Circles on the field and other formations. Canada

Date:  November 28 1972
Location: La Sarre Quebec Canada
Time: 1030A
Summary: A 9-year old boy, Mario Mercier, was alone on an ice skating rink on a sunny day when he observed a spherical white “cloud” fall rapidly from the sky, and come to rest beside the extension of his house, 700 ft away. Out of this “cloud,” bout 7 ft in diameter, stepped 3 chunky, square shouldered little men 4 ft tall, wearing black clothing & black square helmets. One carried a little square black “kettle,” which he proceeded to fill with snow. Then he walked to the Mercier’s chicken house, and was just about to open its door when the boy cried out. He turned toward the boy, who tried to hide himself in a hockey net. Then he went back, and with one of the others, was seen to “climb” back into the “cloud,” which then rose swiftly vertically. Left on the ground, & seen by other members of the family, were square tracks in the snow, and a 10” circle of black soot where the grass was burned. It was 2 years before the grass grew again.
Source: Jean Ferguson, UFO Quebec