SUBJECT: CROP CIRCLES NOTED BY NAICCR FILE: UFO2603 The following are the North American UGMs and/or crop circles which have been noted by NAICCR (North American Insitute for Crop Circle Research) as of 24 August 1993. Information was received directly or indirectly through various sources and contacts. If you have any additional information about these cases, please contact NAICCR at: Box 1918 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3C 3R2 or email: rutkows@ccu.umanitoba.ca All information is provided and disseminated without prejudice and for the free and open exchange of ideas and information among the scientific and lay communities. ===================================================================== 930820 Amherst, Massachusetts A flattened triangle was found in a bed of ferns nestled with a grove of trees. The area was an isoceles triangle with a height of 10m. The ferns were 0.5 metres in height and were all bent in the same direction. Source: Robert Wellman 930811 Kanata, Ontario Two flattened circles were found in a barley field. Each was 18 feet in diameter; they were about 70 feet apart. The barley was swirled conterclockwise. Source: CTV News 930815? Granum, Alberta A circle with a concentric exterior ring was found in a field. The crop was swirled counterclockwise. Source: Gord Kijek, AUFOSG; also noted by Paul Anderson, CCCCS. 930705 Altona, Manitoba A circular patch of withered sunflowers was found in a field. The circle was 80 feet in diameter, and the central core of about 10 feet in diameter was completely void of vegetation. At the center of the patch were four "probe" holes. The best-preserved was 24 inches deep, two inches in width and had perfectly smooth, cylindrical sides. The other three were "tusk-shaped" and arced downward into the ground to varying depths. Source: UFOROM 930819? , Texas Two circular rings, 70 and 100 feet in diameter, were found in a grassy field. The grass inside the rings was discoloured. Source: Bruce Tindall on Internet 930502 Kenosha, Wisconsin A circular patch of discoloured grass was found in a field. The patch was 35 feet in diameter. An Ag Rep believed the patch was caused by a chemical spill. Source: Mike Strainic, MUFON 930725 Vancouver, British Columbia A large number of circular rings were found in downtown Vancouver. As many as 28 were reported. Source: Mike Strainic, MUFON 9308?? , Missouri A UGM was reported. Source: Mike Strainic, MUFON 9308?? , Oklahoma A UGM was reported. Source: Mike Strainic, MUFON 9308?? , West Virginia A multiple-witness CE2 UFO sighting with associated crop circle was reported. Source: Mike Strainic, MUFON 930529 Kennewick, Washington A huge crop formation, rivalling British complexes, was found in Washington state. The overall length was 206 feet, and its width was 120 feet. It consisted of a flattened circle with a concentric ring, the former of which was about 60 feet in diameter. There were also two corridors which ended in an "F" shape and two "T" shapes, respectively. Source: Mike Strainic, MUFON; and Paul Anderson, CCCCS 930730 Syracuse, New York A large complex crop formation was discovered in a field near Ithaca. It consisted of four circles of varying sizes joined by straight and curved corridors. The largest circle was 25 feet in diameter. Source: Stanton Friedman; and Mike Strainic, MUFON 9307?? , California A large crop circle formation in California is attracting many visitors. Source: Robert Wellman ********************************************** * THE U.F.O. BBS - http://www.ufobbs.com/ufo * **********************************************