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Kelly, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°58′14″N 87°28′37″W / 36.97056°N 87.47694°W / 36.97056; -87.47694
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Community of Kelly
Location of Kelly, Kentucky
Location of Kelly, Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°58′14″N 87°28′37″W / 36.97056°N 87.47694°W / 36.97056; -87.47694
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyChristian
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (CST)
ZIP code
40067
Area code(s)270 & 364
Websitewww.kellyky.com

Kelly is an unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky, in the United States. Kelly is located at 36°58′14″N 87°28′37″W / 36.97056°N 87.47694°W / 36.97056; -87.47694 (38.218373, -85.353058), on U.S. Route 41.

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The community is best known for being the location of the 1955 Kelly-Hopkinsville alien encounter, in which residents reported seeing unidentifiable creatures and lights at a rural farmhouse. In honor of this event, the community hosts the Kelly "Little Green Men" Days festival each year, where visitors can buy "intergalactic souvenirs". The 2017 anniversary and festival coincided with a total solar eclipse.

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