About this episode

This episode examines the Delphos, Kansas UFO incident involving Ronald Johnson's encounter with an unexplained phenomenon.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary on the night of November 2, 1971, as 16-year-old Ronald Johnson was tending the sheep behind his family's farm near Delphos, Kansas. That would all change within a matter of minutes, after a sudden rumbling noise caught his attention, prompting the young farmer to step outside—leading him to a face-to-face encounter with the unexplained. This week, we examine the famous Delphos, Kansas UFO incident, looking at details that include photos of a glowing ring on the ground where the object had allegedly hovered, and how subsequent analysis of soil samples helped make the Delphos case one of the more unusual purported physical-trace UFO incidents of the era. SHOW NOTES Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode. NEWS: 15,000-Year-Old Cave Discovery in Ireland Could Push Back Earliest Evidence of Humans on the Island by 5,000 Years Hidden in a Museum Collection for More Than a Century, Researchers Have Just Made a Bizarre New Discovery UAP NEWS: A New Observatory Concept for Imaging UAP Orbs | by Avi Loeb | Sep, 2026 Pentagon seeks access to vast private UFO records collection | DefenseScoop UFOs & KANSAS: UFOs and Kansas |…

People in this episode

Host: Micah Hanks

Topics covered

• UFO investigation
• Delphos incident
• physical-trace UFOs
• Kansas
• 1970s UFO sightings

Keywords

• UFO
• Delphos
• Ronald Johnson
• 1971
• physical evidence
• Kansas
• UAP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Salina Public Library, DefenseScoop

Books & works: UAP NEWS: A New Observatory Concept for Imaging UAP Orbs

Places: Delphos, Kansas

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