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CROP CIRCLES IN 2000 |
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Danebury Hill, nr Andover, Hampshire. Reported 10th April.
Updated Thursday 20th April 2000
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Image M.J.Fussell Copyright 2000
When the Crop Circle Connector heard about this possible first English event, we decided to take a look ourselves to see what the fuss was all about. Our expectations weren't high, as this event could easy have been a false alarm, but on arrival at Danebury we managed to capture some kind of marking in the crop. It appears to be from a very difficult observation point, a shape on some description, but whether it has any connection to the phenomenon can only be speculation now? It was very old, due to the recovery of the young Rape Seed, but from the images we managed to capture, it would seem to be teardrop in appearance. There would appear to be a protrusion of some kind on the right hand side (see image) and on the left, a slightly larger section of crop. As we have stated, its very hard for us to judge its authenticity towards any kind of connection with the crop circles, but we feel its worthy of mention on the rumour listings. Maybe an aerial reconnaissance would show more evidence?
Report Stuart Dike and Mark Fussell
I've actually seen this one myself - It's like an irregular edged circle with a long protrusion. I didn't have my camera with me and I wasn't able to get it either - I live miles from the area and was only visiting briefly. I hope you find this one.
Reported by John Ware
Diagram John Sayer Copyright 2000
Here is the Danebury diagram, based on a survey done by Lucy Pringle and
myself on 19th. April. The path is 95' x 7', with the crosspiece being 3' x 7' and 44' away from the edge of the "shell" shape, which itself is 106' on
the longest axis and 93' across the shortest. (Overall length of formation = 201'.) The standing part-circle would be 52' diameter, if imagined as
complete. The crop is swirled anticlockwise in the "shell" shape, and swept away from that down the shaft, except for the last, tapered, 3' segment,
which is swept back towards the "shell". The cross-piece is swept towards the shaft.
The stems were clearly broken: a good thirty per cent absolutely cleanly sliced off, as if with a knife, although there was little evidence of
bruising or scraping along the stems. A considerable number of stems looked as if they had been flattened from directly above, in a vertical motion.
The rape had recovered dramatically, which made the shape pretty indistinct when seen from the
hill fort, and laborious to plot on the ground!
Report by John Sayer "The Cereologist"
