It's 5 in the morning. Imagine the shock when a dedicated farmer walks out into his fields only to
find leave of the stability in his crops. All of his proudly standing corn stalks and wheat groves
have been flattened into a delicate pattern, bewildering the devoted farmer. He has seen
nothing like this in his life. 'Must be kids' he thinks, scratching his head in bafflement. Upon
calling the local authorities, it is to be said that no one has seen such a disaster upon a mans
crops before. It is and will remain a mystery on what ever happened to this mans crops, and
many farmers crop fields around the world. Some say these elaborate patterns that have been
imprinted onto the earth are from hoaxers; fakers. Hoaxers are simple town children out to have
a good time, a few beers and a fine laugh. Those who do not believe this reasonable theory
believe "crop circles," as they have been cleverly coined, are made by E.T. (extra terrestrials).
This theory also says that perhaps the E.T.'s might be making these strange patterns in the
earth as a sort of mapping system, or even a form of communication with us. No one is sure
whether not these E.T.'s are arriving here on Earth for means good or bad. These theories have
spread like wildfire in the dry summer throughout the entire world, the latter theory standing out
more prominent, and more believed, studied and loved.
When speaking of such things as Extra Terrestrials, most of what is read might sound something
like a foreign language. There is some key terminology that must be known before reading more
on crop circles and such things as Aliens. Some key terminology that some people might not
know include an astronomer, a geiger counter, the terms phenomenon and paranormal, and
intimately extra-terrestrials. An astronomer is a scientific observer of the celestial bodies. A
geiger counter is an instrument that can detect radiation, and is often used in paranormal
investigations. A phenomenon is something that is observable, extraordinary and sometimes
unbelievable and strange. Something that is paranormal is something that is unexplainable
having to do with the supernatural. Extraterrestrials are intelligent life that exists outside our
Earth or Earths atmosphere. Upon knowing some of this key terminology, one may have a better
understanding on the paranormal and then crop circles and will be able to make their own
assumptions and beliefs.
Some may think crop circles are man-made hoaxes. In some opinions, people believe crop
circles are in no way a hoax, or man-made. Yes, there are records that indicate crop circles
have indeed been re-created, but not all of them. Only a very small portion were proven fake
and it was never done since then. People have the firm belief that crop circles are made from
something that is far beyond our comprehension, and we cannot be sure as to what that is yet.
Some people beliefs are that they are made by extraterrestrials. Some people think that this is a
ludicrous idea that shall be automatically tossed out the window and never to be spoken of
again, because of its crazy reasoning and lack of evidence. People are scared to realize that
there may very well be another form of like in our atmosphere other than our green planet called
Earth.
On the other hand, some people believe that crop circles are in fact not made by
extraterrestrials, but are merely made by trouble-makers and hoaxers. These people think crop
circles are made by those who think these phenomenon's are jokes and to be made fun of.
There are recorded cases of faked crop circles, but they only take up the smallest portion of the
group that is the world's occurrences of crop circles. In September of 1991, two men of the
names Dave Chorley and Doug Bower confessed to being the hoaxers of several crop circles
that appeared suspiciously overnight all across England. The men supposedly used "string,
wooden planks and a good supply of beer" (Simons, 22). This bombshell that was dropped by
Chorley and Bower ruined the credibility of crop circles around the world, and stole the heart of
millions, making them believe that all crop circles are hoaxes. Another rumor that continuously
floats around the reason for appearances of crop circles are whirlwinds. These whirlwinds were
spotted by several people, making there ways through Surrey, England and supposedly "when
the vortexes collapsed they carved out circles in the vegetation below" (Simon, 22). It is fairly
possible that these spinning whirlwinds have created similar shaped that crop circles are, but
there is no way that these natural phenomena created elaborate shapes and designs that we
see today. These theories have been around since the early 80's, when crop circles first started
appearing in fields around the globe.
The first crop circles made there debut premiere in the 1980's in southern England. They were
barely noticed other than the occasional farmer, who didn't necessarily think anything of it.
Eventually, crop circles started to appear all over the world, becoming more elaborate and
intricate than just mere geometric shapes. People didn't know what to believe. No one has seen
anything like them before; they were new phenomena that spread across the world in just weeks.
