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With over 20 speakers scheduled over the three days, the pro- ing 1997. This one had over 140 small circles surrounding the
gram was kept on course by Roland's gentle authority. Brian snowflake outline and was around 300 feet across [see photograph
O'Leary—and his Lapis Pig (you had to be there!)—gave an ex- below].
astronaut's view of just how far some researchers are challenging At approx. 11 pm on the same night of discovery, numerous
existing paradigms. David Kingston showed remarkable video army helicopters were witnessed sweeping the area, as if they
footage of a UFO over Dorset, England. Peter Paget warned of were searching for something. Oddly, though, some had their
the dangers ahead if we do not become more aware of the poten- light beacons turned off while another was flying with a very
tial chaos from the so-called Millennium Bug. Lynn Picknett and powerful searchlight scanning the ground. Then suddenly, many
Clive Prince revealed their groundbreaking research into St John —_ witnesses (I have spoken to three of them) saw an illuminated
the Baptist whose influence has been suppressed for so long but is sphere being chased by one of the army helicopters. The heli-
now being reassessed. copter scanned its searchlight onto some of the researchers, as this
With many speakers of course talking about crop circles, and chase took place across fields from Adam's Grave to the far side
with the blending of various apparently unconnected subjects—all _—_ of East Field. This is the same field that many viewers of Strange
concentrated within the unique atmosphere of Glastonbury—this Universe and Sightings TV programs would have seen in the film
symposium ended with the realisation for many that the jigsaw is of two British Army helicopters hovering over a small glistening
taking shape, pieces are fitting together and a bigger picture is ball three years ago.
emerging. Crop circles are the catalysts. Around two hours before this apparent UFO chase took place,
As if emboldened by farmer Terry Butcher
the attention, the circle- was out on his farm to
makers (whatever their the south, also in
origin) completed the Wiltshire, when he wit-
season with a sustained nessed a large tube open
high level of spectacular up the clouds. He
formations through to described the clouds
the end of August. opening from high level
Some of these were cut to the lowest clouds in a
down by combine har- straight line with two
vesters within hours of straight edges. He said it
their appearance, but not was like a long tube,
before photos could be inside which there was
taken—now the only no cloud. Within just
evidence that these for- moments, the clouds
mations ever existed. filled back in and every-
There may never be a thing returned to normal.
definitive answer to the Last night (10-11
often asked question, July), literally thousands
"What do they mean?" of telephone calls were
If you have to ask the received from Scotland
question, you would and down the Welsh
probably not appreciate coast to Cornwall, south-
the answer because it west England. People
would be someone else's reported to police sta-
answer. Perhaps there tions and coastguards
East Field, Alton Barnes, Wiltshire. Formed 9 July. Sevenfold Snowflake: a 295-foot formation
is not meant to be an surrounded by 147 little circles. Photograph © 1998 Steve Alexander. that they had seen
answer, because crop numerous lights form
circles may not mean anything except what each person wants into a shape like a "Z" or a2". Many said the lights had smoke
them to mean. coming from them, like flares. The coastguards began to investi-
To find out that there truly is 'magic in the fields’, do try to visit __ gate, thinking perhaps the witnesses had seen meteorites.
at least one crop circle before you depart Planet Earth. oo This morning (11 July), statements were issued on many British
television and radio stations from the Ministry of Defence who
Note: Marcus Allen can be contacted at the NEXUS UK _ explained the sightings as meteorites breaking up. A coastguard
Office, 55 Queens Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 spokesman said the events remained a mystery, and commented
1BG, tel +44 (0)1342 322854, fax +44 (0)1342 324574. jokingly, "The truth is out there".
A new major crop formation appeared on the night of 9-10 July
The following report, dated 11 July 1998, is from well- at West Woods, north of Alton Barnes. Numerous people (some
known crop circle researcher Colin Andrews, and was __ of whom [ have also interviewed) said they witnessed flashes of
downloaded from the Crop Circle Connector website _ light coming from the area concerned. The British Met Office