Part 3 of the Crop Circle round up...
Photographs
Image by Steve Alexander.
Girton, Nr Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, reported 11th June 1996.
Sounds like an extremely bold statement to make, but after the experience I had tonight I feel 100% certain. It was a humbling, yet fulfilling visit to the second Cambridge formation that occurred since late last week (Sat night?) directly across the M11 motorway from the first formation to appear in the UK this season. It falls on the same ley line according to dowser & researcher Michael Newark. In addition, it has a similar shape to it... almost circular with a crescent inside with one of the edges touching the outer rim. Then a "tail" shoots off with 3 other minor tails. I will work on a computer drawing tomorrow & try to get an aerial shot on Monday. Others photos have been taken already. The formation is approx. 100' (E/W) x 107' (N/S) and the tail is ~158'. It has sharper ends than the formation across the way, but almost appears to be the male counterpart. Which is interesting to note that Michael dowsed two major yang (masculine) lines that interested directly in the middle of the formation!
Now for the interesting stuff... how can I be so sure it wasn't hoaxed? Two of the most indicative characteristics were 1) the "magic bend" caused by exploding nodes that cause the stalks to bend at an almost 90 degree angle actually occurred 1/3 from the top of the stalk (~55" from the base) and 2) there was a clearly audible crackling noise in the air. This formation was still alive. There is even a firsthand report of a bright ball of light in that field on Saturday night. I have many pictures of the exploded nodes that I will scan onto the web as soon as they're developed. It was an amazing, fluffy sea of flowing barley that crunched with every step (I hated to walk on it!). The base of the stalks seemed almost dehydrated and most of the ones I observed were buckled (causing a crease similar to hoaxed formations). But the magic bend towards the top of the stalk resulted in the head pointing straight up in the air & gave a rippled effect everywhere. No human can alter plant stalks so dramatically & on such a large scale!!
Image by Steve Alexander.
Near Goodworth Clatford (South Of Andover), Mid-June. Barley? 75 ft? Even more than a flower, this unique design resembles a "cymatic" pattern (geometic figures that form on liquid surfaces subject to vibration). Despite superficial similarities with last year`s Danebury and Punchbowl formations, I feel this one is in altogether superior geometic and artistic categories. A small half-circle of inferior quality is nearby.
Image by Steve Alexander & Stuart Duke.
Liddington Castle Julia Set. The third Julia set formation appeared early August, in wheat, below Liddington Castle hill fort, on the same night and in the same field as a very different design. This Julia set has a quite distinct "flavor" from the others, the way it doubles back, but it is a proper one, never-the-less. Many investigators commented that it had the most beautiful lay that they had ever seen.
Image by Steve Alexander.
Close to Wayland Smithy near Ashbury (East of Swindon), SU 277-842 in wheat, about 175+ feet in diameter. A true Vesica Pisces is formed by two circles that touch each other`s centers. That these don`t quite do so is very interesting; it means the centers are well into the standing crop - where there are no marks or damage at all.
Image by Mary Ellen.
17 juli Chehalis, Washington state USA.
The Snowflake, Oliver`s Castle, Nr Devizes, Wiltshire. Reported 11th August. An aerial shot by Lucy Pringle.
From The Crop Circle Connector:
"The British Ministry of Defense, Police, Stonehenge Security and scientists from around the world are continuing to investigate the incredible "STONEHENGE JULIA SET" FORMATION (HUGE 508' DIAMETER SPIRAL WITH 149 CIRCLES) WHICH APPEARED IN THE EARLY EVENING ON JULY 7, WITHIN A 15 - 45 MINUTE TIME PERIOD. Reports indicate that NO ONE, including Stonehenge Security, the farmer or motorists on the busy A303 motorway which passes the field saw or heard anything or anyone in the field during that time. "
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