BOC: UFO refs in ETI

[Jerry]

>On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Clore wrote:
>> "Fairy rings"--refers most properly to rings of underground fungus that
>> make the grass very green above them.  Also refers to a large circular
>> fungus that kills the grass above it, leaving a big circle of white gunk
>> on the ground.  Often identified as traces of UFO landings.

Then William said:

>I have also seen fairy rings of mushrooms, most notably Amanita Muscaria
>(fly agaric) growing near where I grew up.

Some story says those are "witches' rings", and that's exactly what they're
still called in Dutch. But translated into Dutch, of course...

Jerry