Usage of the term clearly predates the 1955 incident; for example, in England reference to little green men or children dates back to the 12th century See more

The term also shows up much earlier in other contexts. Film gossip columnist Hedda Hopper used it in 1939 referring to small cast members of The Wizard of Oz (1939), … See more

Aliens
Little green aliens and the term "little green men" have fallen out of general use in serious science fiction circles and are most commonly used to ridicule the notion that aliens may exist, with a few exceptions, such as See more

In 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish of the University of Cambridge, UK dubbed the first discovered pulsar LGM-1 for "little green men" because the regular oscillations of its signal suggested a possible intelligent origin. Its designation was later changed to See more

• Bug-eyed monster
• Extraterrestrial life
• Fairies
• Green Man (folklore and … See more

• Karyl, Anna The Kelly Incident, 2004, ISBN 0-9752645-2-4
• Roth, Christopher F. (2005) "Ufology as Anthropology: Race, Extraterrestrials, and the Occult." In E.T. Culture: Anthropology in Outerspaces, ed. by Debbora Battaglia. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. See more

• Summary of folklore LGM research by Chris Aubeck
• Summary of electronic LGM search of New York Times and Wall Street Journal by David Rudiak See more