Some didn't know what to think – making accusations as far as aliens and turning back
towards hoaxers. Crop circles not only created a craze on theories and new belief systems, it
also fashioned researchers to dedicate their life to researching these strange affairs. One man
by the name of Jeffery Wilson "has seen at least 130 crop circles since 1996" (Windsor, 2). He
began his interest in college at EMU (Eastern Michigan University) upon hearing on the news of
the crop circles and traveled to see new ones with a geiger counter to research radiation levels.
Wilson has a master's degree in general science and has been investigating crop circles for
almost 20 years. Many people have stuck strong with the belief that crop circles are not man-
made since the first crop circle that has ever been recorded. Crop circles are not man-made and
are made by extra terrestrials because there is outstanding proof that proves otherwise.
There are strong reliable beliefs that crop circles are not man-made, and are created by
something beyond our simple comprehension. There is unedifying proof that some crop circles
simply cannot be man-made. Jeff Wilson of the Independent Crop Circles Research Association
claims "We now have enough scientific evidence to conclude that this formation (crop circle) was
not man-made" (Willett, 2). This quote was said after researching a crop circle on Memorial Day
Weekend in Madisonville, Ohio. Wilson and a team of volunteer researchers traveled to
Madisonville to analyze the crop circle that recently appeared on land owned by a state local.
The team took more than 1,500 samples to assure enough for a proper evaluation. The samples
of wheat that were taken from the site were microscopically analyzed and found with "expulsive
cavities" not able to be made naturally. Also noted, the area within the circle found to have very
high radiation and electromagnetic activity (Willett, 2). These strange characteristics also have
been found in other crop circles upon research.
Not only are the radiation levels and electromagnetic activity higher in the centers of them, other
things have been seen hovering around the crop circles. After enough strange occurrences took
place at the areas that the crop circles were found, NASA decided to stick their noses in it, too.
They send planes with high-speed cameras to see if they can catch anything strange or
mysterious. They coincidentally did discover a new phenomenon. They saw "sprites and jets,
which are red and blue atmospheric flashes" (Windsor, 2) with no explanation, creating more
debate whether or not these are farces or true occurrences. These strange lights have been
seen ever since the 80's when they first appeared. Not only have strange lights been appearing
the colors of red, blue and white, strange noises have been heard and very odd behaviors of
dogs as if they have been threatened of are in fear (Simons, 22). Upon analyzing all the points
that have been proven, most people still believe that crop circles are made by aliens or extra
terrestrials. There are still some who think otherwise, though.
If one actually looks at the crop circles that have been seen around the world, they might realize
it is quite impossible to re-create them. With learning of the sheer complexity of these crop
circles, it is not something that can be so easily created in one night, in the dark, and left with no
trace of humans. There is little evidence of footprints or man-made trails ("Open Mind on Crop"
1). In the case of the 1980's hoaxers, Bower and Chorley, they claim to use string, boards and
brute force. There has been no true evidence that that has been done. Upon research, it is said
that a great deal of heat has been applied to the stems in these vast fields in order to flatten
them to make such shapes that have been created during the night. There is no way, with
having the knowledge proven true, that a hoaxer could create these crop circles with string and
a board, as they claim. When wheat stems are pushed down, it damages the stems, leaving
residue of broken plants, and a bent damaged stem. With heat, it is possible to flatten the stems
from standing tall the strong to split in half in an immaculate fashion. Some strongly believe
humans do not have the power to do things like this in one night, in the dark, with a string and a
board.
Crop circles are not man-made and are made by extra terrestrials or something not of this world
because there is outstanding proof that proves otherwise. The theory that states crop circles are
made by extra terrestrials still stands proud and tall upon all other theories that float around out
in the world about crop circles. There is outstanding evidence that points to the theory of Aliens
creating them. Many people all around the world believe this hypothesis with full dedication to
the paranormal and the abnormal. When the news came out about the hoaxers, people's hearts
were torn and they didn't know what to believe anymore. That is a sad thing. There are still some
people out there that believe in the supernatural, and that is a wonderful thing. As long as the
belief exists still in this world, the earth and its neighbors may remain mysterious and interesting,
and that's just how it is meant to be.
