I have seen one...
Today...
One of the small creatures...
Well, it might be similar...
For the first time in over 10 years, I witnessed a heron at the nearby, small, man-made loch.
As an observation point, It had chosen one of the nesting platforms, which have been installed for the indigenous loch residents, usually coots.
This has proven to be an extraordinary revelation as regards the overall context of Kelly-Hopkinsville and confirms elemental doubts.
How much could our witnesses actually have been able to discern in the dark of night, primarily regarding the appearance of our enigmatic entities?
I may actually be able to illustrate this to a significant degree.
This equally applies, no matter what the identity of any actual approximately 2½ -3ft creature(s) might be.
My sighting occurred from some 35-45 feet away - I know that's roughly where the platform is located.
I naturally took several photographs, particularly some including the perimeter paving, in an attempt to help demonstrate the distance factor.
These are three images, which might hopefully prove insightful.
The first is an enlargement, which shows our visitor:
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However, this is the true perspective:
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My initial, quite striking, thought on seeing the heron standing there, was just how small it looked.
Therein lies the source of my primary concern. Even in daylight, I could hardly make out any details, only that it was a creature which had short (being in a crouched position) thin legs, a long, yellow beak and possibly black facial markings.
For a brief time, it raised one leg. I could not see any claws/talons. Neither, at any point did the heron raise its wings, or give an impression of having arms, or large ears and I could determine what its eyes looked like, from so far.
If it had taken off, even in daylight, all I would have observered is a bird, some 35-45 feet away, which was simply larger than any bird would typically look from that distance.
In essence, it would still be a relatively, very small object.
Next, some clouds arrived, it grew steadily darker and then I couldn't see the heron at all, even although this was mid-afternoon:
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Consequently, how could our witnesses actually make out anything at all, particularly when Sutton and Taylor first believed there was an unidentified creature approaching, so best for them to head back indoors and grab their weapons.
'Kentucky New Era'
22 August
"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".
(End)
'Madisonville Messenger'
22 August
"About 35 or 40 minutes later, they noticed "two or three shiny little men," about three or four feet tall, walking toward the rear of the house. In a moment the little men were "all over the place," about 15 of them in the yard, on the roof and in the trees.
The little men were described as follows: three to four feet tall, shiny "like chrome" all over, arms which stretched to the ground and oversize hands, slick bald heads with big eyes and pointed ears. There faces were like "skin stretched over a skull"."
(End)
Etc., etc..
If it was pitch black outside and then also as Sutton is quoted, explaining why the investigators didn't witness any creatures for themselves...
"That is because they used lights all over the place, you can only see them in the dark".
Nonetheless, if it might hopefully further assist with anyone's deliberations about all of the above, I also took some video footage, to evidence the perspective of my own 'encounter'.
Heron at Loch
(tap on video to expand)