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Wiltshire Police said today that with summer well and truly underway they have seen an increase of crop circles appearing across the county. A spokesperson said: “They might seem harmless but they actually have a huge negative impact on the hardworking landowners and farmers whose crops are damaged. Creating a crop circle is criminal damage and an offence. ... The spokesperson added: “We urge all farmers and landowners if they have has a crop circle on their land to report it to us on 101 so it can be recorded. Often after a crop circle appears, individuals will arrive with...

DEVIZES, England, - A British crop circle expert said a pair of large designs that appeared recently in the English countryside are the "most elaborate" of the year. A crop circle estimated to measure about 390 feet in diameter was spotted near Devizes, England, Aug. 6 and a 60-foot-diameter was discovered in a wheat field about 15 miles away just five days later, The Mirror reported Monday. No one has yet come forward to take credit for the circles. Lucy Pringle, an aerial photographer and crop circle researcher, took images of the designs. "The season started very late this year...

It’s a matter of debate whether the August ‘silly season’ is a high point for crop circle reports because there’s not much other news about, or whether the warm summer nights are the ideal time for alien visitors, mischievous time-travellers and tipsy students to exercise their craft. All that we can say for certain is that there definitely seems to be a lot of it about. A magnificent 300 foot long ‘crop circle’ that seems to depict the Holy Grail has appeared in mysterious circumstances in a field close to the Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. The crop formation was...

Based on the three earlier posts I have made on this subject, an objective reader might be justified to conclude either that crop circles are the product of hoaxes or the result of experimental military developments. In both cases he or she would also have to admit that they represent a masterful project in social engineering. If they are hoaxes, the authors have succeeded in capturing the attention of the world in a way that few works of art even achieve. Their productions are surrounded with mystery and the breathless suggestion of Alien contact or ancient druidic magic. The designs...

The sergeant, who has not been named, was off-duty when he saw the figures standing in a field near Silbury Hill, and stopped his car to investigate. However, as he approached the 'men' – all over 6ft tall with blond hair – he heard "the sound of static electricity" and the trio ran away ''faster than any man he had ever seen''. The officer returned to his home in Marlborough, Wiltshire, and contacted paranormal experts and told them he had spotted a UFO. Wiltshire Police has refused to comment on the incident, saying it is a ''personal matter'' for the...

In July of 1996 one of the most complex and spectacular crop circle designs ever seen appeared in a field opposite Stonehenge. The design became known as “The Julia Set” because it resembled the mathematical fractal called by that name. The formation was remarkable not only because of its complexity and beauty but also due to several anomalies associated with its discovery.... The formation was first spotted from an aircraft at 6:15 PM. The pilot crossed over the field with a passenger (a medical doctor taking pictures) at 5:30 PM and both reported that there was no formation in the...

A giant crop circle resembling an owl has appeared in a field in Wiltshire, amid a theory that it is a tribute to Harry Potter's pet Hedwig. The 400ft pattern, the latest in a string of bird-themed designs seen this summer, appeared overnight in a field in Woodborough Hill. But while crop circle specialists are searching for a meaning, and some are convinced it is a tribute to the teenage wizard. Steve Killick, a Harry Potter fan, said: "It is very exciting to think that there are fans of Harry from other galaxies

Here is video of a Texas farmer who is using his field to urge people to "Say No to Obama." Sam Bates, a Republican, has land not far from the Lubbock, Texas Airport, and he has used a crop circle to write "Say No to Obama" in his field, fully visible from the air as planes come and go from the airport. Bates says he knows most of the elites think of the middle part of the country as "flyover country," and that they don't believe average people "have a clue." But, he says, the truth is, "they don't have...

A man has been arrested after allegedly firing a shotgun at people visiting a crop circle. The 62-year-old reportedly hid in a tent in the centre of the circle before jumping out and firing over the heads of a group of tourists, thought to be from Norway. The incident happened following the appearance of a crop circle in fields close to the village of Allington, near Devizes, Wiltshire. The group of tourists fled and called police, who sent armed officers and a helicopter to the scene at around 2pm on Monday. The 300ft crop circle is thought to be of...

A 350ft crop circle of an ancient Mayan symbol, said to be a sign of an impending apocalypse, has appeared next to Silbury Hill in Wiltshire. The giant pattern - thought to represent a traditional Mayan head-dress - appeared next to the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe last week. Members of the crop circle community believe the mystic symbol is a signal of the end of the 5,126-year Mayan 'Long Count' calendar on December 21, 2012. Karen Alexander, a crop circle enthusiast, said: "This is one of the most interesting crop circles I have ever seen. It is definitely...

TWO mysterious crop circles have appeared on ancient burial sites near Swindon. The crop circles were spotted by Stuart Dike, 40, a crop circle enthusiast. The first appeared on April 14 just outside Avebury and is a circular shape with concentric rings inside it. Mr Dike said was about 120ft in diameter and was on an ancient burial ground. He said: “This crop circle was very consistent with previous ones because they are always associated with ancient sites. “It provided a very nice start to the season.” The second one turned up five days later, just down the road from...

Another crop circle has appeared in the English countryside — and this one's clearly been made by someone, or something, that understands math.

Does the sudden appearance of a Firefox crop circle imply which browser extraterrestrials prefer? We don't know, but it was still fun to make! Constructed by local Firefox fans and the same team that created the Firefox mural from cornstarch and kool-aid and launched the Firefox weather balloon, the Firefox Crop Circle project shows that we have so much passion for Firefox that we want it to be visible from space! Planned in under two weeks and completed in under 24 hours, the crop circle had a final diameter of 220 feet. We constructed the circle in an oat field...

Eric Julien, a former French military air traffic controller and senior airport manager, has completed a study of the comet 73P Schwassmann- Wachmann and declared that a fragment is highly likely to impact the Earth on or around May 25, 2006. Comet Schwassman-Wachmann follows a five-year orbit that crosses the solar system's ecliptic plane. It has followed its five year orbit intact for centuries; but, in 1995, mysteriously fragmented. According to Julien, this is the same year that a crop circle appeared showing the inner solar system with the Earth missing from its orbit. He argues the "Missing Earth" crop...

A controversial film on crop circles that was critically acclaimed in dozens of cities across Canada has been updated and is returning to Victoria, BC. The new version of "Star Dreams -- Exploring the Mystery of the Crop Circles" by filmmaker Robert Nichol, includes the new 2005 crop circles and will be shown publicly on Saturday May 6th, at 7pm, at the Victoria Truth Centre. After the film, Alfred Webre will be in attendance to present the Star Dreams Initiative (SDI). SDI is the evolution of his work as former director of the proposed 1977 Carter White House extraterrestrial communication...

First Significant UK formation of 2004 spotted On May 3, near Deacon Hill in Bedfordshire, UK, the first significant formation of the year has been spotted in a flowering field of oil seed rape. The formation is similar in design to the 2003 Locust Grove, Ohio formation that appeared close to the Serpent Mound earthwork. Although it has been raining rather steadily, since being spotted, the formation has been inspected, and there have been some details that have emerged which may indicate the formation may be not have been a human mechanically-made one.

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