find leave of the stability in his crops. All of his proudly standing corn stalks and wheat groves
have been flattened into a delicate pattern, bewildering the devoted farmer. He has seen
nothing like this in his life. 'Must be kids' he thinks, scratching his head in bafflement. Upon
calling the local authorities, it is to be said that no one has seen such a disaster upon a mans
crops before. It is and will remain a mystery on what ever happened to this mans crops, and
many farmers crop fields around the world. Some say these elaborate patterns that have been
imprinted onto the earth are from hoaxers; fakers. Hoaxers are simple town children out to have
a good time, a few beers and a fine laugh. Those who do not believe this reasonable theory
believe "crop circles," as they have been cleverly coined, are made by E.T. (extra terrestrials).
This theory also says that perhaps the E.T.'s might be making these strange patterns in the
earth as a sort of mapping system, or even a form of communication with us. No one is sure
whether not these E.T.'s are arriving here on Earth for means good or bad. These theories have
spread like wildfire in the dry summer throughout the entire world, the latter theory standing out
more prominent, and more believed, studied and loved.
When speaking of such things as Extra Terrestrials, most of what is read might sound something
like a foreign language. There is some key terminology that must be known before reading more
on crop circles and such things as Aliens. Some key terminology that some people might not
know include an astronomer, a geiger counter, the terms phenomenon and paranormal, and
intimately extra-terrestrials. An astronomer is a scientific observer of the celestial bodies. A
geiger counter is an instrument that can detect radiation, and is often used in paranormal
investigations. A phenomenon is something that is observable, extraordinary and sometimes
unbelievable and strange. Something that is paranormal is something that is unexplainable
having to do with the supernatural. Extraterrestrials are intelligent life that exists outside our
Earth or Earths atmosphere. Upon knowing some of this key terminology, one may have a better
understanding on the paranormal and then crop circles and will be able to make their own
assumptions and beliefs.
Some may think crop circles are man-made hoaxes. In some opinions, people believe crop
circles are in no way a hoax, or man-made. Yes, there are records that indicate crop circles
have indeed been re-created, but not all of them. Only a very small portion were proven fake
and it was never done since then. People have the firm belief that crop circles are made from
something that is far beyond our comprehension, and we cannot be sure as to what that is yet.
Some people beliefs are that they are made by extraterrestrials. Some people think that this is a
ludicrous idea that shall be automatically tossed out the window and never to be spoken of
again, because of its crazy reasoning and lack of evidence. People are scared to realize that
there may very well be another form of like in our atmosphere other than our green planet called
Earth.
On the other hand, some people believe that crop circles are in fact not made by
extraterrestrials, but are merely made by trouble-makers and hoaxers. These people think crop
circles are made by those who think these phenomenon's are jokes and to be made fun of.
There are recorded cases of faked crop circles, but they only take up the smallest portion of the
group that is the world's occurrences of crop circles. In September of 1991, two men of the
names Dave Chorley and Doug Bower confessed to being the hoaxers of several crop circles
that appeared suspiciously overnight all across England. The men supposedly used "string,
wooden planks and a good supply of beer" (Simons, 22). This bombshell that was dropped by
Chorley and Bower ruined the credibility of crop circles around the world, and stole the heart of
millions, making them believe that all crop circles are hoaxes. Another rumor that continuously
floats around the reason for appearances of crop circles are whirlwinds. These whirlwinds were
spotted by several people, making there ways through Surrey, England and supposedly "when
the vortexes collapsed they carved out circles in the vegetation below" (Simon, 22). It is fairly
possible that these spinning whirlwinds have created similar shaped that crop circles are, but
there is no way that these natural phenomena created elaborate shapes and designs that we
see today. These theories have been around since the early 80's, when crop circles first started
appearing in fields around the globe.
The first crop circles made there debut premiere in the 1980's in southern England. They were
barely noticed other than the occasional farmer, who didn't necessarily think anything of it.
Eventually, crop circles started to appear all over the world, becoming more elaborate and
intricate than just mere geometric shapes. People didn't know what to believe. No one has seen
anything like them before; they were new phenomena that spread across the world in just weeks.
