New data has shown Wiltshire is the county with the most crop circles in England.
There has been 380 crop circles recorded in the county since 2005,
according to a study conducted by the founder of the Crop Circle Visitor
Centre and Exhibition in Pewsey Vale.
Crop circle enthusiasts
attribute the record to the high number of ley lines - ancient pathways
aiding navigation - in the county such as Stonehenge.
But sceptics believe they are man-made.
Crop circles are unexplained designs that appear, usually overnight, often in fields of wheat and corn.
There
are many theories about crop circle formation which include earth
energies, gravitational forces and extra-terrestrial origins.
For years, many people thought they were the creation of alien visitors
from space, until it was discovered humans were playing tricks.
"There are obviously man-made ones out there," said Monique
Klinkenbergh, founder of the crop circle exhibition in Pewsey Vale.
"But, if you listen to eye witness accounts, the unexplained circles
have one thing in common, they were formed in minutes, or seconds, by an
invisible source.
"There is definitely a mystery going on, but
its very hard to label the source, whether it is extra-terrestrial,
paranormal or just nature." ...<<<Read More>>>.....