFOS). The drawings that Mr. Ledwith created on the afternoon following the sighting are illustrated above.How can such a tale be accepted at face value? one asks. After all, the family itself was considered of "low social status" by the townspeople. Two of the men had worked for a carnival; it could be argued that they were familiar with the art of the trickster.The most telling criticism of the incident, however, is that there is absolutely no physical evidence whatsoever that the incident actually occurred. Skeptics point out that no footprints were found (the ground was extremely hard), no marks were on the roof (although the creatures seemed nearly weightless and may not have left marks), there was no blood on then, the bullets did no apparent damage), et cetera. One could thus conclude that the family "faked" the entire incident.However, investigators who interviewed the Suttons afterward painted a picture of them that is quite different from the sort of people who could fabricate an elaborate hoax: They were uneducated, simple farm folk with no apparent interest in exploiting the rather considerable publicity that they engendered.Did "creatures" really visit the farmhouse in Kentucky on that night of August 21, 1955? Or did the many witnesses, mostly adults, excite themselves to the point of exaggerating some lesser stimulus? The Kelly/Hopkinsville case still stands as one of the more provocative CE III events to date. - Allan Hendry, CUFOS-----INVESTIGATORS' QUOTESKevin D. Randle:Kevin D. Randle, ufologist, USAF retired, radio interview quote:"What specific example of an entity case would you cite as fairly credible and why?""Well, naturally, I would elect the Roswell case, but the aspect of it from the military end. Edwin Easley, Patrick Saunders, et. al. because of their credibility. If we go beyond that I kind of like the Kelly-Hopkinsville report from 1955, but only because of the number of witnesses and the physical evidence involved. That is the number of holes that Kelly (sic) and friends shot in the house in their attempt to repel the alien creatures. The Air Force's excuse that they didn't investigate the case, though Air Force officers did go to interview the witnesses is fairly weak. It is an interesting case."Dr. Gregory L. Little:"In UFO Abductions Through The Ages", by Dr. Gregory L. Little, 1994:"As my eyes fell on the demon drawings in Plancy's Dictionaire Infernal (1863), I was struck by their similarity to the famous 1955 Kelly-Hopkinsville UFO case. Imagine the demons as gray in color, and they would also fit the description of the ubiquitous grays in recent abductions.""There are many in the UFO field (as well as various religious leaders) who believe that the creatures associated with UFOs are demons. The similarity of some demons to the grays of UFO reports is probably no coincidence."Karal Ayn Barnett:In "The Kelly-Hopkinsville Incident - An Historical Review", 1998:"Based on my experience of the region, I would testify to the fact that no one in that area would consider making up anything remotely like what the Suttons and Taylor said they saw. The residents of southwestern Kentucky are people who even now are largely religious, and (I mean on disparagement) conformists. To make up a story like this, one would run the risk of being branded as insane or a congenital liar with a pox on their family to boot. The ridicule, the contempt, the ostracism, the media circus - no one would risk it. It just wouldn't happen. Unless it really happened.""Not to put too fine a point on it, but small-town Southerners are cloistered away, and in a sense, protected from other cultures, not just alien ones. Southerners don't venture far from their homes, usually, and the constant interaction among the townsfolk tends to reinforce certain ideas. One idea that is profoundly reinforced is that there are no such things as aliens and anyone who says that they are either bedeviled, bewitched, or terminally bewildered. We need not wonder why the Suttons and Billy Ray Taylor moved from the area soon after the incident."Martin S. Kottmeyer:Excerpts from "Pencil-Neck Aliens" by Martin S. Kottmeyer."Aliens with long, thin necks are currently "in." Reports and drawings of these pencil-neck Greys seem to be everywhere. They've turned up on T-shirts, made for TV films - Intruders (1992) - and in dozens of magazines and books. The proliferation of this trait among contemporary aliens may be a telling indication that our taste in aliens is as subject to fadism as our taste in clothing styles.One has to grant that pencil necks have more aesthetic logic than biological sense. The slenderness of these necks undeniably lends elegance to present-day aliens and enhances their overall anorexic appearance. Propping oversized craniums on top of such skinny supports, however, raises concerns this species is whiplash bait. What business has such aliens in vehicles which legend has it has a penchant for bone-bending right-angle turns and ultra-air-brake stops?The pencil-neck is a strikingly recent innovation. Early studies of ufonauts Coral and Jim Lorenzens's Flying Saucer Occupants (1967), Charles Bowen's The Humanoids (1969), and James McCampbell's Ufology (1973) - say nothing about aliens with long thin necks. They certainly weren't common. I'm doubtful there was a single unambiguous instance of a pencil-neck alien before the Eighties. I've rummaged through the drawings of all the major cases - the Flatwoods monster, Kelly-Hopkinsville, Barny and Betty Hill, Herb Schirmer, Pascagoula, Charles Moody, Travis Walton - and they are nowhere to be seen. (...) They seem to arrive en masse in 1987 with no less than five drawings of pencil- necks in Budd Hopkins' Intruders and the very prominent example staring out from the cover the Whitley Strieber's Communion. These works were popular and influential to the degree that it is now part of the stereotype of the Grey as noted by David Jacobs in his abductee study, Secret Life."