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Images Olivier Morel  (WCCSG) Copyright 2009

 

These are the ground shots. I’m a bit fed up with all the people that are debunking saying that’s this one is man made. Nothing to see with this formation !

Technically, it’s one of the nicest I have seen this year ! anyway you will probably hear different versions, but all my images are talking the truth, isn’t it beautiful ?

Olivier Morel  (WCCSG) Copyright 2009

 

 






 

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Images Mike Callahan www.wiltshiretours.com  Copyright 2009

As luck would have it I was out and about in the area with a group when I heard about this formation at lunch time. I went over to Eastfield immediately and was surprised to see how busy it was. My initial thoughts were because of the number of cameras and general commotion etc that they were filming a sequel to ‘Signs’ but as Mel Gibson wasn’t around …… 

It’s always good to get to see a new formation after it has been recently created. On entering the formation I saw that the lay went in an anti-clockwise direction. This went all the way around the formation but only on the circumference of the circle. When I looked into the circle my first thoughts were that it was a mess. I was mistaken as on closer inspection of the lay the pattern was actually quite fascinating and well done. There were ‘stripes’ going from one end to the other and the direction of the lay alternated with each stripe. The distance between each stripe varied and was not consistent. Sometimes it is about 1.5m – 2.0 m, sometimes more. Between each stripe were the ‘chevrons’. These too, alternatively changed direction going across the circle. The overall effect was an intriguing weaving pattern.

The lay of the two ‘arms’ both went from the circle outwards. Overall, the crop was very flat, perhaps due to earlier rain. There were a few standing tufts (particularly on the tram lines) but again these didn’t seem to show any consistency in their positioning.  There were no swirl features. The fascinating feature of this formation is the ‘weaving’ effect and its’ amazing aerial effect.   

I listened and talked to a number of people in there and opinion was mixed. What seemed to be interesting was that apparently it wasn’t there at 5.30 this morning! Whatever the origin of this one, it seems very different from other formations this year because of the ‘weaving’ effect. In fact, it’s quite a while since I’ve seen this kind of effect. Overall, a very fascinating and intriguing formation which could of course become even more so! 

Mike Callahan © www.wiltshiretours.com


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Obviously I am well chuffed that during the evening, 3 rainbows appeared -) whilst I was in this beautiful formation, slap bang in the middle of the Stargate. When I arrived here teatime today (14th July), it was obvious there had been a fair amount of visitors already.

Points not already mentioned: -

At directional changes, ideal places for any white chip marks or indentations to be more commonly found, the wheat shows no signs of these. I checked just about each one. I have included pictorial samples of flattened wheat, indicating the absence of purposeful crop damage.

The crop is bent between nodes, with occasional breakages, maybe foot traffic. I found no actual node bends.

In both of the curves off, was a random stalk left standing. The square rose up and meeting in all directions is what I believe to be the centre, pretty cool close up.

In each tram lime up and down, outside of the formation, are some X’s marked in the wheat, (10 and 5 of my size 4 footsteps synchronized periodically), it has been suggested to me, and these may be markers for the next phase, or else spots where the glyph making has been interrupted. I remain open-minded on this.

My pictures are taken at ground level, so people can get an idea of the intricate basket weave, crop lay and individual stems, close up.
 
JIC (JANE) RAINBOWS


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