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INTERNATIONAL CROP CIRCLES OF 2000 |
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Stadskanaal (1), Groningen, Netherlands. Reported 18th August.
Updated Tuesday 5th September 2000
Image Eltjo Haselhoff, MS, PhD Copyright 2000
Diagram Eltjo Haselhoff, MS, PhD Copyright 2000
One of the best formations of the year arrived very late in the season (night of August 17/18, 2000) in one of the few Dutch fields that had
not yet been harvested, because the wheat had been sown three weeks late. The formation was very well made, with
a perfectly flat lay, crisp edges and many 'characteristics of genuineness'. No biophysical sampling was performed, but accurate field
measurements were made and a geometric analysis is ongoing at this time (August 2000).
Reported by Eltjo Haselhoff, MS, PhD
Image Rene Banus Copyright 2000
The larger of the two in this field was one I badly wanted to catch, but the farmer got to it before me. The squiggly lines were made by the fork lift that collects the bales of straw -- they actually make for a strange, abstract image. I boosted the contrast way up in an effort to bring out the lay of the crop in the circle, which adds to the bizarre look of the picture.
Report by Rene Banus
