CROP CIRCLES IN 1999

I saw this formation while making my way down to Salcombe in Devon the day  before the eclipse (August 10th). The formation itself was placed in a field adjacent to a campsite on a nearby farm called Ashton or Alton Farm..

From chatting to people on the site, I understand the formation appeared the  previous morning, which meant it would have formed on August 8th/9th.

I didn't enter the formation (prominent "keep out" sign on the gate) but I  would guess it was in the region of 250ft across. Hard to tell what the design was but it certainly looked somewhat "eclipse inspired", and its  location would have placed it in the path of totality. No sign of access to the formation, but oddly enough there was some very heavily trampled  "tracks" running diagonally straight across the field... but notably not intersecting the formation. I've never really seen this before in a field,  but I presume caused by animals?

While there I was told  that a number of helicopters had hovered over it the following day  presumably for a look or maybe even taking pictures. I know there is/was  a nearby heliport on the coast that was doing pleasure flights so I guess  its possible the helicopter may have been from there.

Paul

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