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Crop circles

Crop circles became famous in the 1980s in southern England. In 1991 two Britons, Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, admitted they had been making them for years with a plank and a rope, and later groups of artists began creating ever more elaborate designs. Even so, some enthusiasts believe not all formations are man-made.

cases
8
years
1678–2005

Disputed: 7 Hoax: 1

  1. 17th century

    1. c. 1678 Crop circles · Disputed The Mowing-Devil of Hertfordshire Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom A 1678 English pamphlet tells of a field of oats mown in a single night by the Devil – it is sometimes considered the oldest account of a crop circle.

  2. 1960–1969

    1. 1966 Crop circles · Disputed Tully “Saucer Nest” Horseshoe Lagoon near Tully, North Queensland, Australia In 1966 a Queensland banana grower saw a gray saucer rise from a swamp – leaving an almost perfect circle in the reeds.

  3. 1990–1999

    1. 1990 Crop circles · Disputed Alton Barnes Pictogram East Field, Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom In the summer of 1990, a huge pictogram of circles and bars appeared in wheat near Alton Barnes – the beginning of the era of complex formations.
    2. 1991 Crop circles · Hoax Doug and Dave Confess to Making Crop Circles Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom In 1991 two men from Southampton revealed that since 1978 they had been making crop circles with a plank, rope, and a cap with a wire sighting device.
    3. 1996 Crop circles · Disputed Julia Set Crop Circle near Stonehenge Field by the A303 road opposite Stonehenge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom In July 1996, a spiral of 151 circles appeared in broad daylight opposite Stonehenge – according to witnesses, in less than an hour.

  4. 2000–2009

    1. 2000–2005 Crop circles · Disputed Wylatowo Crop Circles Wylatowo, Gmina Mogilno, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland From 2000 to 2005, circles and pictograms appeared every summer in the fields near Wylatowo, earning the village the nickname “Poland’s UFO capital.”
    2. 2001 Crop circles · Disputed Milk Hill Galaxy Slope of Milk Hill near Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom In August 2001, a gigantic spiral of 409 circles appeared on the slope of Milk Hill – one of the largest formations in history.
    3. 2001 Crop circles · Disputed Chilbolton “Arecibo Reply” Field next to Chilbolton Observatory, Hampshire, United Kingdom In August 2001, a face and a reworked version of the Arecibo message sent into space in 1974 appeared in a field next to the Chilbolton radio telescope.