Leimuiden, near Aalsmeer, South West of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Reported round 27-07-1997.

Updated Thursday 14th August 1997


There were no signs of hoax, but a Dutch professor believes it is a hoax. I don't know if someone from the Dutch CCCS did visit the circle.

Reported by Sander Verheijen.


Location: Leimuiden, near Aalsmeer, South West of Amsterdam Driving on the Hereweg the formation is visible on the right side of the dike after 2 kilometres.

Creation Date: beginning of August Discovered: ?
Visited: August 9th.
Remarks: The form of this formation is a 'halter'. It consists of two circles connected by a 1 meter wide pathway. Flow of the crop: anti clockwise in all the circles. Direction formation: North East/South West.

From North East to South West:
1: circle diameter: 13 meters. Around this circle a circle of standing crop of 1 meter. Around this standing crop part another circle of about 80 centimetres. Altogether the diameter of this circle and ring is 14.80 meter.

Connecting path of 6m80 with flow of the crop direction North East to:

2: circle diameter 6m20. Around it a circle of standing crop of 1.20 meter Around that another flattened circle of 1.10 meter wide Around it a circle of standing crop of 1.10 meters and and one more flattened circle on the outside of 1.80 meter. Altogether the diameter of the circle and two rings is around 11.20 meters.

The centre of the circles were not exactly in the middle. Crop: wheat

A nice small formation. It was mentioned in the local door to door Newspaper ' Het Witte Weekblad ' on Wednesday 6th of August. Pictures will follow.

Reported by Anneco.


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