-----August 22, 1955 article in the Kentucky New Era:Kelly Farmhouse Scene Of Alleged Raid By Strange Crew Last Night; Reports Say Bullets Failed To Affect VisitorsAll kinds of investigations were going on today in connection with the bizarre story of how a spaceship carrying 12 to 15 little men landed in the Kelly community early last night and battled occupants of a farmhouse.Most officials of the probes were 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 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 claimed to have seen any of the little men from the spaceship. The 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 spaceship. 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 spaceship 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 the 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 MPs 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 that 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 plates.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 another 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 people at the scene.The 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 regarding the reported invasion of Kelly. All officials appeared to agree that there was no drinking involved.The 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."NOTE: One of the most intriguing UFO / extraterrestrial encounters ever reported. In fact, it is mostly likely one of the first UFO cases I read, possibly in comic book form in the early 60s. LonSources:Hendry, Allan (1980), "The Encyclopedia of UFOs"socyberty.comwww.ufoevidence.orgufos.about.comwww.nicap.orgufologie.netwww.kentuckynewera.comwww.ufocasebook.comwww.mysterious-america.ne**********PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!WEIRDEST OF THE WEIRD 2 - EXPERIENCERS COME FORWARD! | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL EYEWITNESS REPORTS!)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. 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An eyewitness contacted me about an unknown 'winged' UAP with enormous eyes and a massive wing span that reflected light. It also hovered without flapping its wings. Creature or craft?“Hello, Mr. Strickler. I just watched the Unsolved Mysteries episode about the Chicago Mothman sightings. I decided to write about my personal incident.The encounter occurred on July 6, 2005, at about 11:30 pm. I had a long day in San Diego, CA, then afterward going to the beach at Del Mar for some surf fishing. I arrived at my home in San Marcos at about 11:00 pm. After cleaning my fish and showering, I was very tired. I went out to my carport for a smoke and a look at the night sky. I looked north, thinking about a recent UFO sighting and wondering what it was all about. In the distance, at a couple hundred feet, I saw a faintly visible moving object that flitted from side to side. Whatever it was, it reflected light from the streetlights. Its side-to-side movement was so fast, I couldn't tell if it was one object or two. The object then zipped directly over my neighbor’s house across the street.By this time, I was certain I'd never seen anything like it. It continued to move side to side, in a space of approximately 50 feet. It then stopped and I observed it more clearly.It had big "eyes" and wing-like appendages that were probably 15-20 feet in span. It remained still and I could see wavering reflections from its "wings" which were not beating like a bird’s but showed shimmering reflections from the streetlights. I felt the hair on my head rise all the way down my back to my ankles! It appeared to be looking at me, as I smoked my cigarette. I felt threatened, and said out loud, "I see you!" Then it went from stationary to out of sight, right over my head in an instant. I came out from under my covered carport and turned to follow its movement. Immediately, it zipped into view directly above my head, obviously studying me! I could see really weird large and intensely dark "eyes". It seemed surprised by my looking right at it. It didn't like being seen. My apprehension rose even higher. It turned away and disappeared like a shot.It had a birdlike shape but was thicker. My impression was of reflections of the streetlights on wing-like appendages, and big dark eyes!It wasn't a bird, bat, or any familiar nocturnal creature. Its movements did not seem explicable in comparison to any creature that flies by beating its wings. The hills and mountains are so rugged and inaccessible near my home, that anything could remain hidden and make nighttime forays at will. I read about "Thunderbirds" but I'm not sure if this was one of these.” W**********PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!WEIRDEST OF THE WEIRD 2 - EXPERIENCERS COME FORWARD! | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL EYEWITNESS REPORTS!)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming& FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I want to sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive Map----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio member - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS

Everyone knows the first Asia album. It was such a huge hit and received tons of airplay on MTV when it was first released back in 1982. The group didn’t waste much time and released their second album a year later called Alpha in 1983, and most people know that one too. Then there was Astra that came out in 1985, which some people still probably recognize. However, that was the last album with John Wetton on lead vocals for a while. (he would return many years later) From that point on, the band released ten more albums from 1992 The post 10 Most Underrated Asia Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.