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INTERNATIONAL CROP CIRCLES OF 1999 |
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Ardmore, Alberta, Canada. Reported 27th August.
Updated Sunday 29th August 1999
Preliminary Report - August 27
Received a call this morning from a farmer, Bill Swiderski, at Ardmore, Alberta, northeast
of Edmonton, who reported six circles in a hay field. All are about the same size,
approximately 4 feet in diametre. Each circle is a "fat ring" with a standing 1
foot wide centre. Three are grouped together in a semi-circle, equal distances apart. The
other three are a distance away from these ones, and not grouped together. The hay is not
flattened, however, it is simply "missing" except for the centre areas (nothing
growing in the ring areas).
Mr. Swiderski said that they have found the same circles in this spot for the past three
years now. The circles are on hilly ground with sand deposits. He has not sprayed or
fertilized the field recently (this particular field is not used for regular harvesting).
He and his wife are both very helpful and open to further ground inspection, sampling,
etc. He contacted CPR-Canada through an article which ran in the August 19 edition of The
Western Producer, a large agricultural and farming publication, which alerted farmers to
be on the lookout for circles around harvest time, when most are found here. Hopefully
more will do the same! This also shows that many formations probably do go unreported
initially, as they apparently had these last year and the previous year as well (making
fifteen reports for '98). Networking is thus very important in this business, especially
in such a large country!
Field report, images to follow as soon as possible.
This is the sixth report so far this year.
Paul Anderson
Director
CPR-Canada
Circle Phenomena in Canada Report Archive 1999:
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- ANY reports of other possible circles this year, please do let us know as soon as
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