Thanks to the keen eye of Gwen Bray who
notified the ICCRA of this report, the first geometric crop
circle formation in the USA this year has been reported near the
small town of Wilbur, Lincoln County, Washington.
The crop circle formation was first spotted
on Thursday. July 23, 2009 by the farmer, Craig Haden as he was
riding past the field on his motorcycle. The formation is in
wheat, and consists of five rings laid out in a straight
line and one offset circle (the straight path to the edge of the
field was apparently made by the farmer so that visitors
wouldn't destroy more of the field):
You can read more details and see a video report of the
formation
here:
Some people may recall that this area had a reported crop
circle formation about two years ago on June 29, 2007:
The 2007 formation, also in wheat, also had a
similar "ring" component to it, as the central element of
the formation was a ring of similar proportions (flattened
ring area as compared to the standing circular centre) to
the larger rings of this year's formation.
In the NBC video report, the reporter
mentions that the farmer tried to keep quiet about the
circles, but as more locals spotted them, the local paper
ran a news story, and now the "cat's out of the bag".
We will try to continue to follow up on
this formation, and keep everyone updated...
Jeffrey
Wilson
Director,
ICCRA Independent Crop Circle Researchers' Association
www.iccra.org
jeff.wilson@roadrunner.com #734-891-2689
