Kelly is an unincorporated community in Christian County , Kentucky , in the United States . Kelly is located at ( 38.218373 , -85.353058 ) , on U.S. Route 41 . It 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
total solar eclipse
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
Kelly, Kentucky