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Stonehenge 2002
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Hackpen 1999 in
full bloom
July 4 2002, a
major formation was discovered by a pilot out of Thruxton
airfield, who quickly advised circles researchers that a huge and
quite amazing formation was now on the deck next to the ancient
Stonehenge monument.
The pilot who
discovered this formation, whilst on a routine training flight,
was reported to have said that the field that now houses the
formation was empty the previous day, making it quite certain that
this was a one night event.
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As can be seen
from the aerial images above, the new arrival spans 11 tramlines
across the field, measuring in at an expansive 740 ft (approx).
Just a fraction smaller than the Milk Hill 409 event in 2001. The
formation can be seen to be an elaborated version of a 1999 circle
event that had also appeared on the 4th July and at the
time was considered to be a sophisticated and subjectively
inspirational masterwork of stunning aesthetic appeal. Now the
fully blossomed version has arrived at Stonehenge, why? Never
before I feel, has the 3D aspect of the Crop Circle phenomenon
been carried off with such grace and precision as it has here.
On the ground,
all of the above applies to the same degree, however, only from
this vantage does one truly realise the sheer magnitude of this
formation, a formation which has now become a beautiful component
within the wider mystery of the surrounding landscape, very much,
I feel, as was intended.
We first
entered the glyph on the morning of the 5 July at 6 am,
practically one full day after the initial discovery. As we
arrived at the scene, weather conditions were absolutely dismal as
indeed they had been for the previous week or so.
A short walk
from a nearby By-Way took us into the formation, which was
invisible from any vantage point at zero elevation. From the air,
the formation is stunning. From the ground, it’s dazzling.
Without actually standing in this circle one’s ability to
comprehend the technical, logistical and aesthetic achievement
would be severely compromised. What can be perceived from this
level is a network of paths, slender curves and exceptionally neat
laid crop areas that scream of uncompromising precision. Even
though the weather had been terrible for many days prior to the
arrival of the formation, all the laid areas examined by myself
and partner showed no signs of mud or obvious tramping /stomping
marks at all, on the contrary, everything was very clean indeed.
The whole thing had the look and feel of an event that was the
result of a single action by a single agency, rather than any kind
of team effort. Quite an enigma when one considers the fact that
we were leaving very obvious mud and boot marks wherever we went
within the smoothly laid areas.
If we had not
seen an aerial photo prior to our visit, confusion would have been
to the fore. However, knowing what we were standing in, we quite
quickly found the centre. From this point the formation
disappears in all directions for 370 ft. This formation has very
serious vital stats.
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The
positioning of this glyph within the field appears to be an
integral part of the formation itself. Referring back to the
aerial image, three ancient ground-barrows (burial mounds?) can be
seen almost touching three sides of the formation, clearly
purposeful and a massive feat of engineering, alone worthy of
considerable respect.
Obviously the
geographical situation here is a key component in the placement of
the formation, why not use a large open canvas, there are plenty
in this area. It seems as if the point is being made that the
crop circles are indeed an integral part of this mysterious and
provocative landscape.
With the
manifestation of such events one can do nothing but wonder what
this evocative land and the crop circle mystery will chuck at us
next.
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