A teenager in Delphos, Kansas reported observing a glowing unidentified object that left a circular luminous ring and physical traces on the ground.
The Delphos Ring incident occurred on November 2, 1971, near Delphos, Kansas, when 16-year-old Ronald Johnson witnessed a mushroom-shaped object with multicolored lights hovering low over his family's farm. After the craft departed, the Johnson family discovered a glowing, hydrophobic ring approximately eight feet wide imprinted in the soil, which remained dry and crusty despite recent rain and snow.
Physical evidence included crushed trees, discolored bark, and a whitish substance that caused numbness in Mrs. Johnson’s fingers upon contact. The case was investigated by local law enforcement, including Sheriff Enlow, and later by UFO investigator Ted Phillips, who documented the ring’s persistence. While some analyses suggested the material was a natural fairy ring fungus, the incident remains one of the most cited physical trace UFO cases due to the unexplained persistence and properties of the soil anomaly
| Date: | 1971-11-02 |
| Location: | Delphos, Kansas |
| Country: | United States |
| Category: | Close Encounter |
| Credibility: | Moderate / Physical Trace Evidence |