BOC: UFO refs in ETI

[Clore]

Not to get too off subject, but my earlier post has gotten some response
indicating that this is interesting.

Fairy rings, in folklore, are caused by fairies dancing in a ring.  The
fairies of folklore were not the Tinkerbell type but very powerful
supernatural beings.  The Tinkerbell type was invented for the stage
after belief had (mostly) died down--apparently by Shakespeare.

It seems odd, but in folklore fairies and witches (and also ghosts)
often take each other's places.  So it's no surprise fairy rings are
called witches' rings in some places.

Dan Clore