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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 94 18:50:57 PDT
From: jmurphy@onramp.net
Subject: The Real Crop Circles
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The crop circles of southwestern England which have 
progressed from circular impressions of flattened but 
undamaged grain to genuine works of art with designs so 
neat and sharp have, in spite of the debunking attempts of 
Doug and Dave, drawn thousands of visitors to this part of 
England each year. Hundredss more area citizens sit 
together with the visitors from all over the world each 
evening expectantly watching over the fields until the wee 
hours of early morning.  Interest in the phenomenon is 
reaching new heights that, ironically, was created in part 
by the international media furor in September, 1991, over 
the claims of these two elderly Englishmen, Doug Bower and 
Dave Chorley,that they had hoaxed at least 300 circles in 
England by stomping the grain themselves at night.  Their 
story was suspect from the beginning and some circle 
authorities think the Doug and Dave affair was a deliberate 
disinformation campaign by someone wanting to keep the 
public unaware and uninterested in the phenomenon.  
Countries, other than England, are experiencing similar 
formations, and the Doug and Dave hoaxing event has led 
those of us who are circles fans as well as researchers to 
look at the following guidelines when declaring a circle as 
real or hoaxed.  The following criteria is used in making 
this determination:

1. Reports of dogs howling and barking the night of the 
formation in the near vicinity of the new formation

2.  Animals refusing to enter or fly over the fresh 
formation.

3.  Accounts of headaches and dizziness when entering the 
circles

4.  Reports of strange lights - even UFOs - in the area

5.  Tingling sensation in the legs and hands, particularly 
in women

6.  Occasional reports of nausea

7.  Failure of electronic equipment, like tape recorders 
and cameras

8.  Rapid battery drain

Plant samples taken from formations have exhibited abnormal 
swelling of the nodes on the stalks, abnormal cell wall pit 
enhancement, polyembryony, carbonization and other 
characteristics.  Sometimes soil is found to contain short 
lived isotopes that are produced by heavy hydrogen nuclei 
bombardment.  It is possible that these isotopes may have 
been generated at the time the circle was formed by 
whatever energy source did the creation.  Seed samples 
taken from inside circles germinate far faster than do 
control sample seeds.  That is the opposite of what one 
would expect since the grain stems within the circles are 
bent at 90 degree angles.  Also, many times the next crop 
in the field where there has been a formation has a design 
of discolored plants matching the pattern of the formation 
the season before.  

Certainly, a great deal more evidence and research is 
needed to crack the mystery of crop circles, but until that 
mystery is solved we are off to England during the "season" 
to appreciate the works of these unknown great artists!