Near Delphos Kansas 16 year old Ronald Johnson was tending sheep on his fathers farm with his dog on the evening of November 2 1971. Suddenly he saw a mushroom shaped object with multicolored lights covering its surface. The UFO was only 25 yards away hovering 2 feet of the ground. Ronald estimated its diameter to be about nine feet. The object sounded much like an "an old washing machine which vibrates." Before it took off an intense light issued from its base temporarily blinding Ronald. When he regained his sight after a few minutes he rushed into the house to call his parents. The whole family went outside and they allsaid they saw the object "now highin the sky" before it vanished. At the site where the UFO had hovered the three witnesses saw "a glowing ring on the ground" and luminesence on parts of the surrounding trees. One investigator said that the texture of the soil "felt strange like a slick crust as if the soil was crystallized." Ronalds mother a nurse reported that her fingers felt numb "as if a local anesthetic had been applied" after touching the UFO trace. This condition lasted for two weeks. A month later snow fell and melted on the ground except on the ring which remained white. On examination it was found that the ground beneath the ring was impermeable to water and "dry to a depth of at least one foot." Also a soil sample from the ring area contained a high concentration of a primitive organismof the genus Nocardia which is often found growing with a fungus that is times fluorescent. If the energy emanating from a UFO had triggered their coincidental growth this could explain the glowing ring. Every evening for about two weeks after event the sheep would run wildly. The dog too would desperately try to get into the house at sunset. Ronald was also affected suffering eye irritation headaches and a recurring nightmare from which he would awaken screaming. Jacques Vallee The Invisible College pp.35-38

I saw this case on a documentary recently. It's a good case for people who say there is no solid evidence for UFOs.

Why is it on this board that threads about flimsy youtube videos or crackpot theories go on for pages, while posts about the solid UFO cases are ignored and buried?

Maybe it's because cases like these are still considered unexplained and are in no way of proof that what caused the marks is extraterrestrial in origin.

I see your point though. Cases like these should receive more serious attention than a video showing some unremarkable lights in the sky.

The rostov alien thread got more replies than this and thats one of the fakest videos I ever saw.

True, but it should be interesting to speculate what might have caused the marks, what the case means. Certainly much more interesting than trying to explain why a dot of light in the sky or a fuzzy humanoid shape isn't proof of anything.

I thought I said that.

I wonder why the animals freaked out? And what nightmare was Ronald having?

Yeah, my thread on the Colares sightings where two people DIED from UFO encounters got absolutely zero responses and it is one of the most amazing events I've ever heard of.

Often UFO reports will mention that the object was able to instill an unnatural sense of dread. This could be what affected the animals



You inspired me

It's sad but people tend to post more about the stuff that they know is fake, I think it's easier to debunk then to believe....Just my thought's....