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53 The strange figures ran back into the object. The beam of light went out and the craft took off straight up and disappeared. Dewilde went straight to the police and reported his encounter. At first the police didn’t believe him. But then more reports of sightings and land- ings in the area came in. First the police and then the French Air Force decided to inves- tigate. They returned to the area and were shocked to find that the wooden railroad ties where the UFO landed had deep impressions on the surface, as if they had supported a heavy weight. Research later showed that the object must have weighed about 30 tons! Also, the gravel in the area had been exposed to extremely high tempera- tures. Today, the case remains a classic “landing trace” case, and is still unexplained.”! One of the most amazing close encounter cases of all times occurred on the evening of August 22, 1955. The Sutton family of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was minding their own business when a “spaceship” landed in their backyard. Moments later, a short figure with large eyes, huge elephant-like ears, and a slit-like mouth appeared. It had long arms and legs and was dressed in silvery clothing. Frank Sutton quickly grabbed a shotgun and fired at the creature. The bullet appeared to hit the creature, but it just fell down and got back up and ran away. They crept outside to investigate when suddenly the creature appeared on the roof of the house and grabbed at one of the family members. They shot at the creature again, but it just floated slowly down and scampered away. Meanwhile, more of the strange creatures appeared and began to creep around the house, appearing and disappearing. Finally, the Sut- tons had enough. They piled into their car and raced to the police station. The police were amazed to see an entire family who were obviously shaken up and scared by something. They returned to in- When UFOs Land THE HOPKINSVILLE GOBLINS