Some didn't know what to think – making accusations as far as aliens and turning back
towards hoaxers. Crop circles not only created a craze on theories and new belief systems, it
also fashioned researchers to dedicate their life to researching these strange affairs. One man
by the name of Jeffery Wilson "has seen at least 130 crop circles since 1996" (Windsor, 2). He
began his interest in college at EMU (Eastern Michigan University) upon hearing on the news of
the crop circles and traveled to see new ones with a geiger counter to research radiation levels.
Wilson has a master's degree in general science and has been investigating crop circles for
almost 20 years. Many people have stuck strong with the belief that crop circles are not man-
made since the first crop circle that has ever been recorded. Crop circles are not man-made and
are made by extra terrestrials because there is outstanding proof that proves otherwise.
There are strong reliable beliefs that crop circles are not man-made, and are created by
something beyond our simple comprehension. There is unedifying proof that some crop circles
simply cannot be man-made. Jeff Wilson of the Independent Crop Circles Research Association
claims "We now have enough scientific evidence to conclude that this formation (crop circle) was
not man-made" (Willett, 2). This quote was said after researching a crop circle on Memorial Day
Weekend in Madisonville, Ohio. Wilson and a team of volunteer researchers traveled to
Madisonville to analyze the crop circle that recently appeared on land owned by a state local.
The team took more than 1,500 samples to assure enough for a proper evaluation. The samples
of wheat that were taken from the site were microscopically analyzed and found with "expulsive
cavities" not able to be made naturally. Also noted, the area within the circle found to have very
high radiation and electromagnetic activity (Willett, 2). These strange characteristics also have
been found in other crop circles upon research.
Not only are the radiation levels and electromagnetic activity higher in the centers of them, other
things have been seen hovering around the crop circles. After enough strange occurrences took
place at the areas that the crop circles were found, NASA decided to stick their noses in it, too.
They send planes with high-speed cameras to see if they can catch anything strange or
mysterious. They coincidentally did discover a new phenomenon. They saw "sprites and jets,
which are red and blue atmospheric flashes" (Windsor, 2) with no explanation, creating more
debate whether or not these are farces or true occurrences. These strange lights have been
seen ever since the 80's when they first appeared. Not only have strange lights been appearing
the colors of red, blue and white, strange noises have been heard and very odd behaviors of
dogs as if they have been threatened of are in fear (Simons, 22). Upon analyzing all the points
that have been proven, most people still believe that crop circles are made by aliens or extra
terrestrials. There are still some who think otherwise, though.
If one actually looks at the crop circles that have been seen around the world, they might realize
it is quite impossible to re-create them. With learning of the sheer complexity of these crop
circles, it is not something that can be so easily created in one night, in the dark, and left with no
trace of humans. There is little evidence of footprints or man-made trails ("Open Mind on Crop"
1). In the case of the 1980's hoaxers, Bower and Chorley, they claim to use string, boards and
brute force. There has been no true evidence that that has been done. Upon research, it is said
that a great deal of heat has been applied to the stems in these vast fields in order to flatten
them to make such shapes that have been created during the night. There is no way, with
having the knowledge proven true, that a hoaxer could create these crop circles with string and
a board, as they claim. When wheat stems are pushed down, it damages the stems, leaving
residue of broken plants, and a bent damaged stem. With heat, it is possible to flatten the stems
from standing tall the strong to split in half in an immaculate fashion. Some strongly believe
humans do not have the power to do things like this in one night, in the dark, with a string and a
board.
Crop circles are not man-made and are made by extra terrestrials or something not of this world
because there is outstanding proof that proves otherwise. The theory that states crop circles are
made by extra terrestrials still stands proud and tall upon all other theories that float around out
in the world about crop circles. There is outstanding evidence that points to the theory of Aliens
creating them. Many people all around the world believe this hypothesis with full dedication to
the paranormal and the abnormal. When the news came out about the hoaxers, people's hearts
were torn and they didn't know what to believe anymore. That is a sad thing. There are still some
people out there that believe in the supernatural, and that is a wonderful thing. As long as the
belief exists still in this world, the earth and its neighbors may remain mysterious and interesting,
and that's just how it is meant to be.
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Crop Circles