Is crop circle message from the stars? (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Is crop circle message from the stars?
8:35am Thursday 16th July 2009 in
A message from an alien race or just a freak meteorological phenomenon?
Whatever the reasons one Christchurch resident says he is keeping an open mind about how a crop circle came to appear in the fields behind his house.
The design, which is reminiscent of a compass, is fairly simple compared with some more elaborate formations.
Peter Hammond, who lives in Hinton near to the Old Vicarage said he’s never seen anything like this in the neighbouring cornfields.
His wife Jacqui spotted the unusual symbol on Sunday morning after a lashing of rain during the previous evening.
“Ultimately it could be local children who are doing it for some fun, but who knows? I’m keeping an open mind, plus I think we would have seen or even heard them out there.
“We never see anyone out there except when they come and harvest it. It’s really quite interesting.”
Some of the theories behind crop circle formations include a whirlwind, earth energies, underground archaeological circumstances, hoaxes, military experimentation and alien invasion.
Not convinced? Follow the links below to read about the original crop circle hoaxers, Doug and Dave from Southampton...
Comments(22)
cantique
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9:05am Thu 16 Jul 09
UndeadMessiah
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9:08am Thu 16 Jul 09
TinyLegacy
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9:55am Thu 16 Jul 09
silky
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10:12am Thu 16 Jul 09
585
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11:33am Thu 16 Jul 09
arendea
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12:42pm Thu 16 Jul 09
This happens all the time in Wiltshire, there was even a story the other day of a chap who targeted crop circle hunters, hiding in the middle of the circle with a gun. And he wasnt the farmer !!
anderton
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1:15pm Thu 16 Jul 09
585 wrote:Cantique,thinks its newsworthy,as you say not to the farmer.
What about the effect on the farmer who is trying to make a living and the amount of food destroyed, it is not a joke for him.
GAHmusic
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1:21pm Thu 16 Jul 09
dan ecan
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1:24pm Thu 16 Jul 09
anderton
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2:47pm Thu 16 Jul 09
dan ecan wrote:Best place for them to rest.
I did sight a handful of P.c.s.o. in that field at night.
Chris...
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4:43pm Thu 16 Jul 09
anderton
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5:08pm Thu 16 Jul 09
Chris... wrote:How do you explain them.
How does one explain the Crop Circles that have no access path to them, but are just formed in the middle of a field. Have seen many of them in the UK and the States.
X Old Bill
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6:26pm Thu 16 Jul 09
peterdw777
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6:50pm Thu 16 Jul 09
anderton wrote:This one sits astride three sets of wheel marks so the kids had easy access! Year 11 end of school prank methinks!
Chris... wrote:How do you explain them.
How does one explain the Crop Circles that have no access path to them, but are just formed in the middle of a field. Have seen many of them in the UK and the States.
rook
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6:53pm Thu 16 Jul 09
Something like this appearing on the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing is just too much of a coincidence to be anything other than a message.
The message itself is a bit tricky, but from the geometry of the shape, it is probably warning us of the folly of once again travelling to the Moon (as can be read by the 'wheel' having 4 'spokes'). Alternatively, they might be asking whether we thought that Mel Gibson film was carp as well? I mean how could crop circles appear all around the world at the same time when the growing seasons vary depending on where you are. And why would aliens (whose big weakness is they dissolve in water) want to eat humans who are made up of the stuff?
Anyway, yes, I'm pretty sure the pattern was created by beings far more intelligent than ourselves .... well, more intelligent than me, anyway.
pipistrollers
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10:56pm Thu 16 Jul 09
The Seasider
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12:03am Fri 17 Jul 09
If you want to see something very mysterious and intriguing look at the Nazca lines in Peru (or Google it). Perfect lines and geometric patterns, extending across deserts, hills and valleys, along with images of various animals, some not indigenous to South America. All of this is created in a huge desert and extending over many miles... The most curious part is that they are only visible from flying above them, yet were all created long before manned flight.
Was Charlie
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8:13am Fri 17 Jul 09
So crop circles appear in the middle of ripe crops in Australia in the middle of winter do they?
SnakeskinCowboy
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8:37am Fri 17 Jul 09
Fightingback
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10:24am Fri 17 Jul 09
It's far more important a priority than stopping cyclists on the seafront and they won't have to come into contact with any dangerous criminals.
GAHmusic
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1:41pm Fri 17 Jul 09
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In Absentia says...
8:57am Thu 16 Jul 09
Why, are celebrities making crop circles these days?