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In the summer of 1978 an English man named Steven was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered something strange . Some of his wheat was lying on the ground . The flattened wheat formed a circle about six meters across . Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat . Three years later a farmer who lived nearby discovered almost the same circles in one of his fields . These circles were larger — nearly 15 meters across . That same year , another English farmer discovered three circles of flattened wheat on his land — one large circle between two small circles . During the following years , farmers in England found circles in their fields more and more often ......

In the UK farmers recall simple circles appearing on their land for generations. The British media first reported on the circles in the early 1980s. By 1990 crop circles had exploded into the public mind as the new phenomenon changed from simple circular patterns into huge and complex, geometric formations. The crop circles are a world-wide phenomenon and each year new reports come from an ever increasing number of countries. However, the main concentration of events are to be found in Southern England, many around ancient sites such as Stonehenge, Avebury and Silbury Hill (the largest manmade mound in Europe).

Although there are many theories as to their creation, none have been able to explain satisfactorily exactly how the circles are made. But, perhaps some of the most persuasive evidence comes in the form of video taped footage

showing small bright balls of white light in and around the crop circles. Many of these lights have been filmed in broad daylight and the objects seem to move with purpose and intelligence, could this hint at a possible link between these balls of light and the formation of crop circles?

Scientific analysis

has been carried out on plant samples taken from the crop circles. The work done by US biophysicist Dr William Levengood seems to suggest that some sort of microwave energy effect is involved in the circle making process. Crop circle researchers are increasingly being asked to use creative and innovative thought as part of their investigative process. Some current field research uses meditation, lights and musical sounds in an effort to communicate new patterns into the fields as the circles phenomenon has been seen to interact with the human mind.