Updated Thursday 5th September 1996.
Image by Todd and Lisa Weaklend. Copyright 1996.
Investigators : Todd & Lisa Weaklend Ryan Layton.
Circle dimensions : Large circle 58 ft across and the Small circle 30.4 ft across.
Path widths : 4 ft wide all the way through and straight.
The crops were laid down not broken off, at the ground level. In the paths the plant was laid down to the north, and in the circles the plant was laid down in a counter clock wise motion. with the stocks parallel to one another.
There was approx. a three week difference in the maturity of the plant in the crop circle from what was out side the circle.
In the centre of each circle there was a digit in the shape of a bowl. and at the end of the most southern point. They were not holes. The plants in the circle looked to be sickly compared to the out side of the circle. They were discoloured with black on the leaves and stocks.
Taken at several different points in the large circle was temperature readings of the ground temp. In the circle it was 86* +or-1* and out side it was 90* +or-1* the sun was in the western sky it was approx. 6:30pm and the temps. out side the circle was shielded from the sun some what.
The field was last watered in late July. And was in the process of being cut. It was discovered on Friday 23rd August 1996. The owner of the field is Seth Alder age 81 of Providence Utah and the field was farmed by his nephew. Mr. Alders nephew said that there was no tracks or trails into the crop circle.He is not sure how the circle was created. The 29th August 1996 the word off the news on KCNR 860AM is that the police are now looking at the idea of gophers! One theory that I overheard at the crop circle was they entered on stilts. At the time of the watering there was nothing in the field.
The closest road is about 100yrds. away to the north. 300yrds.to the west. And there is power lines that run along these roads. The closest homes are about 1/4 to 1/2 mile away to the east. And there is a convenient store 400yrds. to the north west. And these roads and store see a lot of traffic. The homes are elevated above the field.
The crop circle is about 258.4ft in length. ( see diagram for dimensions )
Two people reported seeing four big dark helicopters with no markings on them. On 13 August 1996. They flew over the field from south to north and proceeded to Logan and turned around and flew by again about 350yrds to the south. And headed back out of the valley. One person said that there was a sighting of U.F.O.'S that was not able to be confirmed as of yet.
The pictures were taken at 6:30 to 9:00pm on 25 August 1996 by the time I was on location there had been a lot of people to visit the sight. Lisa and Ryan were on sight at 8:00am .
The community of Logan and Providence is a very observant and nosy community. So if this had been done by people they would have seen something and there was no evidence left behind by anyone.
This pattern looks like a native American design or petroglyph. I have seen this pattern before. I am still searching for the pattern.
Todd & Lisa Weaklend.
Diagram by Todd and Lisa Weaklend. Copyright 1996.
Diagram by Todd and Lisa Weaklend. Copyright 1996.
